KVR Audio

flux82 · Post by **flux82** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:30 am

hey im looking for a cheap audio/midi interface powered by usb

i want something simple so currently i've found the "infrasonic amon" and the "tascam us-122mk2"

but do you guys have any other suggestions?

vata44 · Post by **vata44** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:43 am

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 ~$110

Panphobia · Post by **Panphobia** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:55 pm

Very happy with my presonus audiobox 22vsl. It comes in a bigger version if you need more i/o (44vsl).

bedjka · Post by **bedjka** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:27 am

Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (the 2i2 doesn t have midi)
the best bang for the buck.
http://www.everythingrecording.com/revi ... tt-series/

glasgene · Post by **glasgene** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:34 am

You cant go wrong with the Focusrite Interfaces -- the 2i2 has no midi though depending on that being an issue .. if you can stretch further I really recommend the Roland UA55 Quad Capture. The sound quality is unbelievable for the price

http://www.decks.co.uk/products/Audio_I ... Ub7ExxhjfI

I may actually sell my RME UCX and Quad to buy the Roland Octo.

If your in the UK and interested send me a PM and we could maybe organise a sale for the same price bracket as the 2i2. All boxed and like new.

_shift · Post by **_shift** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:11 pm

I have questions about audio interfaces, and I thought it might be better to ask in this current thread than revive an ancient one, or start a new one:

How will an audio interface help, particularly in the following ways?

- My computer already has a line/mic-in and is capable of mixing 48khz audio with no problem.

- I do get audio hiccups during playback if I have other programs (most of all firefox or torrents) running. Would an audio interface stop that from happening?

- I get latency when using my midi controller whenever my mixes get big, because I'll have to crank up the buffer. Will an audio interface solve that?

- I get latency when routing my bass amp into my PC. Will an audio interface help get rid of that?

- I prefer to not use asio4all because it disables audio from all programs besides my DAW. Will the benefits of an audio interface remain even if I don't use asio, and use the default MME/ Directx?

docdued · Post by **docdued** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:40 pm

The main benefit you are going to have is that the external audio interface will have (or should have, check for that) a dedicated asio driver, which will not have the asio4all limitations. In order to achieve a low enough latency that you can basically neglect it during recording, there's no way around ASIO.