Millenium expands Still Cymbals low-volume cymbal line-up with two new colours, Travis Barker launches signature Liquid Death enema kit: How have I had such a successful career in music? The plugin bundle comes with options that allow real-time recording. Though its kind of like dongle city (to hide the clutter on your desk) with this interface, it certainly works well. The two headphone jacks on the front panel are completely independent. He is responsible for the sound design for several major manufacturers including hardware synthesizers. Un rgal. This allows the engineer to customize mixes for each band member. Its important to note that, currently only Mac drivers are available for the AXR4 but the Windows driver should arrive shortly. The interface connects to the host computer via Thunderbolt 2 and has an additional Thunderbolt port, so that you can daisy-chain other Thunderbolt devices, including up to two more AXR4Ts. steinberg took more than a year to support axr4 on apple silicon and they very pretty unresponsive to customer queries regarding it, gives me the feeling that the product line is not a priority for yamaha. This means less rack gear with a single Symphony MK II. However, a newer version of the driver for your USB audio interface might be availableon this page. Consumers are not pleased with the warranty. To sum up, the Steinberg AXR4 is a must for professional sound engineers. This is a major sonic upgrade from previous versions. Additionally, another thing that is important for this equipment is preamps: audio interfaces that come with high-quality preamps can really improve the quality of your recordings, especially with vocals and acoustic instruments. The AXR4 supports sample rates up to 384kHz, at word lengths of up to 32 bits, and employs a technology called Super Suppression Phase Locked Loop to deliver supernaturally low levels of jitter. Price 2,227/2,599/$2,799 (exc. Class-A hybrid mic preamps feature the legendary Rupert Neve Designs sound, via switchable SILK emulation, while cutting-edge 32-bit converters and advanced SSPLL jitter reduction technology guarantee the best results when recording. You can mute the Main output and the headphone output by long pressing the output encoder. It has low impedance (a measure of the resistance in audio interfaces). And the fact that this box also produces an excellent sound, makes the EVO 4 really a formidable competitorif you want something sturdy, cheap, and reliable! Get the latest news, reviews and tutorials to your inbox. Please install TOOLS FOR AXR V1.2.0 before updating the firmware. The sleek design and the option to expand are added advantages that you can rarely get within audio interfaces of this range. Universal Audio Apollo Twin is a well-known and one of the most expensive options. That said, price-wise, Steinberg isnt charging a premium for such impressive specifications, and it would be reassuring to know such a capability was available if ever you needed it. Overall, the design is both sleek and ergonomic. AXR4Ts extreme 384kHz/32-bit AD/DA conversion certainly grabs the attention and may be desirable in some very specific circumstances, but it disables useful features for little discernible benefit, so I doubt many users will crank things up beyond the more conventional 192kHz/24-bit digital format. The newer version of the Apollo series brings a lot to the table for a high-end interface. Most electronic music producers who may occasionally want to record something and need to output to monitors will absolutely love this. Then let us know in the comments or drop me a line at [emailprotected]. But if you like simplicity and dont mind the input/output configuration (and work on a Mac), the price point might work out nicely for you.