Don't buy these audio interfaces. Get these instead.

This video goes over interfaces that I personally don't recommend which in turn will make the process of finding an interface much easier for you. I discuss many popular interfaces. Many I recommend. And some I don't. Interfaces as as the Behringer UM2, the Focusrite Solo, Focusrite 2i2, the MOTU M2, the M-Track Solo, the ID4 Mark 2, Presonus Audiobox Go, the Volt 276, the Volt 2, the SSL2, the Zoom M3, the Zoom F6, the AMS-22 and the Apollo Twin. I go over which ones I think are worth your money and I go over which ones I think might be worth passing up. I discuss budget interfaces, intermediate interfaces and pricier interfaces and talk about which ones imo are worth the money.

00:00 Introduction
00:16 The Behringer UM2
00:56 Focusrite Solo and Focusrite 2i2 discussion
2:48 The Audient EVO 4
4:41 The Audiobox Go
5:51 Shure MVI
6:23 Down to the wire
6:38 Zoom AMS-22
7:37 Narrowing it down further
7:50 The APOLLO TWIN

[McOuroborosBurger]

The UAD money loop of buying a 500+ dollar interface that runs UAD plugins while they only give you enough plugins to get you hooked. Then you find yourself buying 1000+ in plugins to justify your purchase of a 500+ dollar interface to run those plugins.

[ValirAmaril]

when you're talking about focusrite and the camera won't focus right

[brandonlanier]

You know what, I enjoy the less than perfect presentation. Reminds me of YouTube's early years. Keep it up!

[sub-jec-tiv]

I think i just had an aneurysm trying to look at audio intefaces shaking up and down violently out of focus.

[zandel_zandel]

People complaining about focus should instead be giving kudos for a glorious absence of music. How many videos I had to quit watching after just ten seconds...

[bsur]

Having your subject matter in focus is rule #1.

[noiJadisCailleach]

I have a NI Komplete Audio 6. My problem is that its headphone slot is somewhat faulty. If you push the jack all the way, it won't have sound, you have to pull it a little bit to have sound.
My other bigger problem with it is that i have to re-seat the USB slot every time i power the PC after a complete shutdown.
A cousin of mine gave me an ART USB Dual Pre 2-channel Audio Interface / Preamplifier. But i can't find a compatible DC power plug for it yet.
I'm curious to know if the ART ai doesn't have the re-seating problem i have with the NI ai?
Any help, appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[derred]

please take this as constructive criticism. I think the information is lost in the filming style. First, the waiving devices around hurts the viewers eyes. Maybe set up cameras and show the device on a table, slowly moving around it not fast. Pointing at the interface thing you're discussing. Like when you're pointing out the solo microphone controls monitors maybe shoot role showing an example or just show the devices as stationary and you turning the knob. Second, the framing doesn't use half the screen the right side. Also the blurry background combined with the waving hands and device is off putting. my two cents.

[learninmusicprod]

Whoa man! Just stumbled upon your microphone video and then this one and I must say I couldn't be more thankful to algo for recommending me your vid. It did help me just about when I needed it. Keep up the good work man 🙌

[bhushankharkar]

nice video! what mic are you using? and are there any post eq effects? if yes, how to make it sound so bassy and deep like yours? any good software recommendations?

[briandipierro]

I got my 3rd gen Scarlett 2i2 for $60 at a pawn shop. I feel like that's a perfect level. I see them all the time there so I pounced and everything sounds so much better than they did on my old interface

[Fastvoice]

The Apollo Twin starts at around 1000 Euros and comes with some decent Unison plugins for latency free tracking. I have an Apollo Arrow Thunderbolt version (was even cheaper) with a free plugin package and never bought any additional UA plugin - just added some 3rd party plugins for post production. Works great - no regret.

[Olleetheowl]

What’s with the soft focused writing pad?

[SvenValor]

What do you recommend for a duo pc (second pc is a mini pc) its just to run my stream and recording. Only has an output audio port?

[Tragedyflow]

Hey what would you recommend for a Shure mv7x mic? My budget is around $150 usd give or take... I don't care about headphone or speaker output as I have an high end dac just something for the mic.

[jumpsneak]

Hey, I have a question (Great video by the way): I noticed you didn't include the Arturia Minifuse. Do you think it isn't worth considering or did you just not have it on your radar?

[MichaelSidneyTimpson]

Apogee duet uses single dial design and always worked pretty well, is this very different from that?

[willjonesiii]

Thank you for the insight. How do you feel about the Focusrite Clarett+ 4Pre?

[invest_]

Hey man love your video, but I want to ask you. What interface do you recommend for a PC guy who is using it for FPS games? I have a sound blaster DAC and 250 ohms bear-dynamics headphones and a USB -C mic. Any recommendations for gamers?

[johnskerlec]

Great comparison. I've only used 2 interfaces, Mbox 2 with XP using Protools 7.3 and currently with Reaper on a Windows 7 machine, and a Presonus Audio Box USB96 on the Windows 10 computer. My criteria was for midi connectivity and mic/guitar/line input. All have separate volume knobs for headphones, line out (monitors) and line in (guitars etc). That has been a really useful feature. I have found the Mbox can be tweaked to compensate for latency (not bad for a 20 year old interface) while the Presonus cannot (at least to my efforts). I have recently acquired a second Mbox2 as I'm archiving older Protools files from an SSD with XP. The second hand market offers some cheap alternatives, and could be great for those using newish computers with older os and older daws. I would suggest researching what drivers the makers are offering before going this rout. Thanks for the post.