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Often the centrepiece of a studio, they’re much more about digital audio conversion, flexibility and expansion. The headline feature of most entry-level audio interfaces will be a couple of XLR inputs and a corresponding number of preamps, but high-end audio interfaces are different. Why do some interfaces boast, for example, 32 inputs when they clearly only have two TRS sockets on the front panel and two XLR sockets round the back? Where do you plug your remaining 28 mics in? Let's clear up one potentially confusing feature. Life just gets sweeter with a high-end audio interface. Most mid- to top-end audio interfaces can be managed from within your DAW via a software plugin too, which gives more granular control and will draw the envy of your friends. Preamps are quieter, level LEDs become more numerous, screens get bigger and opportunities for further expansion grow.

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Second, you'll have more outputs, which can be useful for additional monitoring, headphone mixes and routing outboard effects and treatments such as reverbs and compressors.Īs the number of ins and outs increase so do the pro features. First, and rather obviously, you'll have access to more inputs, which means you can plug more stuff in – usually mics and instruments. In a minute we'll take a look at why you should even consider recording live, but before that let's discover the appeal of a more grown up audio interface. Worse still, if you're fortunate enough to have a drummer in the band who loves the joyful thud, tsh, tsh of an acoustic kit then it's going to be a sizable shortfall. Unless you're a solo act or a duo, it will quickly dawn on you that there's a shortfall.

Count the inputs on your humble audio interface (it won't take long) and then take a gander at your band.

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