RME Babyface Pro FS - Review (ESS version and TotalMix)
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- In this video I test the Babyface Pro FS from RME and have a closer look at the TotalMix software.
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00:00 Intro
00:35 Hardware Overview
03:57 Design
04:15 Internals
05:07 Mic Input Performance
06:03 Mic Preamp Performance
07:19 Line Input Performance
08:31 Main Output Performance
09:52 HP Output Performance
11:46 TotalMix Overview
13:58 DIGICheck Overview
14:19 Round Trip Latency
14:44 Verdict
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Correction correction: I have triple-checked and my Babyface really does deliver 125 dB(A) dynamic range with the XLR output. I might have gotten lucky here and I wouldn't expect every Babyface to reach this exact dynamic range but they will be close and that's an excellent performance.
Thanks for the videos man. Now you know that the Babyface Pro was upgraded to the Pro FS, which they say is a big improvement in terms of the "steadyclock" but nobody know what that is. I don't have the FS only the old Pro version.
@@ZPaulLucenti The clock defines the stability of the audio signal. The FS is a steadier clock for cleaner audio.
But they actually changed more things in the Babyface Pro FS than the clock. You can search that info on your own.
when are you getting to the apogee? get an ensemble and a symphony I want to know how these compare to all the others
@@andesneko like what?
can you tell me/us which interface you measured has the lowest RTL ?
The video I have been waiting for since I've subscribed. An RME review...thank you so much! Nuff respect from NY
Was looking forward to this video. It’s been well worth the wait. Thanks Julian
Couple of days ago, I was searching your channel for a Babyface Pro FS review. Excellent review as always. Thanks Julian!
i've been waiting for you to get one of these. great review!
Excellent review!!! Detailed and well explained! Thank you for this!
thanks Julian, I've been waiting for this !
I have been waiting for this video!
Much awaited review. Eagerly awaiting for the teardown and performance results of Apogee (Duet 3) and Apollo Twin MK II (Quad core). Thank you and very best wishes for future videos 💫😊
Finally :-) Every morning when I startup my Computer, I'm in love with my Babyface!!!
Wonderful review! Good points in your final verdict. Thanks a lot, Julian
Great job Julian Thank you. I’m a huge RME fan. Their support for older devices (FireWire 800in my case) is still awesome. I recommend them to everyone without any reason apart from being awesome!
Thank you for this amazing review! I wanted to purchase it but I wasn't sure between babyface vs apollo twin! but now I wanna use this as my main interface so I can add some more in and out channels through ADAT, thank you again Julian and good luck!
Intricate review. Thanks, Julian. Subscribed.
This is the best channel ever.
I love to see the Tascam HR2x2 on second place in noise mic input. :) I switched from two old Firestudio Project interfaces to a HR2x2 + a 16x08. I cannot be happier with them, such clean audio and the units don't produce any heat whatsoever.
Damn. Your timing couldn't be more perfect! I am comparing multiple AIs and I am eyeing that baby
Great Review as always. Love RME!!
Best review of the product. Reviews should be like this :)
I love to see a revew of the new beacn mic. love your videos
A bomb review. I gotta have it. Great go Krause
Vielen Dank! Thanks for doing this one Julian.
The review we’ve been waiting for 😉 it’s been a long time coming!
You are the bomb when it comes to Audio interface reviews. Pls accept my online hug. You are simply the best.
Thanks for the video Julian! I'm so glad you finally got around to this one as I've had friends recommend it to me in the past as the gold standard. This RME unit is really one step ahead in the latency departmen! Seeing the difference in performance with the Motu M2 which I use daily, I'm glad I picked it over this one when deciding, as putting in 3 times the price of the M2 to get only marginally better performance (hello, diminishing returns) really wouldn't have made much sense for me (and still wouldn't!).
Seeing more comparisons and reviews on your channel, I think the Motu M2 might even be slightly more expensive than I could have gotten away with for my requirements - but then again, the M2 is built excellently, and has all around excellent specs for its price category.
for both RME/Apollo,
you’d have to get their higher end interfaces to really see a difference
($1500-$4,000)
seeing Motu as a top performer in his chart is amazing esp for its price. I am considering either the m2 or ssl2. I have the id4 atm and I love it but need 2 inputs and the id14mkii which would have been an obvious choice presents itself with some bummers like no physical control for the line input and many things are software controlled which will definitely not work on my system ( Linux ).
