Pressonus Quantum HD Review: A Spontaneous Recording Equipment

Longest Time, I continued to struggle with delay while recording audio, or it takes time for the sound recorded to register on the screen. I plug my audio interface on my computer, get all my drums all, and whatever I was trying to record, a difficult time to get my belongings to sink with him Is. first generation Preconus's Quantum Audio Interface solved my problems almost a decade ago. He used speed-to-USB Thunderbolt connection to give me a pass-zero delay, thanks to the No-Blootware Connection, it shares it with Preconus' studio one software.

The latest quantum HD interface of pressonas has increased the factor that is easily used. You get USB-C connectivity, a single cleaner design, better screen and front-paanal instrument input, designed in collaboration with the Pressonus original company Fender. There is still automatic gain leveling on inputs, which means that a person can set up a large studio by himself.

If you are after an inexpensive audio interface, which competes with universal audio, applie, focusright, audient, or SSL with heavy hits, then among others, the new preconus quantum HD models are fantastic and sound great. If you are a studio a user, they are a no-brine.

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Both HD 2 and HD 8 models are not much to see, a serious home studio among other toys is designed to hide on the enthusiast's desktop. They are both black boxes with blue accents and color screens, and they look relatively nondesCript when not in use. (This is good for expensive studio equipment, which sometimes “can steal me!”) The big model is rack-mountable, the small designed for desktop or mobile use, although you can easily one Can set the large on the desk as if I had you don't have a rack to mount it.

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The construction of the unit is solid and metal, which has good large vents on the sides to keep it cool during long -term tracking sessions. I like that it just takes a standard three-ong power cable, so you do not need to deal with a wall warts, and it quickly connects to any modern USB-C device.

I have been ancestor user for a long time from everything Its faderport controller (USB devices that allow you to use feders to control playback Most Daw Software) And Monitor station (An outboard box where you can plug in and swap between several speakers with simple button press). The gear works well and costs less than most contestants.

Pro-tier counterparts of brands such as Universal Audio and Aapogi can cost between a slightly and many multiples, which are higher based on the category, and it does not really seem better in my experience. Quantum HD interfaces easily compete Universal audio wildly popular 8-input model In terms of audio and construction quality. The Universal Audio models currently have gold standard in the category, and cost more than double per unit.

The studio One immediately recognizes Quantum HD8 and plays well, allowing you to do things like turning on 48 V Phantom Power and setting levels inside the software for condenser MIC, instead of something strange between interfaces and DAW Instead of using mediated software.

Photograph: Parker Hall