Hi, everyone!
I'm new to this forum. Not that new about home recording.
I own an old M-Audio Fast Track Pro. It's still working good regarding the hardware, but the drivers are lacking updates, expecially for Windows; on Windows 10 the interface is definely not reliable.
So I'm looking to a new interface, and asking for hints.
I'm mainly using the interface for bass guitar study, sometimes for actual recording my instrument or some virtual instruments via MIDI controller. A small 2-3 elements band record session can be considered, so a 4 input interface is a "why not" since I'm upgrading the hw.
Summarizing, I'm interested in;
Which interfaces will you recommend given these points?
I've reviewed several interfaces, and I'm mainly interested in these models (with my personal pro-cons):
Focusrite Scarlet 2i4
PROS
Widely used in home recording, good price/quality ratio.
Actively maintained (last firmware update 11/01/2018)
Direct/playback ratio knob
CONS
Shipped with Ableton Live Lite, but I already own Ableton Intro (and maybe I'll switch to Standard)
Native Instrument Komplete Audio 6
PROS
2 extra input channels
Shipped with some interesting software
CONS
Looks like the last driver version was made in 2015
No direct/playback ratio knob
Steinberg UR44
PROS
Not that expansive for a 4 inputs interface
CONS
No direct/playback ratio knob
PreSonus <some 2/4 inputs interfaces>
PROS
Good preamps
Direct/playback ratio knob
Good price/quality ratio
CONS
Not that "famous"
What about my listed pro-cons? Did I miss something? Or did I get some wrong info?
Many thanks for your support!
MIX
I'm new to this forum. Not that new about home recording.
I own an old M-Audio Fast Track Pro. It's still working good regarding the hardware, but the drivers are lacking updates, expecially for Windows; on Windows 10 the interface is definely not reliable.
So I'm looking to a new interface, and asking for hints.
I'm mainly using the interface for bass guitar study, sometimes for actual recording my instrument or some virtual instruments via MIDI controller. A small 2-3 elements band record session can be considered, so a 4 input interface is a "why not" since I'm upgrading the hw.
Summarizing, I'm interested in;
- good price/quality
- direct/playback ratio control, preferably harware (a physical knob, not a software control)
- good and actively maintained driver (mainly Windows)
- following the previous point, better to have a quite new interface with respect to an old one, hoping for a longer lifespan
- 4 input if possible, but a 2 inputs will be ok
- why not, some useful software
Which interfaces will you recommend given these points?
I've reviewed several interfaces, and I'm mainly interested in these models (with my personal pro-cons):
Focusrite Scarlet 2i4
PROS
Widely used in home recording, good price/quality ratio.
Actively maintained (last firmware update 11/01/2018)
Direct/playback ratio knob
CONS
Shipped with Ableton Live Lite, but I already own Ableton Intro (and maybe I'll switch to Standard)
Native Instrument Komplete Audio 6
PROS
2 extra input channels
Shipped with some interesting software
CONS
Looks like the last driver version was made in 2015
No direct/playback ratio knob
Steinberg UR44
PROS
Not that expansive for a 4 inputs interface
CONS
No direct/playback ratio knob
PreSonus <some 2/4 inputs interfaces>
PROS
Good preamps
Direct/playback ratio knob
Good price/quality ratio
CONS
Not that "famous"
What about my listed pro-cons? Did I miss something? Or did I get some wrong info?
Many thanks for your support!
MIX