I really can't decide between the Revolution 2x2 and the Motu M4 interface.
In this
recording, to my ears the Revolution 2x2 sounds much cleaner than the M2 and iD14 . (The M2 sounds better than the iD14 to me)
I have a super old Sontronics STC-2 and would like to pair it with the Motu M4.
My old Tascam US122-L in combination with the Behringer Xenyx802 produce a really buzzy noise in addition to the ground noise.
I use the Xenyx802 for +48V Phantompower because the US122-L is too silent its "gain" turned to max.
(gain put into "" because the knob for the MIC/LINE in says LINE on the left and MIC on the right side)
Effectively the wiring from the STC-2 to my PC is:
[STC-2] {Mic out via XLR} <->
[Xenyx802] {Mic in via XLR}
[Xenyx802] {Main out L/R via 6.3mm Jack} <->
[US-122L] {Line in L/R via 6.3mm Jack} - with this
cable
[US-122L] {USB B 2.0} <->
[PC] {USB 2.0 A}
I want to record my voice for Let's plays/Playthroughs/Tutorials and maybe will use it for another project where I will have to record a lot of reading too.
I'm not going to record any guitar playing like the guy in the video above - maybe I'll use my keyboard for some VST stuff but thats going to use the MIDI interface.
Now I wonder if the Revolution 2x2 would be a better idea instead of the Motu M4 but can't really let my decision be based off a guitar recording.
What I really appreciate about the M4 is that I can turn on +48V Phantompower for each Channel seperately.
The idea is that in case I ever want to use a condensor mic + a mic that does not need +48V Phantompower, I can still use the M4, whereas with the R2x2 I couldn't.
Also I love the display, and that you can monitor the in/out db levels.
This guy has an
issue with the Phantom power of his second unit of the Motu M4 and I'm afraid that this might also happen to me...
Other than that, there is this "dynamic range advantage" which I don't really understand yet technically and will have to read into.
I "know" that you can't really go wrong with these kind of interfaces and everything is going to be better than my current setup and that even the same model of the same interface is not going to sound the same (or so I was told?). But I am really at a loss about which interface to get right now.