The question every newbie has to ask......

  • Thread starter Thread starter Robertscottphot
  • Start date Start date
R

Robertscottphot

New member
Hi guys,

I'm currently in a 4 piece hard rock band, it's your typical kind of setup guitar,bass,drums + vox.

I need advice on what interface to buy in order for us to record our second e.p. My budget is £300 and no more. As far as drums go, all of those are currently being inputted into Superior Drummer by our trusty drummer and myself. I only need 2 mic pre-amps and my budget is £300

I have looked at a couple of interfaces, namely the FocusRite 2i4, PreSonus 44VSL, FocusRite Saffire 24 and at a push i could go for the Focusrite Forte

My main question is which of these interfaces would suit the genre i'm recording best?
 
Robertscottphot said:
Hi guys,

I'm currently in a 4 piece hard rock band, it's your typical kind of setup guitar,bass,drums + vox.

I need advice on what interface to buy in order for us to record our second e.p. My budget is £300 and no more. As far as drums go, all of those are currently being inputted into Superior Drummer by our trusty drummer and myself. I only need 2 mic pre-amps and my budget is £300

I have looked at a couple of interfaces, namely the FocusRite 2i4, PreSonus 44VSL, FocusRite Saffire 24 and at a push i could go for the Focusrite Forte

My main question is which of these interfaces would suit the genre i'm recording best?
Click to expand...

The choice of interface is not dictated by the genre of the music. Budget, # of inputs, and other features of convenience are what drives the decision. If you need DAW software, then you might include that in your decision process. I think the Focusrite stuff comes with Ableton which would not be my first choice for recording a band (though it will probably work fine!) FYI: Picking recording software is more of a personal choice and what feels comfortable to you. They all perform the same basic functions at nearly the same level of quality.
 
Chili said:
The choice of interface is not dictated by the genre of the music. Budget, # of inputs, and other features of convenience are what drives the decision. If you need DAW software, then you might include that in your decision process. I think the Focusrite stuff comes with Ableton which would not be my first choice for recording a band (though it will probably work fine!) FYI: Picking recording software is more of a personal choice and what feels comfortable to you. They all perform the same basic functions at nearly the same level of quality.
Click to expand...

I should've mentioned that i'm running logic pro 9 on a 2012 macbook pro, have a small assortment of microphones and a couple of Tannoy Reveal monitors. I suppose the core of my question should be "what interface can i get that has a decent set of preamps for under £300". Everything will be recorded separately obviously and i need something that is quite portable as getting the 4 of us together to play music, let alone record can be a bit of a challenge,
 
Any of them. And they have several other interfaces that are cheaper than the budget you have to work with.
 
Any in your list will be good. Focusrite has a slight edge because of its reputation for great mic pres, but those great mic pres are probably not in the interfaces in your list.

Pick one, buy it, move on to the next hurdle. :)
 
No surprises from me folks!
Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6. Not only do you get a very clean interface but Cubase, Kontakt player and about 3G of samples to download (and possibly GRig as well).

There are two additional line inputs (2 more tracks) so a small mixer would give you a stereo mix of the drums in the future (most bands eventually acquire a wee mixer anyway).

Dave.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top