Wow, fantastic latency specs. RME drivers are incredible. I'm still using my Multiface to this day. They still support it. Nice to see a company support its products for years and years to come as you advance through OS's.
Too right. I had a very nice interface/monitor controller from a rival company. A recent Windows update caused some latency issues. The company hasn't updated the drivers for over five years and won't be doing so despite me reporting issues. I bought a Digiface just before Christmas and RME have issued two driver revisions since then. There is no better company for drivers in audio in my book.
@@soundbelch1600 Yes, they are by far the most solid drivers I have ever worked with. Super easy to install and never, I mean never have had an issue with them from Windows XP, WIn7 and Win10. It just works.
Why not just list which interface hasn't updated its drivers in 5 years?
@@soundbelch1600 Please reveal the missing info... Apart from sound quality, the thing of importance for purchase is software support.
This, 100%. RME drivers are so solid that it's the only interface I really trust for mission critical stuff. Back a few years ago, I was responsible for broadcasting a multi-venue music festival thousands of miles from home, and we'd always plug the interface in last, because that was the thing that never failed to do exactly what it was supposed to. Compared with other brands (even ones that I also own), RME is reliable like the sun
Glad to see you reviewing another interface above the $400 range. It’s great to see how all these specs compare.
TotalMix has long been in a class of its own. Great, consistent interface and excellent view choices. It’s not immediately apparent what justifies the high cost, but the deeper I look, the better the deal looks.
I’ve had mine for a year now and I’m finally understanding totalmix… When I got my Babyface all I had to refer was the manual! All these videos are new but much needed!!!
My input has been low with too much noise and I finally figured out how to increase output without introducing more noise. I DIDN’T even know it had a built in pre amp until recently too!
damn i forgot to click on the bell icon. so that's why im missing your vids. all sorted though. thanks for this.
Great review and it totally confirms my experience with this interface. I have this interface around a year now only using for home recording. At the time I was interested in the usb based appollo and the zen go as they seemed to have lots of extra stuff that comes with them which looks pretty cool. I went with the babyface cause I wanted a simple great performing solid interface and it was exactly that. I set total mix to daw mode as I dont use the built in fx and its basically plug and play. And as a home recording guitarist the low latency is fantastic.
I’m still using the original Babyface which I bought from new and it’s rock solid and still supported, can’t go wrong with RME!
If I were buying an interface today, this would definitely be on the short list as the specs and features are pretty well everything I'd want in a desktop interface. I've been using my RME PCIe interface for just over a decade and haven't felt the need to upgrade. I'll admit, though, I still haven't fully learned all the features of Total Mix. Thanks!
I have the very first Babyface and it still works well with the updated drivers and firmware. RME delivers in every regard.
Oho!!!! Julian reviewing the top stuff neow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Thank you so much for this review I just got a BF after months of waiting and this review confirms my choice. One thing I think you didn't stress enough is the fact that the BF is USB powered, with those specs no other USB powered interface achieves this, no matter the money. I think this is also the reason for not including the DSP dynamics, they had to cut some corners...maybe who knows, an option for future firmwares, dynamics included if you externally power the unit?
Also for the same reason (USB powered) I think they had to cut corners with the instrument input gain, vintage single coils pickups struggle a bit even at maximum settings, not a big problems because the noise is low, but more gain for single coil pickups would have been nice, humbuckers and active pickups of course have no problems.
Another thing I really hope will be available in the future firmware is the possibility to go from mono input to stereo output in standalone mode and allow to use the BF as a practising tool to be used with headphones. A simple workaround for guitars is a Y split cable mono to dual mono, but still it would be nice to have this simple function in standalone mode, obviously this is easy to do when connected to a PC.
Also as last point, people should remember not to connect unbalanced monitors to the balanced output connectors of the unit without proper unbalanced XLR connector /adaptors (with only pin 2 and 1 connected and 3 disconnected), the output is not servobalanced. Meaning the BF doesn't recogonise unbalanced connectors at the output. This is another corner cut for USB powering the unit.
Overall a great unit with the super bonus of TotalMix, which is a valuable, quick, flexible and efficient mixing tool.
Thanks for another great video. Just a quick note, RME clock and jitter control is another reason people buy these units.
Hi julian, your analysis are impeccable. Wondering if you are avoiding Apollo Twin review or we just need to wait a little bit more. Can't wait.
Thank you for such a nice job in all your videos.
