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alesis adat question.
Posted: 18 Oct 2004 1:29 pm
by Logan Wilkerson
i was just wondering if i could use my alesis adat as a recording interface for my computer.. i know id prolly have to do it through midi thanks in advance!
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sho-bud proII custom
session 400 b/w series
american deluxe tele
Posted: 18 Oct 2004 7:31 pm
by Gary Shepherd
Why would you want to? Get a decent pro level sound card and a copy of one of the Cakewalk programs. You can get an M-Audio 24/96 for under $100 on ebay. I think you can get a copy of Cakewalk Home Studio on ebay for under $100 too. With those, you can record ANYTHING you want in 24 bit digital audio. From there, you can mix down to CD, cassette or whatever you want to listen to. Forget the the ADAT. If you have one, sell it while you still can. You'll thank me later.
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Gary Shepherd
Sierra Session 12
www.16tracks.com
Posted: 18 Oct 2004 8:44 pm
by Logan Wilkerson
well the thing is is that i need to be able to record a full set o fdrums which is at least tracks at one time i have nuendo and its great just nee dto be able to recod 8 tracks at a time any other suggestions?
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sho-bud proII custom
session 400 b/w series
american deluxe tele
Posted: 18 Oct 2004 10:39 pm
by Dave Boothroyd
I agree.
If you have a soundcard with an ADAT input, either SP/DIF 8 channel version or Optical "lightpipe", you can use the ADAT as a A/D converter.
However you would have no control over levels or balance, and you'd have a three unit lump in your rack.
For far less cost you could get a souncard that has 8 inputs or more. I use a M Audio Delta 1010, but there are lots of alternative from cheapies to the MOTU and Digidesign Digi 02- and they all come with recording and mixdown software.
Most of the modern ones allow higher bitrates than ADAT too. ADAT is only a 20 bit system. You can go to 96Khz @ 24 bit with a good example.
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Cheers!
Dave
