Hey
Time to "upgrade"!
Wich one to choose, there + and - for all of them... but very similars? Your thoughts and experiences are welcome, tia.
_ Balance is quiet pricey in regards to the 2 others... and only 2 inputs, no MIDI but AUTO-SENS
_ Quad-capture is nice, but only 2 inputs, but with MIDI and AUTO-SENS, good price
_ Komplete Audio 6, nice, good price (in between), MIDI, 4 inputs (great!), no AUTO-SENS
More?! Anything else?
And yes, this is the price range and number of inputs/outputs I'm looking for.
TIA.
Zouki
Quad-Capture vs. Komplete Audio 6 vs. Propellerheads Balance
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- KVRAF
- 3846 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from Underworld
How about Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP? http://www.focusrite.com/products/audio ... ro_24_dsp/ 
Excellent preamps, especially for the price. DSP reverb/comp/eq.
Just to tell you about some more options. And if you prefer USB [I don't] then this: http://www.focusrite.com/products/audio ... lett_18i6/
Personally, I use their Octopre Dynamic preamp to connect it to RME HDSP PCI and have lots of analog inputs and outputs to route the audio around through different "devices"... and as a mic preamp, of course
, but I wouldn't mind having any of their firewire interfaces, either. I like the build quality of their interfaces and their prices are great in comparison to RME, TC, and MOTU, for example.
Cheers!
Excellent preamps, especially for the price. DSP reverb/comp/eq. Just to tell you about some more options.
And if you prefer USB [I don't] then this: http://www.focusrite.com/products/audio ... lett_18i6/Personally, I use their Octopre Dynamic preamp to connect it to RME HDSP PCI and have lots of analog inputs and outputs to route the audio around through different "devices"... and as a mic preamp, of course
, but I wouldn't mind having any of their firewire interfaces, either. I like the build quality of their interfaces and their prices are great in comparison to RME, TC, and MOTU, for example.Cheers!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. - Jiddu Krishnamurti
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 21 Nov, 2010
I have Komplete Audio and I have complete satisfaction. I haven't tested the others though.
Komplete comes with a Komplete elementsd license (a $50 value), which is more useful imo than the Reason Essentials (too limited) that comes with Balance. Plus, if I remeber correctly, the "safe recording" feature of Balance only works with Reason, not other DAWs.
Komplete comes with a Komplete elementsd license (a $50 value), which is more useful imo than the Reason Essentials (too limited) that comes with Balance. Plus, if I remeber correctly, the "safe recording" feature of Balance only works with Reason, not other DAWs.
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- KVRist
- 392 posts since 21 Sep, 2011 from Northern California
I got the Presonus Audiobox 22 vsl, cheap and sounds great. If you need more i/o, there i the 44 vsl for a bit more money. Replaced a m-audio firewire 410, and the difference in sound was surprising.
I read that there were some quality issues with the quad capture, such as noise on one of the inputs using a specific setting. Sorry I forgot specifics, but you should read up to see if it was resolved (i believe it had to do with the guitar inputs).
I read that there were some quality issues with the quad capture, such as noise on one of the inputs using a specific setting. Sorry I forgot specifics, but you should read up to see if it was resolved (i believe it had to do with the guitar inputs).