maybe you tell them that 3 eq band is too few. for speaker and headphone correction there should at least 10 EQ bands with left and right independent EQ for 2 stereo output channels . so not all channels need this. Eq should be dynamic. when on channels not use EQ it can use more on other channels
I.7k Jesus Christ that is a lot, all I want is to have my Yamaha hs8 plugged in and atria key lab 49 keyboard and MacBook Pro and one xld mic tbh. the thing that got me with my first audio interface focus rite scarlet 2i2 is that audio is much louder and I love that because I have shit hearing but with my MacBook Pro m3 max I plug in my audio technica mx50 and they sound quite loud but I don't think as lopped as with my windows pc but I'm not 100% there's so many cables I need to change its a bit annoying. I need usb type c to usb b which is 2. and I need usb type c to usb type c for my GoPro battery charger. I have new Alienware aw3423wdf monitor and used displayport to type c and the HDR is weird and not correct but its alright ai guess but not perfect I must say as I don't see real HDR as it looks standard definition. when I use the monitor with my i5 Skylake 6400 and GTX1070 it works good but ive noticed I need better GPU like 3070 at least and plan to make a new build with DDR 5 ram as the build I have is 2015 but still quite good. my motherboard Asus b150m doesn't do usb type c so that's shit. also why the hell do we have to have antennas on motherboards for wifi? my MacBook Pro doesn't and when I search networks it picks up more networks than my pc network wifi card., I just bought my first m.2 Samsung 970 eco plus 1tb and I love it for my games but its full; and want more m.2 slots. my audio technics mic at2035 I think it is the model, isn't good for screen recording gaming and typing on keyboard and mouse as it picks up sound so I heard to get a proper gaming headset mic with direct voice input like.
Awesome units! I was at a studio and they guy performed live techno, so the UCX was the sound card for his travel rig, then in the studio, he just takes the Adat and runs the whole rig into the UFX in the desk. Awesome set up and seemless
I had HDSP 9652 for 18 years. I changed 3 computers, it kept working. Now RayDAT PCIe. I guess I'm gonna die before this card gives up on me. btw. the HDSP 9652 still works normally. After 18 years. RME card is an investment, but it's a good investment. Unlike UA or DigiDesign ****.
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If these are out of budget it's worth remembering that old RME interfaces STILL WORK because they write their own drivers and do not brick or obsolete their devices, to their great credit. As a result my RME UFX from FOURTEEN years ago works exactly as it did when first purchased.
Yes, RME products are a high value. Even 2nd hand. I bought HDSP9652 and now RayDAT 2nd hand and it still wasn't cheap, but after a couple of decades of using their audio cards you just can't use anything else. The driver is rock solid on any OS. So usable, transparent in the best way, all ways, and good to use until it dies or you die first. ;)
Gear past 15 years old is very risky. Capacitors wear out over time. And, because most electronic techs are nothing more than thieves, you're better off buying new gear or gear not over five years old .
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Well, for most companies I'd say that's true, but RME stuff just seems to keep working. @@SubmergeEmerge 🤷♂
@@SubmergeEmerge Old low end elco caps do fail, but there are many 50yo caps out there still truckin like the day they were made. There is something called the free market, where guys do cap replacements for fixed fees using the best caps on the planet, or any caps you like. You really should get out more ;-). I used to do that sort of stuff years ago, you could learn to do it yourself too, as an option - it really isn't that hard. Most techs aren't thieves, although some as charitably put 'iffy' - but you can make deals with people. On the other hand, if replacing $5-10 worth of caps takes an hour and a half to do because of disassembly and reassembly of some wonky case, don't expect it to be $10 total. No one is preventing you from doing it yourself, you'll need a few hundred worth of gear though.
This has been the best purchase I made for my studio in the last years, I was thinking of buying a Universal Audio interface but for the price tag the RME is far mor versatile, easy to use and equally good in quality, also Totalmix compared to UAudio's console is far more intuitive and also gives you ton of different possibilities. I hadn't explored the Snapshots so this video really helped me with that.
People say RME is expensive. Yes they are. But there is a difference between expensive because it deserves to be, and because "audiophile talk" or "exclusivity talk". More than 20y ago I thought RME products were exclusive, but then I bought one. And I'm not wealthy by any standard. They got me hooked pretty much because the driver worked great in any OS and the hardware is made rock solid, no compromises. Repairable even, to an extent.
Yep, every audio manufacturer should make in-depth instructional videos for all their gear. It's just common sense in this age. When I picked up this interface, I couldn't figure out how to change the sample rate. I was looking thru the TotalMix drop-down menus for that. I called RME tech support and didn't know the settings I needed where installed in the little pop-up tray on the bottom right of Windows. It's little time-consuming, frustrating things like this that would of saved me a lot of trouble.
I've been using RME products since the 90s (approx. 15 different audio interfaces / mic preamps; like DIGI 32/8, 3xMultiface + HDSP PCI & CARDBUS, Fireface 800, HDSP 9652, Octamic, Fireface 400, Fireface UFX + BRC, Octamic 2, Babyface, Babyface Pro, Fireface UCX2... ). If there have ever been technical problems, they have always turned out to be mac or pc hardware failures. RME hardware just gets better like good wine as it ages (with driver & firmware updates). TotalMix and especially TotalMix Remote and DIGICheck are great tools included in the package. Thanks for the tips, even an old dog will learn something new thanks to these videos :)
@@sounddiaryessHave used and owned several RME and MH. MH is better in sound and flexibility but more learning curve. Totalmix is great. MIO Console is in its own league as far as interface mixers.
Oh man ive been looking at this bad boy for a while!!! Im using a nearly 15 year old interface with window's 8 drivers and it barely works. I need this guy.
Best Investment I’ve made in a while!! The versatility is unreal. Will have some additional videos with this and MPC and also live tracking with standalone. If you’re going to pick it up, check my Zzounds link, it’s really helps the channel.
thank you..I heard about RME's quality before, many times, with some artists refusing to use anything else.I bought the Wami rack 24 because i still use older computers,and it was less than $70...
This is the clearest and most useful walkthrough of TotalMix that I've seen, thank you. I'll have snapshots for default, a few recording modes, jamming / idea capture, and live streaming. You've also made a great case for adding ARC USB; while iPad control certainly is enough, having a tactile mini-console on the desktop is very appealing. For peace of mind, I am evaluating both UCX II and the new UFX III. In your demo you fairly quickly fill the available I/O on the UCX II. Also, working mainly at home I like the stable UFX III 1U form factor with built-in PS, and ability to have both DUREC and ARC USB always connected. While the cost difference gives pause, it's easier to justify knowing I'll have this interface for many years. Best regards
Thanks for watching. If you have a lot of gear I would definitely go UFXiii. I will probably upgrade to that,,, but, keeping the UFX2 connected to my synths. Then using the UFX as aADAT expansion in the studio. But still having that portability. Sort of overkill but so damn flexible.
UFX3 replaces most the gear. Much cheaper to buy it up front. Unless you're recording orchestras, it has all the I/O you'll ever need. I returned the UCX2 and actually saved money with the UFX3 by not having to buy all the extra gear. It's the best stand alone unit on the market. That and a laptop is about all you will need.
One thing worth mentioning here, which I've only discovered recently as I ran out of IO. If you have the UCX II but need to expand on the IO you will NOT be able to expand with a Digiface for additional ADAT (if you're on windows) as you'll end up having to use the Digiface (ASIO) as the master and the UCX II over Toslink as the slave. The only way that would work is by getting the UFX II which is obviously a lot more with 60 IO and can be paired with something like the Digiface. I'm stuck with the hard decision of either trading my UCX II for the UFX II for 20 more IO (or) getting myself a Cranborne audio 500ADAT and having the benefit of a 500 Module but with the limitations of 48kHz
excellent, in-depth video! great production too :) in case you didn't know, you can also double click on the sliders to toggle between 0db and off/no volume. I'm going to configure my UCXII similar to some of the ways you configured yours so I can utilize some outboard gear as well. and oh my gosh! your use of the EXT INP button to toggle between Totalmix and your DAW is...chef's kiss! thanks again for the great lesson! subscribed :)
I have had an RME UC for as long as I can remember and I it is still the best and better interface than any I’ve seen others use. This thing is reliable as hell, extremely good AD/DA conversion and preamps. Dude RME is the best ever
Fab review. And a TotalMix overview with practical examples is always welcome! I am runnung a UFX+ with a FirefaceUC as I/O extension. The latter is still working flawlessly - despite its +15 years.
I wish this video was made when I first bought my UCX. It took a while for me to even route the headphones but once I did I understood what the program was doing.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE right! But The best part for me tho is definitely how stable it is. I've had 0 issues since I got it. RME needs to step up their marketing tho.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE Exactly, they also need an "entry level" product to get budget minded users. Maybe double down on the driver stability for that crowd with less spec'd hardware. Either way tho it's well worth the price because they support their products so long. I'm not replacing mine for as long as possible.
I’ve a UCX II with a RME QUADMIC II. With that I’m currently tracking 6 mics at the same time with pristine sound quality and zero latency. I feel it was a very good decision when I decided to go for it (even when I still have a MOTU M2 that I keep connected in my room to my MacBook when I’m not tracking and just getting the mixing done; because the tracking apparatus is some meters away…).
I have an RME UCX. The original and still use it everyday. I have my MPC X SE connected to my computer via USB 3 so in controller mode I’m using the converters from the UCX! I have the best of both worlds: quick intuitive workflow and clean hi definition sonics. My setup is somewhat different than yours, so it was interesting how you have everything connected. How do you monitor the singer with only one headphone out? Through the SSL? I connected a Presonis 4 headphone preamp into 5&6 and I monitor from the main 7/8 headphone output. I’m so glad someone finally did a video that I can relate to on the UCX. I hope to see more about it in real word situations or tutorials, tips and tricks. Thanks bro! Great video
I actually use output 3 in mono and create my own submix. Have been thinking about grabbing a headphone amp to split the main signal. Super versatile device
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIREGrab a Topping or similar integrated HP amp/DAC for about 100-200 and run it out via S/PDIF. Now you can swim in high def audio monitoring whatever through your extra HP out.
