skeptastic
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This is great info. Thank you! It's so hard for me to weight TotalMix vs all the features of the ADI-2 since I will only need to use analog outputs 1/2 on the ADI-2. I don't think I'll need a lot of routing capabilities at all. The near-zero latency sounds cool though. And to reiterate, I am only tracking vocals, so I don't even need stereo inputs. And in my case, the ADI-2 Pro is actually quite a bit less expensive, as I can get it for $1275 out the door, versus the UCX II for $1500 out the door. In addition, I need a second headphone output with the UCX II since it only comes with one, and only need a monitor switch control to pair with the ADI-2. Lastly, if I want access to TotalMix I could grab a digiface at any time and pay the same in total for the digiface and ADI-2 as for the UCX II and the extra headphones amp.I have all of the RME equipment mentioned above. I use the UCX II to record classical guitar and I've monitored/compared those recordings (as well as a bunch of commercial recordings) on both the UCX II and ADI-2 FS driving a variety of headphones (Senn 800S&650, Beyerdynamic 880) as well as speakers. IMO, there's no audible difference due to the electronics chain. Of course, the headphones have their individual sonic signatures which are easily discernable, but there's no detectable signature to the electronics chain to my ears. Both headphones and the speakers+rooms impart their signature which mask the miniscule differences in the electronics chain.
Totalmix is fantastic, solid and full-featured and works perfectly in conjunction with nearly any DAW (I use Reaper). I would select the UCX II for the requirements you've outlined over the ADI-2 Pro. It's less expensive and has more I/O. While the ADI-2 would suffice, it excels within a dedicated playback environment with a single stereo analog input source.
Just my viewpoint, but it's representative of one seven-billionth of the world population!
The more I think about it, I really should just grab the ADI-2, try it out in my DAW, and see if the latency even bugs me at all during recording. If it does, add the Digiface and have the best possible conversion with all the headphone outputs, analog inputs, and analog outs I need.
Thanks for your input! Feel free to comment on this reply to your post, or my reply to Rja4000's post!
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