Thanks Julian, been waiting to see you put the Babyface through its paces. Would be great if you could put the Apogee Duet on the list soon :)
great review
Really cool review, thanks
Please review the apogee duet 3
Thank you very much 👍
You sir are a professional
i'm really looking foward to the review of fireface ucx ii!
Hey Julian, thanks so much for your overall approach, for both very technical information and soft - user info. I'm curious why you don't have the Apollo in your comparison mix? I'm sure there is a reason and I have not watched enough of your videos to know this. I'm trying to compare the Twin X DUO this this RME. You're about the only person I trust on RUclips. Thanks again for what you do!
Julian, your videos have been MAD useful. I'd love to see you tackle some of the major mixer/interface combo units out there, things like the Tascam Model 12, the Allen & Heath ZEDi, and PreSonus Studio Live ARc consoles. I think they're pretty overlooked/underconsidered by a lot of people trying to buy something that gives them a lot of bang for buck.
...And the Soundcraft Signature series, please.
Yep I wanna see that video as well ☹️ I hope he sees this comment and make a video about them 😢
very useful thanks
hey julian thank you for doing these videos, really cool to see someone putting out there such good quality reviews. I have a question, or rather I'm looking for advice, I'm currently changing my studio setup for a more travel friendly option. I'm trying to decide what's the best audio interface with 2 preamps and 2 line inputs + adat connectivity and best ad -da conversion. What would you recommend? I currently have dedicated preamps + focusrite clarett 8prex
Love the wheel, the interface is great for guitar sims, finally they sound like the demos on YT
I hear RME makes some of the best interfaces around, which this confirms -- thank you! Need to decide between this and the Audiofuse Studio with the extra preamps and reamping ability but maybe lower audio quality.
please be advised,
I have the audiofuse studio
and the latency ranges
from 8ms to 50ms
based on buffer size
and sample rate.
I’ve only used a few times to record vocals,
but I didn’t notice a delay.
at 1024 buffer for playback,
I don’t notice any delays.
I’ve heard/read that the latency comes into play with high plugin counts and when using analog gear.
an option I’m considering for the future is the motu ultralite mk5.
This channel did a review and compared the numbers;
the only real rivals are all from the audient interfaces,
which are pretty much neck and neck.
Great review!
Please consider making a table with RTL times for future videos.
Just discovered your channel, love your videos!
Noticed you have no reviews on Universal Audio Apollo Twin, not that but not even any mention in the graph for value references. Planning to do a review on it at any time soon? That would be amazing.
Just commenting for the algorithm. Super video even if I made an audible gasp when I saw the price.
Wait until you start getting into the prices for AD/DA converters...
@@soundbelch1600 Initially watching it I just didn't realise who exactly this product was being marketed towards, the price clearly indicates the professional with maybe limited desk space :P
Hi Julian thanks for the review!!! Great job as always. Curious how to tell which converters are in my unit withou opening it up!!!✌️❤️
I like your channel 👍🏻
Thanks for confirming that this is what I should upgrade too from my 2i2. Better microphone first though
Great review on the Pro FS, Julian. Will you be reviewing the LCT 1040?
Köszönjük!
Another fantastic video. Thanks for that! Have you considered doing a review of the Apogee Duet 3? I'd love to see how it stacks up against interfaces like this RME and a lot of others around this price point. Preamp noise, frequency response and AD/DA converters etc are all aspects of the Duet 3 that I haven't been able to find much into about. Cheers! R
Hey Julian, here's another Julian :) Nice review - just one thing I think should be mentioned regarding RME in general: The driver support for their products is second to non. You will most likely never run into the issue of not having proper drivers for your old interface trying to use it with your future system. I think that's is one of the BIG pluses when buying RME stuff and saves you money in the (not so) long run; particularly compared to other brands. For me this was the main reason to get RME interfaces and I will never change that for exactly that reason; besides their state of the art performance as a brand. Best regards Q
Finally ! Thanks for outstanding review, Julian! After all i have a couple questions, you said that RME has multiclient ASIO support, i thougt that in 2022 every sound card does that ? no ? ultralite can't handle 2 or more DAWs and sound from WDM bus at the same time ?
If i'll power babyface FS with external power supply, would it affect headphones output ? can it give more amplifiering to them ? results are pretty modest, 60mW wouldn't be anough for headphones like Fostex T50rp or some other power hungry magnet planars
Julian is the best.
Just purchased one based upon your review, and also as my Audient id44 lacks XLR outputs (dislike TRS to xlr cables). Will follow up when it arrives, it is backordered!
