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  • Sound Card For PCI ExpressCard 34 On MBP

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    Is Apogee Mobile the best way to go, with Rosetta 200 or something? Or are there better (cheaper) options? Thanks.
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    Anybody?
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    To go where? Your answer is a bit too generic, maybe....
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    I want to use my MacBook Pro to mock up an orchestra with VSL. It seems like the list of sound cards for the Express Card 34 is a rather small list, so I want to know what others are using, and how it is working for them. So far, the only one I have found is Apogee Mobile, but I thought I saw that Motu had one too. What are my options, and how is it working out for other people.

    By the way, the reason why I want an audio interface for Express card 34 is that I am using firewire 800 to connect my external harddrive, and I want to keep it at 800, as using both would reduce each of them to 400.

    Thanks.

    Colin Thomson
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    VSL Team
    cmC
    we have also an eye on a PCIe 34 card from apogee and i have not found any other vendor so far. of course you could do it the other way around - connect harddisk via sATA and PCI express 34 sATA adapter and audio via firewire ...
    christian
    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
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    If you need the audio out's just for a stereo monitor monitor mix why not use the USB ports. If you want high(ish) end use an Apogee Mini me.

    Regards

    Dave Hage
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    I would assume that USB would be a worse connection than the others because of the speed and unstability of USB. I actaully haven't had any experiance with audio interfaces, but I want to be sure to get one that will take me down the road a while.

    So Apogee is the only maker for Express Card 34. If I went with their setup, it seems it would come out to around $2,000. That is a little more than I was planning on spending. I guess I'll hook up my External harddrive to the 400 port, and see if I can deal with the lower transfer rate. Thanks for the help.