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Originally Posted by mschnell
"Big Knob" does not feature SPDIF
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The Presonus Monitor Station V2 does though.
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Originally Posted by mschnell
For some $250 I'd get an Audio 6 that hooks to ASIO and Direct Audio with 24 Bits, But in fact, why do it in hardware when just the appropriate software (i.e. on a key combination pop up a window containing the Windows' audio volume and target, even on top of the Virtual Box Full Screen display) should be able to create the same outcome ?
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I asked myself the same question after the BMC2 was recommended to me, but got one anyway, and I wouldn't want to be without it now.
One huge advantage is what Doc Brown said about sudden loud noises when something goes wrong. A software control might be behind another window, might have moved, or could be inaccessible due to a crashed program, driver, operating system or modal popup. And you have to figure this out while the ears and sanity of yourself and everyone else in the room are being massacred by massive SPLs.
The big volume knob is always right in front of you, always in the same place, and always behaves the same way. It becomes instinct to reach over and turn it to zero when this happens.
It's a huge workflow benefit too, especially if you are into calibrated reference volume levels. The audio interface is in the corner of the studio, I can't reach it from my working position. The software volume control is in a program outside of Reaper, so I'd have to go out of the Reaper context to change it, or even check what level it's at. With the monitor controller I can do all this right in front of me with just a glance.
Since it's hardware on the SPDIF out, whether you are using Linux or Windows won't make any difference.
I could go on and on about the advantages. It's one of these gadgets that is the solution to problems you never knew you had really. My apologies to Doc Brown for going a bit off topic!
Cheers,
Jennifer