How Do You Select An Audio Recording Interface?
The heart of any good home recording studio is your choice of audio interface. This piece of equipment handles input and output of audio from your computer; it’s a lot more than just a sound card. One of the best parts about selecting a recording interface is the fact that there’s so many available, and they all offer stellar recording quality for the price. The downside? Selecting one from the many is hard! With this quick guide, we’ll go down the list of questions you should ask yourself before buying an interface.Difficulty: EasyTime Required: 5 Minutes or LessHere’s How: • Do you need Pro Tools compatibility? Digidesign’s Pro Tools is the industry-wide standard, but being compatible, even on the smallest offering, comes with a premium price. Digidesign’s cheapest Pro Tools offering, the MBox 2 Mini, rings up at $329, offering only a single microphone input and two line inputs. From there, you can move up to the Digi 003, at around $1600 for 8 channels. From there, remember: if you
