99 % of people get this wrong!!! Audio Interface Gain is not what you think!

[@NathanCarlton]

I “GAINED” a lot of understanding from this video. Thanks!

[@RyanMcQuen]

Dad joke alert.

[@GangsterNap]

Get off the ‘stage’ 🤓

[@sheLovesG]

Lol

[@joelonsdale]

Oof!!

[@somethingsomething3248]

lol love it

[@EdThorne]

Julian casually destroys all other KZbinr's reviews... Great video as always.

[@ValioN77]

Because JK backs it with science, other vids are based on opinion 😂

[@EdThorne]

@@ValioN77 Very true. KZbin defo needs JK!

[@kevc6115]

Another excellent masterclass from the University of Krause! Thank you, very well explained.

[@hatsubaichuu]

Great info! One other thing I'd love to see you do would be a minimum "gain" comparison, too. For example, my Focusrite Scarlett 2Pre clips on its input with active guitar pickups and palm mutes even when the gain is set to minimum at "Instrument" level forcing me to use a DI box. Setting it to "Line" level or whatever they call it makes the signal sound strange. My Apogee Duet 2, however, takes the signal totally fine without the need of a DI box. It would be useful information for guitarists who may not have a DI box handy, I think.

[@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar]

I have something like this situation. I have a first generation Scarlett 2i2 (yes, it's alive!) and when I record a Squier electric guitar directly (then I use Amplitube), it sometimes overloads, no matter the gain level is all the way down. I ended up moving the pickups further away from the strings. I don't have a DI...

[@ferdinandobarisciano6934]

@@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar beware the fact that changing your pickup height will change your sound! There are inexpensive DI that work great like the behringer ones. It would be better to use one of them and keep the pickup in it's proper position.

[@ferdinandobarisciano6934]

@@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar i suggest you to see the video poste by Jim Lill on youtube called : where does guitar tone come from. It will shock you

[@PabloUliver-Bass-Guitar]

@@ferdinandobarisciano6934 Thanks a lot for the information! I'll have that in mind and as soon as I can I'll buy a DI. But, for now I have to do it my way. Thanks again!

[@joelonsdale]

Yes, and I would like you to measure how aerodynamic each unit is when travelling at sub-mach speeds at an altitude of 4000 metres.

[@steveaustin8817]

Julian, thanks for doing this - very useful. I would be interested to see a chart showing the relationship of both the analog gain & digital conversion step. Thanks for making audio info more user friendly for the non-audio engineer crowd.

[@DiegoooTech]

Exceptional Channel. Undoubtably professional and scientific. I love Julian Krause channel. Sorry for the entusiasm.

[@JulianKrause]

No need to be sorry 😃

[@4sightfilmsLLC]

6:32 This kind of breakdown is so useful when investing in an audio interface! Outstanding video. Thank you!

[@somnusnemoris2903]

Thank you for this video. It was so clear and helpful for an audio noob like myself, it seems so intuitive to compare max gain spec when it does not work.

[@Streck0_909]

Fantastic! I never know if the specs of audio interfaces are actually telling me what I think they are. Gonna have to check out more of your videos.

[@SteveVickAK]

Thanks so much. I literally just used your "math" to calculate the "gain" of a mixer I am thinking of buying. Very helpful.

[@VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan]

You can really make a hobby out of this. There seems to be endless information about audio and recording. Thx for providing all that with "made in Germany" quality

[@halukkurtoglu126]

Hey Julian, What an amazing video. Well explained. I see that I have chosen the right interface m-audio air 192/4 and other interfaces that I own are top too I see. Ok even though it not only has to with gain range only. But before I had an expensive Focusrite, it was not bad but not as good as I wanted so I sent it back and purchased the m-audio. Much better than the twice as expensive Focusrite. Danke sehr für deine Video.

[@DragonboltBlastter]

Hey Julian, good that you added this chart to your reviews. But can you also add the Hi-Z input specifications of the different interfaces you reviewed? (just like how headphone outputs differ in quality in audio interfaces, I wonder if Hi-Z affects recorded DI signal)

[@megyalilaballad]

+1 ✅

[@RecordingStudio9]

This was the easiest explanation I've seen. I always wanted to explain but your video nailed it. Next time the topic comes up, I know where to direct the questions.