Great question. I would say the difference is minimal and really depends on your speakers and room. Maybe with highend speakers and a very treated room, you might be a tiny bit of a difference but after an hour of using either one without comparing, either one will sound amazing. I wouldn’t use that as a deciding factor, more so the ins and outs. I currently am expanding the studio with the ufx3 but the ucx2 converts sound just as good.
M-Audio Delta 66 that's what i use and still use with a preamp and a countryman 85 di. "Yeah, but the convertors are bad, RME is much better". Ok, that's details that nobody hears in the mix, but let's pretend for a second that someone does. Unless you have a production with 20 layers of tracked vocals that might make it noticeable in the mix. But since most people don't, it's not worth the money (most 'people' use Autotune set in the wrong key and one solo vocal and some adlibs). The preamp and the mics plays a bigger role in the production aswell as sound-selection. If you've read this and saved some bucks, let me know!
RME user here and they are what they say they are. This unit will expose what you were not hearing both good and bad. The sound quality is unmatched. Total Mix will frustrate you as it makes no sense, but take the tutorials and it will begin to make sense and unlock its power. Best investment I ever made in my studio. I even went back and grabbed a Babyface Pro for recording on the go.
I own a RME UCX II and I use it to run Windows... because of all of the ins and outs to route to my Rodecaster Pro II and then my streaming computer but to record music in my DAW I use a $200 Zoom 32-bit interface. The Zoom only has 2 ins and outs but the 32-bit recording is the absolute best in the industry hands down. Once I switched to 32-bit recording I never want to go back to 24-bit. Some people say the files are larger but not by that much a regular song project is at most only a few gigs or usually less. I hope Zoom comes out with a 32-bit 4 in and out device soon. I couldn't not do my streaming gig without the UCX device but for recording it is Zoom all the way. The sound quality of the UCX Fireface is second to Zoom.
Whereas the Zoom interface you have is capable of capturing a higher bit depth (which only really plays into two factors of the perceived sound quality: noise floor and overall level of the recording) the quality of conversion (sample accuracy in the frequency and time domain) are vastly different. You can think of 32 bit as a bigger pipe for your audio signals to flow through unaffected, but if the source of your water (which in this analogy can be everything from the instrument to the AD convertor) does not allow water to pass through cleanly, then you still end up with an impure/coloured result. One of the tell tale differences is how transients are smeared, almost as if you were recording with a transient removal plugin. Also, multistage ADC’s (like the ones employed by Zoom) can have weird errors like supersonic frequency dropouts as they transition from one converter chip to another. And this isn’t to bash Zoom, as I own and love my F6 which can do up to 192/32. But it pales in comparison to my RME Babyface Pro FS (which goes up to 192/24) in terms of fidelity. However, what really matters is what helps you get to the end result. If you find yourself in a situation where you’re unable to set the gain on your preamp so as to prevent your signal from being captured to low (closer to the noise floor) or to loudly (at risk of clipping), then 32 bit is helpful. That’s why these 32 bit recorders can work well for unpredictable, highly dynamic sound sources on location. If you’re more than capable of setting gain levels for your sources and want to do more than just capture sound without clipping or being too close to the noise floor, then an interface with a higher quality analogue to digital convertor (ADC) is preferred. Hope this helps.
I stand by my comment that my Zoom 32 bit recordings sound better and yes the noise floor is the big thing. I had to wrap my head around the fact that the Zoom does not have an input gain knob at all. At first I found this to be terrible but as time went on I realized that when I need to go back in and re-sing a line or two, there is nothing to set. I only have to get my mic to mouth proximity right and I can seamlessly add or replace vocals or other tracks. Now I am very glad and comforted that there is no input knob to have to reset to the same exact place every time. The input never changes. My mic has a PAD button which is really great so my mic is always louder than my tracks. Also I have a very loud voice from many years of singing, now, it is "impossible" for me to clip. Before I had vocals that sounded distorted and shrill from overdriving the single chip even when the peak meter was not blinking. Maybe because there was only one chip doing the work...Or rather because of the noise floor. As I said I will never go back to 24 bit recording and in my lifetime I have recorded around 500 original songs, so I do have some experience in this area. My PC has 18 Intel extreme cores, 128GB of fast RAM and 2 X RTX 3090 GPUs, so the Zoom has to only record and playback and that it does without a single flaw. As for transients, that was the problem I was having with 24 bit, the transients were "unstable and wonky sounding", the single chip design could not hear them and they were muffled and again, distorted. I find that problem less with the Zoom but not completely perfect but much better. Forget about "all" other audio interfaces for your DAW and buy a Zoom. And when Zoom comes out with 4 in and out replace it with that and you will be set for life. Get the RME UCX II to run Windows it is the only device that can handle all of your ins and out as well as it does. I have owned about 8 audio interfaces including, RME Fireface UCX II(current), EMU 1616M, Steinberg, Roland, Behringer, and Creative labs Audigy, with sound fonts, Realtek... I have never liked the way any of them reproduce transients. The Zoom hits the spot, my vocals are NEVER distorted and I can sing as loud as I want without any thought to gain level. Zoom records things at the level they really are. Even with the Zoom for my DAW I still need the RME Fireface UCX II for Windows, can't do without it. @@miltonfostersound
Anyone on the fence about RME, just do it. You will get an interface that'll stay with you for the next decade and a half. There are people still using Fireface 400/800 and MultiFaces that are 15+ years old without downtime. There are very few other companies with such an amazing reliability track record.
Hey man! im looking into getting a new interface and reallyyyyyyy need one that's going to allow for 0 latency high-ish buffer length with autotune playback etc for windows. How do you think latency with the RME UCXII compares with the Apollo Twin USB edition for windows?
RME is so beautifully dangerous. I enjoyed seeing this video big time. I enjoyed my UCXII so much (converters, Totalmix FX (dynamics & eq on all the inputs and outputs), stability, VERY low latency), I got the UFXII for my 2nd PC. DuREC is so crazy. I'm hooked.
How much better sound quality will this be than the Apollo twin x duo converters etc I use a u87ai and Adam a8h monitors I wonder if this interface will bring out the sound quality more from them and my twin has been giving me stability issues
In my experience it is mire revealing across the spectrum, a little brighter highs and a bit deeper lows. Also, I feel it has a wider stereo image making it easier to hear everything in the mix, pan placement and more details. When I updated it was a noticeable difference, then add in that total mix routing and it’s hard to use anything else.
Man, this is by far the BEST video explanation of how to connect and route any interface on TH-cam. Thank you! Wish companies would have half the dedication and teaching skills when presenting their products. Thank you again!
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE I'm blown away by the quality of this interface and its ecosystem. And I can't understand why other companies don't learn from this and try to emulate these characteristics. I'll keep an eye on your videos man, thank you!
One con for me is no multiple headphone out. Why does no body talk about that. If you record multiple artists or you track artists you might need at least 2 otputs. So you'd need to get a headphone amp or something right?
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE hmm I see thank you I’d try that. And no need for any external cable for a stereo headphone right? That is I can plug one headphone jack to one port and it becomes a stereo out right?
Audient iD24 has entered the chat. No THD!!! One of the most accurate A-D converters for less that £285. It has ADAG out and In, world clock, line inputs and an excellent software in the computer to set anything up any way you want.
Very well-done video. I’ve owned this interface for nearly three years and have been quite happy with it. Also, that was probably the best setup and Totalmix breakdown I’ve seen anywhere. Big props 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I really enjoyed your RME vids. Question for you if you don't mind? I have always had issued with using my Presonus ASIO for both my DAW and Windows apps. So I got into the habit of cable patching Windows native audio into my interface. Are there no audio conflicts issues with RME interfaces? Many RME vids I have watched seem to have windows audio coming into the SOFTWARE PLAYBACK section of Totalmix which presumably means that RME driver is being used for windows as well?
I remember my first soundcard ! A RME PST PSD ! It had horrible pink or white noise burst ! And driver support really suck ! AVOID this company to all costs !
Yall RME users are like vegans. Once you convert you can’t stop talking about it 😂 I’m going to try one out for my channel and see what the fuss is about
Oh ya, but I'm sort of that guy that can't shut up about things that are exciting... don't get me started with Bitwig. Slowly but surely breaking up with Ableton.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE haha I hear you! oh wow yeah I’ve heard about bitwig lol I’m pretty loyal to Ableton, it changed the way I produce. Also the Ableton CEO came to my home to see how I use Push, I’m in the Ableton Artist program. But I’m still open to new things
@@haroldbones84 it’s not the same energy, RME users are more aggressive. Like Jehovah Witnesses. They be Knocking on doors like ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾“Have you heard about RME and their rock solid drivers?” 😂
My instrument clips microphones, but also has a quiet tones, this is not an issue with 32bit. This device can not do 32bit. I am still waiting for a decent interface have a look at the zoom f3, they have a bunch other products with 32bit to, nothing with so many inputs / tracks though with 32bit.
It has nothing to do with 32 bit or not. Noise floor of the circuit covers even the limit of 24 bit on _any_ converter. 24 bit = 144 dB dynamic range. Just forget about 32 bit, it's a sales pitch...
I'm having a great deal of trouble with RME as of lately. I in stalled latest driver and flash update, and my Windows audio crackles and pops from time to time. After watching TH-cam for 5min, crackling starts. Using Cubase is hopeless because everything is crackling and distorted. Somethings really wrong with my RME and I bought if about 2 months ago . Please help, if you have any idea what's going on .
