Thanks @DaveT. I didn’t know such a thing existed. This was my main hold up from getting a Darkglass Element.
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Yeah, right now I’ve got an older i5-4690k running on a light overclock at 3.7 (big air).
In terms of gaming, my GTX 970 is starting to get long in the tooth (can barely play Cyberpunk 2077).
I wanted to semi-retire it and turn it into a workstation. 
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yeah a MIDI interface is easy to get and does not need to be part of your DAI. It’s cool when it is, but not critical.
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That should be fine for music. And the GTX970 should still sell for more than you think (I got $300 for mine a year or two back).
edit: just checked, still selling for like $150. Deffo worth ripping out and selling
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Were you looking at the Onyx series?
These have multichannel USB recording, at least as many record streams as the mixer model number.
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Yeah the GPU market is crazy right now. Prob gonna have to wait a year for dat RTX 3070-80 yo.
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That’s a must. The Yamaha I am looking at has 4 on a 10 (plus the master) and that’s as minimal as I would go.
edit: oops read it wrong, it’s 2 in/out. Nope nope nope.
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Yep! That’s the one.
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GPU market has been crazy for last two years. I remember when all GPU’s were sold out for months because of the cryptominers. Prices went overboard too
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This ended up being the reason I decided to send back the PreSonus AudioBox USB 96. There wasn’t anything wrong with it. It sounded fine and the headphone out was really good. I decided, since I have a computer that supports USB 3, I want a DAI that does also.
If I’m understanding all the stuff about the new USB designations…
- All USB C ports are USB 3.x compliant
- But not all USB 3.x ports are USB C
You can have a USB 3 port that is the old style USB connection.
Just something to think about if you’re considering getting a DAI with USB 3.
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correct
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I really like usb-c but I also work on a mac that only has usb-c ports. I see a lot of new gear including this type of connection too.
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Ok here we go.
8 channel mixer, USB is 12 in/4 out. Will record 12-track to SD card too. About $350.
Some onboard effects plus the EQ and so on you’d expect.
Not necessarily the best choice but a good example of what I’m talking about.
Looks like the Mackie Onyx line is 8x4 too.
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Most recording software makers publish minimum system specs. There’s not much work to just push the audio data bits to storage. It’s the VST plug-ins to the DAW that burn processor speed. Part of the trick is keeping any background software from misbehaving and causing a glitch when it decides it wants to check for updates or something. Low latency monitoring requires a speedy DAI connection method.
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Yes, back in September I tried the NUX as a DAI and it does an adequate job. If you go to the Post your covers! thread and look for my cover of “409” by The Beach Boys, I did that with the NUX in a hotel room in San Diego.
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Yep. I remember that now. I also remember how surprised I was at how clean it sounded. The NUX was so new I was very skeptical.
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I think it’s different if it’s a home approach as compared to a career one. A career one you will likely attend a college sound technician degree program, and likely would get a business loan to get all that stuff you would need to have a pro level studio.
There is nothing wrong at all with using Reaper, Logic or StudioOne (the latter of which I use personally). Me recommending pro tools is kind of like someone recommending a Fender Precision. Pro-Tools is the P-Bass of DAWs.
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This is what I have
USB-C and has MIDI. Like @howard said, not a game changer but nice to have. Of course for the more pro out there, there are 4+ input models. I just need 1 at this point.
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Nah… these are DAWs. StudioOne Artist came with my Presonus (maker of my DAI)
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Yes, I know they are DAWs. I thought this was a thread about DAIs.
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