Audio interfaces for the future

[Niall Munnelly]

I rarely, if ever, play software instruments :)

On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 1:17 PM Mikael Hansson <forums at deadmengods.com>
wrote:

> I see that they are USB-C now, does anyone know if it still is a
> significant difference vs running Thunderbolt?
>
> How are your's latency wise? Any problem playing software instruments?
>
> /Micke
>
>
> On 2 May 2020, at 18:52, Niall Munnelly <niall.munnelly at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have owned a Metric Halo ULN-8 for ten years, and it will probably be
> great for another twenty. Their driver and hardware platform is unlike
> anything I’ve seen.
>
> That quality and innovation ain’t cheap, though. These days, I don’t need
> many more than eight line inputs and a patchbay at any given time, but you
> can record 8 line inputs, 8 mic inputs (line works fine; they can handle
> insane signal levels and any bass rolloff just means you need to be
> judicious in your patching) and 8 AES/EBU in one go, not that I’ve tried.
>
> I hate to share a hype page, but the 3D platform and expansions are really
> impressive:
>
> https://mhsecure.com/3dEarlyAccess/
>
>
> And I have never, in some 15 years of using MH products, seen them say
> “we’re working on drivers for the newest OS.” They are compatible with
> MacOS updates before they’re even released.
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 10:47 AM Mikael Hansson <forums at deadmengods.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I need to replace my trusty old Focusrite Saffire PRO 40 as I need some
>> more inputs and because it’s been announced that Catalina will be the last
>> MacOS they will support.
>>
>> I’ve been eyeing Focusrite Red 16 Line, RME Fireface UFX+, Motu 828ES,
>> Antelope Orion Studio which all have their pros and cons. I’m not sure
>> about UAD Apollo as they’re quite expensive and only has max 16 inputs
>> unless you’re buying two of them.
>>
>> So, in the light of mentions of some here switching from RME to UAD, what
>> are your opinions about the future of audio interfaces? Which ones got a
>> nice path laid out for longevity?
>> Thinking about both the MacOS 3rd party kext's being deprecated and which
>> expansion protocol to get (AVB, Dante, MADI etc.)
>>
>> /Micke
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Niall.
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