Carl Ewing Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 On 6/13/2024 at 11:37 PM, cclarry said: The survey was done by Production Expert, and I'm sure that the people that they survey are not "the average Joe with an interface" Why do you assume that? Because they have expert in the name? Hehe. Most of their content is click bait and free plugin giveaway. Do "experts" need articles like "What to do if you get a dream recording gig", or "5 Myths About Studio Monitors", or "Things to Consider When Recording At Home" or "What Makes Audio Hardware Professional" (all articles on their home page). Their bread and butter is hobbyists, clearly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrate Audio Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 suprised roland and tascam are so low. i am a focusrite user. also have interface by NI built into maschine and IKM built into a controller but i rarely use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOLAGuy Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Anoter vote for the durability and lack of issues with the Behringer 404 over a four year span so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT music Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 The important thing about a good interface is not the brand itself, but the quality of the AD_DA controllers and converters and the quality of the materials, what a even some cheap interfaces at $200 bring it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Not surprised. Personally I have had so many interfaces in the past but to date the UAD 476 has been the best. And the worse was the steinberg UR44C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleer Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Apogee. And me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibby Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Motu Microbook: hard to figure out and never quite made peace with it and Digital Performer. Quality, I guess, but MAC focused and I'm a Windows guy. ...to Tascam US232: much more user friendly and a solid interface ...to Focusrite 2i4: comparable quality to Tascam, but more user friendly and features I wanted. Also, Plugin Collective at the time ...to UAD Apollo: The sound quality is astounding, Unison for recording, great plugins and user community, and now LUNA for Windows. Still new to me, but so far I am in love! 😍!!! It's popular (and pricier) for good reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 16 hours ago, Carl Ewing said: Why do you assume that? Production Expert's original name was Pro Tools Expert. Hence still likely skewed toward Pro Tools users. Look at what's in 2nd place: Avid. Do you really think that in the hobbyist marketplace that Avid is that popular? 3X the users that PreSonus has? The least expensive interface Avid sells costs $600. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Ewing Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 10 hours ago, Starship Krupa said: Production Expert's original name was Pro Tools Expert. Hence still likely skewed toward Pro Tools users. Look at what's in 2nd place: Avid. Do you really think that in the hobbyist marketplace that Avid is that popular? 3X the users that PreSonus has? The least expensive interface Avid sells costs $600. I just looked at their article content. It tells me who their primary audience is. You do know it's possible to cater to hobbysists while having pro level content right? Or did you think everyone who reads Mix Magazine has a million dollar post-production console and everyone reading American Cinematographer is a unionized tradesman with an Arri Alexa LF? C'mon son - it's a hobbyist click-bait rag just like the rest of the tech-publishing industry today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starship Krupa Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 9 minutes ago, Carl Ewing said: I just looked at their article content. It tells me who their primary audience is. You're referring to the article that divided the results into three main categories of Music, Post and Other/Both, I presume? And you looked at the previous article where the author mentioned that he expected Avid to do well in the poll due to the Pro Tools connection? As someone who produces music as a hobby, I admit I rarely stop to consider those who do post-production as a hobby. I never even heard of Metric Halo until I saw that they beat Behringer 2:1 in this poll. Shoot, they're right behind PreSonus. Shut away in my own little world, I guess. Digital Audio Denmark beating both Native Instruments and IK Multimedia put together came as no surprise of course. Toss up a YouTube video with the title "Digital Audio Denmark Any Good? Don't Be Fooled!" and you'll rake in a million hits from wannabe "producers" eager to do battle in the comments section. Yet I remain skeptical that the poll accurately represents the entire market. I'm even more skeptical that anyone cares whether I believe the poll is representative. Fun to debate, though. Aaaaaaamish raaaaaaaakefiiiiiight! (I wish there were an Amish rakefight emoji) Anyone who wishes to believe that UAD interfaces are overwhelmingly the most popular in the hobbyist (or even general) market, with Avid in 2nd place, that Avid outsells Presonus 3:1 and that Metric Halo outsells Behringer 2:1 is encouraged to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 I always wanted an RME for bragging rights. The reality for what I do (very little) I only deserve an iTrack Solo. I still have some M-Audio PCI cards that still work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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