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Agreed, none of the preamps in the interfaces that I've used have been disappointing. They're all low-noise, pretty flat, with enough gain and headroom to handle a range of input sources. None of the ones that I've tried would be any sort of impediment to creating great tracks. After doing a...

I just got a pair as well. Great monitors. They're so new that I haven't even had a chance to mix on them yet. Just a lot of listening to reference material so far.

Oh there is a plethora to choose from! Keep in mind that preamp "color" is going to be subtle. They're preamps and not FX boxes :) Honestly though, I think there are 100 other things to spend money on before getting "color" preamps in a home studio. But if it floats your boat and you can...

I'd imagine that any omni would do the trick. If you clip it to your chest/collar, your body will block a lot of what's behind you, leaving mainly what's in front of you and off to the sides in the capture. The mic itself really won't care about distance. The inverse-square law is the one...

Warm and satisfying. Wide, but not too wide. A little too much "smacking" in the middle, but I can overlook that. I look forward to enjoying this again soon, perhaps in 20 or 30 minutes at the earliest.

The Windows 10 sound option page changed pretty radically recently, so I'm still getting used to the new control panel. If you right click on the speaker icon in your system tray and select "Open Sound Settings", what device is listed under the "choose your output device" section? Also, are...

At this point wouldn't it be easier to just buy a USB audio interface?

I'm with you there. I'm not a fan of amp sims (although I've heard a few that have wowed me). But speaker sims, on the other hand, can be pretty darned convincing. You let your actual amp do it's thing, but instead of feeding it into a speaker cabinet, you let the cab sim VST do the...

As you shop around for options, take a look at a good load box and/or attenuator. I'm using a Two Notes Torpedo Reload as my daily driver, and it's been a life-saver. I moved from a soundproof basement studio to a small studio/office in a densely populated neighborhood. I just can't crank up...

I don't either, but I do have a FireFace UCX. Between the preamps, the converters, and the drivers, it leaves nothing to be desired for a home studio. I think every big brand of interface should give up trying to write Windows ASIO drivers and just hire RME to do it for them :)

Agreed. Ditch the PCIe card, buy the BabyFace Pro, and enjoy the marvels of modern USB audio interface connectivity :D

What's PFL? Neither my 286s nor 286 Project 1 are excessively noisy. I've plugged them into interfaces, a stand-alone recorder, and even the mic input of my camera and of all of the issues I've had, noise hasn't been one of them. They both sound clean and clear at either minimum output level...

Which interface? Is the clip/peak indicator going red when you sing into the mic?

EZ Keys has this functionality, if I'm understanding your needs correctly. You can create a chord, choose which variant and inversion you want, and apply a MIDI pattern to it. You can build fragments or an entire song within EZ Keys itself, then you're free to export the MIDI to your DAW and...

I've been playing with a UMC404HD for the past few weeks. It's solid for the price. Good preamps, the pads on each input are a great feature, it has inserts on all 4 input channels, has a choice of XLR or TRS main outputs, independent headphone and monitor volume, and an adjustable mix between...

Wow, there's a lot to unpack here. Let's just cover the basics first. Set the gain knob on the UMC22 to where the peak/clip LED doesn't light up when you're doing your loudest thing. Speak/sing/holler into the mic and look for the peak indicator. If it goes red, turn down the gain. That'll...

Yes, Reaper automatically bridges 32 bit plugins to run on the 64 bit version. It's more of a drain on CPU resources due to the emulation layer that runs, but it should work seamlessly otherwise.

Rob is a long-standing and valuable member of the community here. He doesn't have any history of "trashing" threads for the sport of it. He does, however, have a reputation for lending his vast experience to help people around here. If someone with his deep and wide experience in our areas of...

I've been seeing the WD Black My Passport drives go on sale lately. Right now on Amazon, the 2TB is $69. And the 4TB model is $95. I think that's a really good price for 2TB or 4TB of external storage. Heck, I might even pick up one or two myself at those prices.

Agreed, from his descriptions so far, it sounds like he has the Scarlett OctoPre with the 8 line outputs on the back, and not the Clarett OctoPre with the line outputs that go through a breakout cable. rorohello In that case, you can NOT do what you want to do with the equipment you have. The...