RME Babyface Pro FS and Fireface UFX+ Review - Sonic LAB
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- Our resident studio expert Steve Evans takes explores the RME ecosystem with a look at the RME BabyFace Pro FS and the Fireface UFX+. Listening in a studio environment and up against some tough competition, how do they sound, and how do they integrate?
RME Babyface Pro FS $899/£639
RME Fireface UFX+ $2799/£1990
RME ARC USB remote $179/
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00:00 intro
02:50 TotalMix software
04:55 new to RME
06:38 More totalmix software routing
08:25 UFX+
09:55 Multitrack recording and submixes
16:22 What does it sound like
19:27 Clocking ad Babyface Pro FS
23:25 DC couple/MIDI
24:00 Latency and connections
26:06 ARC remote and iOS app
30:00 Wrap
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RME make the best audio interfaces. Been using them for years, would never use anything else. Solid hardware, extremely reliable drivers, the lowest latency you'll find, limitless internal patching. When I see an RME box in someone's studio, I have immediate respect for them and know that they know what they're doing.
Well, I've got one in my room and I definitely don't know what I'm doing
Anyone here used it on a Mac? Is it easy to set up and use.
@@jujufisherofmen Great thanks. I use Logic too. If I so prefer, Is there any way of avoiding TotalMix altogether.
@@jujufisherofmen Ha yeah I hope so. Thanks!
Prism says hi! But yes, RME are very good!
Ive used Focusrite Scarlett, Edirol ua and firewire interfaces, Roland, Steinberg UR series, Presonus and 1 or 2 others. My Babyface Pro FS is actually light years ahead of the game. I wish i had bought one of these earlier as it would have saved me sooooo much hassle. Well done RME. Im a life convert.
My new RME just works.
It's like it can't help itself.
Finally a great FULL review of RME products along with the FS clock difference. Now hope RME can come up with a UFX+ FS soon!!
I'd like to see a new UFX+ FS that includes Dante and keeps what the UFX+ has including MADI (probably using the smaller SFP module instead) and can manage as many channels as the PCIe-based RME HDSPe MADI (390 channels).
@@danielgaudet6114 More RME gear with DANTE would be definitely awesome!!
FS is only about better sync to bad external clocks.
Wow - a thorough and professional review that's clear, understandable and fun to watch. Fantastic job. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much guys for taking the time to talk about the Baby Face Pro FS. I’ve been debating hard weather to invest, and your video convinced me I just hope my CS250v1 with good old win7 hold up a bit longer to try it out. Purchased one around 12:00 am PST from Sweetwater 🙏
I’ve watched a dreadful lot of videos on interfaces at this point, and this is one of the more confidence-inspiring ones I’ve seen. A lot comes down to the apparent experience and demeanor of the presenter, and crucially, the perspective they take on the problem. Well done.
RME are the best! Hands down!
Thank you for helping me make my decision. My Babyface Pro FS arrives in about 48 hours.
Fab review: competent, practice-oriented, fun to watch!
I have used different audio interfaces during the years. A year ago I decided to buy an used RME Fireface UCX. The single best feature with these devices, for me. Is the stability of the interface and the software. I have not had a single problem with the interface at all. And everything works really fine, and stable over an old USB 2 connection.
Great introduction/review - Baby Face is a BRILLIANT portable interface and comes with Total Mix. RME will not let you down.
I bought a UFX+ last year, on the recommendation of a friend. Perhaps there was something a bit cheaper that could have done the job but I'm happy with the UFX+
RME will definitely be my next interface. I'm looking at the ADI 2 Pro FS though. This covers all my software and general connectivity questions. Thanks for the great review!
Hi, just an FYI in case you were unaware - the ADI-2 Pro FS is primarily intended as an AD/DA converter and headphone amp. Whilst it can be used as an audio interface (via USB), it will only operate as a class compliant device (so no RME drivers or TotalMix software).
Great review. Thank you 😊
I'm not sure I've seen such a great reveiw for audio interfaces.
Excelent! Thank you. Greetings from Brazil!
I took the plunge many moons ago (2011 i believe) and bought the original babyface which has served me very well to this day and no plans to replace it. Still getting driver updates and all. Had quite a few different interfaces before and always got frustrated with them until i bought the RME.
First! Thanks for uploading, really enjoying watching. I've been interested in RME for a while but haven't felt much of a need as a hobbyist producer.
