Gnarcade
Well-Known Member
(Preface: Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to make sure I gave as much info as might be needed to be helpful)
I am very excited to have just purchased a new PC! I've been using an old laptop to record and mix for a long time, so this is going to be a huge leap forward for me. Excited to have an i7, 16GB ram, SSD, and Thunderbolt.
I figure its also time to upgrade the trusty ol' Mbox 2, particularly now that I will have a thunderbolt port. I've done a fair amount of research, and I think I have narrowed it down to two options:
- Presonus Quantum 2 22x24
- Audient iD22
Deciding between the two is where I am struggling. This is where I would love to hear some opinions from those of you with experience, or a deeper overall knowledge base of the technical aspects of these things. The Quantum has thunderbolt which of course is exciting, but its fairly new and there isn't a ton of experienced info out there yet. Meanwhile the Audient has a ton of great reviews, particularly about its preamps, AD/DA, and DI, but it is only USB 2.0 and doesnt have MIDI I/O. Even with all my research, I don't know if i'm confident in choosing one over the other at this point. Do I really gain enough from thunderbolt to make an argument for not going with the tried and true ID22?
This setup is mainly for demoing songs for my bands, or recording my solo chiptune/punk stuff. Its almost all DI aside from the occasional Mic for an acoustic. I run Reaper and Reason 10. Here's a little about my gear and how I record:
Guitar
- Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 5 direct into the interface and through Two Notes WOS
- Direct In and Amp Sims (Amplitube 4 at the moment but interested in trying Helix Native)
Bass
- I use an Aguilar tone hammer direct into the interface and through Two Notes WOS
Synths (This is where not having MIDI I/O on the Audient is a bummer, but i could always suppliment with a midi specific interface)
- Modified Gameboys direct into the interface
- Nintendo DS 1/8th Inch out direct into the interface (Using Korg DS-10)
Opinions? Thoughts? Ideas? Any other interfaces I should look at that I may have missed or too quickly dismissed? Thanks ahead of time for your input and contributions!
I am very excited to have just purchased a new PC! I've been using an old laptop to record and mix for a long time, so this is going to be a huge leap forward for me. Excited to have an i7, 16GB ram, SSD, and Thunderbolt.
I figure its also time to upgrade the trusty ol' Mbox 2, particularly now that I will have a thunderbolt port. I've done a fair amount of research, and I think I have narrowed it down to two options:
- Presonus Quantum 2 22x24
- Audient iD22
Deciding between the two is where I am struggling. This is where I would love to hear some opinions from those of you with experience, or a deeper overall knowledge base of the technical aspects of these things. The Quantum has thunderbolt which of course is exciting, but its fairly new and there isn't a ton of experienced info out there yet. Meanwhile the Audient has a ton of great reviews, particularly about its preamps, AD/DA, and DI, but it is only USB 2.0 and doesnt have MIDI I/O. Even with all my research, I don't know if i'm confident in choosing one over the other at this point. Do I really gain enough from thunderbolt to make an argument for not going with the tried and true ID22?
This setup is mainly for demoing songs for my bands, or recording my solo chiptune/punk stuff. Its almost all DI aside from the occasional Mic for an acoustic. I run Reaper and Reason 10. Here's a little about my gear and how I record:
Guitar
- Hughes and Kettner Tubemeister 5 direct into the interface and through Two Notes WOS
- Direct In and Amp Sims (Amplitube 4 at the moment but interested in trying Helix Native)
Bass
- I use an Aguilar tone hammer direct into the interface and through Two Notes WOS
Synths (This is where not having MIDI I/O on the Audient is a bummer, but i could always suppliment with a midi specific interface)
- Modified Gameboys direct into the interface
- Nintendo DS 1/8th Inch out direct into the interface (Using Korg DS-10)
Opinions? Thoughts? Ideas? Any other interfaces I should look at that I may have missed or too quickly dismissed? Thanks ahead of time for your input and contributions!