You are missing 1 crucial component in the mix, and that is driver stability. Yes, hardware wise the units might look the same, but also investigate the drivers/software side of the equation. You could have the best hardware unit on the market, but if the manufacturer has bad drivers or doesn't update them often, you might find yourself in a pinch. I can't really speak for Roland, as I've never owned any of their stuff, But between Tascam, M-Audio, and Focusrite, I've had the best results with my Focusrite. Not saying they are perfect, but I like how they tackle problems in frequent updates (a few per year). M-audio for example took about 2 years after win 7 came out to fix the issues, and even then took longer to fix other issues. Once the drivers became stable it was too late for me, since I had switched to the Pro40. Tascam drivers were good as well, and are generally solid. Once working, m-audio drivers were solid as well, and the fact that it was PCI gave it a better latency, but I can run my focusrite at 64 samples with no issues (though this greatly depends on your DAW system). Other than drivers, remember that the pre-amps do matter, though as you said, at this price point it might not make such a difference, but if you are doing some detailed recordings, this might matter. There really is a difference between a $200 pre-amp and a $1000 one :) But as I stated in an earlier message, I've worked with a few people who use the Roland capture series, and while I haven't heard anybody praising them for much, I haven't heard many complaint about them either, so they are probably a good buy, but that depends on your specific setup and needs. HTH, D!J!X! -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 12:55 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: More discussion about audio enterfaces Hello, I don't have this Card, but I have been doing a lot of research on it as in my opinion the Focusrite sapphire cards and roland quad capture seem to be the best for quickly packing up the mics, cables and card along with my personal computer and hooking up the studio anywhere. They both also have the ability to take in two mics at a time and the Roland has the ability to hook up Midi. The Roland also has 2 inputs with a preamp and 2 without a preamp, so you can choose if you have an external preamp. I haven't done much research on the Focusrite cards, but honestly I don't think there is much difference between the two. When you are small, there doesn't seem to be any difference in the sound, so it is then really up to the nifty things each card has. I am really leaning towards getting the Roland Quad for myself, but I'm going to look at a couple more Focusrite cards first. I would love to hear Focusrite users talk about their cards! thanks, Brandon Keith Biggs On 4/11/2014 6:15 PM, Edward Alonzo wrote: > Hello: > I thought I'd throw my questions out there about audio interfaces. > Like I previously mentioned, I am working to get a new system from DD. > I wanted to go for the Mackie Onyx 820i > mixer, but after doing some research on that, it sounded a bit to much for me as a new user. > I took a look at the roland quad capture I think its called this sounds more like what I might want. > I need 1 or 2 mic inputs, and a stereo phone input. so I can run my processors that have a left and right jack one for each channel. > Do any of you use this one? > or perhaps you have other ideas? > I don't mind having to over dub so tons and tons of inputs aren't a must at this point nor a cost a part of my budget. > Thanks so much. > Edward Alonzo > Email: ke5kri@xxxxxxxxx > Tell: 870-324-2334 > > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! > To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe > If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and in the Subject line type > unsubscribe > For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > immediately following link: > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq or send a message, to > ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq > PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! 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