Audio interface that displays input gain value (and allows you to edit it via software)

I've been looking for a new audio interface and asked for advice in this thread. The other day, while comparing a few candidate models (e.g. Tascam US-2x2-SC, Steinberg UR22mkII, Scarlett 2i4 G2), I noticed that they all lacked a feature that is very important to me. Roland's Quad-Capture, which I've been using but causes SONAR to be completely silent when the project gets too heavy, comes with a simple software program (see below) in which you can see, edit and save/load all parameters, including the input gain value. This feature is very convenient as you can imagine, so I was very surprised to learn that the competitor products did not have it (correct me if I'm mistaken). It's so important that I'm considering paying more than what I said in the other thread if the interface displays at least the input gain value (so that I can copy it into Excel etc. for future reference). Do you know any audio interface other than Roland interfaces that has this feature?
 

 

From interfaces I have checked, Digital Gain control (Digital Trim (tm) in MOTU terminology) exists only in RME, MOTU and some Roland interfaces... Most Digital Mixers also have it.
 

^^^^ Higher level Focusrite products have front-end software that can be saved to the hardware (MixControl) and other interfaces have similar, essentially a digital mixer.

The hardware knob has no linkage inside the mixer (there are only 2 of these for all inputs... the rest are digital only). The mixer can control each input on each mix separately (digital faders). There are actually multiple faders and busses internally, so "input gain" there is a fader. It gets as "complex" as the interface it is running.

I am not sure which models carry MixControl (some Scarletts did not), and is certainly not unique to Focusrite.

I am confused by the question. MixControl is the ASIO control panel for the unit, and a fader is gain control. Did I miss something?

Zoom UAC allows it as well, and gives AWESOME latency too!

R

To the OP --
You have two systems still running Win 7 (according to your sig). If it were me, I'd upgrade one to Win 10 and see if that fixes the crashing (Win 10 is supposed to run much more efficiently overall. Makes sense that would also apply to the Quad-Capture drivers). 
 
That's roughly $100 for the O.S. upgrade vs several hundred for a new interface.  Just a thought...

Thank you all very much. Your replies really helped me learn about some models that I hadn't really considered before. While (re-)checking out the manufacturers/models you recommended, I realized that I don't even need MIDI ins/outs (because the only MIDI device I use is connected to the MIDI input of my MIDI keyboard controller), so I considered some of the "no MIDI" models as well. Below are my impressions so far.

Babyface Pro: I'm sure this is fantastic in terms of both sound quality and stability. I seriously considered buying this, but it won't fit in the space where I want to put it (maybe it will, but it will be hard to see the meters and access the buttons/cables), so I'll have to buy longer monitor cables and some device to put it on. If it was a half-rack style, I would buy it, although it's very expensive for me...

UltraLite-mk4: I'm very certain I don't (and won't) need more than two inputs and two outputs. I can imagine myself telling myself "I paid extra money for what I'll never use" every time I see the many outputs on the back panel or the many channels/routing options in its mixer software.

Microbook IIc: I need two mic inputs (one for a condenser mic through which the singer sings, and the other for a dynamic mic through which I need to talk to the singer), so I had to drop this one. It seems to me that MOTU isn't interested in people who only need 2 mic ins, 1-2 guitar ins and want to record high quality audio at home. If they had such a model that is positioned between UltraLite-mk4 and Microbook IIc, I would buy it.

UAC-2: At one point this became the top candidate. I saw very positive reviews, except for some driver issues which may have been fixed by now, but there were three people who said the quality of the headphone amp was not very good (e.g. rather opaque in the high frequency range) or horrible, which discouraged me from buying it...

Audient iD14: This excited me the most. There are lots of positive reviews on Sweetwater, and the sound quality seems the best in this price range. It's not a half-rack style, but I think I can put it in the limited space on my desk and won't be difficult to plug in/out the cables. But I watched a YouTube video this morning and learned that the Mic 1 and Mic 2 faders in its mixer software aren't for adjusting the input gain knobs (on the unit) or the record levels...

Scarlett 6i6 G2: I didn't quite understand the explanations in the above posts about the Scarlett's software mixer, but it seems to me that you can't see the input gain value. Maybe I'm mistaken.
 
 
So, I haven't decided which model to buy yet. What I really learned in the last two days is that the Quad-Capture is the only interface that meets my needs perfectly, and it's so unfortunate that the device causes my heavy projects to go silent. 

JonD
You have two systems still running Win 7 (according to your sig). If it were me, I'd upgrade one to Win 10 and see if that fixes the crashing (Win 10 is supposed to run much more efficiently overall. Makes sense that would also apply to the Quad-Capture drivers).

That's roughly $100 for the O.S. upgrade vs several hundred for a new interface. Just a thought...

 
I downloaded Win10 when it was available for free, so upgrading is free. But I'll have to buy a new backup software and external hard drives because they aren't supported by Win10. Also, upgrading might cause some other issues (even IF it fixes the current issue), and I don't really like Win10 in terms of usability and design (I've used it several times before). I'm very happy with Win 7 except this particular issue.

I recently upgraded my interface to an RME. I can't recommend them enough.