At our studio in our B Room, I have an RME Fireface UFX+ over USB 3.0 and an additional 16 ins and 16 outs for hardware inserts / outputs to console using a Ferrofish Pulse 16 MX over MADI. The Ferrofish is a great, great sounding unit, especially for the cost.
I purchased an RME Babyface Pro FS for my home edit rig and it was worth every penny in terms of functionality, stability, and sonic performance. The only thing I don't love is lack of I/O -- there are two separate stereo outs but they're for driving headphones, and then just the main stereo XLR outputs.
I would like to have the option to use outboard gear at home as HW inserts in Pro Tools, but that requires expanding the I/O of the Babyface Pro FS over ADAT. Another Ferrofish unit would be nice, but considering I'm limited to just 8 in and 8 out with the ADAT functionality of the Babyface, it doesn't really make sense to buy a Ferrofish unit with 16 in / 16 outs. I'm looking at the older Apogee Rosetta 800s, older RME ADI-8, older RME Hammerfall Multiface, etc.
It doesn't need to be anything extremely fancy since it'll just be used at home, but I also would like something comparable in quality to the Ferrofish Pulse 16 MX or I/O of my larger RME UFX+. Balling on a budget here. Been a LONG time since I've looked into ADAT converters...
TL;DR: any budget-concious recommendations in 2024 for a single rack of 8 in / 8 out converters over ADAT?
Thanks
I purchased an RME Babyface Pro FS for my home edit rig and it was worth every penny in terms of functionality, stability, and sonic performance. The only thing I don't love is lack of I/O -- there are two separate stereo outs but they're for driving headphones, and then just the main stereo XLR outputs.
I would like to have the option to use outboard gear at home as HW inserts in Pro Tools, but that requires expanding the I/O of the Babyface Pro FS over ADAT. Another Ferrofish unit would be nice, but considering I'm limited to just 8 in and 8 out with the ADAT functionality of the Babyface, it doesn't really make sense to buy a Ferrofish unit with 16 in / 16 outs. I'm looking at the older Apogee Rosetta 800s, older RME ADI-8, older RME Hammerfall Multiface, etc.
It doesn't need to be anything extremely fancy since it'll just be used at home, but I also would like something comparable in quality to the Ferrofish Pulse 16 MX or I/O of my larger RME UFX+. Balling on a budget here. Been a LONG time since I've looked into ADAT converters...
TL;DR: any budget-concious recommendations in 2024 for a single rack of 8 in / 8 out converters over ADAT?
Thanks