Avid Omni + HD|Native vs RME Fireface UFX?

[Toppermost]

Originally Posted by |-|

RME UFX

Have one, and I'm not kidding when I say this, I wouldn't trade it for any card in the world.

If Avid offered me a free interface I'd still shell out the $ for a UFX

Amazing!

And if RME offered me a free interface, I'd still shell out the $ for an Omni.

But I'd happily throw the free RME up on eBay so you could bid on it...

[oceantracks]

Yep, the Avid all the way....

TH

[musicminister187]

Lol, that's funny... I would do the same thing to.

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by musicminister187

Lol, that's funny... I would do the same thing to.

Just wondering if the guys who are saying this have actually used PT with both and Avid interface, and then the UFX to compare? I mean they certainly haven't used HDX or HDN with an UFX so ...????

[musicminister187]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

Just wondering if the guys who are saying this have actually used PT with both and Avid interface, and then the UFX to compare? I mean they certainly haven't used HDX or HDN with an UFX so ...????

Have you used both? Can you share your experience?

[neirbod]

Originally Posted by Pro-Audio-LA

I think you will be more than happy with the RME. It's a great sounding box, and converters in this price range are all high quality. It comes down to subtle sonic differences in the converters that IMO are splitting hairs. Get a clean, good sounding converter, and stop thinking about it. Move on to the gear that's supposed to add a tonal quality, like EQ and compression!

Jared

This ^

Given how good, and similar, any decent modern converter is, which one is "best" is much more a function of features, stability etc.

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by musicminister187

Have you used both? Can you share your experience?

No but I've certainly heard great things about the unit in question.

I have indeed used the AVID and it's HUGE sounding. Noticeably big time sounding. But if one is going HD Native it shouldn't even be a question.

TH

[Alvarez1]

There isn't any sonic difference between the HD native and the HDX is there? The HDX doesn't sound better does it - its just got more features as such?

A

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Alvarez1

There isn't any sonic difference between the HD native and the HDX is there? The HDX doesn't sound better does it - its just got more features as such?

A

No, just power, which you may not need unless you are doing the post on Avatar Part II.



TH

[Alvarez1]

Hahaha thanks for the super quick reply. I think the Native will do me if I go down the Avid route.

A

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Alvarez1

Hahaha thanks for the super quick reply. I think the Native will do me if I go down the Avid route.

A

Me too, I'm about to embark on the adventure....


TH

[mykhal c]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

Me too, I'm about to embark on the adventure....


TH

i thought you had already done the HD Native thing? goin' back again or did i mis-read your post? or am i just wrong on both accounts?

[Alvarez1]

If you had a choice between the Avid Omni and the Prism Orpheus Which would you choice? If money wasn't in the equation.

A

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Alvarez1

If you had a choice between the Avid Omni and the Prism Orpheus Which would you choice? If money wasn't in the equation.

A

I would take the Omni in a half a second, because :

1 It is not Firewire so it will enable your system to be as fast as possible.

2 It's sounds absolutely killer, you won't care how many other converters are out there.

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by mykhal c

i thought you had already done the HD Native thing? goin' back again or did i mis-read your post? or am i just wrong on both accounts?

No I did have it. Then had a rather large financial emergency and sold it. Started using the Duet II, and found I was doing pretty well with it, so didn't feel rushed to try to get it again. But I'm pretty much over the whole Firewire thing, and I'm a pretty huge Pro Tools fan, so I miss not having a cohesive system with PT. I like the idea of having a great box tied to a non Firewire solution that is all by the same company and therefore supported AS A SYSTEM by the same company.

I'm also encouraged by posts I've read where people are using the Native Card with Logic with no problems, so since I use Logic as well, it really seems like the perfect solution for me, and right now they have a great deal going on the card.

Tom

[mykhal c]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

No I did have it. Then had a rather large financial emergency and sold it. Started using the Duet II, and found I was doing pretty well with it, so didn't feel rushed to try to get it again. But I'm pretty much over the whole Firewire thing, and I'm a pretty huge Pro Tools fan, so I miss not having a cohesive system with PT. I like the idea of having a great box tied to a non Firewire solution that is all by the same company and therefore supported AS A SYSTEM by the same company.

I'm also encouraged by posts I've read where people are using the Native Card with Logic with no problems, so since I use Logic as well, it really seems like the perfect solution for me, and right now they have a great deal going on the card.

Tom

thanks for that Tom i'm also in the market to move up from my setup. EVERYTHING i've read about the Omni, your comments included, has me lookin' at that very hard. right now i'm usin' a DAC1 and PCM422EVM as my conversion and a 002 as my PT dongle. so i wanna make sure i step forward with my A/D/A...and the Omni seems to do it without a doubt. can you point me to the link on the deal with the Native card they have goin' at the moment? thanks

found the link...http://www.avid.com/US/special-offer...ative-exchange

[Alvarez1]

So I've been thinking long and hard about which interface I want to go for, and in my current situation it doesn't practical for me to shell out the cash for the omni (I can't find any second hand here in the UK)

So...

It's come down to the RME Fireface UFX or the MH uln-2 expanded.

I'm swaying more towards the uln-2 because of the better pre-amps but I'm still not decided. Any input between the two?

I would rarely use more then 2 inputs and only need 2 outputs so the MH is ok for that. It would be nice to have the extra features of the RME just in case I needed them but really the interface will be used just for mixing, maybe taking it out into the field for some film work if needed.


Just thought maybe I should have started a new thread for this but oh well, it's all relative.

A

[Retrofreak]

Help needed!!,

I'm about to upgrade my 002 and need an ultra low latency, great sounding interface for tracking live instruments and outboard.

I will be running Pro Tools 10 on both Mac and PC and would prefer Thunderbolt, Firewire or USB.

My choices so far are:

1. UA Apollo w Thunderbolt card
2. Avid Omin (Thunderbolt)
3. RME UFX

Which one should I go for?

I'm pulling my hair out..Please help!!

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Retrofreak

Help needed!!,

I'm about to upgrade my 002 and need an ultra low latency, great sounding interface for tracking live instruments and outboard.

I will be running Pro Tools 10 on both Mac and PC and would prefer Thunderbolt, Firewire or USB.

My choices so far are:

1. UA Apollo w Thunderbolt card
2. Avid Omin (Thunderbolt)
3. RME UFX

Which one should I go for?

I'm pulling my hair out..Please help!!

The Avid Omni requires an HDX or HD Native card so is in a different price category than the others...

[Retrofreak]

Originally Posted by oceantracks

The Avid Omni requires an HDX or HD Native card so is in a different price category than the others...

Thanks for your info, does the Omni's sound quality justify it's price?

Do you know how the Apollo and UFX stack up against it?..is it a night and day difference or negligible?

[oceantracks]

Originally Posted by Retrofreak

Thanks for your info, does the Omni's sound quality justify it's price?

Do you know how the Apollo and UFX stack up against it?..is it a night and day difference or negligible?

The Omni sounds wonderful. It's a big, full sound almost like using a tape machine, as opposed to that super detailed Duet 2 type sound (which I love actually). Everything has a lot of weight.

Lots of convenience features on it, it sits at arms length from me and has been great, so worth the cost to me for the sound, features, and makes a complete all in one solution for me with the Native card.

That said, I think once you get into UFX, Apollo, and Omni territory all of the conversion probably sounds great, and it's up to what you hear and prefer.