PreSonus Revelator io44 - USB Audio Interface Review (Real-time audio processing)
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- In this video I test PreSonus Revelator io44 and check out the real-time effects.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Hardware Overview
03:13 Internals
03:36 Mic Input Performance
04:33 Interference Issue
06:32 Line Input Performance
07:11 Main Output Performance
07:56 HP Output Performance
09:23 Effects Latency
10:02 Software Overview
11:12 Round Trip Latency
11:38 Verdict
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Correction: The dynamic range of the main out of the Babyface PRO FS is actually 125.5 dB(A) as shown in its review. The graph will be adjusted in future videos.
So happy to see this. I've been grumbling about it for a while now and now you've got all the numbers to back up everything I've been saying. Maybe PreSonus will finally start listening. I wouldn't hold out hope, but who knows.
I doubt it. Their AtomSQ's pads are trash and support claims they haven't really heard of the issue... they lie and will try to blame your system at every step.
@CHARLES 13X when they work and don't double trigger or un-trigger for no reason. I'm on my second RMA Atom SQ about to send in for my 3rd. Trash.
@CHARLES 13X 🤡
They never listened, even their support window will instead insult you for using AMD cpu despite their drivers suck and unoptimized AF, it gave me a bad taste after buying Studio 24c
Another thought on the split PCB: It's kinda hard to put the PCB in that style of case, if it had been a single PCB. There are connectors protruding through the case on opposite sites, making it hard, if not impossible, to put it in.
I contacted presonus after seeing this excellent in depths review. I asked if this has been resolved. They told me to register my product and then contact them for support.
I sent them a link to this review and said that the shielding is an issue as most amplifiers in monitors are D class and so will emit HF (as shown). They said to get a power conditioner and to register for further support.
Well, Presonus have really lowered their quality and customer service. I won't be buying their stuff again.
They won't even answer pre sales questions such as this
Thank you for your service
LOL, their product isn't even correctly shielded. It's garbage.
I love your level of detail and research. Maybe we can see the Audiofuse Studio soon? *finger crosses*
Once again, wonderful work. Thank you Julian!
i honestly love this thing, i can use a head set with a mic, run my guitar processor, and play a back track all thru one mixed output. for live streaming guitar on twitch it really does the trick for me
The PreSonus io24 had hardware bugs in first release batch. Might have the same problem in gen 1 of the io44. PreSonus was great and replaced my device that had this fault
Thanks for the review
Yamaha just updated their AG line of streaming mixers/interfaces. These also have onboard DSP, and have had since the first version some years back.
As of today the only reviews i can find are in Japanese so they're still very new. It'd be cool if you could get one in for review.
I agree. I have a Yamaha AG06 and would love to see Julian review it.
@@nealrogers999 I have a Yamaha AG03.. :)
I second this! I am really interested on it's measurements :)
Saaame! Would really love if Julian reviewed the old AG03/AG06 versus the newer MK2 lineup that recently came out.
Does yamaha preserve settings when you connect it to other pc? Also shame they dont gave noise gate
you rock mate. thanx for the video.
no mute mic button, cmon presonus.. what you doing :( although, I do love my io24 interface :D Thanks for the vid Julian, great review as always!!!
This could've been fabulous, let's hope their gen2 version hit it out of the park!
see you in another decade
Can the compressor and effects be accessed from the hardware alone if I want to use this as a a preamp to record into a sampler rather into a PC?
i think it would be great if people could just check somewhere on a website and compare the benchmarks you measured by themselves, much like cpu and gpu do on hardware benchmarking websites, as for the table getting larger over time, i think what most people are interested in are comparisons of similar price range and maybe one or two of a higher price segment and one or two for a lower price segment, so that people have a general idea what to expect and when you are possibly being ripped off
Is the interference issue you had with the io44 the same issue you were having with the io24?
