32 i/o with Presonus FireStudio?

[Mixing The Band]

Excellent, thanks! I do like the QU32, but I am using digital boards already. I really liked the idea of 32 ADAT ports available in my PC, but I have an extra PCI slot (I'm on a 12 core PC), so I'm starting to look at the PCI-424 stuff from MOTU on the used market because all I need is the i/o and it works. I used to use a large setup, but I sold it and have been on Pro Tools HD for the last 8 years. Now that I am using Mixbus more, I want my other i/o back!! :-) I like that it's expandable. I really appreciate the comments, I've steered away from the firewire interface for now.

[Lexridge]

Generally spoken, I would go away from Firewire and especially the Presonus devices are fussy with Firewire cards - so you need to find a compatible PCIe card - which brings me to the next topic: PCI. Everything PCI is cheap because virtually all new consumer mainboards have PCIe only, so that's a thing to steer away from unless you are planning to build a dedicated IO unit with an older board and connect via netjack to the actual DAW machine. If that is all greek to you - steer away from PCI

There are plenty of FW PCIe cards currently available. But you are right, getting the right compatible FW chipset is the magic and that may be very well my friend's issue. I agree, stay away from firewire. It is dated tech and needs to go away. I have an Echo Audiofire 12, which is an awesome interface, except for the fact that it is FW. Is there such a thing as a FW to USB adapter? That would be killer if there is...provided there was no conversion latency.

[madmaxmiller]

Yeah it might become a driver problem with the next Windows version.

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[simonzc]

If you want 32 ADAT ports then the RME Digiface USB might be worth a look.

[Mixing The Band]

Thanks!!