Motu 2408MkIII Vs 828 MkIII
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:39 pm
Hi,
I'm thinking of switching from a PCI based set up to a Firewire based setup. I'm currently running a 2408MkIII (w/Blacklion Mod's) to a PCIe in a Mac Pro but am looking at changine to a 828MkIII (will also get the blacklion Mod's).
What kind of performance reduction if any can I expect? What are the advantages of one way over the other, again if any... Track count, processor strain etc
The reason is that I'm trying to combine an Audio G5 and a Video G5 into one system and I need 4 PCI slots 1xMotu PCI, 1xUAD-2, 1xRAID and 1 x Graphics. But could swap the Motu PCI for a 828 MkII over firewire.... and pop a blackmagic video card in there instead.
Thanks, thoughts and feedback much appreciated!
8-Core Mac Pro, 10Gg RAM, PB1.67, DP 6.03, UAD-2 Solo, Battery 3, Mach 5 V2, Korg MS2000R, Roland JX-3P, Korg Polysix, Allen & Heath Mixwizard 2+, TL Audio FAT Compressor, Universal Audio Twin Finity, Micro express, 2408 MkIII w/Blacklion Mod's, Yorkville YS-PM1 monitors, Guitars, Bass....
I'm thinking of switching from a PCI based set up to a Firewire based setup. I'm currently running a 2408MkIII (w/Blacklion Mod's) to a PCIe in a Mac Pro but am looking at changine to a 828MkIII (will also get the blacklion Mod's).
What kind of performance reduction if any can I expect? What are the advantages of one way over the other, again if any... Track count, processor strain etc
The reason is that I'm trying to combine an Audio G5 and a Video G5 into one system and I need 4 PCI slots 1xMotu PCI, 1xUAD-2, 1xRAID and 1 x Graphics. But could swap the Motu PCI for a 828 MkII over firewire.... and pop a blackmagic video card in there instead.
Thanks, thoughts and feedback much appreciated!
8-Core Mac Pro, 10Gg RAM, PB1.67, DP 6.03, UAD-2 Solo, Battery 3, Mach 5 V2, Korg MS2000R, Roland JX-3P, Korg Polysix, Allen & Heath Mixwizard 2+, TL Audio FAT Compressor, Universal Audio Twin Finity, Micro express, 2408 MkIII w/Blacklion Mod's, Yorkville YS-PM1 monitors, Guitars, Bass....