I am a hobbyist, too. The Babyface is a great interface for people like us. I have the previous version of the one shown here. You can also buy used for one of the bigger things and still get Total Mix, though the really “old” units like the Fireface won’t give you the effects. In any of these cases you get crystal clear preamps which are great for recording stuff like acoustic guitar and other instruments, voice, and found sounds at home.
Hobbyist here too. Bought a fireface ucx after having had cheap interfaces for years. It was a shitload of money and i was also very much insecure at the time about whether i really need a pro device, but I dont regret it at all. It is super performant, stable and packed with features, e.g. very reliable multiclient ASIO on Windows. Totalmix is quite intimidating at first, but you can pretty much do everything with it. A lot of the cheaper interfaces fail on the driver and software support.
judging from RMEs track record for support i guess that I’ll be able to use it for ~15 years or so, so that is way less than hundred bucks per year.
My main listening setup, after having gone through a bunch of stuff, is an Adi 2 Pro hooked up to a pair of Hedd Type 20s. I'm ridiculously happy with the setup. Ze Germans seem to like each other.
FYI for all RME steinberg users.
Direct monitoring works with the control room now.
Its awesome to see the newer interfaces. My old ff800 has been flawless for 18 years now.
Tx
The Babyface Pro FS is a very very good sounding audio interface. The software is weird, but I don't use it for routing or anything, I just plug stuff straight into record how I want into Logic. It is the best sounding interface I've used anywhere near this price point.
Great in-depth review, I've been looking at videos and reading up on the babyface pro and with your video i am sold. Im transferring over from UA to RME, Thanks
Yep, I am in the same boat..I was going to get an Antelope discrete 4, but I have been reading a lot of issues with their hardware/software, so I won't have any issues with RME.
Thank you!
I switched to a Babyface Pro FS from a Focusrite Clarett and it's basically a step up in every way imaginable - drivers, preamps, conversion, you name it
I’m looking for a new interface since Apogee has abandoned its users completely. I had Elements 44 and its hardware controller for over 2 years. For its price they are not even fully compatible with Apple’s M1 products. And now Monterey is around the corner my gear is not fully compatible. How is your experience with RME products? Well they’ll let you use it in reasonable years and update to whatever OS you use?
@@romansweik lemme ask you did you notice the difference immediately between the two devices
@@Intellijent1 I really did. When I first plugged in my monitors, Neumann KH80's, they sounded more detailed. Also, when I first recorded guitar, the DI input had much more dynamic range. Also, when I first recorded vocals, the preamp sounded crisper and also more detailed. That said, I still think the Clarett is a great interface for the price, especially the thunderbolt 2 versions, you can get them really cheap used. The Babyface Pro FS is better imo, but it's also quite expensive for a 2 channel interface - but definitely a pro oriented device.
6:00 24:24 Drivers are the easy part. The reason RME interfaces are so fast, stable and performant is because RME has also designed its own USB interface chip which integrates tightly with said drivers. Essentially every other interface maker uses off-the-shelf chips and drivers.
RME have been killing it for decades
I'm crying while listening to a ridiculous amount of clics and pops on my less than optimal Focusrite gear. Can't wait to go back to RME
Such a review was so overdue, I always had hard time to summarize why RME (compared to the popularity of Apollo) is so great and how it improved my music instantly. I have to admit I'm sometimes lazy and it took me years to really get my hands on the Software. But now that I have good use for it I cannot imagine go back.
Agree with everything you wrote, except the bit about you being lazy. RME Total Mix has a steep learning curve and isn't exactly intuitive, which can be somewhat off-putting. In today's world where you have to learn a million other pieces of software, this isn't exactly a bonus. Yes, RME make amazing interfaces, and yes their software can be learned, but the software is the weak point of their game in my opinion.
Still wouldn't change interfaces, though, which says something!
@@nads5907cool I'm a software engineer with low latency network programming experience, huge ass drum kit with a 24 mic preamp addiction. Maybe I should apply to work for RME and try to improve the UI/UX and they can pay me in gear. :D
@@enewhuis Go for it, and hit us up if they give you too much gear!
Too late, I wound up buying the UFX+ and Octamic XTC. I'll have to keep my current day job. :D
Thanks for the video. I trying upgrade my home studio from Apollo 8 thunderbolt to The Burl B16 Madi (Burl Audio BAD4M 4-channel ADC) with Rme M32 DA for 32 channels of summing. I never work with Madi or TotalMix so its a big jump for me.