The Steinberg ur-c series also offers basic dsp processing at a really good price. It includes Eq, comp, reverb, and even some amp sims, which are all quite usable, with no latency. The reverbs are quite good actually. Plus there's loopback. Ideal for your use case i think. I've had the ur22c for three years and I've never had a more reliable but if digital audio gear.
If steinberg had noise gate i would buy it right away
@@domantlen6231 It does have, check their website
I have the exact same noise on my m-track duo, but it only happens on the line outs, doesn't affect recording or mic inputs, however it was driving me insane, so i spent a few hours to figure out where it was coming from...well other than being a cheap interface, the issue lies with the interface not having a proper ground and (insufficient isolation.) It was receiving interference over the usb cable/computer. I tried a whole bunch of cables including ones with a choke, but the only thing that ended up working was plugging it first into a powered $20 usb hub. The noise was reduced a ton. A side note: I tried plugging it into the usb hub of my monitor and it made it 10x worse...go figure...
A review of the Presonus iostation 24c would be really nice to see. I can't find a single technical review of this on RUclips.
Hi Julian and thanks for your amazing work!
Could you please review the SPL Marc One, which can be used as an audio interface, and seems to have pretty good specs?
Keep it up! :)
It's so redicouls that i was able to do real time audio processing with a creative sound card with a emu chipset (10k2) and a special driver (kx driver) for cheap, but 20 years later there is no affordable interface that can do all that what was able back then - the io 44 seems good for streamers in my opinion
There's really no need for real-time DSP as even the shittiest modern computer can do it way better. What real-time DSP usually is, is just DRM for overpriced plugins like UAD.
@@Andystuff800 for monitoring or streaming DSP effects can still be useful, and the latency is still better than the latency with effects running through the CPU, and if the DSP is just a dongle, and for most usecases it is, i would also say, then don't buy it
I can use my io24 with the dsp on my work computer for calls with no drivers and that’s the huge win for me because I get double use out of it now.
I have a UR-C 44 bloody brilliant kit for dsp it’s convenient when recording vox just for a headphone mix . I dont use the plugins though as I have better plugs .
Nice review as always, Im actually looking for an interface which can do realtime audio processing, since my dbx286s broke twice and dbx286s cant repair it. (Weird issues like getting very quiet and is a known issue by them, thats why I dont want a dbx anymore.) But I want to wait a bit maybe there will be a better option soon with better preamp
the noise thing sounds pretty bad indeed. but the effects are nice, i think a lot of audio interfaces will implement more effects in the future, since on the audio quality side there really isnt a lot to improve on anymore.
8:07 "Frequency response again...yes!" haha
I would like the interface to convert the audio from the headphones from binaural to stereo, as if I had Waves Nx or DTS H:X V1, I do not ask for virtual 7.1, but it would not be bad either. You can always use Dolby Atmos or DTS sound unbound from the microsoft store.
If you could load low latency VSTs in software, like a Host VST, you could do whatever you want, like put a De-esser in mid-side, a lot of videos and series are very annoying.
I know that you can use VB-cable and VST-host, but if it was already integrated in the DSP hardware or in the presonus software it would be ideal.
How to get rid of that intetference issue?
Yeaaah, finally...
This would be good for DJ’s live too.
Hi Julian, how do you conduct these measurements? I was gifted a Donner Livejack Lite usb audio interface and I'm curious how it stacks up since there really isn't any information for this unit available online.
Mine works fine.
What was with the LF hum/buzz when you were using the SM7 to talk about the interference problem?
I'd like to know if the DSP effects can be applied to the stereo line in, software playback channels and master out or just to Mic/Instrument inputs. Anyone ?
Any chance you can borrow an SSL Big SiX and check it’s interface stats? Worried about splashing that much to have cheap converters and high latency
Hey Julian, I want to hear your comments on the Loxjie D30 on your desk thanks
When are you going to review the printer in the background?