If you are a Mac user then please beware that Apple is no longer going to support kernel extensions so this interface will not be supported unless you use the DriverKit option and doing so means the performance is going to be less than and not as robust.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE this is the response I received from RME... "KEXT drivers are still working, even though Apple will nag about them. I do not expect them to block these until after the issues with the new DriverKit system are resolved. Apple is aware that there are issues and is working on an AudioDriverKit update." I have also spoken with other support teams from Apogee and UAD via email and they said they don't expect Apple to pull the plug until a solution is found. So I guess we can assume not until after OS 15. Take that with a grain of salt though because who knows what Apple will do. It's definitely not the end of the world and I'm sure that the Kets work fine, but it's just very much less than ideal to have that sword hanging there over our heads. My main concern actually isn't that this might affect the quality of the devices but I don't appreciate this not being told to consumers up front. Again I need to point out that this is an unlikely occurrence in the future and a solution being had before that sword drops on our heads is much more likely, as someone that doesn't have thousands of dollars to roast on this stuff I would like to know before spending all this money.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE this is what RNE said to me... Hi Mike, "KEXT drivers are still working, even though Apple will nag about them. I do not expect them to block these until after the issues with the new DriverKit system are resolved. Apple is aware that there are issues and is working on an AudioDriverKit update."
Please remember the following text: RME ADI-2 Pro FS R vs. RME Fireface UCXII In addition to many possibilities of the RME UCXII, the sound is better with the RME ADI-2 Pro. I just wonder if it's possible to connect a guitar to the ADI-2 Pro FS R and whether that would produce noise.
I’m not sure but I track a lot direct into the RMe. I have upgraded the UCX to the the UfX3 for the Madi. I have so many synths, Madi can expand to 64 ins and out. Currently at 32, perfect solution.
I still have my Fireface400, which I bought like 12 years ago! And it still runs grat after all these years on my modern M1 Macbook. RME is always a good choice, soild hardware and solid drivers.
I've owned an RME HDSP MADI card for about 12 years now. I've got it paired with an SSL Alpha MADI AX converter. All running on Linux. RME is the best company to buy interfaces from. Although I will never trust a digitally controlled volume knob. I've had too many jump scare moments when I thought my speakers were going to light on fire. For that I suggest the Coleman Audio M3.
Excellent review. Much appreciate it. Would love your opinion. I own an Apollo X8 and now going through the “bug’ of even considering swapping out my X8 for the RME reviewed here. Would appreciate any opinions and advice.
If you use the UA plugs for tracking in realtime, you might want to stick with it. I switched to tracking vocals through hardware so left the UA platform except for the native plugs
Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I do use it for tracking basically just throw in a never preamp/and sometimes autotune for tracking artist, with auto tune inserted. I also do use some of the plug-ins in my mixing scenarios just to let the computer breathe a little bit. But just curious, what do you think of the sound of your new system and which one did you go with. Once again, thanks for your reply.
The UCX is far from a regular interface. Full dsp inside allowing reverb, compression and eq in every channel and total mix which is the most advanced digital routing. It actually runs in the dsp in the unit so you can control everything without a computer and even multitrack record all inputs onto a connected usb without a computer.
Great video sir!!!!!!!!, I have one question, Rme and other companies make separate Dacs (digital to analog converters) and same size of a converter costs double, what's the core difference between audio interface and converter? I know that it will be sound but how much of a difference it makes in practicality?
It really depends on your audio chain. If you have low or mid speakers, sometimes the difference will not be as obvious if you have high end mixers. A lot of times it’s differences in clarity and stereo separation. I recently updated from the UCX to the UFX3, for the Madi expansion. The UFX3 has the same converters as the high end Adi2Pro. If I compared the UCX and UFX side by side, you have hear a bit more clarity but if not side by side, they both sound great and your ears adapt. What’s more important is spending a lot of time listening to reference tracks on your set up so you can learn to match their sonics. A good engineer should be able to mix on anything once they get used to the sound and understand the setup. If you’re not trying to be a professional mixing guy, just get an audio interface that has enough ins and out for your set up.
Total mix is totally overwhelming at first, but once you wrap your head around Ins/SoftOuts/Outs + Routing Matrix concept, you start to see how genius and Totally Flexible it is. It's quite important to understand it completely to avoid any "what's up? why is it not working?" moments while working and just wanting to record something. If you have a hard time figuring it out, dedicate an afternoon to making presets and write down what they're doing. That's what I do with clients who can't understand it. If using Linux like me, I worked with a HDSP-9652 for a long time, and now I'm using RayDAT. If using Linux, you can use RME products (even though not officially supported) and that's great! Being Class Compliant is great, but not a necessity with RME.
I've got the UAD Apollo Twin for my PC and i must say i hate it. All fine when you in a DAW but beside that its garbage. OBS,Discord...any other app that is not Studio related doesnt recognize all the inputs so im using a second interface ( UR22 MKII) for those scenarios. To not have MIDI in/out at this price point is also funny. The original power supply was producing a hum , it was going up to -22dB! A cheap Amazon one (model AL-1250) solved that problem. Oh,another one - when you restart your PC while the UAD is turned ON it would not work ,you need to cut the power and start it up again
over 1k in price, no thanks ill just keep using my 2i2 and change cable to usb type c. I also need to change cable on my Aturia key lab 49 white keyboard because I got a new MacBook Pro m3 max. I just don't see 1k audio interface my thing. it looks nice with the lights tho and display.
I respect that you can make due with what you have but this thing is on another level. It punches above its weight class, it's very versatile, and STABLE. The USB doesn't need to be thunderbolt because of the way it's engineered and it still is noticably better than anything in its range. Total mix was a little confusing at first tho.
I chose the ucx2 because I travel and gig with it. The full size rack isn’t an option. Would love the ufx as a permanent studio piece but financially not viable at this point.
Thanks for the great video! I read in so many forums but still haven't figured it out yet. What is better for my settings with UCX II, +4dBu, +13dBu or +19dBu? I'm talking in Main channel, inputs and outputs, thank you so much, God bless.
Glad I could help! Those values really depend. I have a synth that is low output so I change the value and get a louder signal. I run my monitors volume pretty low to avoid amp his so I increased the output on the main in total mix. Just be careful and keep speakers low when adjusting so no volume jumps damage your speakers
I like RME. It was actually my first ever interface. The FF800 to be specific. Thing is though it sounds, well, not great. Let's put it that way. :) Compared to a dedicated DAC like Mytek or Crane Song or Burl it, well, it kind of sucks to be blunt. They make great interfaces yes but as far as AD/DA I'd look elsewhere. Maybe a compromise where you use RME for the interface part and get AD/DA from someone else (via ADAT or something like that) I don't know.
But in the end. Analog tape is only about equivalent to, 12 bit digital. In dynamic range. And noise floor.. To, 3% of the 3rd Harmonic at 1 kHz. 0-VU. At operating levels ranging from 185 nano Webbers per meter to that of over 320 nano Webbers per meter. Operating level. Based upon that harmonic distortion criteria of the 3rd Harmonic of 1 kHz at 3% distortion. And then a Flutter level of approximately, 0.3%, against a 3 kHz triangle wave. Which American machines could sometimes deliver. Depending upon capstan drive motor type. AC or DC servo. With AC you are looking at, 0.7% flutter. Oh well! With AC motor. You cannot sync to, Time Code. To fly back and forth from a computer. Oh well. Without DC servo capstan motor drive. And 2 tracks for SMPTE, timecode. Because you really can have a usable track next to that track. It seeps over and sounds nasty. Like thousands of puppies being crushed to death. In the background. And so going purely digital. With some analog, hybrid as the key. You're not going to run all tracks with analog tape saturation. Because it really is not necessary. Even Bob Clearmountain. Told me. He never quite much liked, analog tape. I was like, really Bob? He said really. I love Bob Clearmountain. Many of us just wanted to be, Bob Clearmountain. Though originally. I wanted to be George Massenburg. I knew of him before I knew of Bob Clearmountain. I knew George Massenburg before he was famous. I knew them when I was 15. And he was 23. And had just opened up his own recording studio called ITI. He had left the studio he had gotten his start at. That had just hired me at 17. And we were both mentored by the same guy.. Outside of that studio. We had also met up with. I was introduced to by a family friend. He was a genius electrical engineer by the name of Thomas M. Bray. And the Father of Vertical Hold for TV as we know it. Which he created in 1948 while working at Bell Laboratories. And you won't find him in any history book anywhere. Because those engineers like him. Were owned by Bell Laboratories. Bell Laboratories patented his vertical hold circuit. Even though he created that on his own time at home.. And brought it in for his colleagues to see work. And they immediately patented it. And sold the patent to RCA. Who later in the fall of 1948. Offered the first consumer TVs. With Tom Bray's, Vertical Hold, circuit. That made TV finally possible. Not requiring an actual Engineer. To keep your TV picture from looking like scrambled eggs. Because once the vertical and horizontal goes out. You can't dial it back in. Without test equipment. And that's what Tom Bray's circuit revolutionized TV as we know it. And in no history books will you find this. It's obscure history. And so some of us know a lot more than other self-professed experts and college professors claim. By virtue of our background, experience and private in-depth education. From an electrical engineering genius. That realized I was a 15-year-old without a father. And what was Tom? He was also a former Methodist Minister. That in the end. Told me. He had a bad taste in his mouth over organized religion. He was deemed, overly, progressive. For the Methodist Church in the early 1950s. And he was booted from his church. Even though he was a much loved minister. And after that. He was down on organized religion. And I had a pseudo-father. Who had his own family, 18-year-old married daughter and 12-year-old son. And he took time out for me. He helped me. He helped me a lot. He was more of a father to me than my own ever was. And he and his wife Janet both died of pancreatic cancer. Because while they were living in Pennsylvania. They lived near a paper mill. And everyone came down with pancreatic cancer. The water was poisoned. And it got him many years later. They both died within months of each other. I miss them terribly. What an incredible man he was and former US Navy World War II.. Working on microwave stuff. He told me. He was working on microwave stuff for Bell Laboratories. There are so many other great Americans that are not famous. For the incredible things they have contributed to our lives. Like the incredible medical electronic machinery. MRIs, cat scanners, enhanced x-rays. Endoscopic surgeries. Teeny tiny high resolution color video cameras. At the end of the string in your veins. These people should all be famous. For saving people's lives. And Tom Bray was directly involved with Siemens, GE, Phillips medical electronic diagnostic equipment. They looked to Tom. To figure out all of the calibration procedures for the stuff they had invented. Because they didn't know how to do that themselves. That's what he did while at Hopkins University for 23 years. Until they laid him off one day. And he was so looking forward to his retirement after 25. He just wanted to go fishing in the loch Raven reservoir in his little dinghy rowboat. And they let him go. So they could hire a younger PhD they could pay less. And my feelings changed for, IV League, For Profit, Universities. I no longer believe in them. Because that's bullshit! And within one week of Tom getting laid off. I got him a full-time gig. Hired doing what he loved. Working for the newest, biggest, recording studio south of New York City. Which had just opened in Baltimore. And they offered me the job of Chief Maintenance Engineer. Of this multimillion dollar facility. When I was only 16 years old. And I declined the offer. With a lame excuse. That I felt at 16. That was far too much responsibility for me to take on. And I was lying through my teeth. When I recommended they should hire Tom. And the VP asked me Tom who? I said Thomas M Bray, my mentor. And the response from Craig Kenney,, surprised me. Tom Bray! What happened to Tom!? I said do you know him? He said, YES I KNOW HIM! WHAT HAPPENED? Craig told me. He was a stock boy as a teenager. For the elitist hi-fi store of Baltimore. And Tom was their consultant. To check everything about the gear. And inform them if it was worthy to carry or not. And so Craig hired Tom, immediately. Yay! I got my mentor a job! That he loves! As he had a small studio of his own, downtown Baltimore. Near the shipping docks. It was a little voiceover studio. With his home built equipment and a couple of old Ampex recorders. And here he was. In the latest greatest state-of-the-art studio on the East Coast. With API Audio Consoles and Scully recorders. And of course. A few months later after I had turned 17. In the fall of 1973. I got hired on as a full-blown, Production and Maintenance Engineer. And working with my mentor Tom. It couldn't get any better than this! And I'm working at the studio that gave George Massenburg his first job. (More Real Trenches Audio in following post)
The virtual mixers are dope. The arc controller is great. Bummed it only has one headphone out huge oversight. Is their a recommended fader controller that works with this for physical pan record solo volume with actual faders and buttons with tactile feel. Ipad is great but has no feedback.
