DIY breakoutbox
Every men has an urge to 'fix' or 'make' stuff. Some men have it with their car, some with their house, some in their garden, and..ofcoarse some with their computer.
Here's what I just NEEDED tot make urgently:
As you can see it has a jack-in, and XLR-in connector, which is connected to my EMU0404 PCI soundcard. Now I can just plugin instruments after years of doing a special 'snake' exercise behind my computer.
Yes, even with all the great nowadays USB soundinterfaces. Because when you have a desktopsystem which is really a winnersystem: protect it.
I refuse to change a winning team, I will explain why:
Years ago, I read an interview with Michael Cretu (great producer), where he stated he was using really outdated software and hardware. His motivation was 'never change a winning team'.
So here you have a producer who gets admired and interviewed by boys with all the latest toys, But the reality is, it are not the toys, its the person behind the toys.
Ok that was Michael, so..back to me:
I started making digital music in '94 with amiga's, PC's and some midi hardware.
The road to where I am now, has been cluttered with bad-latency soundinterface experiences. Sometimes it was the hardware, or driver, or operating system.
Also, sometimes upgrading one thing/OS/soundcard, triggers a whole chain of other incompatiblity terror.
Conclusion: if you have a setup that works: KEEP IT (and make music).
Technology nowadays is evolving fast! So that means innovation is overshadowing backwards compatibility.
I have had no problems with this guy on linux, windows xp and windows 7.
The latency is even tighter then my Native Instruments Audio Kontrol USB interface.
Since my EMU0404 PCI is so stable: I will fall for 'hey..lets upgrade this/that'. Because it is just TOO risky.
Before you know you are not able to make music :)
Here's what I just NEEDED tot make urgently:
As you can see it has a jack-in, and XLR-in connector, which is connected to my EMU0404 PCI soundcard. Now I can just plugin instruments after years of doing a special 'snake' exercise behind my computer.
A breakoutbox in 2011?
Yes, even with all the great nowadays USB soundinterfaces. Because when you have a desktopsystem which is really a winnersystem: protect it.
I refuse to change a winning team, I will explain why:
Years ago, I read an interview with Michael Cretu (great producer), where he stated he was using really outdated software and hardware. His motivation was 'never change a winning team'.
Never change a winning team
So here you have a producer who gets admired and interviewed by boys with all the latest toys, But the reality is, it are not the toys, its the person behind the toys.
Ok that was Michael, so..back to me:
I started making digital music in '94 with amiga's, PC's and some midi hardware.
The road to where I am now, has been cluttered with bad-latency soundinterface experiences. Sometimes it was the hardware, or driver, or operating system.
Also, sometimes upgrading one thing/OS/soundcard, triggers a whole chain of other incompatiblity terror.
Conclusion: if you have a setup that works: KEEP IT (and make music).
Technology nowadays is evolving fast! So that means innovation is overshadowing backwards compatibility.
Hommage to the EMU0404
I have had no problems with this guy on linux, windows xp and windows 7.
The latency is even tighter then my Native Instruments Audio Kontrol USB interface.
Since my EMU0404 PCI is so stable: I will fall for 'hey..lets upgrade this/that'. Because it is just TOO risky.
Before you know you are not able to make music :)
