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Almost perfect for home studio with many devices
Good:
- the routing system is super helpful in not having to add a mixer to my setup (that take space), which is what I had before and is completely replaced by this unit, in addition to act as a proper audio interface;
- that it is autonomous is super helpful for preparing live setup;
- far enough input for all my devices to be plugged in and no need to plug/unplug cables all the time;
- the number of output is helpful with mixing when checking with various speakers;
Bad:
- Only 2 input (front) handle XLR cables :/
- I would have preferred a second independent headphone output with different/separate ohm settings to easily switch between my different headphones
- it took me several weeks to understand how the routing worked, mainly because I didnt realize that each input and output are digital audio interfaces, so there is a setup to understand with Windows too;
- no SPDI/F is not ideal for one of my devices, but that's a minor issue;
- the main mix is supposed to be controlled by midi devices but there are MANY issues related to this, wich they said they will fix in future firmware updates but is not fixed yet, so if you intend to control the mix with a midi controller beware that it will probably not work exactly like you imagine.
Overall an excellent unit which would be perfect if it had better support for midi control and more varied kind of input.
- the routing system is super helpful in not having to add a mixer to my setup (that take space), which is what I had before and is completely replaced by this unit, in addition to act as a proper audio interface;
- that it is autonomous is super helpful for preparing live setup;
- far enough input for all my devices to be plugged in and no need to plug/unplug cables all the time;
- the number of output is helpful with mixing when checking with various speakers;
Bad:
- Only 2 input (front) handle XLR cables :/
- I would have preferred a second independent headphone output with different/separate ohm settings to easily switch between my different headphones
- it took me several weeks to understand how the routing worked, mainly because I didnt realize that each input and output are digital audio interfaces, so there is a setup to understand with Windows too;
- no SPDI/F is not ideal for one of my devices, but that's a minor issue;
- the main mix is supposed to be controlled by midi devices but there are MANY issues related to this, wich they said they will fix in future firmware updates but is not fixed yet, so if you intend to control the mix with a midi controller beware that it will probably not work exactly like you imagine.
Overall an excellent unit which would be perfect if it had better support for midi control and more varied kind of input.
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Good attempt by Arturia
Bought this when it was first released and paired it with a Ferrofish Pulse for 32 inputs in my hardware-based setup. There's a lot to love about the 16rig (which I still own after 3 years) but I eventually needed more inputs as well as getting frustrated with the Arturia command centre software which had limited aux sends capabilities. Finally, I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade my main interface to a 3-letter German company. Upgraded my Ferrofish to MADI and now the 16rig is used as an ADAT expander for a total of 44 inputs. If you have a moderate-sized hardware setup, the 16rig provided an affordable and feature-rich solution which can be expanded via its ADAT expansion. I have no complains about its sound quality, latency or reliability. Only wish that it had a stronger software support.
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Could be better
I bought this product for it's midi capabilities, and the fact that the mixer was supposed to be controlled by a daw in particular. unfortunately it doesn't work due to bugs in the current software.
Second point was, while screwing the unit in a rack, some the paint on the ears fell off. not that it caused any damage to the device but be carful not to screw it to tight.
Second point was, while screwing the unit in a rack, some the paint on the ears fell off. not that it caused any damage to the device but be carful not to screw it to tight.
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