Need help setting up lynx hilo 2 to my equipment

[newbie956]

I'm really trying to figure out how to go about setting up (lynx hilo 2 thunderbolt 3 )with my equipment..I've tried reading the manuel but I don't understand all the fancy technical terms of the audio recording world...I've just recently got into upgrading my audio gear... before I just had a babyface pro..a pc..daw and a mic..which was fairly easy for me to get started...right now I'm running a.. (rok box mc x pro pc with thunderbolt 4)...neve 1076spx mic pre...tubetech cl1b comp..Neumann u87 mic...any help would be appreciated

 

[ecc83]

Might I suggest you contact Lynx? Such a high end audio company SHOULD have a highly motivated team of people ready to help their customers IMHO.
I am "slumming it" with a MOTU M4 but the guys there are super helpful (and, has to be said, NI not so much!)

If they are not willing to guide you through the setup maybe ditch the Hilo 2 and buy RME? You will never notice an audible difference anyway.

As ever I am going to mention soundonsound.com I know for instance they have reviewed the Hilo.


Dave.

 

[rob aylestone]

Is it really the Hilo that is the problem or have you just not got the basic skills of music Tec? Tell us what you are struggling with and we can certainly help. However, with your gear being many people’s wish list, maybe spending a little on a local to come and help you get going will be very good value for money. Social media is very good for finding people recommendations

 

[newbie956]

Is it really the Hilo that is the problem or have you just not got the basic skills of music Tec? Tell us what you are struggling with and we can certainly help. However, with your gear being many people’s wish list, maybe spending a little on a local to come and help you get going will be very good value for money. Social media is very good for finding people recommendations

Honestly the hilo is not the problem it's me for sure...I don't know squat about all this technical audio jargon... im really trying to learn but it's greek to me.. I think I really got the mixing and mastering side of things down. I've been mixing n mastering my own music for years "in the box". I use to struggle with mixing n mastering but recently my mixes have been translating well on other systems.. I think I got a good flow going there..I mean for sure they could use work but over all as of right now im happy with my mixes ...where my problem lies is the knowledge of outboard gear I spent so much time on learning to mix n master in the box..that I am now starting to purchase a bit of outboard gear n honestly I'm really starting from the bottom in this section of audio recording..right now I just I want to setup the lynx hilo 2 for tracking vocals..I just want to make sure I go about it the right way..from my research on setting up my chain it would be

Mic into preamp into compressor into hilo 2 into pc via thunderbolt 3? Is that correct

 

[newbie956]

Is it really the Hilo that is the problem or have you just not got the basic skills of music Tec? Tell us what you are struggling with and we can certainly help. However, with your gear being many people’s wish list, maybe spending a little on a local to come and help you get going will be very good value for money. Social media is very good for finding people recommendations

And yes I have reached out trying to pay someone locally to help me but I live in a really small town and no one I have reached out to has budged

 

[ecc83]

"Mic into preamp into compressor into hilo 2 into pc via thunderbolt 3? Is that correct"

Well. K.I.S.Sir, forget the compressor for now. What mic into what preamp? And feed the pre amp into line inputs on the Lynx. I assume you have got the Hilo to playback stuff? DAW?

Dave.