so i got about £400
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broken81
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i would like to use the preamps from the fp in conjunction with a ff400 but i`m wondering if the fp does a/d,d/a conversion when in standalone mode. so if i run the line outs from the fp pre`s into the ff400`s line ins, will there be a/d then d/a out of the fp then a/d when the signal goes into the line in on the ff400. could anyone help me (forbidden lol)
AdamWathan
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I don't know for sure but I seriously doubt it, that would be completely retarded
You should be good... No other interface I've ever heard of goes through a completely redundant stage of conversion when in standalone.
i will bitch slap the fool who insisted otherwise!!!! thanks dood
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
I read thru the posts quickly, but I am not sure have you thought about the big picture, as I didnt get that what is all of the stuff that you already have currently, you just saying that you have a computer and monitors, a budget of 400£ and you are getting the interface and you need to mice the whole set.
Do you have enough cables, stands, mics, room damping material, a carpet under your drums, headphone amplifier/mixer and such? These all cost money and you can quickly spend the 400£ easily on just cables and stands alone. For example 12 good quality Cordial XLR cables with Neutrik connectors cost ~200£ and the medium quality k&m microphonestand set for the whole band (kick, snare top+bottom, three toms, two overheads, hihat, ride, spare and two for guitars and one for vocals) costs ~275£ which already goes over your budget and you don't even yet have anything to record with.
Even if you would choose the second cheapest option for mics (never buy the cheapest because they usually are really shitty!), you would still spend over 400£ on the mics. My set consists of 5 x SM57, 3 x e604, 1 x e901 and 2 x NT5 and they cost me about 975£ and it still doesn't have any studio quality mics for vocals.
I would suggest to start so that you can record with all the inputs of you can afford within your budget, I would guess that would be about max 8-16 with something + behringer ada 8000 (I was going to suggest firepod, but does it have adat option?). Practice with them, and upgrade as you get more money.
...and someone asked how much is USD vs GBP. 1000 pounds is 1969 dollars, so its roughly 2£ = $1
Do you have enough cables, stands, mics, room damping material, a carpet under your drums, headphone amplifier/mixer and such? These all cost money and you can quickly spend the 400£ easily on just cables and stands alone. For example 12 good quality Cordial XLR cables with Neutrik connectors cost ~200£ and the medium quality k&m microphonestand set for the whole band (kick, snare top+bottom, three toms, two overheads, hihat, ride, spare and two for guitars and one for vocals) costs ~275£ which already goes over your budget and you don't even yet have anything to record with.
Even if you would choose the second cheapest option for mics (never buy the cheapest because they usually are really shitty!), you would still spend over 400£ on the mics. My set consists of 5 x SM57, 3 x e604, 1 x e901 and 2 x NT5 and they cost me about 975£ and it still doesn't have any studio quality mics for vocals.
I would suggest to start so that you can record with all the inputs of you can afford within your budget, I would guess that would be about max 8-16 with something + behringer ada 8000 (I was going to suggest firepod, but does it have adat option?). Practice with them, and upgrade as you get more money.
...and someone asked how much is USD vs GBP. 1000 pounds is 1969 dollars, so its roughly 2£ = $1
AdamWathan
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doc_backmask
Member
ahjteam
Anssi Tenhunen
I guess you meant 1.97$? btw, did you know that Finland is maybe the only country using the Euro, that don't use the 1c and 2c coins, because they were thought useless... and I do have to admit, they are. Not sure about the Netherlands tho.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_euro_coins#Usage_of_1_cent_and_2_cent_coins
Loren Littlejohn
Lover of all boobage.
I was hoping you'd prove me wrong and convince me to buy a Saffire again instead of continuing my painful hunt for an Onyx 1200F
Yeah but the 1200F doesn't have pads either.
I don't think the pres start at +13 dB on the Onyx, though - silly Focusrite, they must think people will use SM7's on everything
yah man i know i have all this to get, but thats all stuff i can save and buy bit by bit. i know a few people in local studios, and my college, that i beleive wont mind me borrowing mics, stands, leads etc for the mean time, as they have done on many occasions before without hesitation. but to use them i need a bigger interface. meaning that it would be the last big thing i would need at the moment. i could borrow other equipment and use it on my interface. and with money i make, i could get maybe another SM57, and wait abit, and buy an audix D6, then overheads etc untill i've got my collection of mics i need to get me going lol this is my logic behind buying an interface first with £400 ($800)
make sence?
AdamWathan
Member
Yeah but the 1200F doesn't have pads either.
Yeah it does... There's a "Line" button on each channel that functions as a -20db pad.
From the manual...
Trust me, I wouldn't have ordered it if it didn't have pads!
