Great question. I want portable gear.Originally Posted by PaulSaunders
That's coming, but your budget will dictate. Thunderbolt devices will allow you to do this with ultra-low latency in your DAW, but that tech is not going to be widely available until 2014. Trust me, all of the major mfg companies will offer this tech soon, so be patient. What's cool about Thunderbolt buses and peripherals is that you can daisy chain up to six devices for one port. You can use a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt and use 6 daisy chained 8 channel, or smaller audio interfaces if needed, or a smaller audio interface and go portable. Again, all of this at Ultra-low latency.
Here's Chief Hardware Engineer Bob Bauman with Lynx Studio Technology talking at length about the benefits of Thunderbolt buses for use with audio peripherals.
Or this:
Here's another preview from ResidentAudio.com about their upcoming interfaces:
Great video! What are the advantages of this aside from daisy chaining? Theoretically, is it digital audio that can then be processed on a computer instead of rack devices?
Ultra-low latency for a ton of channels (Daisy Chaining). Portability for a mobile or remote podcast.
Forgive my ignorance. Thanks!
You're not ignorant. I follow a lot of your sage advice and value you very much my friend. I have been researching the... dare I say it, "Digital Option," for some time now and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Thunderbolt devices, but I do fear their premium costs.
Thank you my friend, and thanks for sharing.
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