I personally prefer PCI just cause that's how I am.USB and Firewire if needed, but PCI if it's an option. That's why I'm fairly sure that the Gina (which uses the Layla drivers) would be as good as my Layla. The Layla 3g (which I use) and the Gina are basically the same thing with a different breakout - more ins and outs and such, but I think the core PCI card is the same one. Hey.the AudioFires are firewire and the Gina 3G is PCI. What is the difference between the Audiofire 4 and the Gina 3g ? And what is the difference between these and the MiaMidi?ĭoes anyone in here use the Gina 3g ? or MiaMidi ? I haven't had the opportunity to add more than that - and I do this with a connected ADAT optical Behringer ADA8000, which is a great expansion for these ADAT capable units.

Incidentally, I can comfortably record 6 channels from my vdrums. I believe now that the new 8.5 release has made changes that wil allow WDM in the 8.x drivers, but I havaenm't had a chance to benchmark between them (prior, the 8.x drivers wouldn't work in WDM mode in Sonar, though the ASIO was fine).

I'm currently using the 7.x drivers under Windows 7 and can generally operate in WDM between 1.5 and 5.9ms reported latency depending on the project. I've been very satisfied with my Layla3G and Sonar for the last several years (except that my phantom power died, which they said they would repair under warrantee, but I haven't sent it in).

The Gina3G uses the same drivers, just has less ins and outs - it falls, spec-wise, between the audiofire 2 and 4, but it's a PCI device instead of firewire - it runs about $279. It's a little out of the price range of the others (and features).

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