Very perfect information thanks
Thanks so much for an excellent review, literally the best I have seen of RME. I heard for myself or I would have been skeptical: the Babyface DAs are the full equal of the Prism’s. That’s a big deal for me.
they didn't even mention the UFX series has inbuilt dsp EQ, compression and gates on all analog inputs and outputs, and even some dsp send fx. Great customer support as well, i once broke a pin on the babyface midi breakout, contacted them asking where i could buy a replacement. They just sent me one by mail, free of charge. I don't even think they asked for my units serial number. Top notch!
The built-in stuff is maybe not very flexible for everyday studio work, but I find it very handy for RUclips voiceover (compressor, gate, EQ). Saves me the trouble of doing it in the video editing software.
@@LeadingMotive exactly, or when doing a jam or recording session. i do use the gates on mics, some noisy analog equipment or when i have an extreme outboard distortion chain setup
With all those differing routing options, you forgot the Route 73 to Stoke Newington. A classic journey.
RME, Simply Unmatched and Unrivaled in Versatility, Utility, Reliability, and Sound Quality...at any price point.
Great review!
Where do I find those USB diagnostic tools though? And how to read them right? Are they in the digicheck, or in the driver settings somewhere?
Love my Fireface UCX > 10 years old but still the best investment I ever made.
Love mine, too. Expensive at first, but not in the long run.
I bought one, then two, and now three RME Digiface USB interfaces because their drivers are so rock solid and they are so high quality in terms of audio and because I had enjoyed tracking my synths simultaneously so much. And TotalMix is such a joy to work with. 96 inputs, 102 outputs. Digicheck is immediate and accurate. They're just great. I still use MOTUs for my preamps / AD & DA converters / ADAT interfaces, but they're not doing the PC interface work anymore.
RME is great. Period.
Would you explain the signal chain on this a bit? Do you have multiple motu's sending to your digiface which interfaces with your pc?
@@faxanadu1786 Sure. I have 4 MOTU 828 mkii's and 8 Behringer ADA8000's. I have an optical cable in the input and output of each running to the 3 Digiface USB's (4 in/outs on each). I also have an external clock to sync them all. I then have 3 USB cables going into my PC (NOT to a hub...a separate USB channel for each).
I also have a FireWire connection (daisy chain all 4) info my PC for the MOTU's - not for audio, but to control the audio port configuration (the MOTU's have more than 8 inputs and outputs, so I can select which ones to send and receive this way as well as setting other MOTU parameters).
Then, I just used the RME drivers and software to configure the 96 input channels and 102 output channels. In my DAW, I simply see all of the inputs and outputs under that one RME driver. Easy.
@@mc2engineeringprof What made you opt for this setup over getting just one interface to rule them all, such as a ufx+ (maybe with adat expansion)?
@@faxanadu1786 It is just one interface; the Digiface USB. There just are 3 of them...though the DAW sees them as one driver and one interface. I chose it because it was the cheapest way to get low latency input of 85+ analog inputs and about 40 outputs. At about $400 per unit, it was $1,200 plus the cost of the converters (which I purchased used). So, it was less than $2,500 less cables and clock.
Thank you for sharing 👍, between RME Babyface Pro FS and the UAD A8X, witch Clock should be the Master Clock ? , witch one is more “”Stable”/better”. thanks you🙏
I´m a RME (Fireface 400) user since 2009 and I´ll probably will buy the updated version soon because the performance never let me down in all these years but there was a clear difference in the ABC Test. The Prism sounded way more rich and smooth in the spectrum and image. The RME sounded flat and dry in comparison. Is there any other digital or analog processing going on in the Prism which makes the difference?
Great show ! I only was wondering why he still use wordclock, the most obsolete thing today for me...
After all I agree total !
I love RME for the driver and totalmix, and the ADA converters !
Cool outro song ! I want the maximum ! Yeah ! For me also, not hearing any difference of the interfaces DACs. They just do it.
I own fireface for few years. Very nice & accurate unit.
I would like to see a screen saver option when no signals received by the unit. I leave my UFX 2 on 24/7 because the RME crashes my Macs Usb / Bluetooth card when it turns off. RME deny this is even possible, which was helpful.
Can't go wrong with the Babyface pro FS
I was going to get the Antelope discrete 4, but I believe you sold me on the RME babyface pro fs.
Thank you!
