Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces

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Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces Apr 19, 2018 7:00:42 GMT -6 jcoutu1 and yotonic like this

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Thanks to illacov for the heads up...had no idea these existed. Interesting. 2 and 4 channels

www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_rt_series/ur_rt2.html

The UR-RT2 is a premium four input, two output USB 2.0 audio and MIDI interface with switchable Rupert Neve Designs transformers on the front inputs. Combined with the onboard, high-quality D-PRE preamps, the Rupert Neve Designs transformers deliver a musical, more expressive sound with rich harmonics, which is especially beneficial for vocals, acoustic guitar and other instruments with a versatile dynamic range.

Offering a studio-quality, mobile production platform with a range of input/output options for laptop and iPad, the onboard SSP2 DSP chip also delivers zero-latency FX for monitoring. The robust UR-RT2 is engineered to offer outstanding quality for its price class, making it the ideal portable production interface for PC, Mac or iOS.

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Johnkenn Administrator Come, my children... Posts: 24,951	Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces Apr 19, 2018 7:08:18 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Johnkenn on Apr 19, 2018 7:08:18 GMT -6 Wow...and DSP FX for monitoring on the way in. $349 and $549 I might have to buy one of these for additional I/O

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Johnkenn Administrator Come, my children... Posts: 24,951	Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces Apr 19, 2018 9:23:31 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Johnkenn on Apr 19, 2018 9:23:31 GMT -6 Apr 19, 2018 8:30:01 GMT -6 jcoutu1 said: ...specs are junk. Really gotta dig to find them too. AD - Dynamic Range 101 dB, A-Weighted DA - 114 dB, A-Weighted Ouch

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Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces Apr 19, 2018 9:44:25 GMT -6

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Going from memory, the preamps are the same Yamaha uses on a lot of their products. I don't think they're necessarily bad. I have the UR824 and never liked the sound of a guitar or pedal steel going through it. Only with a REDDI on the front end is it anywhere near acceptable for me. The headphone amps aren't that good. My X has a UR22, and its acceptable for her to monitor through with good speakers. It's great to use it for audio on a computer for everyday general playback. However, with good Mics, it's acceptable for added tracks; which is what you mentioned @johnkenn. I would only ever use it for such... Granted, the products you mentioned are newer than what I've used. If they improved the other components & circuitry and retained the preamps (as it appears), it may be pretty good for the price. SIDE NOTE: I complained a lot to Steinberg about the nasty sound I got from guitars through the UR series. They "upgraded" the firmware to add guitar sim plugins (evidently to mask the thin sound). I didn't upgrade, because that also limited the use (removed ability of the driver) to use other versions of the Windows OS... I also experimented mixing down from a Soundcraft console into the UR824.. I wont be doing that again! :-) All in all, it's OK for extra vox or voice-overs.

Johnkenn Administrator Come, my children... Posts: 24,951	Rupert Neve - Steinberg Interfaces Apr 19, 2018 10:08:41 GMT -6 b1 and illacov like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Johnkenn on Apr 19, 2018 10:08:41 GMT -6 Problem is, there are equally priced competitors with better specs. I do like the idea of the transformers and the dsp though.

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