Thanks for checking out the video. Regarding the phones, you can set the outputs in the back as phones as well, so you could have 1 in the front and 2 more stereo phones in the back, or 4 mono phone mixes out the back. I currently run the single front phones into a splitter amp that works great. I know you can control total mix with midi, I just haven't tried it, but something like the behringer X touch might be mappable to take care of everything, I just haven't tried it yet. Great future video idea.
Universal Audio is just ran by a bunch of greedy jews honestly, and i'm not hating on the jews they just are greedy like Judas its their nature and bad for business.@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE
I do live comedy shows with musicians and backing tracks on ufx as a mixer controlled via ipad. Parallel i run osc to control totalmix, cues and dmx light parameters on one ipad page. The eq s are not as grippy as in consoles but works fine to me
Brilliant video, thank you! I'm looking to upgrade my audio interface soon and this looks like a very good option with the ARC USB controller giving that sleek approach to work flow. What would you advise if you required more xlr inputs...something like the RME DTX 16I/O? Look forward to hearing your comments...thanks in advance!
Anyone of the outfits can be used as a mono headphone out with a custom sub mix, or you could get a stereo mono mono to headphone splitter and run another stereo out off of let’s say output three and four.
This is so good , the only not so good about RME, are their instructions on video. They should hire you . I bought the Rme UCX 2 when it was released .At first I hesitated as Its rather expensive, but you will forget it because it just works. After different troubles with interfaces from Audient and Tc Electronic etc. its like "coming home". But if you dont have the need for all the connections In UCX2 , then go for the beautiful RME Babyface Pro Fs - Which sounds just as good. Ive owned both. As this very good video points out the drivers from RME are second to none. If the Rme software "total mix" are "overkill for your needs or dosent fit your workflow, then just use the "operational mode" ( also called "Dawmode" ) of Totalmix which is a much more simple layout, and quick to operate.
Is there no difference in sound of ucx 2 and babyface pro fs? I was going to buy ucx, but I don’t know if there will be noticeable difference with my babyface fs, which sound i do not really like, more high mids and little harsh than my previous rme ff800. I used my ff800 about 11 years, and it had more transparent sound with good balance of lows mids and highs. I dont need a lot of channels
I couldnt tell a difference, but maybe you and other people can. You got to ask in more forums. I only bought UCX2 because i realized i needed more channels than the Babyface FS got.
Glad to hear my first interface will be the last I need 👍 Will be adding an adat expander at some point . & think as soon as I get it communicating with my iPad and have wrapped my head round totalmixfx all doubt about my choice will be gone. I chose RME because they will still be supporting this interface in 20 years time. & they sound great. Also reassuringly made in Germany.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIREDont think my latest comment came up here but I got a Heritage audio ost-6 v2.0 Inte hooked up to the left with xlr (heritage) to my input 7 on the ucx 2 I'm using both cubase and studio one but no matter what I do the compressor won't work 🫤
I own the baby face bro for 5 years now. It is the best audio interface I’ve owned. The thing is a beast. I would never go any other interface if it’s not RME. The thing just work.
Exactly, the best part is the interfaces are invisible, they just work. In the past, I would have to stop the session when something happens or when the interface would disconnect. Now, never think about it.
my motu ultralite mk3 FW I bought around 2008 is still going strong though. RTL is 7 ms at 128 samples / 48k. I know this RME is superior in a lot of way but the price tag is still a bit crazy.
Tank you for your video !!! I have in my Home Studio RME Fireface 800 and is steel working perfectly with iMac M1 ! For me RME IS THE BEST ! Regards from Norway !
I’m trying to get one to do an AB test between the two. My only issue with the 48 design is having all the cables on my desk. I like the RME tucked away in a rack and full control with the ARC USB controller. Plus the digital routing with totalmix is unmatched.
I received a response from RME.regarding the issue with connecting an electric guitar to the ADI2 Pro FS R. Unfortunately, it is not possible to do so directly. To make this work, you will need to combine it with the Babyface Pro. In total, you can expect to spend approximately $2600, not including the necessary cables.
Pick one up at www.zzounds.com/a--3985163
Link only points to main page. Searching on the site for RME UCXII gives no result. JFYI.
maybe you tell them that 3 eq band is too few. for speaker and headphone correction there should at least 10 EQ bands with left and right independent EQ for 2 stereo output channels . so not all channels need this. Eq should be dynamic. when on channels not use EQ it can use more on other channels
link goes to zzound homepage not interface fyi
I.7k Jesus Christ that is a lot, all I want is to have my Yamaha hs8 plugged in and atria key lab 49 keyboard and MacBook Pro and one xld mic tbh. the thing that got me with my first audio interface focus rite scarlet 2i2 is that audio is much louder and I love that because I have shit hearing but with my MacBook Pro m3 max I plug in my audio technica mx50 and they sound quite loud but I don't think as lopped as with my windows pc but I'm not 100% there's so many cables I need to change its a bit annoying. I need usb type c to usb b which is 2. and I need usb type c to usb type c for my GoPro battery charger. I have new Alienware aw3423wdf monitor and used displayport to type c and the HDR is weird and not correct but its alright ai guess but not perfect I must say as I don't see real HDR as it looks standard definition. when I use the monitor with my i5 Skylake 6400 and GTX1070 it works good but ive noticed I need better GPU like 3070 at least and plan to make a new build with DDR 5 ram as the build I have is 2015 but still quite good. my motherboard Asus b150m doesn't do usb type c so that's shit. also why the hell do we have to have antennas on motherboards for wifi? my MacBook Pro doesn't and when I search networks it picks up more networks than my pc network wifi card., I just bought my first m.2 Samsung 970 eco plus 1tb and I love it for my games but its full; and want more m.2 slots. my audio technics mic at2035 I think it is the model, isn't good for screen recording gaming and typing on keyboard and mouse as it picks up sound so I heard to get a proper gaming headset mic with direct voice input like.
I have a UCX with extra controller, the UCX itself travels with me anywhere for years and has never failed me. Solid hardware with solid drivers.
Awesome units! I was at a studio and they guy performed live techno, so the UCX was the sound card for his travel rig, then in the studio, he just takes the Adat and runs the whole rig into the UFX in the desk. Awesome set up and seemless
I had HDSP 9652 for 18 years. I changed 3 computers, it kept working. Now RayDAT PCIe. I guess I'm gonna die before this card gives up on me. btw. the HDSP 9652 still works normally. After 18 years. RME card is an investment, but it's a good investment. Unlike UA or DigiDesign ****.
If these are out of budget it's worth remembering that old RME interfaces STILL WORK because they write their own drivers and do not brick or obsolete their devices, to their great credit.
As a result my RME UFX from FOURTEEN years ago works exactly as it did when first purchased.
Exactly, there are a ton of used options that are great.
Yes, RME products are a high value. Even 2nd hand. I bought HDSP9652 and now RayDAT 2nd hand and it still wasn't cheap, but after a couple of decades of using their audio cards you just can't use anything else. The driver is rock solid on any OS. So usable, transparent in the best way, all ways, and good to use until it dies or you die first. ;)
Gear past 15 years old is very risky. Capacitors wear out over time. And, because most electronic techs are nothing more than thieves, you're better off buying new gear or gear not over five years old .
Well, for most companies I'd say that's true, but RME stuff just seems to keep working. @@SubmergeEmerge 🤷♂
@@SubmergeEmerge Old low end elco caps do fail, but there are many 50yo caps out there still truckin like the day they were made. There is something called the free market, where guys do cap replacements for fixed fees using the best caps on the planet, or any caps you like. You really should get out more ;-). I used to do that sort of stuff years ago, you could learn to do it yourself too, as an option - it really isn't that hard.
