Why are people trashing this 8-ch pre like it is the ultimate piece of crap. This is a budget piece, which is I hope a step up from the ultra cheap but feature rich Behringer ADA-8000. Now I'm going to find out if it is a step up.
@harvestsoulfly thank you for your review of a single channel mic pre as compared to an eight channel one. It confuses me that you find this interface to be crap but watched a video regarding it. Still thanks for the comment I guess.
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS I was researching the ISA's and ended up here. I do appreciate your video & you did a great job. I had the octopre & wasn't happy with it, obviously. But your right... comparing it to a $600 per channel pre is not really fair.
@harvestsoulfly that's cool. I have an ISA to go with my AKG 414 but nobody ever showed up to record with it so I loaned it to a friend. He says it is awesome but I haven't heard anything he's tracked with it yet but I am sure it is solely based off the specs. Good luck with your endeavors.
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS That's good to know. I'm really thinking about purchasing the ISA-430. Which model do you have?
Also, one thing I want to point out about the octopre is... I mostly record acoustic instruments so I had to push the gain really high on them. I think this was one of the main reasons they were so noisey. I believe If I was recording louder instruments they would've resulted in better quality.
@harvestsoulfly first are we talking about the Octopre Dynamic or the other one without the compressors? Second what microphone are you using on what instrument? When I record acoustic guitar we use the EV Cardinal & an AT 4040, but for Mandolin we found the Shure SM57 to be the best but did have to turn up the gain to get it in there.
The ISA ONE is what we have but that is all the information I can give about it since the lazy musicians we bought it to record never came back in so zero result
@djstevej Because it is currently setup as a pass through interface, so the 1/4's go to a mixer that isn't seen in the video. This setup can either be for recording directly or between the microphones & mixer as a non disruptive live capture so the front of house doesn't kill the video crew for fusing with their mix.
@mab1ro I do not like the KRK monitors, they are lacking in pretty much everything but they were cheap $249 each so I bought them in the beginning. They were upgraded to the M-Audio BX8A's which were better, they were upgraded to the Yamaha 8 inch monitors which are amazing & forced me to remix everything I ever mixed again.
That old adage about spending $ the first time saves it in the long run is true & time to boot.
I've been considering a setup like this for live recording. Could you please explain how you bring the signals from the Lightpipe or Focusrites to the main mixer for live audio?
@zkranz0 You can plug the micas directly into the Focusrite pre with either an XLR or 1/4 cable then you run 1/4 out to the snake if you want to run it as a pass through system. There are no knobs or buttons to screw you it s completely passive system. The octopre's don't even come with software because there is no Atrix mixer on your computer to screw you either it's ADAT out only same with the Presonus Lightpipe it's FireWire out only. If it fails the show goes on without a hitch.
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS Or if the mixer has direct outs run them to the in of the Octopre either XLR or 1/4 will work. The light pipe can take up to 32 channels in at 48khz & ADAT cables come in 100 or 500 foot lengths so you can locate the components far away from each other.
It's a flexible system with a low failure potential. I have tried many other versions of this & they all failed at crucial moments due to software conflicts with the DAW & matrix router BS for the pre
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS Oh ok! I understand now. I didn't realize that the outputs are passive direct outs. Thank you so much for your help, I like this set up and hope to try myself.
Why are people trashing this 8-ch pre like it is the ultimate piece of crap. This is a budget piece, which is I hope a step up from the ultra cheap but feature rich Behringer ADA-8000. Now I'm going to find out if it is a step up.
