Therefore to multitrack record at the same time you need a piece of hardware that will allow the multiple inputs to connect to the software on the computer. I personally use a Digi 002 which has 4 XLR inputs with preamps and 4 direct inputs which is connected to an ADA800 which has ten XLR inputs with preamps via an optical wire (light pipe) which gived me a total 18 inputs not counting the spdf inputs.
This is just the basics. If you really want to learn about dither, sample rates, buffering, and latency just pop over to the pro tools forums or check out Black lion which does quite a bit of modification on these rigs and has good discussions.
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