well, i MOVED from a PCIe card, to a RME Babyface Pro,
the RME sounds better hands down,
plus, i can take it with me anywhere i go, and use it in multiple systems,
or even live.
can't do that with a PCI card.

At $100, the Behringer U-Phoria UMC404HD seems hard to beat....

Well I'm going to throw in a name you don't often hear but will hear more of in time.

Waves/Digico or Digigrid. Here's a link to tell you all about it. Mind you this is no cheap stuff.

http://www.waves.com/hard...e=0%7Cpaging:number=20

thanks for all the input you guys... i think if i can get this musicians friend discount code to work i'm gonna jump on a RME Babyface Pro today. it's definitely more expensive than any interface i've previous had, but if it will be more stable, it's worth it. i still hate that words like "portable" and "ipad connectivity" are part of the selling points haha. i don't need any of that. i just need something that sounds good and works. but hey, i guess they're nice additions. and i doubt i'll ever touch anything on the device itself, but who knows, maybe one day i will :-)
 
anyway, i'll report back once i actually have it and see if it actually solves my issues.
 
also, if anyone wants to buy a focsurite scarlett 2i4 2nd gen, let me know haha.

polar,
still diggin' my babyface pro,
i got it for only $600 with coupon,
so compared to most everything else with similar specs,
it was very reasonable.
 

btw, on a side note... why does no one ever suggest pci based interfaces? why is it always usb/firewire? 
 

How about a UAD Twin?

Dunno if you've picked up your babyface yet. For what it's worth, I just got a focusrite Scarlett 18i8. It's full featured, but I found I preferred using my NI Komplete Audio 6. It may not be expensive enough to be on your radar, but what a pleasure of an interface! 6 in 6 out, Rock Solid, and it's the only thing I have that I can hear Sonar and iTunes on at the same time. Anyone else hear iTunes and Sonar at the same time? Should I be able to hear them both on the Scarlett? The Komplete Audio is Low latency, with a dead simple driver interface that lets me adjust the latency. I've been loving it so much lately that I figure anyone looking should know about it.
 
Just to be clear, both interfaces are sitting on my desk, but I've unplugged the Scarlett and plugged in the Komplete Audio 6, because it does what you seem to want - I don't have to do anything, it just works beautifully.
 
darryl

Question for those of you who have and are happy with their Babyface Pro...
 
I haven't ordered yet (because they were actually sold out everywhere haha so it gave me some time to think) and now that they're back in stock at sweetwater i probably will here soon. My question is do I HAVE to use Mix Control? And if I do have to, is it a very active "have to" or just when I need to?
 
Basically if I have the interface hooked up, and am just doing soft synths and all my mixing and everything within Sonar... do I ever have to see Mix Control if I don't want to?
 
Thanks!

I have the focusrite scarlett, and the ui is called Scarlett MixControl. Is mix control also an RME thing? I find I do have to go into the mix control, but I think if you didn't at all you'd still be able to just plug and play. Mix Control is mostly for customizing the settings. The default may be all you'd need if you're not using all those inputs and outputs.
 
darryl