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Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:36 am
by BroSlinger
fretless wrote:300 is a small price to pay , I bet they are blowing them out either there will be a new version or discontinued . I would grab one , no pres yet , and see if it works ok , good latency and what not . I bet and how funny is this is that you may be able to use your current "ok" pres into the Aphex for further testing . You can always send it back.
They are discontinuing the cool, interesting stuff, and just focusing on their bread and butter exciters and such.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:42 am
by nakedzen
fretless wrote:Sex Panther wrote:fretless wrote:do you mean using a different pre , I would guess it's worth a try but have not idea how it will work . Going back to high end converters , get a Lynx or RME pci card , Lynx has a few with high end converters built in if you only need a couple inputs . If you need say 6 or 8 get their pci16 . You can then connect into a mixing desk or preamps like a lunchbox and what not . To add , you don't need a million dollar setup to get great results , there are some talented folks on this forum that work magic with minimal setups .
Yeah, I really don't need to track multiple channels at the same time (at least not high high end). I just want one or two high quality preamps for vocals, acoustic, etc.,
Welp , sticking with converters for a sec and your op check out Lynx Audio E22
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/E22
The E22 is $573 at jrrshop.com right now. Add it to cart and it automatically adds a $101 coupon code.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:39 am
by fretless
I'm a big fan , I used a L22 for years and it was flawless until I moved up to their AES16 , I have 2 of those and could hook up to a 32 channel board if I had one or what works for me being an apt / project studio is I use just one with the Lavry I have 6 x i/o's more than enough for what I do , which is a very high level of fucking around.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:07 pm
by Sex Panther
fretless wrote:it's never ending but you can make do with less and get pro results if you know what you are doing.
This is it.
I just need the practice, knowledge, and experience. I have a couple bands set up to record in the basement, and I'm going to be recording, and mixing their shit for free...just for the experience. Hopefully I learn from mixing someone else's shit.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:09 pm
by fretless
That will be a great test of both skill and patience .
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:04 pm
by trimix
My USB 500 Rack just arrived. Holy shit these are well made. Im on Mac, so no drivers needed to be installed, just plugged in and had 6 ins/10 outs at 96k. I didn't need it as a primary interface, I use the MOTU 16A over Thunderbolt, but this is gonna rule for grabbing by the handle, walking out to the tracking room with a laptop, and plugging phones into the front to knock out some overdubs.
I have a Classic API 312 to start, must resist the lure of the empty slots...
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:31 pm
by Sex Panther
trimix wrote:My USB 500 Rack just arrived. Holy shit these are well made. Im on Mac, so no drivers needed to be installed, just plugged in and had 6 ins/10 outs at 96k. I didn't need it as a primary interface, I use the MOTU 16A over Thunderbolt, but this is gonna rule for grabbing by the handle, walking out to the tracking room with a laptop, and plugging phones into the front to knock out some overdubs.
I have a Classic API 312 to start, must resist the lure of the empty slots...
I hate you so much right now for this post.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:57 am
by nakedzen
Speaking of racks the Fredenstein Bento looks interesting. $300 for the 6 space rack.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 8:46 am
by Sex Panther
nakedzen wrote:Speaking of racks the Fredenstein Bento looks interesting. $300 for the 6 space rack.
Definitely. It's all interesting to me right now though. Currently looking at this:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/4710D4 quality mic pres, could go ADAT into the Focusrite, and still hook up to 4 external MIC pres to it if I wanted. Can't imagine any time where I'd need to record more than 16 simultaneous tracks...
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:56 am
by nakedzen
I've heard some mixed opinions about those UA 710 preamps. Search gearslutz for more.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:04 am
by Sex Panther
nakedzen wrote:I've heard some mixed opinions about those UA 710 preamps. Search gearslutz for more.
I did, lot of rave reviews. Most of the "negative" aren't all that negative, but just snootier people who don't like it as much as their $57,000 Neve shit.
Would be nice to have 4 quality pres with nice built in compression and expansion capabilities.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:40 am
by nakedzen
The API A2D is the same price as the UA, but way higher quality preamps. In case you'd only need two channels.
Re: AD/DA Converters?
Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:43 am
by Sex Panther
nakedzen wrote:The API A2D is the same price as the UA, but way higher quality preamps. In case you'd only need two channels.
That's an option too, but from what I can tell, you're stuck. At least with the UA, you get 4 preamps, AND the ability to use the AD Capabilities to add other Analog preamps.