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In article <alermanCC1Cnn.A73@netcom.com> alerman@netcom.com (Alexander Lerman) writes:
>A local private party is selling one of these nubus cards along with the SW it 
>came with. What should I offer? 
>
>How much would YOU pay? 
>
>Is there a card out on the market (for Mac or especially PC) that blows it away for under $600?
>I'd like to use it with Deck 2.0 (or somesuch) as a digital multitrack. I only 
>plan to mix down to cassette, so the digital outs are not a must (although 
>they'd be nice...). Thanks in advance for any tips.
>-- 
>Alexander Lerman
><alerman@netcom.com>

I have seen AMI cards going for as little as us$300 used with the software it
came with.  
I can very highly recommend OSC's DECK 2.0.  This program is really wonderful.
It is basicly setup like ProTools, but for a (tiny) fraction of the cost.
It has the graphic interface (with the option to draw in pan and volume levels)
playlisting, crossfades are done by forming new soundfiles so that you do not
have to have tons or RAM to do a crossfade, and you can have quicktime movies
going in one corner of the screen in case you ever decide to do any simi-pro
vidio production, oh yeah, you can also run Metro (a VERY nice sequencer) at the
same time on the same mac, all your MIDI and All your audio at one time! The
"work track" feature allows you to have dozens of tracks visable and accessable
to you at any time, just bounce, bounce, bounce and you've got 11 guitar tracks
2 bass, 9vocal.  This program is really unlike ANYTHING anywhere near it's 
pricerange.  

You say you plan to mix to cassette so the digital outs are not a big deal...
Well,ok.  But think of this, where/how are you going to archive all of your
soundfiles? If you are on a budget, and aren't we all (O.K. but most of us are)
DAT decks offer a very cost effective way to archive. On a regular DAT deck
you can save Digidesign files using Digi's DATa program.  This will allow 
you to save a file along with a header which keeps track of all the timing,
file name and other bothersome bits of info.  This way, whenever you load files
to your Mac from your DAT, everything is in sync, named and ready to go. Besides
then you will have a DAT player in case you ever DO need to mix to digital,for
example, if you want to press a CD, or make 500 cassette copies.  You will have
to have an Audiomedia II card or more for this, digital I/O's are key. But hey
AMII cards are getting cheaper and cheaper. Call MacBeat (1800macbeat). They
seem to have quite good prices and excellent service.If you want to get Deck 2.0
 then get it straight from OSC at (415)252-0460.  The bang for the buck is just
amazing, really really great.