I am back. And I got the Babyface pro FS and after hearing it from the actual Babyface Pro FS here, my, it sounds amazing at around 18:35 compared to prism and UFX+ despite the RUclips automatic limiter. It definitely can compete and is up there with the others. I love the RME babyface pro FS! I'll be keeping this one for a long time! :)
I’m thinking to buy the BabyFace Pro FS but I would like to expand my studio with some external mic preamp’s (from the 500 serious modules)- What is the best way to connect and to use different Mic preamp’s and different DI’s/inputs for instruments from those external modules? (API, BAE, NEVE and some other big names...) Do I have to buy another “converter” for them (like ADI-2 Pro FS) to hook them up together, or what is your suggestion...? More preamps, more sounds, different IN’s for guitars, bass, keys..., but one big brain- RME... (l’m a PC guy, i9, 64Gb ram, 2TB SSD, etc ...) Please lmk so l could spend wisely ...! Thank you.
yip i had a ufx and black lion mk3 clock, got the prism titan havent looked back but the bface got my eye, had a few rme interfaces and it couldnt edge the prism lyra or titan, but as you say the golden ear small details stack up esp regarding the preamps like my neve and api, they bring the chewy over the clean, but the drivers for a midi drummer, cant beat rme there
Does the quality of the converters change between the babyface fs and the ucx? Which one is better? Ty!!
I would like to know too..
The UCX ii is better in my opinion the Babyface Pro FS has more io but they sound technically the same the UCX ii has a compressor in the total mix EQ, its neat and won't look like an octopus when you put it on a desk compared to the Babyface Pro. That interface is just solid in my opinion it could last you 20 years or more.
I like RME but how does it stack up to apogee symphony desktop
Touch OSC does work on a phone if you don't mind setting up OSC control.
Maybe you can do a review on the new UCX11
Quite honestly, as someone who has lots of vst instruments, i am mostly interested in the total power of the interface. Nobody talks about that. For example, which supports more vsti's, babyface pro or ucx ii? Or ??
Surely that's down to the power of the host computer not the interface?
Nah bro, That Prism was flexing that width and low end. RME sounded lifeless and flat.
Prism sounds best to me - bigger soundstage, more depth, easier to locate sounds. Babyface Pro FS is extremely close.
I actually hard a kinda weird dip with the babyface in the comparisons, something in the mids... Maybe 14k? I don't know, it sounded a bit flatter and more digital and 2 dimensional than the 2 pricier units.
All sounded really great though, very pro end. :)
Does anyone know something about new successor of ufx+ anytime soon. It is discontinued now and I wish I had buy this earlier
I could not hear a difference between the Babyface and your Prism DAs. I clearly heard a difference between Fireface and either of the other two. Just now hearing your hypothesis why I’m hearing it. Very interesting.
Out of curiosity... does your studio still use Protools?
Im going to be using SM7B and was wondering if there was good pre amps for the RME Babyface Pro FS?
They work well together by my personal experience. The babyface has enough gain for SM7B when recording normal signals levels. If you wish to record like whisperings or other extreme quiet sources, you may end up hitting the roof on the gain. But, the babyface still handles that and doesn’t introduce any noticeable noise. Great combo if you ask me.
im using this combo right now u can ask me any question if u want
@@demon-ll9eg you don't need a cloudlifter or anything? Just SM7B + Babyface Pro FS and good to go?
@@23Guitardood Yes! The Babyface is powerful enough to use the SM7B without a cloud lifter.
@@tuneunleashed 8 months later and I finally get an answer lol thanks!
what is the difference between the babyface pro and babyface pro fs?
I have the baby face. Zero regrets. :) BTW What is the song playing at the end of this review?
I have used good headphones and i heard a more pronounced bass on prism , clear and defined voice also more of reverb tale on high freqs.. So for me it was quite a difference!. I am looking forward to go to my studio and use your A B C test because i want to buy a prism lyra 2 or an rme adiface pro fs or maybe a babyface if they sound similar. Does the lyra 2 has same A/ D converter as your Prism ( i dont't know what model you have) .Because if if does than i will buy a lyra 2 . Cheers and thank you
Hi bro! Which one you bought? Honestly I'm a bit dissapointed after watching this video, I noticed that Babyface Fs is lacking low end and body in comparison with Ufx+ and Prism. Just listen, It starts at 18:24. Kinda thin sound.
