On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Josh Lawrence <hardbop200@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > my friend and I are starting a recording project that will require > multiple mic inputs. my soundcard has only two xlr inputs, and I need > at least 8. I could buy a cheap mixer and and sum everything up, but > I'd like to have access to all of the channels in ardour if possible. > does anyone have any recommendations for "pro-sumer" soundcards that > have at minimum 8 xlr inputs? > > I remember someone mentioning using the behringer adat ada converter + > an adat card to do this, but I can't remember how that worked or what > the other piece of hardware was. > > anyway, I'll take any and all suggestions you have :) The ones I have experience with are M-Audio Delta 10/10 and RME HDSP Multiface II, both have 8 in/8 out analog balanced female TRS inputs, I used them with an 8 channel snake that was XLR on one end and TRS male on the other. The M-Audio device was pretty good, but the RME is much better (and twice as expensive). -- Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.electricminstrel.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." -- Jelaleddin Rumi _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
