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Originally Posted by aortizjr  If you are getting clicking and popping then there is something wrong somewhere.
Was the wordclock properly terminated. Is it actual 75-Ohm Wordclock cable? There is also 50 Ohm with the same connectors.
Were the clocks all set to the same sample rate? Or external clock set? Some hardware, even with external clocks I had to set the sample rate. Were you trying to clock the ART too high?
Or it could be malfunctioning all together.
ART pretty much uses the same converter chips you find in a lot of gear at that price range/level and probably even higher. The analog front-ends are decent and also in that range. For most things under $500, ART stands pretty tall. People definitely seem to like the MPA. I have the VLA which I think sounds really good, money aside. I want to try new tubes in it though.
On the flipside, do you really need a channel strip? I thought I really needed one for vocals, but found that today most pres have so much headroom, compression is really only needed for monitoring. Then I found that tailoring the sound my using different mics or moving them to tame problems was better. Or often the vocalist would then self compress, making my life much easier. Then with poor vocalists or screamers, I just set my latency low and monitor them through a plugin. That way I have the raw track for processing in the mix.
What makes it tough is the SPDIF out. But also consider building your own chain. Maybe minus EQ, but get like a GAP-73 and and RNC or something. |
I am using 75ohm canare bnc cables, end everything is properly terminated according to the Lucid owners manual. I'm using a 24/44.1 sample rate on everything connected to it. I think you're right though, something definitely IS wrong...
Ok, all hijacking aside, here's what I've come up with:
M-Audio ProFire 610
JoeMeek OneQ
Audient Mico
Aphex 230
Aphex 207D
Focusrite Platinum Series... Maybe?
... Maybe I'll give ART another whirl, Digital MPA II??