I'm glad to see someone else heard what I heard immediately. I'd never heard a Prism against other interfaces but WOW, it was a considerable difference even listening on crappy headphones. I listened back to that section again on my Barefoot's and it was just as pronounced. Too bad RME's don't come with Prism converters. That'd be game over for any competitors. I've been using Antelope's high end stuff (ditched the Avid stuff) but had quite a few issues with it/them. Makes me wonder how the best Antelope offering would sound against a Prism.
Yes!!! Thank you for your comment! I also heard, even with $50 wireless earbuds, how much richer the Lyra sounded underneath! I can imagine what’s going on with the space, etc.!!! I wonder if prism lyra 2 will give such a sound??? honestly... disappointed in rme babyfase... is there really such a gap in quality(((
RME has fantastic support even for legacy hardware that has long been replaced already.
By the way for anyone that had experienced crashes the RME ios IPAD app, due to the Ipad OS upgrade to 14.2
RME has now released an update to the app, that solves the problem that was caused by Ipad OS 14.2!
Yes, it's crazy - a few years back RME released a new firmware for the Multiface I (released in the stone age) and new drivers for WinXP! Absolutely amazing support. By buying RME I know I won't have to worry about support for new OS versions etc.
So I put my earphones on when you did the shootout...and honestly didn't hear anything...then I ran to the studio...and decided to hear the same on my Modified Hifiman HE500 which is also specially equalized for my ears... and I felt huge difference. Like the PRISM was so big in the low end. The midrange was so clear. When you switched to Fireface800, it was a disappointment, No low end, and the midrange was like over compressed and the image was destroyed totally... UCX was better than 800, in the mid and high, but had no low end...
Till I continued the video, and then I heard you saying, there is no difference between them! I thought something wrong with my ears...so I tried my 13 headphones. Only 3 of my headphones, which were all Planar headphones could tell the difference. Even my HD650 showed no difference. I even tried my Slate VSX headphone and couldn't tell any difference.
Try to hear the same shootout on HIFIMAN HE500, or Audeze LCD-X or Audeze MM500 and you will definitely hear a huge difference between the 3 !!!
How does the RME Fireface UC compare to these
And have RME got round that pesky pro tools 32 I/O problem,? I am seriously considering going back to RME. I had to get an avid interface as I am using a 36 channel console now. Needless to say I am getting more pissed off with avid with every passing day. After buying a perpetual licence it looks like they will trying to push subscription anyway. enough is enough but it would be great to know I could still use pro tools if I wanted too. going back to reaper I think. No crashes, no ridiculous restrictions and a much faster workflow in terms of setting up sessions
You couldn't hear the difference?!!
I could, on the recording, via a pair of KEF LSX in my bedroom. 😳
My opinion is (best to worst):
1: Prism
2 UFX+
3: Babyface
I thought the babyface stuck out as "the bad one". The UFX+ Impressed my a lot, especially compared to the PRISM, which sounded amazing even on a recording like this.
What, where and what does "a prism" (unknown product for me) cost?
17:55 is the demo sound 😌
I have the original Babyface Pro and I love it. Here you can hear how it sounds with no post processing. Clean bass DI into the instrument inputs and no eq's or plugins. Pure sound of the Babyface Pro Listen to War Crimes by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud
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Listen to Pisces by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud
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Listen to Outerlude by Savana Violenta on #SoundCloud
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wow very impressed
Has anyone noticed that Babyface Fs is lacking low end in comparison with Ufx+ and Prism?? It starts at 18:24
Yes, noticed that. But as I am also looking to buy a new interface, seeing that the Babyface is a third of the price of the cheapest PRISM (the ADA version in this video is somewhere between 9-12 times the price of the FS by doing a quick check on Google), that slight reduction in low end is something that I don't mind. From what I checked RME, at least the Babyface is quite transparent in comparison to other interfaces, so much so that it's dull which can be a good thing or a bad thing, it depends on your taste. So maybe that is the result of lack of coloring. I cannot say for sure, and two songs won't decide whether an interface is good or bad for you. As far as I can get from this review, when it comes to best bang for your buck, I would say the Babyface is killing it. I am still looking for alternatives, but from the looks of it, at this price point the Antelope has shitty drivers, so it's between UAD Solo and the Babyface.
can get too picky, its a great interface, I use very flat level studio monitors with it, it comes down to eq and your own colouring in your daw
Yes!!! Thank you for your comment! I also heard, even with $50 wireless earbuds, how much richer the Lyra sounded underneath! I can imagine what’s going on with the space, etc.!!! I wonder if prism lyra 2 will give such a sound??? honestly... disappointed in rme babyfase... is there really such a gap in quality(((
@@Sardonicuss maybe it’s just Lyra’s extra color??? Well, is RME really that much poorer in sound??
