My Forte arrived this afternoon, just as I was leaving for Band Practice...
I just got everything installed buy haven't put it through it's paces yet..
 
Excited...boy...the only difference between the men and the boys...


 

Congrats! :)

Congrats Larry!!
 
I read in one of your posts that you also have a quad capture.......isn't that a really good interface? (I'm planning on getting the quad at some point and just wondered why you chose the Forte over that.)

Thanx Rain and Mesh,
 
Mesh, the Quad is an AWESOME interface....I sold mine in no time...
IMHO, it is the BEST interface in it's price range.  The VS Preamps
are awesome.  The built in Compressors, and AutoSens are awesome
also.  I seriously don't think for the money you can get a better interface.
And you get 24 bit / 192 Khz with ultra low latency with the Quad.

I chose the Forte because it compares to the Apogee and RME Babyface...it's
higher end with better AD/DA converters then most interfaces and better 
Pre's....and the fact that I got it for almost what I paid for my Quad ($300) was
a major consideration also...
 
I listened to all 3 interfaces and the differences were negligible...all awesome..
 
Price was the main consideration...I got it on Black Friday...they normally sell for $499.00
so that was $200 off.  Smokin' deal...and I've been playing with it and must say it IS quite
nice.  Touch Screen, Control Software, also serves as a DAW Controller, not a great 
quantity of control, but enough.

I sold my Quad in no time....I knew it wouldn't last long...so that also helped to offset 
the cost of the new one!

Now I'm waiting for Komplete 9 to arrive....then it's REALLY play time!!! LOL

Thanks for all the details on this Larry and I'm happy on your new purchase. The quad is definitely on my to buy list.....still trying to rob the bank for K9..........hope they won't sent the K9 unit after me.
 

Mesh
Thanks for all the details on this Larry and I'm happy on your new purchase. The quad is definitely on my to buy list.....still trying to rob the bank for K9..........hope they won't sent the K9 unit after me.
 

As Bapu would say...I see what you did there...

I've had the forte for a year or so. Very nice unit and I paid a lot more.
$300's a steal.
 
I run a Shure ribbon mic/grace 101 thru it and it sounds awesome. Have fun!

tom1
I've had the forte for a year or so. Very nice unit and I paid a lot more.
$300's a steal.
 
I run a Shure ribbon mic/grace 101 thru it and it sounds awesome. Have fun!

Thanks Tom!  I'm finding that out...Best I could afford with my pittance...so I'm quite
excited about it!  We shall see....

Congrats Larry! New toys are great.
I've only had two interfaces since I've been recording.
The first was an EMU 1820M, which I still have. A couple of them...I think
back then I wanted a backup and it seemed to be an excellent unit...it worked.
 
The one I'm using now was a mistake but at the time I needed one and took a shot.
It's sure a device I wish I could try out before buying...but hope I don't have to again.
 
Good luck with yours and curious to hear how it works out for you.

spacey
Congrats Larry! New toys are great.
I've only had two interfaces since I've been recording.
The first was an EMU 1820M, which I still have. A couple of them...I think
back then I wanted a backup and it seemed to be an excellent unit...it worked.
 
The one I'm using now was a mistake but at the time I needed one and took a shot.
It's sure a device I wish I could try out before buying...but hope I don't have to again.
 
Good luck with yours and curious to hear how it works out for you.

Spacey, are you saying that you have a Forte and it was mistake?

I had a EMU 1212 a while ago and it was awesome...back in my Cubase SX days...

So far I'm loving the Forte...the headphone amp alone is miles ahead....sounds GREAT!

I also purchased a Blue Bluebird for $185 with a FREE Encore 100....The Bluebird for recording
and the Encore I'll probably use live if it sounds good.  I'm waiting on those also...
I've read mostly great reviews of the Bluebird, and watched some video's and it sounds good.
However, you don't know what kind of Preamps or interfaces they're using...or how they recorded
to get a "true" idea...

The beauty of these things is you can try them...and if you don't like them...send them back!
As of now, the Forte is a keeper...especially at the price I paid....

Those were my BF Expenses...the Forte, K9, and the Bluebird...I'm done...penniless...
Can't buy anything else for a long while...

But at least I'll have toys to play with through the holidays...both in the Studio and Live...