I have been considering buying myself a new recording interface to replace my Line 6 Toneport GX (which has, and still is, serving me well).
Essentially all I need is one input for recording guitar. I've toyed with the idea of having an xlr input for recording a mic, but don't really have any intentions of busting out any vocals or recording a mic'd amp any time soon.
I have been looking at two models of recording interface, either the Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 or the Presonus Audiobox 22VSL. While I was leaning towards the Focusrite, I have read many reviews that complain of the pre-amps clipping at even the lowest of levels with humbucking pick-ups and that a DI box should ideally be run in front of it to lower the signal (alternatively reduce the volume on the guitar, not something I am interested in doing). So it seems at this point that I would go for the Presonus.
What I want to know is this... will this be worth the cash or am I just wasting my money? Are the pre-amps in the Presonus good enough to create a noticeable difference in tone compared to guitars recorded through my Line 6?
My only real complaint with the Toneport is that I have to connect it to my monitors with a a 1/8" jack into a splitter then into 1/4" adapters into my monitors... the cable was fairly cheap and I get some crackling from my monitors occasionally. I feel that this has an adverse affect on my quality of monitoring.
I don't want to just move from one entry level recording interface (+-R1000) to another (+-R2500).
Essentially all I need is one input for recording guitar. I've toyed with the idea of having an xlr input for recording a mic, but don't really have any intentions of busting out any vocals or recording a mic'd amp any time soon.
I have been looking at two models of recording interface, either the Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 or the Presonus Audiobox 22VSL. While I was leaning towards the Focusrite, I have read many reviews that complain of the pre-amps clipping at even the lowest of levels with humbucking pick-ups and that a DI box should ideally be run in front of it to lower the signal (alternatively reduce the volume on the guitar, not something I am interested in doing). So it seems at this point that I would go for the Presonus.
What I want to know is this... will this be worth the cash or am I just wasting my money? Are the pre-amps in the Presonus good enough to create a noticeable difference in tone compared to guitars recorded through my Line 6?
My only real complaint with the Toneport is that I have to connect it to my monitors with a a 1/8" jack into a splitter then into 1/4" adapters into my monitors... the cable was fairly cheap and I get some crackling from my monitors occasionally. I feel that this has an adverse affect on my quality of monitoring.
I don't want to just move from one entry level recording interface (+-R1000) to another (+-R2500).