That Volt 276 looks really nice. I like the layout with IN connections on the front, OUT connections on the back, and controls on the top.
I do have some hesitation about it though. The addition of the 76 compressor seems like an odd choice that only serves to jack up the price.
It might be a great compressor but they’re trying to sell it as if this FET based compressor is going to sound just like their 1176 tube compressor. I really don’t see that happening. Like I said, the compressor might be great but the marketing seems overblown (as marketing tends to do).
Also, this seems like an odd place to include compression with such limited control over it (it seems to be either on or off and nothing more). Particularly since this is going straight into a DAW where you would have a lot of extensively configurable options for compression.
Even saying all that, I would love to play around with one and see how much magic those vintage and 76 buttons have in them. If you get one, I look forward to hearing what you think.
Yeah. I love my SSL2 but one of the gimmicks they put on it is optional SSL4k emulation, which is neat I guess but I would never ever use it because I can just do it in the DAW as the immediate next step anyway and I would never want any effects baked in to the recorded track.
See also, why I sold all my pedals.
Anyway, I looked in to almost all of the consumer-level DAI’s a while back and if what you are targeting is preamp quality (in terms of noise versus signal boost), the MOTU is basically the best for the price with the SSL pretty much equivalent, and then the Focusrite third gen being a more distant third but still beating the others. But the differences between those are pretty small and the NI, Presonus and others were generally fine too.
I also LOLed at the Wirecutter review slamming the Zoom because of the top-facing jacks. That’s its best feature! It’s just like a mixer. I wish other DAIs did this, it’s awesome. The area it is really falling behind is sampling rate and preamp noise. And even then, it’s a fine DAI for instruments.
It’s just so much more flexible to do all the effects in the DAW, especially while mixing. Of course I had to buy all the effects in software, which has no resale value compared to the pedals. But all the same, it’s definitely the way to go for me for recording.
I am at a complete loss right now.
I got Guitar Rig 7 with my HB Bass VI but have no idea how to use it.
I have a guitar to USB cable which seems to register sound going in, but I can’t get any output, either through aux to speaker or using the wifi I normally use.
I have scoured the DAI threads but have NFI how to fix it.
Any ideas?
Oh I am using a Mac but have tried on the PC also.
I have had Garage Band working and another one on the PC previously.
I use Focusrite soundcard, so I select ASIO driver (low-lat standard counterpart to Windows default audio driver.) my Soundcard and then I select the input I connect my instrument into. (Input 2). If the cable is registered as an Audio device it should pass available inputs into GR. If the cable is one input sound card, you will have something along the lines of “Instrument 2 USB: Input 1” in the drop-down.
I’ll check,
The cable is a guitar cable ending in a USB
The one I want to use is a Mac.
I have used the ASIO setting on my PC previously tho.
I’ll check later.
First check, what happens when you plug in the cable into your machine. The computer should registered that a new device has been connected. I checked this kind of solution ( Amazon.com ) and it’s indeed an instrument cable that has combo of USB connector and Sound card hardwired on the other end. First, you have to find out if your Mac registers the cable as a new hardware. Then I would check menu > About this Mac > System Report and under USB, your should see how the computer sees the cable. If it view it as an unknown USB device or as a Sound card. You need to make your Mac to see the cable as a Sound Card, after that it should be visible in GR. Ok, so if it’s Mac you should have Core audio as a driver, but the main thing is to make your computer to see the cable as a sound card, and you can get from there (although I think that should be it) to further trouble shooting.
This is new to me. So you’re not using a physical DAI and plugging straight into a Mac?
How does the Mac recognize the information? I thought the point of a DAI was to turn sound into ones and zeros the computer could understand? I’ve obviously missed something.
That said, I guess I would always suggest to get a “real” DAI, as this lets you add other sources as well (e.g., a microphone) and at the same time. It also typically is “two-way” and has a headphone out, e.g., for mixes coming back from your DAW.
I think it is me who is missing something.
How can you use the Zoom as a DAI?
Would that be with a jack to USB connector?
I am not sure if the one i have is as described above- haven’t had a chance to check yet this morning but will do so.
Otherwise I will just get a proper DAI-that could be the missing link.
Some multi effects processors can be used as a DAI e.g my old Line 6 Hx Stomp could connect via USB to my Mac as a DAI.
My very basic undestanding is that a DAI takes the note you play on your bass and transfers that into a digital input that your Mac can understand.
The nice thing about using a discrete DAI is you can control the level of signal going into your DAW. So you get a nice volume and not too hot where it starts clipping / distorting.
Check out the DAI thread for suggestions but behringer do a cheap one for $60 that works just fine.