[@PodcastMeister]

Great explanation Julian, thanks! Considering that nowadays it’s more an more podcasters who are looking at i.e. the SM7B and that podcast recording consoles are USB audio interfaces too, it would be really interesting to see how the Zoom Podtrak P4/P8 (70db “gain”), the Tascam Mixcast4 (66,5db “gain”) and the Røde Rodecaster Pro (55db “gain”) stack up against the other interfaces on your killer graph.

[@joesalyers]

DANG IT JULIAN. HAHA The big "GAIN" pop up had me laughing so hard there are tears in my eyes!!! Great video by the way, very useful information.

[@rainer866]

Spitzenklasse. Wie immer! Danke Julian. Jetzt hab sogar ich es verstanden

[@jsmacks11]

Very informative. This messed me up by choosing an Interface because of its large gain range to find it wasn't that great. You would think manufacturers would just start including this in their specs.

[@uwebaganz5144]

As always, good video with no bullsh.. in it, just pure useful information

[@NemouseJurado]

200%

[@By_Rant_Or_Ruin]

Thank you for setting everyone on the correct path. Have a great year.

[@AnonymousKev]

Hey all your videos are amazing, lots of respect for actually doing the numbers and presenting them in a way that makes so much sense.

[@Boysoundtechniques]

i'm TRULY impressed by the M-Audio Track Solo and Duo rated on blue as "Excellent" on the Gain Scale.

[@Boysoundtechniques]

And the BEHRINGERS! OH GOOD LORD!

[@MaximusAdonicus]

@@Boysoundtechniques Behringer!

[@Boysoundtechniques]

@@MaximusAdonicus i'm not really into Behringer anyway

[@MaximusAdonicus]

@@Boysoundtechniques They make killer stuff for a great price! For budget stuff they are unbeatable as proven by the good results of their UMC HD series here.

[@Boysoundtechniques]

@@MaximusAdonicus Yes, i know! Still not interested i prefer M-Audio all the way

[@Fadelz]

thank you so much I definitely will look into the M track solo after that graph!

[@agambhasin]

This is indeed a very very useful & informative video, as always great job Julian!

[@tunertrasto]

Great video. Maybe something I've got wrong, but I would say that doing calculations the dBFS you get with the sine wave into the M-Audio should be -4.5 not -3. The sine wave into Focusrite is -11 dBFS with 56 dB gain. Then with no gain (that is, original signal generated which is plugged into line in Focusrite) is 9 dBu -11 - 56 = -58 dBu. That is 0.000975 V. You also can get this figure in two steps. First -11=20*log(x/2.183 V), x=0.61525 V (this is the signal with 56 dB gain). Because 2.183 V is 9 dBu 0 dBFS. Second step -56=20*log(x/0.61525 V), then x=0.000975 V (signal with 0 gain). This signal into M-Audio with 55 dB gain would be 0,5483 V (-3 dBu). And in dBFS you get in M-Audio: 20*log (0.5483/0.921) = -4.5 dBFS. Because 1.5 dBu (max input level) is 0.921 V. Also you can obtain -4.5 dBFS this way: -58 dBu = 1.5 dBu -4.5 -55.

[@farid1280]

Great on "GAIN"! Appreciated 👍👍

[@Saheel]

As producer! I really appreciate each and every videos. All videos are informative and accurates.. love from india!! 🇮🇳❤️

[@furiobisotti8150]

Marvelous technical explanation. Well managed. Clear and detailed. My compliments

[@drakegostream]

Thank you for the awesome tutorial! I noticed a lot less reverb in your vocal track this time! Did you do some acoustic treatment in your room?

[@JulianKrause]

Yes, glad you noticed :) You can see the panels in the background of the video. They are melamine foam panels.

[@zuurbekje3125]

Wow! Who knew? Thanks for the excellent and clarifying video!

[@anthonydiiorio]

Excellent explanation Julian!

[@FilinMXr]

Thank you! I was wondering why two of my audio interfaces produced wastly different recording levels

[@Eduard_Kolesnikov]

Thx of helping me to gain a useful information you provide.

[@JGlassy]

Very useful discussion here. A lot of nuanced quantities involved!

[@LTPottenger]

Great explanation, thanks so much.

[@yetanotherbassdude]

So how does signal to noise ratio factor into this? My first thought watching this was that the usability of a higher input gain would have to be dependent on the noise floor of the system as a whole too, but how would you factor that into the gain calculations shown here?

