I was looking at a Focusrite Saffire pro 24, I’m clueless with hardware as I’ve only got a Virus Ti and thats just USB, everything else is software apart from my Duet 2 which doesn’t have the capability to hook up hardware (as far as I’m aware…) I fancy a hardware compressor just to see if they actually make a big difference, I know it depends on the compressor itself. Thinking about getting an Alesis 3630 to try out because they are cheap but I’ve heard a lot of people use them, I really want a Fatso Jr though, seen one on a future music DVD and they sound awesome. Any advice? Will the Saffire do the job? Could I hook up both at the same time (in parallel) with that? One more thing, is it a case of the more hardware you want the more I/O’s you need on your audio interface? Or is there like, an audio splitter of some sort you can get to multiply your existing I/O’s? (That was a lot of questions!) Thanks in advance guys 
Yeah you do need more inputs and outputs if you are looking to patch hardware and such microphones etc. I currently use Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 which is really good, I like it and had no problems with it.
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Thanks for clearing that up Maven, I’ll check them both out. Cheers lads
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Hope it ok to jump in here as i was going to ask some advice on this subject myself.I am just starting to build my home studio set up, i have a macbook pro and a Novation Impulse midi keyboard but no external audio interface. I am saving for this now.I am not sure if i should go for firewire or usb.I like the Focusrite range ,which i think i am going for but should i go Scarlett or Sapphire.br
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