The Line6 TonePort had almost no latency built in FX and Amp models back in 2005. prroblem was the drivers could be wonky at times and the potentiometers they used sucked. crackled and instead of going 1-10 it went 0-4-10 and you had no fine control. and it had BIG real VU's!! Oh, and Sometimes it would pick up CB's and radios HAH. came in handy for edm samples
Noise and interference have been a problem for Presonus since their old firewire interfaces. Shame that they haven't solved this yet.
For as long as I've been knowing them, they have only released subpar or at best average products. I've learned to stay away from this brand.
This interference issue is so typical of PreSonus. I have two different pairs of active monitors from PreSonus and both have a noticeable amount of hiss and interference. But I mean buy cheap buy twice... next time, when those PreSonus ones fail or get worse, I will buy some better pairs of active monitors.
So the Zen Go is probably the way to go? Right Julian?
Could you please test the I Rig Pro Quattro. The Duo has some concerning reviews but the Quattro seems perfect if you want to record multiple Instruments on the go.
Thanks so much for the review! Do you know if the io24 has the same issues? Is there any alternative with integrated DSP around this price? As this RF noise is rather disqualifying it for me.
Did you find out? Do you know if the io24 and io44 have the same internals?
Although this have no relation to the video, could you make recommendation for handheld stereo recorder?
I don’t understand why PreSonus released this model at all - it’s too close in price to the io24 just $20 difference currently on sweet water. The price point still makes it too high to capture more of entry from the streaming market so seems like a waste of engineering to add a headset in jack and new form factor.
Part of what sold me on the io24 was the plug and play nature and I could still have the dsp effects even connected to a work computer I can’t load with software. I wanted something with a noise gate, compressor and limiter and this met the marks plus gave me eq.
I have the IO 24 and the screen size looks the same but because of the way it would sit on your desk it’s not an issue. At least there is a tiny screen rather than knobs flashing/ changing color on the focusrite scarlett.
I agree that I wish the mute button allowed me to mute the microphone instead of my headphones. That’s my biggest wish list item but I mainly use this interface for work calls over anything else.
Better visual indicators for setting up the dsp effects would be nice but not really holding me back.
Hey Julian, if you don't already have it...can you build a website presenting all the data you showcase on interfaces? Hell I'd help fund that endeavor
Evo 8 review any time soon?
Thank you for this review have you happened to look at the io24 ? I am curious if the problems with the io44 are also with the io24.
I wish he would look at the io24 also
The io24 had headphone amp issues initially, also a hum due to improper shielding. This has been solved in newer units
I love mine. It works great.
Another request to look at the Revelator IO24 please!
Kind of weird how they screwed up the screen placement after motu did it do perfectly
Hey Julian, been watching your channel for a while now, you do a good job of being impartial. Most review channels don’t for one reason or another, we’ll leave it at that. I’ve recently jumped on and am thinking of jumping right back off the UAD bandwagon. I will put the money toward a fast Mac and a low latency audio interface as I want to use plugins while recording. So far the MOTU M2/4 seem among the best (and good value) in this respect. It’s hard to find figures for RTL for different interfaces. Are there better than the MOTU m2/4 at a reasonable price? Would you be wiling to share your RTL data for the best ones? Cheers, Marco
check the motu ultralite mk5 review he did.
among the best.
neck and neck with audient interfaces.
@@joelrene1559 Cheers!
Please review the Yamaha AG06MK2.
The PreSonus Revelator io24 still seems better, maybe good for a on the road /solo sessions
Can you please do a review for Metric Hallo 2882 3D? I will be extremely gratefull!
Is it good for Podcast or voice over?
mind boggling it doesn't mute the mic by default
Presonus really needs to grow up. It’s way past time they accomplish the basics without fail. Quality control is a fundamental. Looking at their product line, you’d think they could locate such obvious flaws pre-production. RF interference is so basic a test for any piece of audio equipment with typically a very simple fix, such as an inline L-C filter at the power connector or audio IO. They don’t even have to design such a component in some cases as an off the shelf $0.25 all-in-one component is readily available.