[@rogberube6422]

Thanks for sharing, Julian. Really helpful

[@lukaseichinger2332]

You are explaining very good 👍🏻

[@sandeshkc8602]

Yes, this was what I was confused about.. thanks for this video

[@rocarius14]

Good as always!!! could you analize the Apolo UAD? It would be super nice to ser all elements you normally analize into that interfaces! (solo and twins) Thanks for your awesome vids always!

[@preacherplays]

7:52 I would really like a touch more information on the sensitive Mics - I occasionaly see comments about mics that need a bit more power. That might be useful for a noob like me.

[@numara585]

I'd appreciate if you could do a review on the new Yamaha audio interface the AG06MK2.

[@borysandreyev9717]

Very useful info. I need to watch one more time

[@megyalilaballad]

Very educational and informative. Thank you.

[@caspermaster-com]

Great video! Hadn't considered this yet in my 10 year audio journey haha

[@scottakam]

Good stuff. Thanks. I guess that Cloud Lifter endorsement won't be coming any time soon!

[@Priyaam]

This helped a lot 🙌🏼

[@KozakBlade]

good info helped me buy my mic and audio interface

[@luk7n]

Julian, I wish you to come with a video about GOXLR and GOXLR mini, I really want to hear if this is a really a good interface for the money and it really has what it says it has, there are tons of videos on KZbin but I think that you understand these things much more than anyone else. When it comes to comparing interfaces I always look up to your channel, thanks to you I bought NI Komplete Audio 1 and it even powers up my SM7B quite good, it only goes around -18 dBfs which is great for streamers not to clip the microphone and adjust it with compressor

[@RadiAsian]

excellent Julian...thank you for this

[@johnlentokone7318]

I would like to see a EIN vs gain graph. From this you can see when a higher gain will not make EIN substantially lower and the higher gain will just make the dynamic range lower.

[@mohamedsaad4738]

Thanks a lot for your great videos, we are learning from you :)

[@yourforeignlocal]

Hi Julian, great work on this :D Since interface manufacturers do not have a universal standard specification for the minimum and absolute gain on their interfaces, do you think it will be a good idea to *cover this aspect in your interface reviews?

[@TheHalfmanofOz]

Fell for the marketed "65 dB" of gain with the zen go. It actually works out to 45dB in practice, so it's fortunate that the interface makes it easy to add digital gain in real time or it's be no good for live applications with lower sensitivity mics.

[@jeffagoddard]

Thank you! This is an awesome explanation 😁

[@tuttituttiuti3602]

Since the maximum achievable minimum noise of the converter is determined by the accuracy of stabilization of the supply voltage, and if we assume that in absolute terms the stabilization accuracy is approximately the same for everyone, it turns out that the achievable signal-to-noise ratio during conversion will be greater for those converters that have high supply voltages, and therefore the maximum input level. Thus, despite the lower dBFS value, the signal-to-noise ratio of the conversion will remain approximately the same, but the interface with a higher input voltage value has the ability to record a more powerful signal with a lower signal-to-noise value. However, there is no direct comparison. Here it may turn out that a card with a large intrinsic gain has a small maximum input voltage, not because the reference voltage of the converter is small, but because the minimum gain of the preamp is permissible +10 dB (for example), compared to another similar converter, but with a preamp with minimum gain +6dB. As can be seen from the characteristics of the two cards in the video, the Scarlet's declared converter noise is less than that of the second card. Thus, they most likely recorded the signal given to them with approximately the same signal-to-noise ratio, but Scarlet has the ability to record a more powerful signal with less noise, and the second card does not have this ability.

[@alexv305]

Hey Julian what is the best 2 channel audio interface for around $200? I like the motu m2 but lots of nice stuff on the market. Thanks in advance and keep up the great work!

[@PostColorGear]

The Rode AI-1 just recently came out with a firmware update to increase the gain. 1. Is that possible? I had always assumed it was hardware based. Someone did a test on Reddit, and determined the SNR was the same, however, which I assume is good. Secondly, I assume because of that, the AI-1 would sit higher on the list now, yes? (The update came out after this video)

[@justanothersounddiary]

Very well explained mate!

[@deepblue0614]

When you look at the gain graphs of various audio interfaces you've compiled, it seems like a lower max input level and a higher gain range are better. This is true if you're recording the source directly into your computer using the interface's preamp. However, if you plan to use external gear such as a compressor in between, you should be mindful that having a higher max input level is advantageous. The reason for this is that a max input level minus 4 dBU allows for true headroom in analog signals.

[@AllenCavedo]

Excellent info yet again.

