Grem 2,407 Posted January 22 Was looking around and came across this. Anyone has tried Black Lion Audio stuff? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Revolution2x2--black-lion-audio-revolution-2x2-2x2-usb-audio-interface?psnl=128&utm_content=grid1&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20210122-namm-t1-giutar-bass 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSMcGuitar 618 Posted January 22 Seems pretty badass. Wish it had more I/O though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rico Belled 45 Posted January 22 All I remember is a couple guys I know spending BIG bucks doing a Black Lion Mod on their interfaces (Digi003 I believe) and it making ZERO difference as far as I'm concerned. It was hilarious..... R 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simeon Amburgey 561 Posted January 22 Here is a link to a news article I posted on my site. https://praisetracks.com/black-lion-audio-revolutionizes-bus-powered-portable-audio-interface-market-with-its-first-studio-grade-desktop-model/ So this actually looks like Black Lion's version of the Antelope Audio ZEN GO interface as they have similar input/output specs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fleer 3,959 Posted January 23 And I still don’t have much confidence in the reliability of Antelope’s Zen interfaces, even though they look good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeeringAmps 857 Posted January 23 RME drivers, drivers, drivers you can thank me later... t 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zo 1,763 Posted January 23 Yep drivers , i know they rock hardware wise but hardware is useless without solid relianbility via drivers .... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Maar 367 Posted January 23 Same price as my new PreSonus Studio 1810c? I'll pass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 2,407 Posted January 24 On 1/22/2021 at 9:49 PM, DeeringAmps said: RME drivers, drivers, drivers you can thank me later... t Agreed. Makes all the difference in the world. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RSMcGuitar 618 Posted January 24 On 1/22/2021 at 10:49 PM, DeeringAmps said: Drivers, drivers, drivers Definitely information I wish was more readily available, in general. Not only how good the drivers are out of the gate, but how often they are updated and for how long. I feel like this is almost the most important tech spec, but it is also the hardest to figure out with the various companies. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian Jones 799 Posted January 25 (edited) No interface but I just got this https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/B173MK2--black-lion-audio-b173mk2-microphone-preamp-and-induction-eq Edited January 25 by Christian Jones Not from SW 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grem 2,407 Posted January 26 On 1/24/2021 at 12:38 PM, RSMcGuitar said: Definitely information I wish was more readily available, in general. Not only how good the drivers are out of the gate, but how often they are updated and for how long. I feel like this is almost the most important tech spec, but it is also the hardest to figure out with the various companies. This is a great idea. This kind of info could sway many potential buyers. It should be standard info on all audio interfaces. @Christian Jones looks like an excellent addition to your toolbox. A couple of years ago someone said quit spending money on plugins and buy a good mic preamp. Well worth the money. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simon 1,941 Posted January 26 (edited) Drivers are being supplied by Thesycon - the provide drivers for some other manufactures (SSL I think?) but are definitely NOT RME standard ...maybe not even MOTU (IMO!) My only experience with BLA was 2 mod kits I bought right at the beginning of the company, probably over 15 years ago....They were to mod an Alesis 3630 - and they were pretty badly engineered - lots of incorrectly implemented choices (again IMO!) - Those compressors were not great to begin with and the mod kits didn't really help ...and in some circumstances made it worse. Was a very long time ago and I'm sure that the company has changed but I don't always believe that a 3rd party can improve upon a major manufacturer's RnD department. Edit - also BLA are one of those companies that talk 100% BS on digital clocking........Compare that to RME's opinons......so that sends a red flag to me, it says hype not science ! Edited January 26 by simon 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
