What is the difference between the monitor outs and the line outs? I assume only the monitor outs are volume controlled? If that is the case what are the line outs used for?
Sorry have a very limited knowledge of the pro stuff....
Yes, only the monitor outs are controlled. I had looked at this unit to simplify my setup, ditch my external monitor controller, etc. but the volume knob can ONLY handle the monitor outputs 1+2 and can't be set to also control a subwoofer on line output 3.
I thought, no big deal, maybe I can use a MIDI controller fader and a fader group to set my volume levels in the UA Console... but neither one is possible. There are a number of feature requests from years ago on the UA forums for these features, and they still haven't added them.
I wouldn't be opposed to running a UA Apollo Twin X just for the preamp emulations, but then it has to go through two extra conversions because there is no Optical Out unless you spend double for the X4... the product stack is overall, very annoyingly structured. Prices are so high I assumed they were made in USA but no, made in China. To me they mostly just seem like very pretty, extremely expensive DRM dongles...