Simply amazing review. You have definitely impressed me with your ability to focus on important issues, and show the strengths and weaknesses of the product with extreme dignity. It was originally released in 2010. By any standard this is a phenomenal piece of gear that has stood the test of time. That's thanks to its stats and build quality, exceptional business ethics from the entire team at RME, and the fact they have continuously updated the drivers which have been considered some of the best in the recording business. This interface is 12+ years old and they just released a firmware update as well as drivers for the new Apple silicon computers in 2023. Is there any chance we'll get a Neumann MT 48 review soon? They say it has 136 dB of dynamic range. Thanks
It's not the audio specs that matter with this interface so much. I mean, they're good. Perfectly adequate for any use, but that's about it. The driver is the real beauty. Rock solid under any conditions, infinite flexibility, no limitations. You're basically paying for the driver and it's worth it.
With all due respect speaking as an IT professional what you said makes no sense. You can't use a driver to fix insufficient hardware. The beauty of the RME Babyface (and all of the RME products) is their combination of high quality hardware components and chips, system design and finally the extremely well-written drivers. They are also extremely diligent in updating their drivers and firmware as necessary. The drivers are great but no matter how well you develop your driver's they won't make crappy Hardware any better.
Specifications always matter
You both are right. RME hardware is excellent so it can achieve good result, and also RME, compared to other mamufacturers, put serious time in creating the good drivers for their products, which are better, and give better results in stabilit y, latency,, etc, compared to other manufacturers' interfaces
And decades of support not just until the next Mac or Windows OS.
Don't think I'm ready for this one yet. It is cool to have a company truly dedicated to longterm support through the years. I'll look at the manual. You can learn a lot about a brand on how their manual's written. Glad they painstakingly break down every button. Having great support is just as necessary as great hardware.
peace
Built to last - yes; if they maintain drivers and software through changes in computer operating systems and hardware. Thanks for your videos they are invaluable.
RME is known to support their devices for a very long time. They are still releasing updated drivers for interfaces that they released over 20 years ago. They are also one of the first ones to release updated drivers when new versions of MacOS are released as well as validating their Windows drivers when new versions or updates come out.
@Daniel Gaudet That is pleasing to here. I, along with many others, had to swamp TC Electronic Forum with requests and complaints to supply an audio interface driver for Windows 10. The responses by customers grew to over a thousand comments on their forum. TC Electronics' employee became aggressive and called customers all sorts of names in replies and comments. They finally buckled and supplied the firewire driver. We found out they didn't code the driver, and perhaps they didn't want to pay for a third party to update the firewire code. As best as I can recall, this is before Uli and Music Tribe acquired TC Electronic.
made algorithm happy, as suggested... 🙂
Hey Julian, great content as usual. On the very low end, could you review the Behringer UCA202/222? :D Always interesting to see how the cheapest cra...stuff performs.
One of the great thing about the RME products is the clocking accuracy over adat.
Thank you
Hi Julian, any chance of covering any of the other RME interfaces? I would love to see you do one of your deep dives on UCXii or even UFXiii. Regardless of if this is even possible, I really appreciate everything you do on this channel. It is just so helpful. Thank you.
They're not cheap but they are absolutely worth it (had one over lockdown that I moved on). Now have a Digiface USB and ADI-2 FS setup which sounds amazing. Really must get the ARC controller for it at some point.
I love my Arc but returned it twice - parameters names erased because of hands
thank you so much for doing this!, could you see if you could also get your hands on the twice as expensive UCX 2 audio interface?, also the warranty sticker was hilarious, but it is a serious problems of companies putting that sticker on, its just a lie and a bad thing to do.
great review as always! I treated this as a stand-in review for my UCX so I was happy to see the strong specs across the board. Personally one of the only critiques I have for the UCX is that the XLR input is mic level only, and the same input's TRS combo jack is line level only. Seems like a simple feature to make the whole combo input switchable?
Thorough review as usual. I do have a question as you show the BabyFace didn't have 65 db of gain on the mic inputs as claimed, but maybe about 58 db. I have the AKM version (which may or may not matter), but it has dead on 65 db of gain. So my question is what method you use to measure the gain perhaps that explains the difference?
Not planning to buy this one but really fun to watch your super in-depth review!
So, many, connectors.
Have you any plans on reviewing the RME UCX ii? These vids are great. Cheers
Julian Krause is one of the very few RUclipsrs who uses 'sponsor' (and 'advertisement') correctly!
