Blackstar POLAR 2 Overview | The USB audio interface designed by guitarists for guitarists

0:00 - Introduction to POLAR
0:23 - Enhance Switch
0:44 - Enhance Switch on Guitar
2:09 - Enhance Switch and Digital Clipping
3:57 - Microphone Preamps and Enhance
4:30 - Outro
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[@JudgeFredd]

Sounds nice

[@BandGeekRecords]

Didn't think I needed another interface... I was wrong. Pre-ordering one right now!

[@Pete1980ification]

Same, I am side-eyeing my IK Media AXE I/O when looking at the enhance switch feature...

[@gurumajuindonesia]

That enhance feature is KILLER!

[@CameronBurris1]

First! Blackstar though a global household name is still underrated.

[@attardan1807]

you the best blackstar, thanks!

[@Sascha_Franck]

What's the roundtrip latency numbers? These are crucial but you don't publish them anywhere.

[@Pete1980ification]

There is no way to guarantee something like that with just an interface.

[@Sascha_Franck]

@@Pete1980ification To guarantee what?

[@bradatherton9369]

Can the Polar 2 be used for reamping while being able to listen with the headphones? I could not tell from the video if the 1/4" TRS outputs on the back are linked to the same DAC channels as the headphones or not. Thanks if you can answer this because Audient has a competitive product and theyve provided an instructional how-to video. Surely if the Polar 2 was "designed by guitarists" then surely they didnt forget this critical feature...

[@cobowe]

Will it take a 30db treble booster?

[@manuzid6837]

audient already have a jfet input

[@andoletube]

Does this thing allow you to record vocals or pianos normally? I can only see line and guitar/instrument switches, but there is phantom power so not sure how it goes with recording mic sources other than guitar.

[@skipneumann1]

need it.. no really

[@kasakka]

Most guitar amps have a 1MOhm input. Why does this interface use 500K instead, according to the manual? ALso why would we need Enhance, when e.g VST plugins emulate the input stage of a tube amplifier. Wouldn't that be amp input on top of another? Similarly, there is never a need to turn up the gain on an instrument input up, certainly not to the point that it starts clipping. IMO this is just snakeoil in a mediocre spec interface.