Harry Klippton
Not Interested
I just got it yesterday and haven't tried it yet
New Affordable UA interfaces
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Preverb
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The internal pcie cards tend to have better performance in terms of lag. I would have looked at them but the PC I built is small form factor and has no spare sllots to put in an audio card.
Matmosphere
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For the price these look nice, I’m sure they will give the focusrite stuff a run for their money. Of course they won’t be as good as the Apollo for such little money.
I bought a Motu M2 last year and it’s fine for my needs. Unfortunately a month later I upgraded to a new computer and had some comparability issues. Now I need to find a new DaW I like that is cheap or free
I bought a Motu M2 last year and it’s fine for my needs. Unfortunately a month later I upgraded to a new computer and had some comparability issues. Now I need to find a new DaW I like that is cheap or free
mdc
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You know now that we're talking about it, I think I already had a solution to my problem but you know how it goes- we get distracted or have simply too much stuff and not enough time. I think I just need to incorporate a mixer, that I already HAVE, into my process
My better interface has much more transparent pres but only 2 in, 2 out, and I just need to run those two outs to a mixer where I can run the rest of my outboard processing. Of course this would require actually recording music. Ya know
If I just needed good quality I/O without any preamps, I'd look at the motu stuff. The 8A and 16A are exactly that, and are kind of the only option at the prosumer level for DAC-only boxes without mic pres. RME might make something too, but you might need to deal with MADI or other weirdness.
I have a little UAD arrow that I use at home and it's been great, though it's extremely limited. I use the plugins to print to input, but not when I'm mixing or working ITB. If I ever have a space where I can leave some recording equipment set up again, I'd definitely look at those MOTU boxes and start building 500-series pres...
mdc
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Reaper can be extremely intimidating since it's so feature packed, but it's an insane value for the $65 or whatever they nominally charge for a license. There are helpful tutorial videos available for essentially every topic imaginable, and its probably the most frequently updated piece of audio software out there.
If you're not put off by the learning curve or infinite features you most likely won't ever touch, it's an incredibly good piece of software. I hadn't touched it for a few years, but just got a contract that requires working with it for a few months and it's been nice to see how intuitive it is (for the most part).