[@nado3775]

Nice video! ✨ Thanks a lot. Have you already made a specific video about ad/da convertion? I might have missed it.. If not, i would find that a interesting topic for a future video! :) best regards

[@NalinAirheart]

Hey Julian, I'd like to hear your thoughts on a recent discovery I made thanks to your video. I just compared the outputs from my Rode AI-1 using patch 1.3.0 (latest standalone firmware) and patch 1.3.1 (updated with Rode Central*) and found that at 100% gain the gain range increased from 45 dB -> 60 dB. This seems to align with the updated website copy that claims as much. My understanding and methodology is very basic so I'm not sure what exactly changed, but I am seeing ~15 dB louder digital levels now. Hope this gives you a lead. Results before and after firmware update: (1 kHz test tone from a speaker, 3" from a Behringer XM8500, recorded into Audacity, measured with Youlean) 100% -36.6 LUFS -> -21.3 LUFS (+15.3 LU) 50% -56.7 LUFS -> -48.2 LUFS (+8.5 LU) 0% -80.9 LUFS -> -80.7 LUFS (within margin of error) Gain range: 44.3 LU -> 59.4 LU *For anybody having issues installing the update, Rode Central seems to close if there are no active sound devices in Windows 10. I had to plug my headphones into the motherboard instead of the interface for it to not exit prematurely during the firmware update. Otherwise it would drop out during the update, indicate a yellow signal level, and require power to be disconnected before it can be detected again.

[@Mr.C0ffee]

Could you add a cloud lifter to compensate for the gain?

[@MateuszZych]

very educational as always!

[@Agradelous234]

Great vid and exactly info I been looking into . By any chance have you done a review of the Audient ID44 ?

[@stratotega]

Useful video, thank you!

[@tokenofdevotion]

I'm glad I went in with the UMC 404HD 4 years ago. I wasn't sure what I was getting and only bought because it was a great deal for its price, but now I realize that it really was the best option for me at that moment. Nice graphs btw

[@paulsummerton1028]

Many thanks. Now it all makes sense.

[@elitehulk431]

Thats helps me a lot. As i bought TLM 102 and scarlett can't handle it i had to found this video to understand why it's so quiet (small waveform) at HALF OF GAIN. Big thanks! Maybe you can recommend me something for my TLM?

[@chinmeysway]

this ones hard. glad i use mic preamps for the gain

[@MichaelW.1980]

I am curious… From my results, I get the impression, that unlike the signal, the EIN of the preamp is always relative to the full scale, no matter what the max Voltage may be. At the same time tho, the signal, being a certain voltage is relative to the maximum voltage. Is that accurate? And If so, would an EIN of -129 dBu and a max input level of 10dBu have the same noise in the DAW, compared to what I’d get with -128dBu EIN and 9dBu max input level?

[@jarekmn]

Hello Julian. What a precious videos!!! Regarding the gain. My Fast track has: max input level from +24dBu @ min gain, pad on to -40dBu @ max gain, no pad. Preamp gain > 40dB. Is it a crap then? Is it almost mute?

[@tomtomico]

Cheers! But - how come you didn't mention the Dynamic Range details and added it to the calculation? As far as I remember, it says something about the quality of a device, isn't it?

[@jdverrett]

Any chance of reviewing the Fluid Audio SRI-2?

[@caca24523]

Gracias Krause, yo conseguí la M-AUDIO hace poco:P

[@vicentcarro]

Hi Julian!!! I noticed a Loxjie D30 USB DAC on your desk!!! I have gen1(akm4493, sold) and gen2(ess 9068AS, in service), which version is yours currently? Do you pair it with a headphone amp?? Could you test its audio performance and give some of listening opinions? Thanks! Cheers!!

[@jyyer]

A simple suggestion: when possible, consider including the manufacturer claimed values/graphs in your bar charts & graphs for comparison.

[@DarkPa1adin]

king of Audio Interface review!

[@TheManInCommand]

Where can I find material that goes more in-depth on this topic?

[@xavier2946]

Please review something from the Universal Audio Apollo line. Thanks!

[@saikousocial]

Hey Julian, could you try and get yourself a unit of the new MOTU M2/M4 which have different internals in them and see if you can spot a difference in performance?

[@dare2liv_nlove]

Seconded this, about to order a MOTU M2 myself & would like to know.

