3rd Party Firewire Mixers

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Has anyone been able to use a 3rd party firewire mixer with Pro Tools? I am looking at either a Mackie Onyx, an Alesis MultiMix, or Phonic Helix. These mixers are able to record all channels at once (up to 18) through firewire to other vendors' recording software. Will any of these interface with Pro Tools? If not, is there another 3rd party product that can interface the two?

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Will any of these interface with Pro Tools?

No. Pro Tools software requires Digidesign hardware.

If not, is there another 3rd party product that can interface the two?

Not quite sure what you are asking here. Many of the other multi-track software packages will use those interfaces natively. If it's the interface you want to use, you will have to check out other software.

If you are looking to maximize inputs to Pro Tools, it's possible to record 18 inputs at once with the 002/002r and even the 001 with the proper external hardware. A How To.