d8b Forum

Hey folks,

So basically I've just dusted off an old d8b that I had lying around, and intend to use it. But I'm seeing all this talk of a ProBox card, and was wondering if I can just wire up my d8b through optical cables to my RME HDSP 9652?

I've got that and its expansion board, so I've got 3 in 3 out for all 24 faders, but I'm not sure what purpose the ProBox is serving beyond that.

I'm currently waiting on a PCI-PCIe conversion card, hence why I don't just plug it in and find out if it works.

Any help is appreciated!

Hi Brian,
Welcome to the forum. Please let us know how your set up works out.

Have a blessed day in Christ,
Mike W.

I used to have a 9652 hooked up to my D8B. 24 channels of optical back and forth between the console and my old PCI only Mac. When I bought a new PCIe equipped Mac, there was no solution for the RME at the time, so I sold it and went with The MOTU 2408.

The RME worked great and I was loath to part with it. It had a pair of MIDI I/Os that ran the MTC and MMC between the machine flawlessly.

So, for what the 9652 was designed for....primarily audio in and out via optical, it worked perfectly with a D8B. From what I gather, the Probox turns the D8B into a giant DAW controller. Audio I/O is basically rendered useless. However, depending on the DAW you use, a good amount of 2 way MIDI fader, mute, solo and cc control is possible between the D8B and the DAW. That's pretty much all I can add to this subject.

Hey folks,

At the moment I've got a Mackie MCU Pro and a Presonus AudioBox, was hoping to use the D8B as a combination of the two, allowing for more inputs and such.

But will it only replace the audiobox, unless I purchase a ProBox?

Cheers!

Hey Frank,
So if I bought an RME 9652, then I could do away with my HDR if I had a good recording program on my PC? If so, what program would you Recommend. My HDR (and it's spare) grows more unreliable every day.

Have a blessed day in Christ,
Mike W.

Hey OLD SCHOOL
I use Cubase 9. It works wonders. You can connect the RME with Cubase.

Carlo

What he said.

Thanks Guys, I will check it out!

Have a blessed day in Christ,
Mike W.

Hey Guys,
I checked out Cubase and while I was at it I looked at pro-tools, but both of them seem too cumbersome for what I want. All I want is to be able to record, playback and move tracks around and crossfade. I don't want an "in the box mixer or effects because using my mouse for all that stuff just slows me way down. (I especially hate using a mouse to move faders). Don't get me wrong, I think these programs are very good, but they are not for me. Does anyone know of a simpler program for computer recording?

Thanks and have a blessed day in Christ,
Mike W.

I dont use faders on cubase i just leave everything at unity then i use the d8b faders. I use the mouse to add plugins on the channel of cubase. Editing is another tool that works wonders on cubase. Protools is cumbersome