I wonder how much manufacturing during the pandemic messed up they're supply line.
I like how 95% of this was positive, but high powered headphones may cause noise has got people in the comment section telling the company to "grow up".... its great and amazing that many features are available at that price point with so many inputs for different applications!
LOL "95% positive". You need to learn to understand product reviews. Good reviewers try not to bash companies for different reasons: they may want to keep good relations with the companies so that they could send them products to review (as opposed to having to buy them), and they try to stay balanced. But make no mistake, this review is largely negative and the reviewer would never recommend this product as the issues found are simply a non starter. There are many many much better products that offer a similar feature set at this price point out there, and that don't display these shortcomings.
i can use it with a soundbar ?
Mine It dose noise with wirless charging and im using io24
2:00 this is hilarious, a "streamer" interface without a dedicated microphone mute.
I had very similar issues with my unit: Really annoying hum with a SM7B and prone to interference noise. I returned the io44 because of this. I would rather spend 300 and have a proper screen, proper shielding snd slightly better specs
I wouldn't really blame Presonus too much as this product is more aimed towards streamers and video conferencing but with more people using the SM7B, I think they shouldn't have overlooked this problem.
@@AngelAngelesIII It’s not just an SM7B problem, it just makes issues more apparent. I don’t have massive studio monitors or anything and I still have issues. The io24 had an issue with shielding, now this one too. If lightning strikes twice with PreSonus I rather get something from the competition
@@alexandersobolla9945 not saying it's an SM7B problem. What I imply is that many streamers are now using dynamic mics especially the SM7B. It's definitely a shielding problem. Probably some interference leaking through some plastic parts. They gotta keep the cost down.
Waiting for a review of Tascam 102i…..
The Presonus line is confusing. AudioBox GO, Revelatory io44, AudioBox USB 96 … Sheesh!
I'm not a professional... But I have JBL Professional 305p MKii studio monitors to listen music. Please tell me which audio interface will be the best for listen to music on my new JBL Professional studio monitors? I can't find any DAC with true balanced output... So, I'm seeking for audio interface with the best DAC built-in. Please help.
any audio interface is good for your monitor speakers, the only thing all of these difference together is how good are the amps of the interfaces and also how solid the drivers, although I do not recommend buying presonus interface if you're using AMD CPU as they are so unoptimized and will only give you headaches.
All PreSonus boxes have distorted noise behind their mic amps, I hate it and they have to do better.
I realize the goal of manufactures is to design the most features possible to make you want it...while profiting the most possible. In reality, you don't get much. I blame youtuber reviewer marketers. My $100 Yamaha AG03 does so much more than the typical $200 interface it's not funny.
Waiting for a small interface that can access and use the VST effects that I already have and like using. Until then...
Wave XLR
@@luminationunite Nope. Saw Julian's review. Latency and other issues I'd have with that one.
@@ungabungachitawunga As long as you're not doing mic monitoring, the latency is more than fine for any real-world use of "live-processed" VSTs. If you're doing a livestream and you don't use the mic monitoring, you will be more than fine
Gosh darn, presonus just doesn’t want to be liked. I research the things I want to buy, and I’ve looked at their products so many times.
I *always* run into something like this with them. They have such interesting products, but they choose to cheap out in ways that essentially negate the value they’d otherwise have.
I'll never buy another presonus product. Got burned 3 times too many. At least one still works as a pre-amp and 48v source.
I personally repaired the hardware on a few and the power supply design was terrible. I shudder to think what else is wrong when they couldn't even get that right using a external brick. That ribbon just screams 'potential antenna' to my mind.
Do you ever test for EMI/Electrical interference? That would be quite interesting.
All I want is a viable alternative to the Behringer XR 18.. it’s been 6-7 years and still nothing in sight.
Why would you want to move from an excellent product ?
@@lolilollolilol7773 because I need more digital IO, if the XR18 had ADAT/SPDIF in & out, I'd be happy
I want to like Presonus, because some products are innovative, but the quality just isn’t there and the price isn’t competitive with better alternative. Too bad.
