sharke
I decided to forgo basic nutrition for a few weeks and upgraded to an RME Babyface. Very impressed with the sound so far. In fact I wasn't expecting it to sound that much different to my old Fast Track....lol.....it sure does though.
First thing on my mind - does this mean my original ARC2 measurements will be slightly off because of the difference in sound? Is it worth redoing them? Luckily I was too lazy to remove the little pieces of tape I stuck on the floor to mark out the positions...so it's not that much of a big deal if I have to
Sharke, that shouldn't make a difference at all. If you DO try it and hear a difference, your mic positions were slightly different from the first time you did the corrections. The only times you need to re-correct:
1. New monitors
2. New positioning/moved old monitors
3. Added a sub
4. Updated ARC software where IK tells you that a new correction will be needed (this only happened once to me)
New interfaces shouldn't make a difference really but if you have the time and don't mind doing the correction again, (I hate doing them with a passion) give it a shot and see if a difference exists as well as how much of a difference there may be. I don't think you'll notice anything though other than if you:
a) pay more attention to detail this time around doing the correction positions....or less detail
b) more detail to mic placement/set-up or less detail
What I mean by that is....quite a few guys on the forum have done what I like to call "the ARC quickie correction". It doesn't yield great results. They contact me and I send them my detailed correction method and it totally changes their game.
They may have done the correction the first time by eye instead of using a tape measurer. They may have forgotten to turn off input monitoring in their interface. They may not have paid attention to the "at your nose and ears" placement of the mic. They may not have gotten enough signal at the "OK" screen.
Changing these things can make a huge difference. For some, the differences for the better are unreal. For others, the difference sometimes end up worse than the "quickie" corrections. It depends on the situation and the monitors really. At least that's been my experience. Good luck man. :)
-Danny