[@saikousocial]

I have a MOTU M4 of the new units being made in China. As far as the interface itself, everything seems to work as intended with the original units, the mic pre-amps can power an SM7b/SM57/RE-20 to clipping levels. As far as the DAC inside the interface I believe it is an upgrade over the original components, as it's now the same chip that is in the Ultralite Mk5. I unfortunately don't have any measurement equipment in order to test these things out, though. Would just be a good video update since they're no longer making the M2/M4 that he reviewed.

[@dare2liv_nlove]

@@saikousocial Again, agreed there. Hope you notice this Julian! :)

[@VortexMotiveVision]

This is very helpful, thank you. Any chance you might review the Cymatic uTrack24?

[@g3cd]

So if I use a Meris 440 mic preamp module that has 60dB gain and a +12db output trim in a Cranborne Audio 500R8 audio interface that has an max input level of up to +24db and a gain range of 105db, what line-up level do I get? 24-105=81? Or 12-105=93? Or something else? You got me interested, but confused 😂

[@Dracomies]

I have the MOTU M2 and the MTrack Solo and according to these graphs, the MTrack Solo has a higher maximum gain than the MOTU M2 - but ----- from my own personal tests the MTrack Solo couldn't even really properly drive an SM7B or an XM8500 whereas the MOTU M2 could do it very clean. There's a stepping issue with the Mtrack Solo which makes it jump quite a few decibels towards maximum gain range. But overall I find myself, with my own personal tests, finding the MOTU M2 has more gain range and more capability in driving an SM7B as compared to the MTrack Solo -- but that confuses me because according to the graphs the MTrack Solo has better gain than the ID14 Mark 2, MOTU M2 but imo those interfaces on my experiements far outperformed the MTrack Solo.

[@JulianKrause]

I think because of the step in the gain of the M-Track Solo it seems that it has less gain because you often stay below this step. But if you fully max out the gain on the M-Track you will notice that it records a stronger digital signal than the M2. The measurements for my graph are always done at max gain and the M-Track has a lot of gain avaailable in the last few degrees of the gain dial.

[@J3assbox]

I hate it when i cant compare two of the same specifications, without having a degree, The last few weeks i read up on the subject of audio equipment and i thought iam now capable to compare DACs Interfaces, Preamps and Microfones. Its not very beginner friendly, but i will try my best ^^ One question: How can i find out, without measurements, how much voltages is supplied by audio interfaces on the "XLR & 6.3mm combo port" when phantom power is turned off ? Icant find any information on this, neither for my umc202hd nor a different audio interface. If i had to guess, id said its 5V coming from the USB port that gets converted to ~48V

[@Axelvad]

I didnt hear anything about noise floor and dynamic range when comparig gain? 😋🙂

[@gasolin75]

should be -3db not -6db and - 6db instead of 12 , right ?

[@mojophonic]

Once again, schooled by JK. Great stuff, brotha.

[@nick_978]

Thanks for the explain! But still want to ask, is the higher max input level good or useful?

[@7171jay]

Like many things the answer is... it depends. An interface with a low max input is actually a help (the first half of Julian's gain equation here) in getting more signal into the device and getting you closer to 0dbfs. While that might be a good thing if you have low gain mics and low level sources it can be a problem if you have high gain mics and/or loud sources because you may experience clipping in the analog stages of the preamp before getting even near digital clipping (Odbfs). Manufactures have to make a decision of the balance between max input, amount of preamp gain, and cost when designing a device. If the mic input has more overall gain (Julian's combined figure) that would benefit someone recording a podcast with an SM7b (the actual gain of the micpreamp matters as well of course) but that same micpreamp if it has a low max input might easily overload on someone recording say a drum kit with a large diaphragm condenser mic or sometimes really loud sources even with dynamic mics. What is "best" comes down to cost, what exactly you record, and what mics you use to record with. Knowing what you are doing like matching high output mics with low level sources, low output mics with loud sources and knowing when to engage a pad (on a mic, micpreamp, or adding an in line one) will help you to get more into the sweet spot and get more out of any interface.

[@PileOfEmptyTapes]

Oh, definitely, particularly if you are known for yelling (or singing very loudly) into your LDC microphone. Some of them have a sensitivity as high as -33 dBV/Pa without featuring a pad switch. If now the interface cannot take more than say -4 dBu (Behringer UMC202, 204, 404), that's the equivalent of 120.8 dB SPL if you do the math. Opera singers at 6" may peak at up to 125 dB SPL, and you may be singing closer than 6". Some LDCs can handle more than 140 dB SPL, most will make it to 126 dB (at 1% THD) at the very least. Now thankfully most interfaces will accept around 0 dBu at least - in fact values of +9 to +10 dBu are quite common these days. Maximum input level tends to attract more interest from guitar and bass players - humbucker pickups in particular are known for delivering particularly high output, although even those tend to peak at no more than 1 V peak... still enough to just about clip a Behringer UMC202 instrument input (-3 dBu max = 775 mV peak). The 1st gen Focusrite Scarletts were also known to be somewhat problematic in this regard, later ones can take higher levels and are generally considered fixed.