What happened to Siouxsie?
I’m fascinated by the styrofoam, next to the monitors… 😉
Prism Than UFX then Babyface UFX volume was slightly lower. I thought the babyface sounded the thinnist. Prism was wider sounding....
When i was a kid and wanted a recording device the guy recommended an rme device but I choose the line 6 pod because it looked cooler 🤦♂️
Total Mix scares me.
I don't think I would use it.
For my needs,my Audient ID 4 does everything I need.
The specs are very close to the BF Pro but at a quarter of the price.
Running at 96k at 128 buffer,no issues.
RME is the best
Hi, thanks for the video. This was great. I want a Babyface Pro FS for my home studio. However, I need 8 preamps for an acoustic drum kit. The Fireface UFX+ still only offers 4 preamps, at a price of $2,800 USD. Would you recommend I pair the Babyface Pro FS with something like a Focusrite Octopre via ADAT at $700? That would get me going for $1,500. I could also do the Babyface + RME OctaMic II. That one is $1,800, so with that and the Babyface, I'd be back again at $2,800 UFX+ pricing, give or take.
What did you end up doing?
I'd like to point out the ufx+ is really no better than the ufx ii, if you're not using MADI. They are identical otherwise (the usb 3/thunderbolt 2 doesn't give better performance or lower latency, it's only necessary to be able to add in all of the MADI 64 in/out at that very low RME latency). It can also be found, used, for a lot cheaper than the +.
RME UFX, Octamic II and Octamic I user, never had problems, software is awesome. Just works and sounds great.
Motu on the other hand, nothing but problems and bad audio quality, horrible service. Service at RME is very prof.
Never had any use of a remote control, the UFX can easilly be handled from the front panel, very intuitive
They will probably never do it, it I wish RME would figure out some sort of solution that enables something like an aggregate audio device in Windows. Asio4all works, but then you are no longer using the RME drivers.
From what I understand it’s basically impossible because of how windows is written to how it talks to sound devices. Think it’d have to be windows end to make that change possible.
@@chukah9484 how does asio4all do it then
Meanwhile, theres an Apollo hidden underneath the iPad …
I liked them more when they had Linux support
Linux for audio? It was a novel idea in 2005, but..... Why would a company like RME waste the resources at this point?
@@NachtSchreck13 True especially at this point ⚔️
I have a RME Fireface UCX. The human ears will not get any better. It works just like a mixing desk but silent. Replacing this interface will never improve sound quality. If I need more inputs, just add an a to d device to add to the IO's via adat optical interface.
Honestly you probably don't hear a difference between a prism and a scarlet interface.... but if you do a loopback, re-record the audio from the output to the input like 500 times then you will definitely hear the difference.
Do you think Prism sounds considerably better tan RME?
i can certainly hear the difference between a scarlet and RME preamp here. i always thought motu and focusrite sounded fine, but when I did some AB tests, expecting little difference, it was very noticeable. i do still use some focusrite preamps, they do the job and i'm not made of money.
Listening on RUclips I can't hear a difference, even while watching you push the buttons. With my eyes shut I couldn't tell when you'd switched.
to long to much talk.
I only came here to ask one thing. Don't care about the audio interface:
WHy have you not done a review of the Arturia KeyStep Pro? wtf
its a video about the title
Fantastic hardware, horrible software. Total mix FX won’t even open on my computer
Their forum is vast and their admins jump right into the conversation. They will get you where you need to be.
Hi, TotalMix FX is installed as part of the driver. So once you've downloaded and installed the driver from the RME website, TotalMix will open automatically every time you connect your device to your computer.
Are you on a Mac or PC? If it's a Mac running High Sierra or above, you'll need to make sure you allow access to your device (Apple added this as an extra security feature, and it's the case for all third party devices). RME have a tutorial which covers the steps here;
ruclips.net/video/qmrcKYf6TaI/видео.html
i had this problem on a laptop that was still running on windows 7. i'd updated the babyface firmware on another system and totalmix somehow stayed hidden. I updated to win 10, and everything worked fine again.
RME is the only company I can think of that is just relentlessly top notch. You cannot buy a shitty RME. The small ones are the same, just with less hardware. They have an insane reputation because they earned it. Imagine if other companies were run in the same way.