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Hi there,
I've been running a dedicated Win 7 computer for the VSL orchestral Cube and several other VSL instruments. This machine sends audio signal out using an RME 9652's ADAT into a MOTU 1248.
Has anyone used a USB 2.0-based interface (such as the MOTU LP-32) with a large VSL ensemble? Are you getting any dropouts or clicks or pops? I've heard that the PCI bus is faster than USB 2.0, so that is a consideration. My 9652 is getting old and starting to have issues...
Thanks!
Hi Jerry,
I use the Fireface UFX II and I'm happy with it.
Yes, there are faster things than USB 2.0, but for <=64 channels it has enough bandwidth.
It is far more important to have low latency. USB 2.0 has a low latency mode which most developers don't use. RME implements this mode in their hardware and therefor they have very low latencies.
I don't have any drop-outs with a buffer size of 32 if I am not using any plugins. But mostly I work with 64 or 128; the latency is still below 10ms and the CPU has much less load.
Best, Ben
