ok it's me again but help me with this

[gu_10]

Hey guys, second post here im still looking for an interface im considering the presonus fp10 or firestudio project....but hows this , my budget is $700 so i found the m-audio profire 2626 for 699.99...is the profire better than the fp10? so what im pretty much asking for is, i wanna get the best bang for my buck, i want good preamps and all that jazz but i dont care much for midi and effects and stuff im gonna be recording guitar bass drums and vocals with my brother and we want a good product, help me make a decision guys please! thanks

[String7th]

M-audio is only compatable with Pro-tools. Presonus products can use anything from Cubase to Abelton to Audacity. Depending on your preference, the FP10/Firstudio will be equal in quality to the Profire.
One major difference: If you plan on building your studio up to record full bands or need more than 8 tracks at once, the Firestudio Project and FP10 can only be daisy-chained with themselves meaning slower latency issued coming from only 1 Firewire port. I've been using 2 FP10's daisychained for a while now and the latency was a problem. I got an additional Firewire PCI card and pluged them in the computer individually and was a lot better.
The Firestudio (not project), and the Profire have the ability to add 16 more channels via a mixer or preamps with ADAT optical outputs.

[gu_10]

yeah well i will be using audition, and all i really need is 8 channels, so the fp10 would be good? mind you that im willing to spend 700 dollars for the best possible product (in that price range) can you help me out string7th?

[richiebee]

Originally Posted by String7th

M-audio is only compatable with Pro-tools.

Where did you get that from?

[gu_10]

yeah cuz if tht only works with pro tools it would no longer be an option but lets say it works with audition, do u know if it would give me a better quality recording than the fp10?

[String7th]

Originally Posted by richiebee

Where did you get that from?

I was to understand that Digidesign and M-audio were not compatable with Steinberg software. I cant find the answer on the M-audio website specifically but every interface is bundled with Pro-tools software and advertises how it's "Pro-tools M-powered"

[richiebee]

Originally Posted by gu_10

yeah cuz if tht only works with pro tools it would no longer be an option but lets say it works with audition, do u know if it would give me a better quality recording than the fp10?

They're in the same ballpark... similar price bracket.

[richiebee]

Originally Posted by String7th

I was to understand that Digidesign and M-audio were not compatable with Steinberg software. I cant find the answer on the M-audio website specifically but every interface is bundled with Pro-tools software and advertises how it's "Pro-tools M-powered"

Not the case. M-Powered is a ProTools version that works with M-Audio hardware. M-Audio hardware does not require Protools... they'd be nuts to market it that way. They want you to buy ProTools because its all part of the same company, but its not required. I've just been to the site and it says specifically...

"2626 brings next-generation performance to your PC or Mac host-based recording system"

It's not fussy what you're using.