batsbrew
oh, i thought you were looking for a sound card,
not an interface......
Ha Ha,, my first reaction too! So the only correct reply was the dude with the SoundBlaster,,( which reminds me? What ever happened to CJ?)
Just FYI folks..
DSP compression is pointless because it happens after your A/D.. think about this for a minute.. About the only point in the input signal chain that can give you some nasty sounds are your pre amps, then the A/D.. putting a compressor after these in the chain is no better than putting it on your DAW track. It's not going to prevent clipping.
I would think it's intended use is for monitoring control.
The lower end Focusrite interface like my 6i6 are not stellar performers with RTL. They are average at best. But if your like me and never enguage input echo then it's not an issue.
I can get mine as low as 7ms which is almost OK. But the system will be on edge so I leave it at 12ms.
And to the Sound Blaster dude. If you want to see how good your "sound card" is do a loop back test and observe how far out of sync your overdubs are.
http://forum.cakewalk.com...r-offset-m3178396.aspx USB buss power is known to sometimes create noise issues on a lot of systems. Always make sure an interface at least has a power supply as an option.