lsanbourne
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Hello,
I'm an internationally touring musician who frequently records my own chamber concerts with MixPre II and Schoeps. I don't love MixPre's mic preamps and really don't like its headphone amp, so I'm looking for a better solution: 8 of the most transparent mic preamps, ability to record 2 ch 96kHz standalone+battery (or up to 6-8ch 96kHz into a DAW), portable. Ideally I will find a modular solution since I often record with only 2 or 4 channels - though sometimes I do need 6-8.
1. I've found THD+N to be highly correlated with how good the interfaces sound. Is this the best spec metric?
2. From a professional friend who uses Merging/RME, I heard good things about F8n Pro, despite the price, but can't find measurements. Does anyone have them? I had F8 and hated the mic preamps.
3. Does anyone have recommendations for my needs? I own 12Mic and Babyface Pro and love the sound, but with just 1 ADAT in, I can't use all of 12Mic's inputs. I considered UCX II + QuadMic (via UCX II's analog inputs) but that might be fiddly.
Since I perform, I need to reserve mental capacity for my own performance (= I prefer as few cable connections as possible). And we often have way too little setup time, so I'd prefer to spend it positioning mics rather than connecting a bunch of cables. But I could be convinced otherwise and realize I'm asking for some crazy tradeoffs.
Thank you for your help!!
Larry
I'm an internationally touring musician who frequently records my own chamber concerts with MixPre II and Schoeps. I don't love MixPre's mic preamps and really don't like its headphone amp, so I'm looking for a better solution: 8 of the most transparent mic preamps, ability to record 2 ch 96kHz standalone+battery (or up to 6-8ch 96kHz into a DAW), portable. Ideally I will find a modular solution since I often record with only 2 or 4 channels - though sometimes I do need 6-8.
1. I've found THD+N to be highly correlated with how good the interfaces sound. Is this the best spec metric?
2. From a professional friend who uses Merging/RME, I heard good things about F8n Pro, despite the price, but can't find measurements. Does anyone have them? I had F8 and hated the mic preamps.
3. Does anyone have recommendations for my needs? I own 12Mic and Babyface Pro and love the sound, but with just 1 ADAT in, I can't use all of 12Mic's inputs. I considered UCX II + QuadMic (via UCX II's analog inputs) but that might be fiddly.
Since I perform, I need to reserve mental capacity for my own performance (= I prefer as few cable connections as possible). And we often have way too little setup time, so I'd prefer to spend it positioning mics rather than connecting a bunch of cables. But I could be convinced otherwise and realize I'm asking for some crazy tradeoffs.
Thank you for your help!!
Larry
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