Shortlist of audio interfaces of which I will select one
I currently have a 16-bit Behringer Xenyx 302USB, and I'd like to upgrade to 24 bit to get some more room under 0dB. I'd also lke to try out a large diaphragm condenser mic so I need an XLR, and I'd like to keep the ability to have a powered mic input for 3.5mm. Actually the Xenyx I have has a 12V XLR which is enough for the mic I'm looking at, so maybe better to start in the mic end and arrive at the interface end later.
I'd also like to have a recorder in it, since Android phones have problems with USB and Bluetooth has problems with, well, the Bluetooth standard which has no capability for good mic audio (maxes out at 16KHz sampling rate).
And since I prefer to do everything in post, more than 3 channels into the computer would be nice.
| Interface | € |
Good preamps according to youtube + comments |
24- bit |
#Powered 3.5 mm |
#48V XLR |
Good VU- meters |
#Multi track to computer |
Recorder | #unique inputs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD | 62 | 3 Monitoring is hard left & right, get UMC204HD for rectifying that. | y | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen | 129 | 4 | y | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| M-Audio M-Track 2x2M | 115 | 5 Podcastage found it worse than the focusrite, but I liked the sound of it in the video. Has cnnection problems according to Amazon reviews. | y | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Yamaha AG03 Mixer and USB Audio Interface | 149 | 4, same as Steinberg | y | 1 (shared with XLR) | 1 | 1 | 2 + feedback | 0 | 5 | |
| midiplus Studio M | 79 | ?? | y | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zoom H5 | 225 | Is still good but in internal ranking a 1 Preamp Shootout - Sound Devices MixPre VS Zoom F/H VS Rode VS Roland , | y | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Behringer Xenyx 302USB | 49 | 2? | n | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |