John Bohlen

Well, you could go with the Babyface Pro, and I'd definitely go with the FS version. It's probably one of the best for that price range. If you don't like the headphone amplifier, then connect it to your DAC.  If you want to stay with the RME brand and have the cash, then I'd recommend the ADI-2 Pro FS. But at that price range might as well get the Solaris. 😁😁

As for the intermodulation distortion test, I no longer have the Babyface. I really don't do anything at 96kHz (that's just silly). Though, I ran the test on my Solaris Quantum at it passes with flying colors. All frequencies remain pure and clean and can't hear any distortion.

LOL... dude! You should've known that the Schiit DAC's are intended for auditioning, not recording music. The Audient ID44 looks like it has good reviews, so I'm not sure where your disconnect is. With that said, almost ALL the audio interfaces have crappy headphone amplifiers (I don't care what anybody else says). Even my $4000 Prism Sound Orpheus had a crappy headphone amplifier. The headphone amplifier on the Babyface Pro is decent, but it's not going to replace your DAC. Even if it's a cheap one like Schiit. It seems like you have unnecessary gear in your routing. I'd get rid of the Yamaha amplifier and the NS-244's and get a pair of decent powered monitors and hook them directly to your audio interface. 

1 hour ago, Carlos said:

I sold my pos of the Audient id44, should I get this? Some videos show this is amazing. I can get the FS version at Thomann for the same price.

 

(Sorry King, I feel pretty strong about my vies on the Audient)

I would definitely get the FS version. They trying to sell the old stock. I noticed with the FS version when you master and render your songs, the wav files will be much smaller in size due to less jitter noise introduced. Everything has more detail.

Like that really accomplishes anything. You can always open another account... 😂🤣

So this ***** has all this money and couldn't hire a programmer to have a proper 64-bit version?  He should've created presets for Spire or something instead. What an amateur.

What they don't tell you is that these loops are sourced from other Zero-G sample libraries. Same goes for Beat Master Drumloop Machine. 

Well, YouTube is a different can of worms.

2DEEP again? With their crappy license, no wonder nobody buys them.

"Any contents of this kit may not be used in competitive products, including but not limited to,
Virtual Instruments, Sample Packs, Sample CDs, Library Music, App Contents, or any other
products that would be re-licensing 2DEEP copyrights without written permission."

Keyword there is Library Music.

I think they're watching too much porn. That's the reason for the mental health issues. 😂🤣

1 hour ago, Mesh said:

JB, did you see the XLN XO sale thread?

Yes, I did. But gonna pass at this time. Still haven't used BreakTweaker. So many toys, so little time... 😀

Those Tarilonte libraries are really nice. But I'm not a fool, either. 😁😁

3 hours ago, Mesh said:

If you like to use drum samples with a lot of variety/capabilities, XLN XO is a fantastic tool and fully featured. I've seen it at KVR for about $120 USD, but check out the fully functional demo at XLN.  

That looks interesting. Pricey, though. Probably wait for a Black Friday sale... 😁

It's very limited. Especially the trigger options. A far cry from iZotope's BreakTweaker.

1 hour ago, shawker said:

Acid Pro 9 uses EastiquePro v3

Ah, that's cool... maybe I'll install it at some point. I think I have version 8 Steam Edition. It may be using ElastiquePro v2.

We're not there yet... 😁

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1 hour ago, Ron Stranghoener said:

Very naive question....can you only use rmx files with Stylus?.  I guess I don't really know what rmx files are.

Yes, that format only works with Stylus.

Back in the day I used it a lot since the Acid libraries were so popular. These days, the stretching engine is way outdated. All the other DAW's use the ElastiquePro engine. The only thing I miss is loading each loop to the project's key automatically.

Even cheaper on WA's 😉

https://www.waproduction.com/plugins/view/dodge-pro

The full bundle is also available at Time+Space for $89.99 (no currency conversion 😁)

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3 hours ago, Patrick Derbidge said:

The owner of Nine Volt is now running the VST company In Session Audio

So, that's where Kyle is hiding... 😁

2 hours ago, simon said:

...or if you are in the UK $37.51 - thanks spitfire

(No place on this forum for politics and this isn't a political point.....I'm very pro Europe - pro US - pro One World but there is some kind of irony (?) that Spitfire, a UK company with an Iconic British brand name and image make it's local UK customers pay more than anywhere else in the world - even allowing for local taxes....just sayin') 

(sorry - on a rant today !  ) 

 

 

 

You can try using a VPN next time. 😉

Not to be political, but the majority are Blue states... 😂