RE: choosing between these soundcards for laptop

["L.Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

thanx after all my instincts were right inspite of my ignorance about it 
it does look messy;-)

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--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Jeff Larson <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com> wrote:

> From: Jeff Larson <jeff.larson@sailpoint.com>
> Subject: RE: choosing between these soundcards for laptop
> To: "Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com" 
><Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 12:19 PM
> > Jeff ive also been checking out the Apogee duet.
> > what are your thoughts on that one?
> 
> I thought it was overpriced and inflexible and I hated the
> breakout
> cable.  What you're paying for is the legendary Apogee
> quality.  Their
> analog/digital converters are very well regarded in pro
> studios and I
> assume the mic preamps are also very good.
> 
> But it's just a 2 in 2 out audio interface, is it
> really worth $400
> more than something like this?
> 
> http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/ART-USB-Dual-Pre?sku=703092
> 
> If you're interested in high quality studio recording
> the answer may
> be yes, but for live use I doubt anyone could tell the
> difference.
> 
> It seems well suited for someone that already has a mixer
> and just
> wants to get the stereo mix into the computer.  I wanted to
> have the
> mixer and audio interface combined into one device. 
> That's what I
> like so much about the Ultralite and RME, they're
> basically little
> digital mixers that also happen to be computer audio
> interfaces.  They
> also have a MIDI port for the FCB1010, if you went with
> Apogee then
> you'd have to drag along another USB MIDI interface.  
> 
> I love the way the Duet looks but the breakout cable just
> ruins it.
> What a mess.  If you have it sitting next to a laptop on a
> table then
> the wires are going to dangle off the edge of the table and
> you're
> instrument connections will be hanging in the air.  Step on
> a cable
> the right way and you get a disconnect.  You would have to
> scoop
> all this crap up and duct tape it to the table to provide
> stress
> relief for the connections.
> 
> I'm sure it sounds outstanding but the design just
> looks silly for
> live use.  
> 
> Jeff