EvanStill 4 months ago
Sucky noisey pre's. Don't waste your money! Save your money and buy a couple of the grace m101's. You'll never regret it.
harvestsoulfly 9 months ago
@harvestsoulfly thank you for your review of a single channel mic pre as compared to an eight channel one. It confuses me that you find this interface to be crap but watched a video regarding it. Still thanks for the comment I guess.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 9 months ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS I was researching the ISA's and ended up here. I do appreciate your video & you did a great job. I had the octopre & wasn't happy with it, obviously. But your right... comparing it to a $600 per channel pre is not really fair.
harvestsoulfly 9 months ago
@harvestsoulfly that's cool. I have an ISA to go with my AKG 414 but nobody ever showed up to record with it so I loaned it to a friend. He says it is awesome but I haven't heard anything he's tracked with it yet but I am sure it is solely based off the specs. Good luck with your endeavors.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 9 months ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS That's good to know. I'm really thinking about purchasing the ISA-430. Which model do you have?
Also, one thing I want to point out about the octopre is... I mostly record acoustic instruments so I had to push the gain really high on them. I think this was one of the main reasons they were so noisey. I believe If I was recording louder instruments they would've resulted in better quality.
harvestsoulfly 9 months ago
@harvestsoulfly first are we talking about the Octopre Dynamic or the other one without the compressors? Second what microphone are you using on what instrument? When I record acoustic guitar we use the EV Cardinal & an AT 4040, but for Mandolin we found the Shure SM57 to be the best but did have to turn up the gain to get it in there.
The ISA ONE is what we have but that is all the information I can give about it since the lazy musicians we bought it to record never came back in so zero result
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 9 months ago
why is he using the 1/4 inch outs at all when he is using adat to cnnect to the interface?
djstevej 10 months ago
@djstevej Because it is currently setup as a pass through interface, so the 1/4's go to a mixer that isn't seen in the video. This setup can either be for recording directly or between the microphones & mixer as a non disruptive live capture so the front of house doesn't kill the video crew for fusing with their mix.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 10 months ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS oh shit i didnt even think of that, thanks man makes sense !
djstevej 8 months ago
@3:31 dude just rips out the kick drum real quick from the live recording haha
djstevej 10 months ago
Which krk monitors are those, do you like them?
Thanks for the overview of the octopre
mab1ro 1 year ago
@mab1ro I do not like the KRK monitors, they are lacking in pretty much everything but they were cheap $249 each so I bought them in the beginning. They were upgraded to the M-Audio BX8A's which were better, they were upgraded to the Yamaha 8 inch monitors which are amazing & forced me to remix everything I ever mixed again.
That old adage about spending $ the first time saves it in the long run is true & time to boot.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 1 year ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS
oh Thank you so much for your input, it is invaluable.
best of luck to your music.
mab1ro 1 year ago
Which krk monitors are those, do you like them?
Thanks for the overview of the octopre
mab1ro 1 year ago
I've been considering a setup like this for live recording. Could you please explain how you bring the signals from the Lightpipe or Focusrites to the main mixer for live audio?
zkranz0 1 year ago
@zkranz0 You can plug the micas directly into the Focusrite pre with either an XLR or 1/4 cable then you run 1/4 out to the snake if you want to run it as a pass through system. There are no knobs or buttons to screw you it s completely passive system. The octopre's don't even come with software because there is no Atrix mixer on your computer to screw you either it's ADAT out only same with the Presonus Lightpipe it's FireWire out only. If it fails the show goes on without a hitch.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 1 year ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS Or if the mixer has direct outs run them to the in of the Octopre either XLR or 1/4 will work. The light pipe can take up to 32 channels in at 48khz & ADAT cables come in 100 or 500 foot lengths so you can locate the components far away from each other.
It's a flexible system with a low failure potential. I have tried many other versions of this & they all failed at crucial moments due to software conflicts with the DAW & matrix router BS for the pre
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 1 year ago
@LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS Oh ok! I understand now. I didn't realize that the outputs are passive direct outs. Thank you so much for your help, I like this set up and hope to try myself.
zkranz0 1 year ago
so this rig has been tested now fully. Watch my videos for HELLRAZOR at the Berkeley Cafe & you can hear the results.
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 1 year ago
holy smokes what an annoying nasal whiny voice!
LOGGERHEADSTUDIOS 2 years ago