[@nick_978]

@@PileOfEmptyTapes thanks for explain, I am a electric guitar player and I am very curious how to record the guitar with the best quality(full, juicy, powerful ^_^). So that’s to say , higher max input level can record the sound better, but less “gain”. The lower max input level can get more “gain” but it would be clipping easily. Right?

[@aseomg]

My brain waves gained +24db watching this.

[@JeremyHalterman]

I’ve watched this video like a dozen times but am still struggling to understand one thing: _how do I know how much gain the interface is providing at minimum and maximum?_ My Quantum 2626 has a max input level of +10 dBu and a gain range of 60 dB. Does this mean the range is -10 dB to +50 dB? +10 dB to +60 dB?

[@samnicholson5051]

Best to feed a sine wave into the input and measure the difference in dBfs at minimum and maximum gain. Then you'll know what your gain range is. Maximum input level is where your preamp will reach clipping level in the analog domain. This is usually where an interface will also reach 0dBfs on the computer (unless the input level on the drivers has been turned down). A lower max input level will mean that less gain will be needed to drive an input signal on that particular device, because there's less headroom.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

I have a problem which is slightly off-topic but I'm desperate. I'm running a PC as a streamer (HP Deskmate, if it matters) which is outputting USB Audio2 over a USB cable to an Arcam irDAC, which at the moment is only functioning as a digital bridge to coaxial digital, instead of as a DAC. (This problem happened when its analog output stage was being used, also, so that's not it.) The coaxial digital output from the Arcam is connected to the coaxial digital input on a pair of Edifier s2000mk-iii powered speakers. The problem is this: Somewhere in the audio reproduction chain, the gain is being turned up way too high -- so much so that it introduces significant amounts of clipping -- and the signal is then being normalized back to the various slider-volume settings in the chain, so that turning down the volume only results in quieter distortion. I've tried to be scientific about where this is happening, and it's difficult to control for all the variables but I **think** it's somewhere in the initial conversion to USB Audio2. Can anyone offer any suggestions? There doesn't seem to be a control panel for that: I can access the Arcam's settings on my PC, and I can access the generic volume adjustment options for sound on the PC, but the necessary adjustment seems to be "in between" those two arenas of possible settings-changes. Any thoughts or reactions would be greatly appreciated.

[@osheadavis]

thanks for the explanation

[@aaronwalker5493]

How does this affects when recording guitars with hot pickups? When I record guitar with active pickups I always get about -1, -2 or close to 0 dbFS which leaves a very little headroom and when adding more layers of plugins it starts clipping. to get a lower (like -6dbFS) input should I get an interface with low "gain" or high "gain" ? in my case lower "gain" is better, am I correct?

[@ritabelwal684]

Ya wanna say that ....Analog is more settle - by just jumping up scales ya can achive Digital range. Love iNDIA 🙏

[@PsychoMath]

I have both of these and I was using m-audio one first but I hear better when singing with the Scarlett 2i2 …… and is it me or on the Red Scarlett there are some laser line and dots that (I’m still playing with these) but if we get the perfect adjustment we get a awesome result, but I’m still trying to figure about do I use the second xlr input when the mic is on the first and turn at max level and the big silver monitoring where it needs to be set and last the volume button, does it affect the level of your recording or it’s only for headphones ???? And the 48v for phantom power red button do I use it even if the mic don’t need it lol sorry but it’s been a year now I’m learning all by myself but need some answer by a pro and you seem to be this guy lol ✌️ and you videos are really helpful to understand this confusing world of audio interfaces hehe

[@ogagako5515]

Which one is good and bitter for music recording broooo

[@KindOldRaven]

It's weird, there's many people on reddit claiming the iD4 MKII and iD14 MK2 have substantially more mic input gain, yet your measurements show that it's actually the Scarlett 2i2 that wins out that comparison (by one 1db, but still).

[@carlosa.chacon985]

What is the best home audio interface for music in your opinion?