Alesis MultiMix 16 USB vs Tascam US-16441 / US-2000

[zer0_c00l]

Hey, guys, I have some questions about them, they differ about 100€ in the price, so I would like to know some things

How does Alesis handle varios plug-ins while mixing?
Does Alesis go along with Sony ACID Pro 7?
Is it really possible to record the 16 tracks separately? (dumb question, i know)
Finally, how about the latency while recording the 16 tracks at once with some plug-ins running with the monitoring?

If you can, please answer to them comparating with the Tascam ones.

Thanks!

 

[ahjteam]

they are interfaces, so they don't handle plugins at all

 

[Russtopher]

I just got the Tascam 1641, so I can't give a detailed breakdown on it. I've never tracked with many plugins going, period, save for amp sims where I'm only arming 1 track at a time.

I recorded 10 tracks of drums on one of the higher latency settings (3.5ms IIRC) on my laptop (1.8 Core 2 Duo w/1GB ram) with no problems whatsoever. Aside from doing some guitar tracks where that was the only track armed, that's all I've done so far.

 

[zer0_c00l]

First of all, thanks for your answers.

ahjteam I said handling plug-ins while mixing, i was refering from Equalizers to Amp Sims and etc, i was not refering to plug-ins existing in the interface (maybe i expressed myself wrong as my english isn't always that good), like whem arming the tracks and running them while recording and mixing...

Now it would be cool that a Alesis owner could tell me something about it, as it is cheaper (at least I saw it cheaper) than the Tascam ones.

 

[Russtopher]

Your computer's going to be the factor in the plug ins, not the interface itself. If you're just mixing, and using a lot of plugs, you can switch the interface to a higher latency to reduce dropouts, clicks, etc. if your computer can't keep up.

 

[zer0_c00l]

So, how come I use some kind of 6 ampsims or cab emulators and the Sony ACID just crashes all the time?

I have a Core2Duo E7500 @ 3 GHz (overclocked a bit to 3.2 GHz) with 4GB RAM (though WinXP only recognises till 3GB), I find that to be odd!

 

[zer0_c00l]

So, how come I use some kind of 6 ampsims or cab emulators and the Sony ACID just crashes all the time?

I have a Core2Duo E7500 @ 3 GHz (overclocked a bit to 3.2 GHz) with 4GB RAM (though WinXP only recognises till 3GB), I find that to be odd!

answers...suggestions.......... halp?

 

[zer0_c00l]

bump... could someone explain me this?