Most techs aren't thieves, although some as charitably put 'iffy' - but you can make deals with people. On the other hand, if replacing $5-10 worth of caps takes an hour and a half to do because of disassembly and reassembly of some wonky case, don't expect it to be $10 total. No one is preventing you from doing it yourself, you'll need a few hundred worth of gear though.
This has been the best purchase I made for my studio in the last years, I was thinking of buying a Universal Audio interface but for the price tag the RME is far mor versatile, easy to use and equally good in quality, also Totalmix compared to UAudio's console is far more intuitive and also gives you ton of different possibilities. I hadn't explored the Snapshots so this video really helped me with that.
Good choice!
People say RME is expensive. Yes they are. But there is a difference between expensive because it deserves to be, and because "audiophile talk" or "exclusivity talk". More than 20y ago I thought RME products were exclusive, but then I bought one. And I'm not wealthy by any standard. They got me hooked pretty much because the driver worked great in any OS and the hardware is made rock solid, no compromises. Repairable even, to an extent.
Dude...this is what RME needs to do !!! Walkthrough some common recording TotalMix scenarios / set ups / routing. Thank you!
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Its really EZ to use.. Just make the purchase, TRUST you will never regret it!
@@officialpoa3171I've owned a UCX II for nearly a year already ;)
Yep, every audio manufacturer should make in-depth instructional videos for all their gear. It's just common sense in this age. When I picked up this interface, I couldn't figure out how to change the sample rate. I was looking thru the TotalMix drop-down menus for that. I called RME tech support and didn't know the settings I needed where installed in the little pop-up tray on the bottom right of Windows. It's little time-consuming, frustrating things like this that would of saved me a lot of trouble.
I've been using RME products since the 90s (approx. 15 different audio interfaces / mic preamps; like DIGI 32/8, 3xMultiface + HDSP PCI & CARDBUS, Fireface 800, HDSP 9652, Octamic, Fireface 400, Fireface UFX + BRC, Octamic 2, Babyface, Babyface Pro, Fireface UCX2... ). If there have ever been technical problems, they have always turned out to be mac or pc hardware failures. RME hardware just gets better like good wine as it ages (with driver & firmware updates).
TotalMix and especially TotalMix Remote and DIGICheck are great tools included in the package.
Thanks for the tips, even an old dog will learn something new thanks to these videos :)
Happy it helped!!
1. Great product
2. Great product presentation / review
Totally I would buy this
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RME is underrated, they're a humble bunch.
Solid German engineering. Doing a specific thing... really really well.
I tell who who is super under rated Metric Halo
@@sounddiaryessHave used and owned several RME and MH. MH is better in sound and flexibility but more learning curve. Totalmix is great. MIO Console is in its own league as far as interface mixers.
Humble?!! Lol
@@Juicememelord Yes, they make drivers for outdated cards unlike most manufacturers
Oh man ive been looking at this bad boy for a while!!! Im using a nearly 15 year old interface with window's 8 drivers and it barely works. I need this guy.
Best Investment I’ve made in a while!! The versatility is unreal. Will have some additional videos with this and MPC and also live tracking with standalone. If you’re going to pick it up, check my Zzounds link, it’s really helps the channel.
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thank you..I heard about RME's quality before, many times, with some artists refusing to use anything else.I bought the Wami rack 24 because i still use older computers,and it was less than $70...
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This is the clearest and most useful walkthrough of TotalMix that I've seen, thank you. I'll have snapshots for default, a few recording modes, jamming / idea capture, and live streaming. You've also made a great case for adding ARC USB; while iPad control certainly is enough, having a tactile mini-console on the desktop is very appealing. For peace of mind, I am evaluating both UCX II and the new UFX III. In your demo you fairly quickly fill the available I/O on the UCX II. Also, working mainly at home I like the stable UFX III 1U form factor with built-in PS, and ability to have both DUREC and ARC USB always connected. While the cost difference gives pause, it's easier to justify knowing I'll have this interface for many years. Best regards
Thanks for watching. If you have a lot of gear I would definitely go UFXiii. I will probably upgrade to that,,, but, keeping the UFX2 connected to my synths. Then using the UFX as aADAT expansion in the studio. But still having that portability. Sort of overkill but so damn flexible.
UFX3 replaces most the gear. Much cheaper to buy it up front. Unless you're recording orchestras, it has all the I/O you'll ever need. I returned the UCX2 and actually saved money with the UFX3 by not having to buy all the extra gear. It's the best stand alone unit on the market. That and a laptop is about all you will need.
One thing worth mentioning here, which I've only discovered recently as I ran out of IO.
If you have the UCX II but need to expand on the IO you will NOT be able to expand with a Digiface for additional ADAT (if you're on windows) as you'll end up having to use the Digiface (ASIO) as the master and the UCX II over Toslink as the slave.
The only way that would work is by getting the UFX II which is obviously a lot more with 60 IO and can be paired with something like the Digiface.
I'm stuck with the hard decision of either trading my UCX II for the UFX II for 20 more IO (or) getting myself a Cranborne audio 500ADAT and having the benefit of a 500 Module but with the limitations of 48kHz
That is a tough decision, love the Cranbourne rack, but I’ve just held off on getting it because 500 series are a rabbit hole of investing
excellent, in-depth video! great production too :) in case you didn't know, you can also double click on the sliders to toggle between 0db and off/no volume. I'm going to configure my UCXII similar to some of the ways you configured yours so I can utilize some outboard gear as well. and oh my gosh! your use of the EXT INP button to toggle between Totalmix and your DAW is...chef's kiss! thanks again for the great lesson! subscribed :)
Thanks for watching and supporting. Happy it helped!!
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I have had an RME UC for as long as I can remember and I it is still the best and better interface than any I’ve seen others use. This thing is reliable as hell, extremely good AD/DA conversion and preamps. Dude RME is the best ever
Fully agreed
Fab review. And a TotalMix overview with practical examples is always welcome!
I am runnung a UFX+ with a FirefaceUC as I/O extension. The latter is still working flawlessly - despite its +15 years.
Amazing gear! Best investment so far!
I wish this video was made when I first bought my UCX. It took a while for me to even route the headphones but once I did I understood what the program was doing.
Once you understand total mix it’s hard to use anything else.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE right! But The best part for me tho is definitely how stable it is. I've had 0 issues since I got it. RME needs to step up their marketing tho.
Completely agreed. With some marketing they could be the “standard” in the most studios
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE Exactly, they also need an "entry level" product to get budget minded users. Maybe double down on the driver stability for that crowd with less spec'd hardware. Either way tho it's well worth the price because they support their products so long. I'm not replacing mine for as long as possible.
I’ve a UCX II with a RME QUADMIC II. With that I’m currently tracking 6 mics at the same time with pristine sound quality and zero latency. I feel it was a very good decision when I decided to go for it (even when I still have a MOTU M2 that I keep connected in my room to my MacBook when I’m not tracking and just getting the mixing done; because the tracking apparatus is some meters away…).
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I have the RME UC and is the only interface I need.
amazing! Thanks for watching
I enjoyed this walkthrough. I was quite detailed at the points that matter, not just fancy numbers.
Happy it helped!
I have an RME UCX. The original and still use it everyday. I have my MPC X SE connected to my computer via USB 3 so in controller mode I’m using the converters from the UCX! I have the best of both worlds: quick intuitive workflow and clean hi definition sonics. My setup is somewhat different than yours, so it was interesting how you have everything connected. How do you monitor the singer with only one headphone out? Through the SSL? I connected a Presonis 4 headphone preamp into 5&6 and I monitor from the main 7/8 headphone output. I’m so glad someone finally did a video that I can relate to on the UCX. I hope to see more about it in real word situations or tutorials, tips and tricks. Thanks bro! Great video
I actually use output 3 in mono and create my own submix. Have been thinking about grabbing a headphone amp to split the main signal. Super versatile device
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@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIREGrab a Topping or similar integrated HP amp/DAC for about 100-200 and run it out via S/PDIF. Now you can swim in high def audio monitoring whatever through your extra HP out.
Great vid...convinced me to buy one and try for myself.
Thanks for this great video. How would you compare the UCXII to the RME Fireface UFXIII as far as conversion and sound quality?
Great question. I would say the difference is minimal and really depends on your speakers and room. Maybe with highend speakers and a very treated room, you might be a tiny bit of a difference but after an hour of using either one without comparing, either one will sound amazing. I wouldn’t use that as a deciding factor, more so the ins and outs. I currently am expanding the studio with the ufx3 but the ucx2 converts sound just as good.
I have an Original 2011 RME Babyface, drivers still work fine on my PC and my M2 Macbook pro. Sounds great too. RME driver support is superb.
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Same here. I swear by our Babyface. Love it so much❤
M-Audio Delta 66 that's what i use and still use with a preamp and a countryman 85 di. "Yeah, but the convertors are bad, RME is much better". Ok, that's details that nobody hears in the mix, but let's pretend for a second that someone does. Unless you have a production with 20 layers of tracked vocals that might make it noticeable in the mix.
But since most people don't, it's not worth the money (most 'people' use Autotune set in the wrong key and one solo vocal and some adlibs). The preamp and the mics plays a bigger role in the production aswell as sound-selection. If you've read this and saved some bucks, let me know!
RME user here and they are what they say they are. This unit will expose what you were not hearing both good and bad. The sound quality is unmatched. Total Mix will frustrate you as it makes no sense, but take the tutorials and it will begin to make sense and unlock its power. Best investment I ever made in my studio. I even went back and grabbed a Babyface Pro for recording on the go.
nice!! the babyface is so study, I have it on my travel list.
Another really cool thing is the round trip latency is .2ms at 48k. 2/10ths of a millisecond!
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I own a RME UCX II and I use it to run Windows... because of all of the ins and outs to route to my Rodecaster Pro II and then my streaming computer but to record music in my DAW I use a $200 Zoom 32-bit interface. The Zoom only has 2 ins and outs but the 32-bit recording is the absolute best in the industry hands down. Once I switched to 32-bit recording I never want to go back to 24-bit. Some people say the files are larger but not by that much a regular song project is at most only a few gigs or usually less. I hope Zoom comes out with a 32-bit 4 in and out device soon. I couldn't not do my streaming gig without the UCX device but for recording it is Zoom all the way. The sound quality of the UCX Fireface is second to Zoom.
