mackie"spike" usb audio & midi interface

[joe.southpaw]

Does anyone have any experience using this device with garage band on a mini ? if so , I'd greatly appreciate any details or advice, good or bad. thanks

Joe

[xmen65]

I've heard of it, but don't actually own one. What are you looking to do with it?

[joe.southpaw]

I'm hoping to record audio from a variety of sources, instrument and line levels, as well as incorporate midi tracks. Thanks for your reply

[xmen65]

I don't know much about the product. You're talking to GB hack. I use an Griffin iMic with DigiTech RP80 with my guitars and bass. Wish I could help out more! Not sure if you've read it, but I found a good review of the Spike.

http://www.synthtopia.com/synth_review/Mackie/MackieSpikeRecordingSyste.html

[pok1mon]

are you using your mini for recording? i cant imagine using something that's usb for recording. i would imagine you running into latency issues if you're doing more than one or two line levels.

w/ a $400, why not opt for a firewire? firewire doesnt take up as much cpu as the usb.

sounds like the mackie spike is pretty powerful for a small thing.