Difference: HUGE! You can not compare the two. The Apogee is a dedicated box for digital I/O. If I had an Apogee I think I would just use the digital interface on the AW8 to the Apogee for both input and output. Dave -----Original Message----- From: deardorf@... <deardorf@...> To: logic-users@onelist.com <logic-users@onelist.com> Date: Friday, November 19, 1999 12:00 AM Subject: [LUG] AW8 vs. Outboard A/D Converters >From: deardorf@... > >I'm just starting a paradigm shift in recording, where I'm now recording my MIDI >tracks to audio using Logic Audio and AudioWerk8. So far, so good, >but I'd like to hear people's take on what audible difference there would be (if >any) were I to use an outboard A/D converter (like the Apogee Rosetta) with its >24-bit converter instead of the AW8's 18-bit converters. Almost all of my >tracks are synthesizer-based, and destined for CDs. Is the difference >appreciable? Are electronic sound sources less improved then acoustic sources? >Thanks for your comments. > >- Glenn >