Would love to try a 32bit workflow
Whereas the Zoom interface you have is capable of capturing a higher bit depth (which only really plays into two factors of the perceived sound quality: noise floor and overall level of the recording) the quality of conversion (sample accuracy in the frequency and time domain) are vastly different.
You can think of 32 bit as a bigger pipe for your audio signals to flow through unaffected, but if the source of your water (which in this analogy can be everything from the instrument to the AD convertor) does not allow water to pass through cleanly, then you still end up with an impure/coloured result. One of the tell tale differences is how transients are smeared, almost as if you were recording with a transient removal plugin.
Also, multistage ADC’s (like the ones employed by Zoom) can have weird errors like supersonic frequency dropouts as they transition from one converter chip to another. And this isn’t to bash Zoom, as I own and love my F6 which can do up to 192/32. But it pales in comparison to my RME Babyface Pro FS (which goes up to 192/24) in terms of fidelity.
However, what really matters is what helps you get to the end result. If you find yourself in a situation where you’re unable to set the gain on your preamp so as to prevent your signal from being captured to low (closer to the noise floor) or to loudly (at risk of clipping), then 32 bit is helpful. That’s why these 32 bit recorders can work well for unpredictable, highly dynamic sound sources on location. If you’re more than capable of setting gain levels for your sources and want to do more than just capture sound without clipping or being too close to the noise floor, then an interface with a higher quality analogue to digital convertor (ADC) is preferred.
Hope this helps.
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I stand by my comment that my Zoom 32 bit recordings sound better and yes the noise floor is the big thing. I had to wrap my head around the fact that the Zoom does not have an input gain knob at all. At first I found this to be terrible but as time went on I realized that when I need to go back in and re-sing a line or two, there is nothing to set. I only have to get my mic to mouth proximity right and I can seamlessly add or replace vocals or other tracks. Now I am very glad and comforted that there is no input knob to have to reset to the same exact place every time. The input never changes. My mic has a PAD button which is really great so my mic is always louder than my tracks. Also I have a very loud voice from many years of singing, now, it is "impossible" for me to clip. Before I had vocals that sounded distorted and shrill from overdriving the single chip even when the peak meter was not blinking. Maybe because there was only one chip doing the work...Or rather because of the noise floor. As I said I will never go back to 24 bit recording and in my lifetime I have recorded around 500 original songs, so I do have some experience in this area. My PC has 18 Intel extreme cores, 128GB of fast RAM and 2 X RTX 3090 GPUs, so the Zoom has to only record and playback and that it does without a single flaw. As for transients, that was the problem I was having with 24 bit, the transients were "unstable and wonky sounding", the single chip design could not hear them and they were muffled and again, distorted. I find that problem less with the Zoom but not completely perfect but much better. Forget about "all" other audio interfaces for your DAW and buy a Zoom. And when Zoom comes out with 4 in and out replace it with that and you will be set for life. Get the RME UCX II to run Windows it is the only device that can handle all of your ins and out as well as it does. I have owned about 8 audio interfaces including, RME Fireface UCX II(current), EMU 1616M, Steinberg, Roland, Behringer, and Creative labs Audigy, with sound fonts, Realtek... I have never liked the way any of them reproduce transients. The Zoom hits the spot, my vocals are NEVER distorted and I can sing as loud as I want without any thought to gain level. Zoom records things at the level they really are. Even with the Zoom for my DAW I still need the RME Fireface UCX II for Windows, can't do without it. @@miltonfostersound
It is not that much for a Zoom and when you try 32-bit you will not be able to drag yourself away from it.@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE
Comprehensive video right here! Got my UFX II coming tomorrow.
Anyone on the fence about RME, just do it. You will get an interface that'll stay with you for the next decade and a half. There are people still using Fireface 400/800 and MultiFaces that are 15+ years old without downtime. There are very few other companies with such an amazing reliability track record.
Stew, still using a Presonus a Studiolive 16.4.2 as my interface, but not for long...can't wait for to include the RME DURecII.
Congrats!! And welcome to new possibilities! More DURec videos coming soon
Very thorough review 🙏
Much appreciated!
I use RME Fireface 802 and UCX II together. Dream setup.
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Hey man! im looking into getting a new interface and reallyyyyyyy need one that's going to allow for 0 latency high-ish buffer length with autotune playback etc for windows. How do you think latency with the RME UCXII compares with the Apollo Twin USB edition for windows?
RME is so beautifully dangerous. I enjoyed seeing this video big time. I enjoyed my UCXII so much (converters, Totalmix FX (dynamics & eq on all the inputs and outputs), stability, VERY low latency), I got the UFXII for my 2nd PC. DuREC is so crazy. I'm hooked.
Exactly!! It really becomes invisible in the studio which is exactly what it should be. With the Zen Q, I had soooo many software issues
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love my babyface fs and digiface usb...cant live without totalmix...
It has quickly become irreplaceable in my setup.
How much better sound quality will this be than the Apollo twin x duo converters etc I use a u87ai and Adam a8h monitors I wonder if this interface will bring out the sound quality more from them and my twin has been giving me stability issues
In my experience it is mire revealing across the spectrum, a little brighter highs and a bit deeper lows. Also, I feel it has a wider stereo image making it easier to hear everything in the mix, pan placement and more details. When I updated it was a noticeable difference, then add in that total mix routing and it’s hard to use anything else.
Man, this is by far the BEST video explanation of how to connect and route any interface on TH-cam. Thank you! Wish companies would have half the dedication and teaching skills when presenting their products. Thank you again!
Thanks for watching. Any other video coming soon covering totalmix as a digital patchbay
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE I'm blown away by the quality of this interface and its ecosystem. And I can't understand why other companies don't learn from this and try to emulate these characteristics. I'll keep an eye on your videos man, thank you!
One con for me is no multiple headphone out. Why does no body talk about that. If you record multiple artists or you track artists you might need at least 2 otputs. So you'd need to get a headphone amp or something right?
You can have any of the 8 outputs as headphone outs. 4 stereo mixes or 8 mono mixes for headphones
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE hmm I see thank you I’d try that. And no need for any external cable for a stereo headphone right? That is I can plug one headphone jack to one port and it becomes a stereo out right?
Just brought this interface. Had an Antelope Discrete 4, it blows that out of the water.
I updated from the Zen Q, night and day
Audient iD24 has entered the chat. No THD!!! One of the most accurate A-D converters for less that £285. It has ADAG out and In, world clock, line inputs and an excellent software in the computer to set anything up any way you want.
Very well-done video. I’ve owned this interface for nearly three years and have been quite happy with it. Also, that was probably the best setup and Totalmix breakdown I’ve seen anywhere. Big props 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for supporting!
I really enjoyed your RME vids. Question for you if you don't mind? I have always had issued with using my Presonus ASIO for both my DAW and Windows apps. So I got into the habit of cable patching Windows native audio into my interface. Are there no audio conflicts issues with RME interfaces? Many RME vids I have watched seem to have windows audio coming into the SOFTWARE PLAYBACK section of Totalmix which presumably means that RME driver is being used for windows as well?
I remember my first soundcard !
A RME PST PSD !
It had horrible pink or white noise burst !
And driver support really suck !
AVOID this company to all costs !
Yall RME users are like vegans. Once you convert you can’t stop talking about it 😂 I’m going to try one out for my channel and see what the fuss is about
Same as those who use Universal Audio Apollos Interfaces 🤷
Oh ya, but I'm sort of that guy that can't shut up about things that are exciting... don't get me started with Bitwig. Slowly but surely breaking up with Ableton.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE haha I hear you! oh wow yeah I’ve heard about bitwig lol I’m pretty loyal to Ableton, it changed the way I produce. Also the Ableton CEO came to my home to see how I use Push, I’m in the Ableton Artist program. But I’m still open to new things
@@haroldbones84 it’s not the same energy, RME users are more aggressive. Like Jehovah Witnesses. They be Knocking on doors like ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾“Have you heard about RME and their rock solid drivers?” 😂
I can't use Ableton for the life of me LOL I do Like Bitwig quite a bit. But I'm almost a 100% on Studio One. @@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE
I’ve been thinking about upgrading and this video is fantastic. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Just subbed, i can tell, you care about people. Live long and prosper.
Thanks for the support Jay, more videos to come.
Great overview of this unit and Totalmix. Highly rate your presentation style, production quality on point as well. Definitely earned my sub. 22:31
Much appreciated!
They say that about all new interfaces 🙄
My instrument clips microphones, but also has a quiet tones, this is not an issue with 32bit. This device can not do 32bit. I am still waiting for a decent interface have a look at the zoom f3, they have a bunch other products with 32bit to, nothing with so many inputs / tracks though with 32bit.
It has nothing to do with 32 bit or not. Noise floor of the circuit covers even the limit of 24 bit on _any_ converter. 24 bit = 144 dB dynamic range. Just forget about 32 bit, it's a sales pitch...
I'm having a great deal of trouble with RME as of lately. I in stalled latest driver and flash update, and my Windows audio crackles and pops from time to time. After watching TH-cam for 5min, crackling starts. Using Cubase is hopeless because everything is crackling and distorted. Somethings really wrong with my RME and I bought if about 2 months ago . Please help, if you have any idea what's going on .
It's 99% likely that it's your PC that's the problem. Something is messing with your CPU, or it's in power saving mode or whatever.
If you are a Mac user then please beware that Apple is no longer going to support kernel extensions so this interface will not be supported unless you use the DriverKit option and doing so means the performance is going to be less than and not as robust.
When is this happening?
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE this is the response I received from RME...
"KEXT drivers are still working, even though Apple will nag about them. I do not expect them to block these until after the issues with the new DriverKit system are resolved. Apple is aware that there are issues and is working on an AudioDriverKit update."
