Quote Originally Posted by dbarrow View Post
Although I normally use a "regular" SAC rack configuration, I do have an RME Digiface (PCIe) that I can connect to my Focusright OctoPres for a smaller, more prtable setup. I think I have done 24ch several times. I just reconfigured a smaller setup, using a 4u rack with the Digiface, one OctoPre and a Fractal Audio Axe FX II. This all connected to my laptop via the PCIe card. This was the "micro studio" I took on vacation last month. It worked great. I have used a similar config to mix live sound and record smaller combos in coffee shop gigs.
An update on this setup: the PCIe ExpressCard and Digiface don't seem to work on my newer ADK 9000x w/ Windows 8.1. Neither ADK nor RME seem to be able to figure it out, without backing up the OS, installing Windows 7 and then reinstalling Windows 8.1. I don't really want to do that. I am looking at the RME Fireface UFX, if I can afford it...