Many RUclipsrs abuse the word 'sponsor'. They belief is :
- company pays = sponsor
- company does not pay = not sponsored
They never even say that they are advertising even when they clearly are advertising whether they buy with their own money or not!
Good to see some big brands interfaces on this channel,
but when Steinberg AXR4, UAD Apollo and Avid Carbon?
Love my Babyface Pro FS :) The only thing I use when recording something at home (even though I have a couple of analog and tube pre-amps at home as well). It's not something you would use for a studio, but as a portable and/or bedroom interface it's perfect! As long as you plan to record only up to 10 mics at the same time and mix completely ITB, there is really no need for anything more than what the Babyface offers. I guess you could connect a couple of hardware pieces if you connect them through a ADAT pre-amp, if you really wanted to. There are other interfaces better suited for that though. I do wish that the headphone outs were separately controlled, but other than that I can't think of anything I would change with it.
If you see this I would greatly appreciate your advice. I have a dedicated room in my apartment that I've converted into a studio. Is it possible to make semi pro quality audio ITB aside from vocals and acoustic guitar? It's just myself recording so I don't need a lot of I/O. Currently I'm using a Steinberg UR22C and don't know what to upgrade it to or if it would make more sense to spend resources on an AD/DA and a two channel pre of high quality.
@@pikeysrock absolutely. Even vocals and acoustic guitars can sound professional recorded in a bedroom/home studio. If you install proper acoustic dampening in the room (which you should anyways when using monitors) you can record vocals/acoustic guitars without problems. The most important thing is that the vocals are performed well (you can't polish a turd), and for acoustic guitars: that it's played on a good sounding instrument. Next is good sounding microphones, and third a good interface (even better if you have a great sounding pre-amp running into the interface). You don't have to splurge on a separate converter and pre-amps. Todays hybrid audio interfaces are already good enough for 99% of all recordings. Just buy a good interface from brands like RME or UAD. If you are a PC user I would strongly suggest RME for compatibility and quality reasons. Their Fireface 802 (or the newer 802 FS) has practically everything you'd ever need for a bedroom studio interface. If you are a Mac user you could check out the UA Apollo x8, or maybe the MOTU 828 2024 version (works on PC as well, but their drivers doesn't always work 100% for all Windows systems). The 828 2024 version is probably the most bang-for-your-buck interface on the market right now. All of the interfaces I've mentioned have onboard DSP that you can utilize for cue mixes or print to recording, very advanced and powerful mixer/routing software, are expandable through ADAT, super high quality conversion, very transparent pre-amps, great headphone amps, and all should have very low round trip latency figures.
@@nj1255 DUDE THANK YOU FOR REPLYING! That MOTU 828 looks absolutely incredible. I was going to get the Apogee Symphony desktop but this might be the best option. I use a Mac Mini M2 running Logic Pro. The Apollo would be great but I'm not able to spend that much at this time. I think I'm going to go with this MOTU.
@@nj1255 Do you think the Apollo x6 would be good for getting pro quality?
@@pikeysrock Both the Apogee Symphony Desktop, MOTU 828 2024 and the Apollo X6 have superb converters and pre-amps. It's more a question of I/O, general component quality and hardware/software support that separates them. I believe that all three manufacturers have excellent software support when it comes to Mac (but all three suck ass in driver support for Windows). I know that there are a ton of 20-30 years old MOTU and Apogee interfaces and converters out there that still are useable, but since the interfaces are Firewire they have become obsolete (mainly because of Apple). I'm not so sure about Universal Audio in terms of component quality and software support, but they have been the "bees-knees" for the last 10 years or so. Although, since they have released their plugins natively know they don't really have the advantage of the onboard DSP anymore. Decide what I/O you need and how long you expect the interface to last you. If it's more than 10 years, the Apollo X6 might not be the safest choice, but at the same time it could also last you 20 years or so, so it's hard to say.
Great review. Maybe you can get Merging Technologies to load you an Anubis?
Very nice review as always..In your opinion until now which is the best overall interface in 2023 under 1000?
Hola Julian. Sería posible que puedas hacer una revisión de la interfaz donner livejack color morado.
Muy bueno tu canal
Great as usual... but now I’m wondering what the older converters deliver. Sigh.
Cool 💙
I was confused about Rme Babyface pro fs and Audient id14 mkii which one to buy a month ago and bought Audient id14mkii. After watching this video today I am convinced that I have made a good decision. :)
Looking forward to your review on the Merging Anubis - AUDIO INTERFACE
This.
