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[quote=““Hans Olo””]
Hi folks,

thanks for all your input. I ended up getting the Focusrite 18i20. My local dealer has a more than generous return policy, so I can always go for something more sophisticated in case the Scarlett doesn’t meet my needs. My plan is to get a Behringer 8200 to go with it for 16 analog I/O and I expect this combo to last me a while before I outgrow it.

Cheers,
Hans
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Hi Hans

I have the exact same (18i20 and ADA8200) works great - I recommend running optical cable both ways so that 18i20 can be the master ‘clock’ for your audio. iConnectMIDI4+ for MIDI routing and now I have all the flexibility I could want - can route any combination of instruments to MnM, MD, OT or A4. Just need one more audio cable so I can run things through the SubPhatty filter!

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I have the Yamaha MG10XU.
It is a Mixer with real good sound and 192khz audio inteface.
For me enough inputs (4 Mono and 3 Stereo Ins) and a real nice FX-Unit as well included.
I have connected:
A4
TR8
Volca Bass
iPad

For your needs a Yamaha MG12XU would be more useful. It has one more Stereo In.
The sound to my MacBook in Logic is really good.

With such a Unit you can connect to PA, your PC/Mac, your monitors and have a nice effects unit as well.

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On a Mac with a Thunderbolt port, you’ll be able to use your Firewire devices for a long, long time…

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as long as they dont break, or an OSX update makes the device stop working

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Sure, that’s always true regardless of interface type… Just pointing out that a Thunderbolt port functions exactly like a Firewire port as long as you get Apple’s dongle.

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Heard only good things about the K-Mix https://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-mix/

Just don’t get a Mackie desk. Awful driver support.

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I understood it possibly wouldn’t do daisy chaining or powering properly (i.e. doesn’t fully act like a FireWire port), If you have a lot of FireWire stuff this could be an issue … reviews for info

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You get slightly less power, but as far as I know that’s mostly a practical issue for some portable raid drives, not for smaller bus-powered audio interfaces.

Anything big will use its own power supply anyway.

Haven’t heard about any issues with Firewire daisy-chaining, but otoh you might not want to do that too much on the bus your audio interface is connected to anyway.

I see some complaints on the page you link to from people running Windows on their Mac, or from people using the dongle on non-Apple hardware. I hope it’s obvious that that’s not the best idea ever. :slight_smile:

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its not true of interfaces that are still being produced and/or updated - thats the point, at some point the manufacturers drop support… its happened before, it will happen again

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I’ve used a MOTU 828mkII for over a decade. It’s been great. I think finding an audio interface is a personal struggle we all go through. I tried several before I landed on this one. I realize I’ll have to change up soon as this one is so old, but for now, it keeps going strong.

I am on Windows, and I’ve had virtually no issue with my MOTU. I did have to have the hardware repaired about 8 years ago, but it was covered for shipping.

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Sorry, with “interface type” I mean the type of connection, e.g. USB, Firewire, etc.

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there is a sale on this Zoom TAC-8 Thunderbolt £300 - normally over £500

this seems like a good price so i just ordered one rather hastily. the price seems to go to be true or is there a catch - is it not very good?

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Even if this post is a few years old it is so true. I got a 2882+dsp in 2003 and with the latest 3d upgrade I am pretty sure it will live on for at least the next 10 years. Quality of the converters is still superb (tho just up to 96k). One of the most exeptional examples of sustainibilty in the audio industry

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I can vouch for the Behringer 1820. I’ve had one for a year or so. Nowt wrong with it to my admittedly untrained ears and its class compliant. I liked it so much I bought a Behringer ada8200 this week for 8 more ins and outs.

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