This might not be quite the right place/forum to post in but here goes.
I make spoken word (podcasts) productions and a few other things besides (like listening to music). I also use whatever AD/DA unit I have for high quality video conferencing 8 hours a day. That may be a strange use case but it's what I do...
What I'm after is an honest AD/DA unit.
Currently I own an Apogee Element, which I like the sound of, even if it does have some strange but useful quirks.
I've tried the Merging Anubis, which I quite liked. Why did I like it? It had this tendency to pull mixes apart. If a mix was off, it sounded plain old bad. If a mix was good, it sounded okay. BTW - I'm referring to commercial reference mixes and my own stuff.
So, to the dilemma. I quite like Apogee (whether they're good or bad) because they unify mixes but the Merging unit had a real habit of pulling stuff apart, putting it under the microscope and then shouting "there's ya problem buddy".
I'm beginning to think a more honest interface might be the answer. Meanwhile, I'll keep the Element, it's a nice sounding unit and I do like the way it completely changes attitude at different sample rates.
I make spoken word (podcasts) productions and a few other things besides (like listening to music). I also use whatever AD/DA unit I have for high quality video conferencing 8 hours a day. That may be a strange use case but it's what I do...
What I'm after is an honest AD/DA unit.
Currently I own an Apogee Element, which I like the sound of, even if it does have some strange but useful quirks.
I've tried the Merging Anubis, which I quite liked. Why did I like it? It had this tendency to pull mixes apart. If a mix was off, it sounded plain old bad. If a mix was good, it sounded okay. BTW - I'm referring to commercial reference mixes and my own stuff.
So, to the dilemma. I quite like Apogee (whether they're good or bad) because they unify mixes but the Merging unit had a real habit of pulling stuff apart, putting it under the microscope and then shouting "there's ya problem buddy".
I'm beginning to think a more honest interface might be the answer. Meanwhile, I'll keep the Element, it's a nice sounding unit and I do like the way it completely changes attitude at different sample rates.