I have also spoken with other support teams from Apogee and UAD via email and they said they don't expect Apple to pull the plug until a solution is found. So I guess we can assume not until after OS 15. Take that with a grain of salt though because who knows what Apple will do. It's definitely not the end of the world and I'm sure that the Kets work fine, but it's just very much less than ideal to have that sword hanging there over our heads. My main concern actually isn't that this might affect the quality of the devices but I don't appreciate this not being told to consumers up front. Again I need to point out that this is an unlikely occurrence in the future and a solution being had before that sword drops on our heads is much more likely, as someone that doesn't have thousands of dollars to roast on this stuff I would like to know before spending all this money.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE this is what RNE said to me...
Hi Mike,
"KEXT drivers are still working, even though Apple will nag about them. I do not expect them to block these until after the issues with the new DriverKit system are resolved. Apple is aware that there are issues and is working on an AudioDriverKit update."
imagine controlling the volume of each channel with just one jog wheel !!!! wtf, useless.
FOR 2400 it better the last one i would need tf
There is a part of the title that was missing. "If money is not a problem"
Please remember the following text:
RME ADI-2 Pro FS R vs. RME Fireface UCXII
In addition to many possibilities of the RME UCXII, the sound is better with the RME ADI-2 Pro. I just wonder if it's possible to connect a guitar to the ADI-2 Pro FS R and whether that would produce noise.
I’m not sure but I track a lot direct into the RMe. I have upgraded the UCX to the the UfX3 for the Madi. I have so many synths, Madi can expand to 64 ins and out. Currently at 32, perfect solution.
I still have my Fireface400, which I bought like 12 years ago!
And it still runs grat after all these years on my modern M1 Macbook.
RME is always a good choice, soild hardware and solid drivers.
I've owned an RME HDSP MADI card for about 12 years now. I've got it paired with an SSL Alpha MADI AX converter. All running on Linux. RME is the best company to buy interfaces from. Although I will never trust a digitally controlled volume knob. I've had too many jump scare moments when I thought my speakers were going to light on fire. For that I suggest the Coleman Audio M3.
Excellent review. Much appreciate it. Would love your opinion. I own an Apollo X8 and now going through the “bug’ of even considering swapping out my X8 for the RME reviewed here. Would appreciate any opinions and advice.
If you use the UA plugs for tracking in realtime, you might want to stick with it. I switched to tracking vocals through hardware so left the UA platform except for the native plugs
Hi, thank you so much for your reply. I do use it for tracking basically just throw in a never preamp/and sometimes autotune for tracking artist, with auto tune inserted. I also do use some of the plug-ins in my mixing scenarios just to let the computer breathe a little bit. But just curious, what do you think of the sound of your new system and which one did you go with. Once again, thanks for your reply.
20 inputs with an awfully big asterisk.
I really don’t get the regular audio interface thing for the price of dsp
The UCX is far from a regular interface. Full dsp inside allowing reverb, compression and eq in every channel and total mix which is the most advanced digital routing. It actually runs in the dsp in the unit so you can control everything without a computer and even multitrack record all inputs onto a connected usb without a computer.
Great video sir!!!!!!!!, I have one question, Rme and other companies make separate Dacs (digital to analog converters) and same size of a converter costs double, what's the core difference between audio interface and converter? I know that it will be sound but how much of a difference it makes in practicality?
It really depends on your audio chain. If you have low or mid speakers, sometimes the difference will not be as obvious if you have high end mixers. A lot of times it’s differences in clarity and stereo separation. I recently updated from the UCX to the UFX3, for the Madi expansion. The UFX3 has the same converters as the high end Adi2Pro. If I compared the UCX and UFX side by side, you have hear a bit more clarity but if not side by side, they both sound great and your ears adapt. What’s more important is spending a lot of time listening to reference tracks on your set up so you can learn to match their sonics. A good engineer should be able to mix on anything once they get used to the sound and understand the setup. If you’re not trying to be a professional mixing guy, just get an audio interface that has enough ins and out for your set up.
Total mix is totally overwhelming at first, but once you wrap your head around Ins/SoftOuts/Outs + Routing Matrix concept, you start to see how genius and Totally Flexible it is. It's quite important to understand it completely to avoid any "what's up? why is it not working?" moments while working and just wanting to record something. If you have a hard time figuring it out, dedicate an afternoon to making presets and write down what they're doing. That's what I do with clients who can't understand it. If using Linux like me, I worked with a HDSP-9652 for a long time, and now I'm using RayDAT. If using Linux, you can use RME products (even though not officially supported) and that's great! Being Class Compliant is great, but not a necessity with RME.
I've got the UAD Apollo Twin for my PC and i must say i hate it. All fine when you in a DAW but beside that its garbage. OBS,Discord...any other app that is not Studio related doesnt recognize all the inputs so im using a second interface ( UR22 MKII) for those scenarios. To not have MIDI in/out at this price point is also funny. The original power supply was producing a hum , it was going up to -22dB! A cheap Amazon one (model AL-1250) solved that problem. Oh,another one - when you restart your PC while the UAD is turned ON it would not work ,you need to cut the power and start it up again
over 1k in price, no thanks ill just keep using my 2i2 and change cable to usb type c. I also need to change cable on my Aturia key lab 49 white keyboard because I got a new MacBook Pro m3 max. I just don't see 1k audio interface my thing. it looks nice with the lights tho and display.
I respect that you can make due with what you have but this thing is on another level. It punches above its weight class, it's very versatile, and STABLE. The USB doesn't need to be thunderbolt because of the way it's engineered and it still is noticably better than anything in its range. Total mix was a little confusing at first tho.
So much unnecessary, expensive gear. Why not just use the UFX3 which is the only interface you'll ever need and it eliminates most of your other gear?
I chose the ucx2 because I travel and gig with it. The full size rack isn’t an option. Would love the ufx as a permanent studio piece but financially not viable at this point.
one of my RME preamp input is fucked up after 5 years of rare use
Can you route auto tune from your daw thru totalmix?
You could, you might hear a little latency delay depending on your computer
I’m seriously considering RME for my studio. Great explanation of how to set up the system. RME needs to do this.🤨🎶🎹👍🏾
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Pull the trigger brother. You can’t go wrong. Just buy it learn it and forget about it.
@@jrcallahan506😌🎶👍🏾
@@jrcallahan506 Fully agree.. I still find more I like about it, new videos coming soon.
Thanks for the great video!
I read in so many forums but still haven't figured it out yet.
What is better for my settings with UCX II, +4dBu, +13dBu or +19dBu?
I'm talking in Main channel, inputs and outputs, thank you so much, God bless.
Glad I could help! Those values really depend. I have a synth that is low output so I change the value and get a louder signal. I run my monitors volume pretty low to avoid amp his so I increased the output on the main in total mix. Just be careful and keep speakers low when adjusting so no volume jumps damage your speakers
What of the pre amps and convertors... quality
Outstanding! Much more clarity then the Apollo’s
I like RME. It was actually my first ever interface. The FF800 to be specific. Thing is though it sounds, well, not great. Let's put it that way. :)
Compared to a dedicated DAC like Mytek or Crane Song or Burl it, well, it kind of sucks to be blunt. They make great interfaces yes but as far as AD/DA I'd look elsewhere. Maybe a compromise where you use RME for the interface part and get AD/DA from someone else (via ADAT or something like that) I don't know.
But in the end. Analog tape is only about equivalent to, 12 bit digital. In dynamic range. And noise floor.. To, 3% of the 3rd Harmonic at 1 kHz. 0-VU. At operating levels ranging from 185 nano Webbers per meter to that of over 320 nano Webbers per meter. Operating level. Based upon that harmonic distortion criteria of the 3rd Harmonic of 1 kHz at 3% distortion.
And then a Flutter level of approximately, 0.3%, against a 3 kHz triangle wave. Which American machines could sometimes deliver. Depending upon capstan drive motor type. AC or DC servo. With AC you are looking at, 0.7% flutter. Oh well! With AC motor. You cannot sync to, Time Code. To fly back and forth from a computer. Oh well. Without DC servo capstan motor drive. And 2 tracks for SMPTE, timecode. Because you really can have a usable track next to that track. It seeps over and sounds nasty. Like thousands of puppies being crushed to death. In the background.
And so going purely digital. With some analog, hybrid as the key. You're not going to run all tracks with analog tape saturation. Because it really is not necessary. Even Bob Clearmountain. Told me. He never quite much liked, analog tape. I was like, really Bob? He said really.
I love Bob Clearmountain. Many of us just wanted to be, Bob Clearmountain. Though originally. I wanted to be George Massenburg. I knew of him before I knew of Bob Clearmountain. I knew George Massenburg before he was famous. I knew them when I was 15. And he was 23. And had just opened up his own recording studio called ITI. He had left the studio he had gotten his start at. That had just hired me at 17. And we were both mentored by the same guy.. Outside of that studio. We had also met up with. I was introduced to by a family friend. He was a genius electrical engineer by the name of Thomas M. Bray. And the Father of Vertical Hold for TV as we know it. Which he created in 1948 while working at Bell Laboratories. And you won't find him in any history book anywhere. Because those engineers like him. Were owned by Bell Laboratories. Bell Laboratories patented his vertical hold circuit. Even though he created that on his own time at home.. And brought it in for his colleagues to see work. And they immediately patented it. And sold the patent to RCA. Who later in the fall of 1948. Offered the first consumer TVs. With Tom Bray's, Vertical Hold, circuit. That made TV finally possible. Not requiring an actual Engineer. To keep your TV picture from looking like scrambled eggs. Because once the vertical and horizontal goes out. You can't dial it back in. Without test equipment. And that's what Tom Bray's circuit revolutionized TV as we know it. And in no history books will you find this. It's obscure history.
