Just a word about devices - I regularly use 3 different interfaces
(Metric Halo, Rosetta 800, Fireface 800) for large recordings and
NEVER have issues. but the devices can't be the cheapest because you
still have to lock the word clock. When you mentioned 'cheap' my first
reflex was on borrowed or rented stuff (I borrow, no money here either).
And you need only 3 plus in-built stereo for channels 25+26...
Good luck
Jurgen
On Oct 25, 2009, at 9:08 PM, Greg Pond wrote:
I agree with you that 25 is extremely hardware ineffective. I have
created an aggregate device in OS X before but only with two of the
same type of external device but this also seems the best option for a
single cpu.
thanks for the input
Greg
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 2:50 AM, jurgen <[email protected]> wrote:
You have to be realistic - 25 channels is an extremely hardware
ineffective
configuration because audio interfaces come by increments of 8.
Meaning for
25 channels you need 4 of those.
I believe you can do it cheapest if you use OS X: you may borrow from
friends any brand of device and then create in OS X an 'aggregate'
device.
This combines any number of any audio interfaces into one big virtual
interface that you then can address with jack. It also solves the
problem of
the 25th channel because the aggregate device may include the
machines
in-built audio hardware on top of fw/usb things.
Good luck
Jurgen
On Oct 25, 2009, at 12:32 AM, Greg Pond wrote:
I am helping some friends make their first PD sound installation.
They
want 25 channels simultaneously running prerecorded samples and
have a
limited budget and as yet own no equipment. I use the presonus
firepod
external card in my work which could work with a single cpu chaining
3-4 of firepods together for their project but I doubt their budget
can support buying so many of them. For amps we could build 25
simple
chip amps with op amp ICs to keep costs down but those that I have
built in the past are useful for low volume only. If anyone has
other
hardware configurations and amplifier schematics that they use I
would
be grateful for suggestions.
thanks
Greg
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