Subscribed. Just wondering if you have ever shouted in your life? 😂
Hi Julian, thanks for this really good review (as usual :))! I have a question about the line inputs. Your review shows that the TS line input has slightly higher dynamic range than the XLR TRS input. I expected different results as the maximum input level is higher with the 1/2 inputs (+19 dBu @0dB gain with PAD) than with the 3/4 inputs (+13 dBu @0dB gain). Does it means there is no correlation between these audio performances and the maximum input gain?
Or perhaps you haven't used the PAD for testing the XLR input line (do you think it would change the result with/without PAD activation?).
Thanks in advance if you have the opportunity to answer :)
Nothing compares to RME! I just cant tell you how much incredibly better the sound out of this is period. And love the no latency! It has saved me in many ways
Many have tried, and some have come reasonably close. Not close enough, though.
@@Blewis-Diarrheo i got the babyface pro, not the fs. That is great! This is my secret weapon
I liked the RME but love my Lynx much more.
Agree. Love the preamps of the Babyface Pro.
@@anthonyrock5039 haven't heard of it, ill check it out
Great review. Any chance of you doing one on the Steinberg AXR4? It’s supposed to be quite different from their cheaper offerings.
I cant wait for recent my FIREFACE UCXII
RME always on the top I think.
Rme gave me the biggest headache to set up. But afterwards when I got it to work. It's been nice lol
Been waiting for this one. I'd love to see you compare it to an old babyface. They go for around 250-300 euros second hand and I've been thinking that they're a great option in that prince range.
would like that too!
They probably are if you can live with the breakout cable but at the same time it's a crap shoot on how well the previous owner(s) have treated an already decade old device.
@@SaiChooMusic the ones I've seen have generally been treated quite well.
You may probably find that it looks scruffy but works perfectly, like mines, been with me since launch and never had a problem with it, neither hardware or software.
Hey Julian, amazing as usual. I have to point out, as others have, that RME is STILL supporting HDSP system (Multiface, Digiface) from 21 years ago, AND they even made new Firewire drivers for M1 devices. People will always bemoan the price, then will proceed to switch out their interface every 3-5 years, or as long as it takes for their brand to drop driver support. Also, any chance of reviewing a couple of "vintage" interfaces? Just for fun - might be interesting to see just how far audio quality has (or hasn't) come.
I second this. Would love a review like this for Digidesign 192.
Completely agree! I bought a Multiface 1 many years ago (used ). It hadn't been sold anymore for ages. Then some years back RME released a new firmware for it plus a new driver for... WinXP! Which had been discontinued by Microsoft at the time. It's just an absolutely amazing product support. I only use RMEs now (3 different ones) and will never buy anything else.
@@LeadingMotive Same here, my first experience of RME was a Multiface. Now I'm on a Digiface and ADI-2 FS after owning others and other brands and this is the best sounding setup I've had.
One I would like to see some tests on is a Sound Devices PreMix interface
Or a steinberg mr816csx
As others have said, drivers and long term support of products are unmatched.
I agree that a finer EQ on the output and dynamics on the input would put this ting over the top. I'd even pay an extra $100 on the premium price for it.
I do wonder how the headroom is on the instrument input compared to the last gen model (I have the last gen pro model). It gets a little dicey with high output passive humbuckers (haven't tried it with active). Though if I do upgrade I think I'll end up with a UCX II. Would probably still keep the babyface and use both.
It's definitely got more headroom for pickups than the first Babyface, that I know from experience. Generally in the RME forum I've seen people asking about how to get more gain using guitar DI when using single coil pickups so something much lower output than high output passives.
Nice review! Do you have plans to test Midas digital mixers like m32c with dl32 or you know someone who already did? Couldn’t find much about this system in terms of practical use and quality. Thank you!
Hi Julian would love to hear what you think of the Apogee Duet.
nice video . as usual ;-) it would be interesting to see how the Antelope Discrete 4 compares to the Babyface, which has compressors,..fx. intigrated. I want to record classucal muisic and Im looking for the cleanest mic preamps with lots of dynamic range under 1000€. Best wishes
What connection would you be using, Thunderbolt or USB?
Have you ever thought about checking mixing desk interface performance, for example Midas MR18, a massive amount of input and output and also a massive amount of DSP, when you consider the price point it is a very viable option!