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Originally Posted by richlum
Hi all,
I'm trying to decide between the UR44 and 6i6.
I don't need that many ins/outs. I mainly just record myself and only record 1 thing at a time (guitar, vocals or midi), but the 2 headphone outs will be good when I'm recording someone else.
The advantage of the UR44 seems to be the onboard DSP which might be useful for monitoring with effects, but if I have low enough latency in REAPER, then I can probably just use a light reverb or EQ that has not latency, right?
One other thing is that the UR44 goes up to 192khz and the 6i6 is 96khz. At the moment I only record at 44.1khz.
From what I understand, going up to 96khz will allow me to get lower latency with the same buffer size, which will be good when recording VSTis or using amp sims.
I'm not sure I want to go 192khz though. I only have a 256GB SSD in my machine 
Is it possible to monitor/track at 192khz when recording VSTis and record and mix audio at 44.1khz?
Or, am I better off moving up to 96khz for the better latency and implement better file management on my part?
Has anyone had any compatibility problems with REAPER in terms of the drivers or the software mixers of either of these units?
The UR44 is 14000THB and the 6i6 is 8900THB.
If neither have nay problems I'll probably go with the 6i6 as I don't think the DSP and higher samplerate will be worth the extra cost as I don't really need them.
Thanks,
Rich |
Hi there, I can't answer every question for you but I have the UR44. I've only had it about six months or so since my old E-mu interface developed pops and crackles I couldn't get rid of.
The onboard DSP is very useful and handy, not just for monitoring but for insert effects if need be. I don't like to use inbound effects that way as a rule, but just being able to bring down the overall input gain with the EQ or use it for a more precise low cut can be a life saver if everything else is dialed in to a T and you just need a slight tweak in that one area.
The compressor and reverb work nicely for tracking vocals, and it is convenient to have that all handled outside Reaper. Haven't messed with the guitar amp sims much.
Of course you can do any effects you want in Reaper but you'll have to deal with whatever latency you can manage with your setup. So it's nice, it's handy, it's not essential, but, etc.
I personally am not working with anything above 24/44.1 right now and I'm not sure if I'll ever even try 192 khz myself. There's a whole lot of very credible science supporting the position that it will make no difference and no credible science (that I've seen, mind you) saying that it will. Personally, I've never read or heard anything that convinced me that 96 khz makes any difference that humans can hear either.
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BUT THIS IS JUST MY OPINION AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE OPINIONS OF THE REAPER FORUM, THE MAKERS OF REAPER, IT'S AFFILIATES OR THEIR FAMILIES AND MY OPINION EXISTING ON THIS FORUM IN IT'S WRITTEN FORM SHOULD NOT IN WAY BE TAKEN AS AN ENDORSEMENT BY SAID INDIVIDUALS OR LEGAL ENTITIES NOR BY ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE REAPER FORUM WHO MAY HAVE OPINIONS COMPLETELY CONTRARY TO MINE AND WHOSE OPINIONS SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS HAVING LESS WEIGHT THAN MINE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU SAW MINE HERE BUT SHOULD IN FACT BE JUDGED ON THEIR OWN MERITS AND MAY IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE FOUND BY MANY OR EVEN MOST TO CARRY EVEN MORE WEIGHT AND IN THE EVENT OF SUCH I OFFER FULL COOPERATION WITH THOSE OPINIONS IN THE SPIRIT OF PEACE AND HARMONIOUS COEXISTENCE.
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Sorry about that, people get touchy around here about that sort of thing sometimes.
But to another point in your post, all else being equal running at 96khz instead of 44.1 should give you half the latency, because each audio sample is half the length. But your CPU has to work a lot harder, so it's really about whether your computer has the muscle.
Of course I can only speak to the UR44 as far as compatibility and it's worked perfectly with no hiccups since I installed it; I'm very pleased. But everybody seems to really like the Focusrite stuff, and before I got the UR44 I was going to get one of their Firewire units myself but it was discontinued. So it sounds like you might not need the extra features the UR44 has.
One word of caution though. I understand wanting to save a bit of coin, believe me, but try to look into a future a bit and think about whether or not you might end up working with some other musicians or something and might need more inputs at some point. It's much easier to pay a bit more and have some extra ins and outs then it is to end up having to sell your interface at a loss a year or two down the road and get another one.
Anyway, hope it works out for you.
UR44 vs Focusrite 6i6 + latency/samplerate question
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