> operating sytem will probably be windows im afraid (I know I know) the > same > spec machine with exactly the same procesor , ram, hd etc costs nearly 4 > times as much on a mac and linux will not run the software I wish to use > Sorry, then, my comments must be limited . . .
AFAIK (i'm at home, it is in the studio) "Behringer DA converters" do allow for synching. (Eric Benjamin's point is of the upmost importance ...) That still leaves you with ensuring the ?4 ADAT generating cards are synched with each other. MOTU Travelers (and kindred) are meant to be stackable and synch with each other. For 32-ch you would presumably need two plus 2 Behringers (a Motu Tr will output 8 analogue and one ADAT (=16) ... I have done this for 16-ch. It _sounded_ ok, but never measured.) If I was starting from fresh (and _not_ recording) I would look at things _like_ <http://www.thomann.de/fr/rme_hdspe_raydat.htm> which _seems_ on a quick perusal to give you your 32-ch for ?less than the price of a Motu. One point worth considering is cabling. Depending on your layout, you may prefer to pay a bit more to get groups of channels around the room in one easy 'cable' such as ADAT, than having lots of analogue from the centre. If the RME route is attractive, I'd ask again. Someone on the list must have practical experience. Michael _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
