Re: New PreSonus Studio 192 interface for usb 3
2016/03/17 13:32:25
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I have an 1818VSL, and was inches away from swapping it for the Studio 192, not so much that I'd do a lot of recording at 192 kHz (I don't even use 96 kHz all the time), but I know support for the VSL line is waning, and there are a couple features that caught my eye.
Then UA started shipping their Twin USB.
I've been a fan of the UA plugins since the days of the Mackie branded cards, so I figured why not give it a spin (my local dealer would have taken it back had I hated it.)
I expected good converters, I expected better than average microphone preamplifiers, I did not expect the Unison technology to make much of a difference. But it does.
The downside, of course, is I have a lot fewer inputs and outputs, and I am still wrestling with that. I can get 8 more inputs using a Lightpipe equipped converter, so I'm not completely lost.
Using their Unison enabled preamplifier and guitar amplifier models really is pretty amazing. If you can afford to use fewer inputs, and you like UA plugins you might just want to check this out.
On the other hand, if you don't need the plug-ins, and you do need the inputs or outputs, I think you can't go wrong with the Studio 192.
-- Bill
Audio Enterprise
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