Low cost USB interfaces to use with Audacity/Audition?
Wondering about what low cost audio interface to get?
Important points for me, in order of priority (but I could potentially be flexible on these):
1) 2x XLR inputs
2) 96kHz & 24bits
3) good pre amps
4) good limiters (which doesn't seem to be that common? Though a few like the Roland Rubix24 has them)
A few I've been considering (all prices in USD, sourced from B&H Photo, seems $150 is a very common price point here):
Zoom U-24 ($150)
Steinberg UR22mkII ($150)
I too have a Zoom F4, purchased so I could capture 4 channels needed for the Sennheiser Ambeo VR (Ambisonic) microphone. Kudos to Zoom for getting the noise floor down (vs. the H4n, lol, which was really bad). Using Schoeps mics for voice recording (CMC641 and CMIT5U), the extra quality provided by the Sound Devices preamps and complete audio path is worth it. From my own projects, the Sound Devices hardware is much fuller, more detailed, smoother, and has an analog feel to it. The Zoom F4 is c