Jun 23, 2010 04:50 pm Look at the Line 6 UX2... www.zzounds.com.../item--LINPSUX2
Advice Needed
Posted on Jun 23, 2010 04:42 pm
Calico Wax
Member Since: May 04, 2010
Need a good USB audio interface.
*24-bit
*I only need 2 XLR inputs
*MIDI Input/Output
*will work well with pc and mac (if possible)...
*48V Phantom Power
For under $300, i would love to keep it under $250... I've been researching audio interfaces for awhile and once i find one with good reviews the deeper i look, bad reviews pop up and point me in another direction. Im sure this is the case for any product but it makes things very confusing. I was pointed towards the Line 6 ux2 which i like but it has no midi in/out and i would like to use my MPK25.. Would it make a difference if i jus have them both plugged into usb? I believe i read somewhere that it is best to have the MPKs plugged into midi ports.
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Jun 23, 2010 04:54 pm Is there anyway around it having no midi ports? Because i do want to go with the UX2.. But i believe i need an interface with midi ports to use the MPK25 to the fullest..
Jun 23, 2010 04:58 pm admittedly, it's been a while, I I believe you can use MIDI via USB...
Jun 23, 2010 05:11 pm MIDI via USB is the way to go! Most (all?) modern midi controllers support USB MIDI.
Jun 23, 2010 05:17 pm So if ur midi device supports USB to Midi(or the other way around), it should make no difference wether the audio interface has midi ports?
Jun 23, 2010 05:29 pm Yessir. :] and something like this would do the trick just fine. Only downside is it takes up an extra USB port, but even if you run out expanders aren't expensive
www.zzounds.com/item--MDOUNO
$39 and free shipping. none too shabby ;)
Jun 23, 2010 05:42 pm Awesome!!!! That was the only thing holding me back from the UX2.. Does anyone know about efx that pod farm offers for vocals? (just a general question)
Jun 23, 2010 06:04 pm Plenty! 6 preamp models, one of them doesn't add any color but the other 5 do. They aren't the most distinct, i've heard examples of a little more depth changing "preamp" models even as software, but they still do quite a good job of adding a little subtle warmth. Also the reverbs aren't bad at all! And i use a bit of delay in certain parts a lot (probably over used it in my last song haha) and you can control it with automation. There's a lot of great stuff for more drastic effects, and along with other techniques you can do recording, its a great tool. Especially when you're just starting to get into home recording, you can't (and probably shouldn't) buy every plug in that grabs your attention, and pod farm is a great "swiss army knife" program for an extremely low price.
just an overview of certain effects, since i think thats more what you were asking for
Preamp models, Reverbs, Delays (some "clean" and some offer more interesting creative abilities such as reverse delay and echoplex models), Mods (Chorus, flange, etc. A wide variety of "flavors" for each effect as well, and some truely spacey stuff), Compressor (not that good really... set attack and release, there's better freebees), EQ (again, i don't really like it).
Jun 23, 2010 06:12 pm Thanks Alot!!! As always very helpful! Im definitely purchasing the UX2
Jun 23, 2010 08:18 pm I just looking into the Ux2 a little more and came across th KB37
www.zzounds.com...item--LINPSKB37
Does anybody have any knowledge about this item?
Acutally this would defeat the purpose of the mpk25, so i wouldnt need this.. LoL sorry
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