Focusrite Vocaster 2 vs. 2i2: Which is Better for Podcasters?

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@StephenCarterStressExpert Ай бұрын

I've been using the Vocaster One for several months. As you mentioned, both the VC1 and 2 have about 70 DB of gain, which is enough to drive the most gain hungry mics at less cost than a Cloud Lifter and about the same cost as the Dynamite inline preamp. With these and other preamp boosters you still need to purchase an interface. I'm not a fan of the DSP software or presets. I prefer handling all processing in post, but for new to intermediate users, the DSP could be helpful. For the quality, price to value, ease of use, reliability, and gain, the Vocaster units are worthy choices for podcasters and other spoken word content creators.

@jesse.mccune Ай бұрын

I agree that when these are on sale, there isn't really a better value for podcasters and content creators. Like you said, it has enough clean gain to power any mic without the expense of a booster. I share your opinions on the DSP. It feels like it was thrown in, but that's what cheap DSP is going to be. I think the compression, as long as it's not set too high is usable. I guess the saving grace of the preset EQ settings is that they don't really do any damage to the audio since they are so subtle. I can get better results with plugins, so that's why I ask clients not to use EQ on their recordings.

@zogun Күн бұрын

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@bekhele Ай бұрын

in germany that price has dropped to 69€(non studio version),sounds like a steal for a beginner like me

@jesse.mccune Ай бұрын

It is a steal. Even better is that it's not an entry level product that you'll outgrow in 6 months. It is a solid piece to start with and build around.

@DJMotavirust Ай бұрын

Can you disable the direct headphones audio monitoring of the microphone input in the Vocaster?

@jesse.mccune Ай бұрын

I just checked it out and, if it's possible, I haven't been able to figure out how. That would require the ability to create a separate mix and the Vocaster Hub only has one mix, the Show Mix. What's your use case for this? I'll see if I know of anything that might solve your problem.

@DJMotavirust Ай бұрын

@@jesse.mccune The use is being able to monitoring the microphone only via software trough vst plugins, using a DAW or another vst host in "real time"(with some latency, of course).

@jesse.mccune Ай бұрын

@DJMotavirust In that case, you should be able to use the Vocaster since you'll be using your DAW or VST host to create your mix. In the Vocaster Hub software, you would simply turn down the Host/Guest mic all the way in the Mix section. This will remove the direct monitoring from your mix. You would set up your DAW to pull in the Host/Guest mics on their own individual input and set your DAW to output to Loopback 2. If you were to need access to your computer's audio, you would route Loopback 1 to its own track in your DAW and now you have your own custom mix that will then be sent out to the Vocaster and your audience.

@DJMotavirust Ай бұрын

@@jesse.mccune The mic audio won't be muted in the DAW, if you turn down the mic in the mix section? Thanks for the trick!

@jesse.mccune Ай бұрын

@DJMotavirust If you watched the section where I try to use the mixer live, we discovered that the feed that is sent to the DAW is pre-fader, so the mix section levels have no impact on what is sent to the DAW. The mixer only controls the levels of the audio sent to the Show Mix. By using your DAW, you would be effectively creating your own submix that will be entering the Show Mix via Loopback 1 and Loopback 2. You'd use the faders in your DAW to set the relative levels. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other quesitons.