darahmuda Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I have an UX1. It's been for awhile, and so far so good. But I wonder how is it compared to other UXs or even other new shining audio interfaces sold today in term of audio quality. Should I get a new one? I have to admit, many interfaces have a nice looking feature better than mine. But what to consider to choose these interfaces other than input/output port quantity, or mic preamps, or better looking? I wasn't so sure back than. What I know was I want to have a great FX/amp simulator and it can handle 24bit/48khz recording. Is that not enough? What about A/D D/A conversion quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingSquirrel Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I'd be curious to see this also. I've had my UX1 for close to 6 years now and it serves me fine. I had considered getting the UX8 since it is rack mountable and has some decent VU type meters, but was never sure if you could record 8 channels simultaneously (live drums, multiple vocals). Also, I wouldn't want to lose the ability to keep Pod Farm as my "go to" plugin.Nothings broke, so it doesn't need fixing, but I'm curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I think it really boils down to your needs and workflow. For USB interfaces, I think the UX series offers good bang for your buck with the modeling. I also had good results with a Lexicon. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Omega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darahmuda Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 I think it really boils down to your needs and workflow. For USB interfaces, I think the UX series offers good bang for your buck with the modeling. I also had good results with a Lexicon. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Omega Really? No better sounding at higher price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 'Good bang for your buck' does not mean 'there's nothing better at any price'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 What silverhead said!! You can easily spend thousands of dollars on an interface. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ApolloQuadTB But it boils down to your needs. Are you looking for just an interface, or interface plus modeling and plug-in's. The Lexicon I linked to was an affordable solution needed for me at the time for the extra inputs, but it does not come with all the modeling the UX/POD Farm series has. If you are a musician or recording enthusiast, there are plenty of interfaces around the $500 or less as well as plug-in software. But spending lots of money on interfaces and gear, doesn't necessarily mean anything will sound better. Mixing a final product is a whole other art than playing, so is recording. If you are at a point where you feel the UX is your limiting factor, you could try another one, hopefully on a 30 day return policy,and see if there is a discernible improvement in your final mix. But beware of G.A.S.!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darahmuda Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 What silverhead said!! You can easily spend thousands of dollars on an interface. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ApolloQuadTB But it boils down to your needs. Are you looking for just an interface, or interface plus modeling and plug-in's. The Lexicon I linked to was an affordable solution needed for me at the time for the extra inputs, but it does not come with all the modeling the UX/POD Farm series has. If you are a musician or recording enthusiast, there are plenty of interfaces around the $500 or less as well as plug-in software. But spending lots of money on interfaces and gear, doesn't necessarily mean anything will sound better. Mixing a final product is a whole other art than playing, so is recording. If you are at a point where you feel the UX is your limiting factor, you could try another one, hopefully on a 30 day return policy,and see if there is a discernible improvement in your final mix. But beware of G.A.S.!! ;) I more concern about converter quality and sample rate. I read also UX1/UX2 sample rate can be up to 96khz, is that true? cos I can't get it set on my DAW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I am not sure what the native sampling rate is of the UX series, I think it up-samples to achieve 96K. Have you tried setting the rate in your DAW then checking "match host" in the Line6 Audio-MIDI control panel? I don't have access to my UX atm, so I do not remember the exact wording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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