The mute button. What were they thinking!
With that noise it makes the io44 unusable for live audio for say guitarists or keyboard players who use software like Amplitube or soft synths live. The power Amps on stage will cause interference noise. My bass player found this out the hard way so he exchanges the io44 for the io24 and it didn't have this issue at all
These idiots did the same thing with mute button on the io24. Why did they not care to listen when we told them we wanted the ability to mute tthe MIC????
Another "meh". I pick Audient any day. And we wait another SSL budget models.
Again... IK multimedia iRig pro duo I/O
1st, I am a fanboy who has an io24, the thumbnail says it all.
87.325% percent of you do not need the perfect interface and this one fits the needs of 68.785 % of you,
If you need 2 inputs, then get the io24. Otherwise, this compares to interfaces named "Apollo" for most users and especially if you're streaming
Thanks man ... important to me .... no help from Bandrew ... Please do the io24 as this is the one I own and I'm wondering if the same interference issue is present.
you don't know if you have the issues? lol
Hey Julian! Ich hab auch ein interessantes Problem mit dem IO44, wenn Du mal lauschen magst?! ruclips.net/video/Q6179e9uNvo/видео.html
Beide Interfaces liefen mit 44.1KHz/24Bit ohne irgendwelches Processing in Logic Pro hinein. Angestöpselt war ein SM7B mit FetHead. 🤷♂
Ich krieg die Tage noch ein Motu M4 rein, bin mal gespannt, was damit so akustisch passiert... Aber ich habe das Gefühl, das Presonus beschei**t mich!
Hi Doc, war der Fat Channel ausgeschaltet oder jeweils die einzelnen Effekte deaktiviert? (Zu sehen bei 10:08 im Video) Es gab mal einen Bug, bei dem der Frequenzgang komplett verändert wurde, wenn der Fet Channel komplett ausgeschaltet war. Ansonsten probiere mal den Fet Channel eingeschaltet zu lassen und nur die einzelnen Effekte auszuschalten. Und am besten prüfen, ob du die neueste Firmware installiert hast.
@@JulianKrause Ja, der Fat-Channel war komplett ausgeschaltet, trotzdem klingt es ja so, als würde er noch "irgendwas" tun.
Ich versuchs noch mal mit eingeschaltetem Fat-Channel und ausgeschalteten Effekten, ansonsten geht die Büchse umgehend zurück, zu viele Problemchen die einem den Spaß verderben.
Danke für Deine prompte Antwort!
I have found Presonus support less than satisfactory, it seems by the comments I am not alone. Perhaps if one falls for the 'rent never to own scheme" (thanks to Adobe for introducing rental to the market at large), then the support one receives may be better. Dismissing people by blaming their equipment or knowledge, when some have spent most of their life working in professional film, video and audio, reveals a poor attitude and lack of qualifications or training. The German side of the company seems excellent in software development (the country split is an assumption) but the US hardware side seems to be problematic. Someone known to me purchased 5 Presonus speakers for a secondary surround system for his composing studio. Presonus refused to allow him to register the speakers unless he sent serials, invoice AND photographs of each speaker. He never registered the units and now will have nothing to do with Presonus. If they only knew of his academic standing and invitations to give papers at universities around the world, - they might have been cognizant of the influence he has on academics and PhD students worldwide. Presonus you should look carefully at your support staff as they may be inciting customers to seek equipment elsewhere.
I contacted their product team as a potential customer to ask if a product supports certain DAWS I use and they directed me to their support forum to ask the question.. unreal.
Don't give PreSonus any money. For as long as I've known, they have only released subpar products and the company seems to be not particularly customer friendly.
I'm amazed that PreSonus is still in business. It has always made average or subpar products and as a company, it's not particularly customer friendly. Stay away.
typical presonus junk
Expensive garbage
Does the io24 still have this problem?