Which Recording Interface to Buy

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[talltaleaudio]

An RME interface is the single best audio purchase I have made in my 25 year career. No question. Outstanding stuff. Barry is right.

[adambell]

For me it was and is the Audient id44. It’s really hard to beat the id44 for the mid to upper mid range. Totally agree with you on your points on what to look for. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us!

[georgeharatzoglou]

I use RME interfaces since 2007.I have the FF400 for 17 years now, still working fine, I bought a Babyface Pro in 2019 for mobile use with my laptop and just now I bought a UFXII.The UFXII has been upgraded since it came out in 2017 and now it has all the same specs(converters, preamps, steady clock FS, DC-Coupled outputs, Du-rec, etc)as the UFXIII minus MADI I/O and a USB3 connection, which is way more than I'll ever need in my home studio, or even for recording elsewhere.I agree with you that this company ticks all the boxes and I hope that the UFXII will last me at least 15-20 years, if not forever.Thanks for all the great videos, I'm watching you from Greece(I guess you know where that is😊)!

[tonylukashuk]

I used a Presonus Studio 192 for 10 years. I recently purchased a UFX 2 for my Main PC (to replace my 192) and bought a UCX 2 for my guitar rack which I slaved to the UFX by by Wordclock. UCX is connected to laptop but they are connected by adat. I did my research and watched plenty of tutorials on Totalmix FX (including yours) before I made the purchase and so I was able to hit the ground running. Totalmix FX blows my mind. There is literally nothing I can't do. LITERALLY. I can bounce any comination of the 8 ins and 8 outs on each interface back and forth by adat to my hearts content.
Oh, and latency is now a thing of the past to boot. I could not recommend RME enough based on my experience thus far.

The ARC USB has also blown my mind for speaker combinations. I button mapped different cominations/standalone outputs for main speakers/B Speakers / Subwoofer as well as to my THX receiver for every listening experience at the touch of a button. AWESOME.

And unlike many others (including my studio 192) RME gives you a choice between adat and optical in/out on ADAT connections allowing direct connection for any digital audio. This allowed me to directly connect my UFX 2 to my receiver.

And if that is not enough, I wheel my UCX 2 rack around the house and record jam sessions by way of the standalone DURECorder feature which is present on every RME interface from the UCX 2 up.

[DanaVastman]

Moved from RME Babyface to Presonus Quantum And I've never looked back... It's economic, Rock solid, extremely low latency And perfect for my home recording needs.

[MerajTypeBeat]

7:22 once I heard that part, I said “RME” to myself before hearing you say it. They truly do make amazing quality stuff. Can’t recommend them enough!

[Filipmarinchev]

RME is gone be again my choice ! I am steel on RME Fireface 800 - iMac m1 . Never let me down . Amazing product ! Love your channel Mr. Barry Johns !!! Regards from Norway

[mdmorris]

Lynx Aurora (n) here. 24i/o. Came from an Apogee Symphony 1. Eighteen months after I bought my S1, the Symphony 2 came out and suddenly Apogee’s support for the S1 became…hmmm…less than stellar. With Lynx, legacy support is exemplary. If I want to up my Aurora to 32 i/o I just send it back to the distributor and they add another card to it. If Apple suddenly bring out a new interface standard, I can be pretty sure Lynx will have a new interface card for it within six months, long before Apple’s drivers stop working. In terms of sound…I find Lynx honest and seriously transparent.

[risingphoenix]

I recently upgraded to a Antelope Audio Orion studio core.. fabulous the software is hard to learn but once you do .... the options are unbelievable.

[michaelschuberth]

EVERYTHING you said about RME was spot on! Went to RME about 10 years ago, best decision I've made.

[checkitout]

My favorite still is the Presonus 2626. $700 with 8 inputs on the front and 2 Adat's In and Out which I run into a Cranborne 500Adat which then also runs into my rack outboard gear. No DB-25 needed. It does need a computer that has Thunderbolt though and built my PC around that need (ProArt X570-CREATOR). At $700 or less I just have not found a better interface. RME is fantastic and did have a Fireface UC and it was great and can't go wrong with them and it's built like a tank.

[tjjansen]

I have a Babyface Pro FS and it is a nice piece. That said, 6 months ago I invested in a Cranborne Audio 500R8. Awesome piece...love the sound, the utility....and I don't have to use that annoying TotalMix software (pain in the arse if you ask me). The Cranborne is high quality...great, easy monitoring...and it allowed me to begin my conversion to hybrid workflow with some analog gear when recording, and after the fact while mixing. I use a 500 series SSL Stereo Bus Compressor in slots 7 and 8 and run all of my mixes through it for final glue and tone. Significantly elevated my mixes and I'm at a new level now. Love it and I recommend it. No skin in the game with Cranborne...they don't know me from Adam.

[realtonedigital]

Merging Anubis is the best interface, I have ever used. Dynamic range for this converter is 139 db and preamp dynamic range is 139 too.

[terry]

I am slowly saving for the UFX 3. RME has an excellent reputation for keeping their drivers updated and high build quality. Plus, you nailed the big one beside a/d and d/a, which is expandability. With MADI, DANTE, ADAT, and the others there are a lot of options. Of course, I would love a Flock Audio patch bay to digitally patch things not having to move patch cables but my wife would kill me. Saving and getting the USX 3 is going to be bad enough. I appreciate your channel and advice. I had minimalist recording set up in the late '90s early 2000s just to record as my band and work out songs I wrote. I got out of it for years and am now writing and recording myself and others. Keep up the good work Barry.

[campfirecoyote]

Been really happy with the Presonus Quantum 2626, no need for DSP with a silicon mac, can track no problem with next to no latency, plenty of I/O, reasonably priced, etc..

[Steviee]

I recently bought a Motu 24Ai and a 24Ao simply because I already have outhouses Pres. Abs I also have 32 ch of AVB. For me this was one of those things for the money that will allow me to do soooo much more for a lot less money. (Of course I spent too much for the outboard gear and AVB I/o but I can swap bit by bit and still keep an amazing converter. 24 analog in 24 ADAT and 24 AVB all at once. With an internal stand alone mixer if needed for monitor mixes or heck even live mixing with an iPad.
I do like RME and looked into them but for the money there are not inexpensive. Thanks for the video. Take care!

[petergeo]

I bought Babyface pro 6 months ago mostly based on your reviews and comments. I progressed to reccording drum kits using ADAT. Works flawlessly.

[Tav_cr]

MT 48 by Neumann was my choice and I'm very happy I bite the bullet on it.

[saschavomscheidt]

I totally agree to your comments to RME, I owned a UFX and a Multiface USB and I still use a Frieface 800 … with a FireWire /thunderbolt adapters it can be still used with a nowadays common computer, it still will outperform a lot of interfaces in terms of sound quality, besides from that it is extremely stable and can be remote controlled with iPad, can be used in stand alone as a 8-Channel ad/da converter in up to 96 kHz, i think 192 kHz I also possible … it is the Best Buy of my life considering that it has been releases 20 years ago !!!!

[TonyThomas]

I am still rocking my Behringer UMC204HD. Best bang for the buck!