Re: [LAU] Any support for MADI?

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 06:38:48PM +0100, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:

> On 11/23/2010 06:31 PM, Paul Davis wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Florian Faber <faber@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >> Yeah, well, use the PCIe version of the MADI interface,
> >
> > he said the L word though.
>
> i second faberman's suggestion, strongly. the MADIface is a joke: has a
> non-locking connector between the breakout box and the expresscard,

that's not different for the Multiface and Digiface actually

> and the box weighs next to nothing, so that even a single coax cable
> will lift it off the table unless you tape it down.

true, OTOH if you tape/glue/screw/weld it into a rack case together
with a Micstasy or two and secure the cable with some tie wraps it's
OK. And it *does* provide 64 channels. But I agree the price is
excessive.
 
> and for the price difference to the pcie version, you can get a small
> form factor pc (well, always), with decent disks and raid1.
>
> and since rick also used the "V" word, it appears to me a slightly
> bigger box wouldn't hurt.

Ciao,

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