Motu Thunderbolt Interfaces 8 + 16 ch. analog in 1248, 8M + 16A

MOTU has just announced the new Thunderbolt Interface Line 1248, 8M and 16A. Including a 16ch Interface (I really enjoy and see more 16ch analog input interfaces coming and hope for 24in/8out interfaces from Motu and RME – still for USB3 and TB).. here we go – looks like the 16A is my favorite one since it is still a more rare fact to get 16 or more analog inputs – I will buy one when the first 24ins come since I am still on MP with no TB interface. but having…

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Avid Hd Native – Thunderbolt Audio Interface

Avid | Pro Tools|HD Native – is a digital audio interface with thunderbolt which is the second after apollo . I really wonder why no one dares to show up with a nice 24 or 32 audio in equipped analog interface which is the most wanted, instead we need to buy our converters separately which won’t be cheap, so this is clearly apple style price tag design. ok – I can understand, that some converters are better but NOT for their resolution, since most of them will provide 24bits at 96khz and…

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Apollo High-Resolution Interface with Realtime UAD Processing, Thunderbolt Interface

Mac Users (not just Mac Users – but those who use / have Thunderbolt) – look at this Thunderbolt Audio Interface, it’s the first beside the Video Thingy from Motu which is not really an audio interface as we want it – so here’s the Apollo High-Resolution Interface with Realtime UAD Processing.- and of course PCs with Thunderbolt work as well – even though – there’s not so many of those out so far. Has Firewire 800 AND Thunderbolt. you might be able to do both with it – country AND…

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Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces? And why the hell no 24 analog in interface?

Thunderbolt Audio Interface?. in addition to the Macbook Air Posting and the Mac / Audio situation – Apogee says Thunderbolt audio interfaces / soundcards will soon be available. High end products will come first. I doubt low end audio products will implement this standard – they will stick with USB IMHO. Apogee this is very likely to Apple abandon whole techologies, eg. killing Firewire without notice to the hardware audio makers.. “Technology like this only happens about once a decade. We are thrilled about the performance and simplicity Thunderbolt technology will…

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Neue iMacs / New iMacs incl. Thunderbolt + Quadcore i5 und i7

2 Thunderbolt-Anschlüsse für den 27″, einer am 21,5″ iMac! – Wichtig, weil sehr schnell, bisher aber noch keine Audiointerfaces für diese Schnittstelle verfügbar. 1x Firewire 800, 4x USB, SD Cardslot, Quadcore „Sandy Bridge“ Tolle Rechner, aber nach-wie-vor Festplatten sehr schwer zu wechseln und sehr teuer, Adapter für große Displays (extern) kosten 99€ – aber das ist ja ein altes Problem. 21,5″ iMac – 1.149 Euro 21,5 Zoll TFT-Display mit LED-Beleuchtung, 1920 x 1080 Pixel 2,5 GHz Intel Core i5, 6 MB L3-Cache 4 GB RAM (optional 8 GB) 500 GB…

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