KVR Audio

vignesh.vijay · Post by **vignesh.vijay** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:28 pm

Type of music I do :
I mainly produce music using virtual instruments using a midi keyboard. Rarely some vocal recordings.

My set up currently:
I am currently using Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (1st gen) and motherboard- Gigabyte Intel LGA 20113 X99 4way SLI/CrossFireX ATX Motherboards GAX99UD4. I have 32 gigs of RAM.

Need:
Need an upgrade to reduce latency and process more virtual instruments/plugins seamlessly.

Recommendation needed:
Any good recommendation for audio interface. I am looking at Apollo Solo. Would Apollo solo suffice for my need? To get the maximum out of it, I am hearing thunderbolt 3 is the way to go.
My motherboard doesn't support thunderbolt. Do I need to upgrade my motherboard as well? If so, Any good recommendation for motherboard as well?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:31 pm

I think the general consent here and eslewhere is that the RME interfaces have the best performance/latency.

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:56 pm

vignesh.vijay wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:28 pm reduce latency

RME.

vignesh.vijay wrote: ↑Fri Dec 17, 2021 11:28 pmmore virtual instruments/plugins

Faster CPU.

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:56 am

The best performance is RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe
viewtopic.php?p=8293709#p8293709

For the new PC, check
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=574244&p=8284100#p8284100

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 2:18 pm

vignesh.vijay · Post by **vignesh.vijay** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:49 pm

How would I connect my midi keyboard and mic to RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe?
There seems to be no slots available at least from this image below.
https://www-vintageking.com.imgeng.in/m ... pe_aio.jpg

vignesh.vijay · Post by **vignesh.vijay** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:52 pm

How big is the latency difference between uad Apollo solo and RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe?
Is it even noticable?

Pictus · Post by **Pictus** » Tue Dec 21, 2021 9:24 pm

vignesh.vijay wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:49 pm How would I connect my midi keyboard and mic to RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe?
There seems to be no slots available at least from this image below.
https://www-vintageking.com.imgeng.in/m ... pe_aio.jpg

With a cable, read the manual
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/hdspeaiopro_e.pdf

vignesh.vijay wrote: ↑Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:52 pm How big is the latency difference between uad Apollo solo and RME HDSPe AIO Pro PCIe?
Is it even noticable?

HDSPe AIO Pro is the BEST performance of all!
Yes it will be noticeable, the difference against the Apollo USB will be big
and the TB less, maybe they tested in
https://gearspace.com/board/music-compu ... st15205348

Recommendation on motherboard and audio interface