Need help deciding: Rosetta 200 vs. UA 2192

[monkie]

Is it necessary to get a converter if all you're doing is electronic using softsynths? Someone ask me to produce a few songs for their album, do I really need a high end converter? Most of the stuff I'll be working with includes softsynths (Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Reason,), Motif sound module, electric guitar (NI Guitar Rig), electric bass, vocals and flutes. Will my clients be able to tell the difference with and without a converter?

Thanks

 

[SonicAlbert]

You also have to look at what this gig and other future ones will pay you. It's important to be realistic about buying gear that reflects your finances. Buying a 2192 which costs in the mid $2,000's for a gig that pays a few hundred is probably not justified. However, if this and potential future gigs will easily get you over that amount, then you've got a more of a reason to go high end with it.

The Rosetta is less expensive, as is the Lavry black series I mentioned earlier.

That said, you mentioned that price is not an issue. But the thing about price is that you would have the extra money to spend on something else if you got a less expensive converter.

If all or most of your work is soft synths, then a converter is much less important. Depending on your sound card, I still think you need a nice one for any acoustics you record. But I don't think it is necessary to go all out. You will be absolutely fine with a UA, Apogee, or Lavry converter. Any of them will do a great job.

 

[monkie]

You also have to look at what this gig and other future ones will pay you. It's important to be realistic about buying gear that reflects your finances. Buying a 2192 which costs in the mid $2,000's for a gig that pays a few hundred is probably not justified. However, if this and potential future gigs will easily get you over that amount, then you've got a more of a reason to go high end with it.

The Rosetta is less expensive, as is the Lavry black series I mentioned earlier.

That said, you mentioned that price is not an issue. But the thing about price is that you would have the extra money to spend on something else if you got a less expensive converter.

If all or most of your work is soft synths, then a converter is much less important. Depending on your sound card, I still think you need a nice one for any acoustics you record. But I don't think it is necessary to go all out. You will be absolutely fine with a UA, Apogee, or Lavry converter. Any of them will do a great job.

No samples?

 

[Rick Shepherd]

I have a 2192 also. If you want to hear what my recordings sound like, you can go to my site: rickschafer.net and listen, just as a frame of reference. I use the Avalon Ad2022 pre and the UA LA-610 strip with the Peluso 2447LE and the Gefell M300 pair for mics. I like the 2192, very accurate!

 

[monkie]

I have a 2192 also. If you want to hear what my recordings sound like, you can go to my site: rickschafer.net and listen, just as a frame of reference. I use the Avalon Ad2022 pre and the UA LA-610 strip with the Peluso 2447LE and the Gefell M300 pair for mics. I like the 2192, very accurate!

Hello Rick,

Thanks for the listen. I'm just curious to hear the difference between using the 2192 and without using the 2192. Is it possible if you can provide me a few examples with and without the 2192? I know it might be too much to ask but what can I do to hear the samples? You can PM me anytime regarding this. Anyways, nice songs and nice looking guitars you have there.

Thanks a bunch

 

[monkie]

As far as distirbution goes, it is necessary in the digital realm. Every digital device you use has a clock. Each device has to be set as a master or slave with only one master in the chain. With the Universal audio you would most likely want to make it the master clock and all other digitally linked devices the slave devices. On a standard converter you can often only slave one or two devices and they are slaved off of the s/pdif, AES/EBU, or Optical connections which are also carrying audio. This method works, and there is still some debate about its quality. With the Universal Audio you can have devices slave form those cables like you would on other A/D and D/A converters, but you also have the option to utilize 4 dedicated BNC style clock ouputs so that your otehr devices can read their clock signals from a dedicated line instead of sharing an audio line. This is generally accepted as the better method, but as far as how much better it actually is there does not seem to be a definitive accepted answer.

I have a Yamaha Motif Rack (classic), would that be considered a digital device? I know it's a silly question but I thought I'd ask just to make sure.

So, you would connect the motif into the 2192 using Optical connections? What's BNC style clock? Oh boy...... I'm in trouble. Thanks for the infos.