And so some of us know a lot more than other self-professed experts and college professors claim. By virtue of our background, experience and private in-depth education. From an electrical engineering genius. That realized I was a 15-year-old without a father. And what was Tom? He was also a former Methodist Minister. That in the end. Told me. He had a bad taste in his mouth over organized religion. He was deemed, overly, progressive. For the Methodist Church in the early 1950s. And he was booted from his church. Even though he was a much loved minister. And after that. He was down on organized religion. And I had a pseudo-father. Who had his own family, 18-year-old married daughter and 12-year-old son. And he took time out for me. He helped me. He helped me a lot. He was more of a father to me than my own ever was. And he and his wife Janet both died of pancreatic cancer. Because while they were living in Pennsylvania. They lived near a paper mill. And everyone came down with pancreatic cancer. The water was poisoned. And it got him many years later. They both died within months of each other. I miss them terribly. What an incredible man he was and former US Navy World War II.. Working on microwave stuff. He told me. He was working on microwave stuff for Bell Laboratories.
There are so many other great Americans that are not famous. For the incredible things they have contributed to our lives. Like the incredible medical electronic machinery. MRIs, cat scanners, enhanced x-rays. Endoscopic surgeries. Teeny tiny high resolution color video cameras. At the end of the string in your veins. These people should all be famous. For saving people's lives. And Tom Bray was directly involved with Siemens, GE, Phillips medical electronic diagnostic equipment. They looked to Tom. To figure out all of the calibration procedures for the stuff they had invented. Because they didn't know how to do that themselves. That's what he did while at Hopkins University for 23 years. Until they laid him off one day. And he was so looking forward to his retirement after 25. He just wanted to go fishing in the loch Raven reservoir in his little dinghy rowboat. And they let him go. So they could hire a younger PhD they could pay less. And my feelings changed for, IV League, For Profit, Universities. I no longer believe in them. Because that's bullshit!
And within one week of Tom getting laid off. I got him a full-time gig. Hired doing what he loved. Working for the newest, biggest, recording studio south of New York City. Which had just opened in Baltimore. And they offered me the job of Chief Maintenance Engineer. Of this multimillion dollar facility. When I was only 16 years old. And I declined the offer. With a lame excuse. That I felt at 16. That was far too much responsibility for me to take on. And I was lying through my teeth. When I recommended they should hire Tom. And the VP asked me Tom who? I said Thomas M Bray, my mentor. And the response from Craig Kenney,, surprised me.
Tom Bray! What happened to Tom!? I said do you know him? He said, YES I KNOW HIM! WHAT HAPPENED?
Craig told me. He was a stock boy as a teenager. For the elitist hi-fi store of Baltimore. And Tom was their consultant. To check everything about the gear. And inform them if it was worthy to carry or not. And so Craig hired Tom, immediately. Yay! I got my mentor a job! That he loves! As he had a small studio of his own, downtown Baltimore. Near the shipping docks. It was a little voiceover studio. With his home built equipment and a couple of old Ampex recorders. And here he was. In the latest greatest state-of-the-art studio on the East Coast. With API Audio Consoles and Scully recorders.
And of course. A few months later after I had turned 17. In the fall of 1973. I got hired on as a full-blown, Production and Maintenance Engineer. And working with my mentor Tom. It couldn't get any better than this! And I'm working at the studio that gave George Massenburg his first job.
(More Real Trenches Audio in following post)
How does it handle latency from iZotope plugins active while in record?
The virtual mixers are dope.
The arc controller is great.
Bummed it only has one headphone out huge oversight.
Is their a recommended fader controller that works with this for physical pan record solo volume with actual faders and buttons with tactile feel.
Ipad is great but has no feedback.
Thanks for checking out the video. Regarding the phones, you can set the outputs in the back as phones as well, so you could have 1 in the front and 2 more stereo phones in the back, or 4 mono phone mixes out the back. I currently run the single front phones into a splitter amp that works great.
I know you can control total mix with midi, I just haven't tried it, but something like the behringer X touch might be mappable to take care of everything, I just haven't tried it yet. Great future video idea.
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE great info on the headphone workaround.
Mimi fader controller may be the ticket.
I will have to do some research there.
Thanks
I’ll get one in 5 yrs for $100 after 100 more “the last audio interface you’ll ever need” videos
If you can find one for $100, get me one too!
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE (in 5 years)
Just wait for the Behringer clone for $250 U.S.
RME is the best thing since sliced bread. i got the UFX 3 a couple of months ago. never going back
Just posted a DUrec guide on the channel, check it out
My next interface after Apollo Twin hell
Great choice!
Universal Audio is just ran by a bunch of greedy jews honestly, and i'm not hating on the jews they just are greedy like Judas its their nature and bad for business.@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE
i worked at this one studio that has fireface system a long time ago. haven't seen a similar quality converter since...
It sounds amazing
Great video-really brought me up to speed quickly. Thanks.
Thanks for supporting
Wow! as I finally exhale. A perfect walk through when explaining gear. Awesome video. I’m a new fan, Just what I’ve been looking for.
Thanks for the support!
Out of curiosity, if I recorded vocals through this unit and the babyface pro, would it sound the same or different?
I have only used the Babyface pro fs in one session, but the vocals sounded great, the preamps are just as transparent.
I do live comedy shows with musicians and backing tracks on ufx as a mixer controlled via ipad. Parallel i run osc to control totalmix, cues and dmx light parameters on one ipad page. The eq s are not as grippy as in consoles but works fine to me
Wow very powerful interface with extra bells and whistles,,if I didn’t already have the avid HDX interface, this would easily be a viable option….
How do you connect to a MacBook Pro with only 2 usb-c ports ??
The unit only requires a single USB connection
Thanks for that, really helped me wrap my head around a few things … appreciated 🤛
Glad it helped!
can you make the line in's bypass the internal preamps?
I believe by switching the input type from Mike to line in, it doesn’t go through the mic preamp and just as a direct line in
Brilliant video, thank you! I'm looking to upgrade my audio interface soon and this looks like a very good option with the ARC USB controller giving that sleek approach to work flow. What would you advise if you required more xlr inputs...something like the RME DTX 16I/O? Look forward to hearing your comments...thanks in advance!
How many more xlr? You could do an 8channel pre with adat
How to connect 2 headphones ? if I want to record with another person.
Anyone of the outfits can be used as a mono headphone out with a custom sub mix, or you could get a stereo mono mono to headphone splitter and run another stereo out off of let’s say output three and four.
I have had the original UCX for 12 years, its amazing. Still good, still sounds amazing.
RME seems to always support even end of life gear
This is so good , the only not so good about RME, are their instructions on video. They should hire you .
I bought the Rme UCX 2 when it was released .At first I hesitated as Its rather expensive, but you will forget it because it just works. After different troubles with interfaces from Audient and Tc Electronic etc. its like "coming home". But if you dont have the need for all the connections In UCX2 , then go for the beautiful RME Babyface Pro Fs - Which sounds just as good. Ive owned both. As this very good video points out the drivers from RME are second to none. If the Rme software "total mix" are "overkill for your needs or dosent fit your workflow, then just use the "operational mode" ( also called "Dawmode" ) of Totalmix which is a much more simple layout, and quick to operate.
great tip on the DAW mode, ill include that in an upcoming video! Thanks.
Is there no difference in sound of ucx 2 and babyface pro fs? I was going to buy ucx, but I don’t know if there will be noticeable difference with my babyface fs, which sound i do not really like, more high mids and little harsh than my previous rme ff800. I used my ff800 about 11 years, and it had more transparent sound with good balance of lows mids and highs. I dont need a lot of channels
I couldnt tell a difference, but maybe you and other people can. You got to ask in more forums. I only bought UCX2 because i realized i needed more channels than the Babyface FS got.
@@AurakamenecI can’t hear a difference. It’s more the channel count and Durec
Glad to hear my first interface will be the last I need 👍 Will be adding an adat expander at some point .
& think as soon as I get it communicating with my iPad and have wrapped my head round totalmixfx all doubt about my choice will be gone.
I chose RME because they will still be supporting this interface in 20 years time.
& they sound great.
Also reassuringly made in Germany.
Can you please easily explain how i connect my lunchbox ssl g comp to this interface ?
I've tried everything and nothings works
What enclosure do You Have The Compressor in?
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIRE Its a Heritage audio ost-6 v2
Got it hooked up to the left with xlr cable(Heritage audio) to trs input 7 on my ucx 2
@@CREATEEDUCATEINSPIREDont think my latest comment came up here but I got a Heritage audio ost-6 v2.0
Inte hooked up to the left with xlr (heritage) to my input 7 on the ucx 2
I'm using both cubase and studio one but no matter what I do the compressor won't work 🫤
I own the baby face bro for 5 years now. It is the best audio interface I’ve owned. The thing is a beast. I would never go any other interface if it’s not RME. The thing just work.
Exactly, the best part is the interfaces are invisible, they just work. In the past, I would have to stop the session when something happens or when the interface would disconnect. Now, never think about it.
my motu ultralite mk3 FW I bought around 2008 is still going strong though. RTL is 7 ms at 128 samples / 48k. I know this RME is superior in a lot of way but the price tag is still a bit crazy.
a/b the sound :)
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Tank you for your video !!! I have in my Home Studio RME Fireface 800 and is steel working perfectly with iMac M1 ! For me RME IS THE BEST ! Regards from Norway !
Thanks for supporting!! That Fireface is a great piece of gear.
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Does it support 96 simultaneous analogue inputs and outputs? How? All these whizz bang boxes and NONE of them have any decent number of analogue io.
why only 1 headphone output i need 2 to record the artist and one for me to hear the takes like with my apollo x4
Wondering if it's better than neumann mt48
I’m trying to get one to do an AB test between the two. My only issue with the 48 design is having all the cables on my desk. I like the RME tucked away in a rack and full control with the ARC USB controller. Plus the digital routing with totalmix is unmatched.
I received a response from RME.regarding the issue with connecting an electric guitar to the ADI2 Pro FS R. Unfortunately, it is not possible to do so directly. To make this work, you will need to combine it with the Babyface Pro. In total, you can expect to spend approximately $2600, not including the necessary cables.
Long live the RME FIREFACE 800 ! 😛👍 Still working with thunderbolt to firewire 800 adapter !