Thomann is the largest online and mail order retailer for musical instruments, light and sound equipment worldwide, having about 10m customers in 120 countries and 80,000 products on offer. Id love to find a used isa828mkii or something but i havent yet. First select your operating system, then the respective interface. The six others do not and everyone knows that to prevent the audio signal exceeds the famous barrier of 0 db, you need mic preamps upstream in order to adapt the signal before it is digitized.
Recently i purchased a new rme hdspe aio card after seeing its high benchmarks at. Based in cambridge, england and independentlyowned, sos publications. It is a sequel to the first microphone showdown project which was catalogued in 2011. Check out the latest videos for our rme audio totalmix fx beginners guide. Rme octamicxtc octamic xtc 8 channel digitally controlled. The phantom power of the octamic ii is shortcircuit proof. Low distortion, excellent signaltonoise ration and highly linear frequency response all contribute to the ability of the unit to transmit and amplify an accurate representation of the source. Preamp mic rme octamic ii preamps live sound cosmo music. Rme octamic interface, using reaper and windows 10 download. Lowest distortion, excellent signaltonoise ratio and perfectly linear frequency response transmit and amplify the microphone signals. All uptodate drivers for the current rme product line. It installed in my custombuilt w7 64bit system without a hitch, but.
Youll love the convenience of eight xlr combo jack inputs with individual phantom power, phase, and low cut controls. Rme octamic ii 8channel mic preamp octamic ii mic preamps. For the money, the quadmic is a great addition to a location rig. Rme is a young german team of developers with a robust vision of creating innovative, user friendly, and highquality digital audio solutions for less money.
Indeed, this octamic ii mic preamps on all 8 inputs while the fireface uc, it does preamps on the first two analog inputs. Professional miclineinstrument preamp 8channel microphone line adconverter. In the new babyface pro even more improvements were implemented. The background noise is at least infrieur the background noise of the best professional microphones like neumann tlm 103, rode 930 or nt1a mtg which ntait not the case with tests that i had produced presonus. Your audio has never sounded better thanks to the latest ad converters capable of 24bit192khz and a signal to noise ratio of 110db. Analog, adat, aes, spdif, and usb 2 are all standard on the fireface ufx ii. Lowest distortion, excellent signal to noise ratio and perfectly linear frequency response transmit and amplify the. Rme audio octamic ii adk pro audio 4232540492 this is.
The octamic ii includes some significant enhancements compared to the octamic. Gaining momentum momentum is a free download from bfas website. Jun 11, 2004 they didnt sound bad, they just didnt sound as good as they did through these other high end preamps. Get the guaranteed best price on microphone preamps like the rme octamic xtc microphone preamp at music123. Synthax audio uk is a professional audio distributor based in heml hempstead, just north of london. Rme audio professional live, studio, recording and broadcast solutions. Portable professional mic preamp 8channel microphone line preamp with line outputs universal power supply input optional 8channel 192 khz 24 bit adc. I prefer to use ac power, but guys who go beyond the range of ac cords will love the quadmics ability to be powered by anything ac, batteries, car lighter, squirrel on a. Excellent sound and frequency response with extraordinary gain range, extremely low latencies and stunning ein and signal to noise ratios.
The octamic ii provides 8channel 192 khz 24 bit ad conversion with eight hiclass microphone and line preamplification channels, featuring a combination of sophisticated components and approved rme technology. Hi guys, i know this has already been discussed but need the oppinion from the remote recording guys. The rme octamic xtc is a new generation of topclass microphone, line and instrument preamp, hiend ad converter, digital patchbay and. The octamic ii provides 8channel 192 khz24bit ad conversion with eight hiclass microphone and line preamplification channels, featuring a combination of sophisticated components and approved rme technology. This technique is advantageous for the connected microphone as well as the octamic ii. Building on the success of their octamic ii and octamic d preampconverters. The latest addition to rme s octamic range of multichannel preamps is designed to interface with digital recording systems of all stripes. They sale the unit for about 150 dollars on rme site wich is way less than a new ufx card. The octamic ii turns on the phantom power smoothly during one second, from 0 to 48 volts. Lowest distortion, excellent signal to noise ratio and perfectly linear frequency. Ive posted about this on gearslutz, facebook, and the rme forums, but i wanted to post it here as well for everyones benefit. Anyway, if you have any advice on specifically the 2 units and my purposes, it would be great.
The rme octamic ii includes some significant enhancements compared to the octamic. The affordable green range was lauded for the neutral sound of its preamps amongst other things, and remains sought after long after being discontinued. Totalmix remote mirrors the current state of the host system on the ipad and windowsmac computers the entire mixing state, the complete routing, all fx settings, up to the level meters, and everything in realtime. Librivox recording of microphone showdown 3 by various. Well, it has a set of 4 aes ebu inputs which demonstrates eight channels via dsub 25 but unfortunately they only serve as the clock source for the octamic can rely on it. Totalmix remote is a remote control for totalmix fx v1. The latest addition to rmes octamic range of multichannel preamps is designed to interface with digital recording systems of all stripes. Rme octamic xtc 8channel mic preamp and ad converter with multiformat io rme proudly presents a new generation of topclass microphone, line and instrument preamp, hiend ad converter, digital patchbay and format converter, monitoring device, and last but not least the flexible frontend for apples ipad the octamic xtc. View and download rme audio octamic xtc user manual online. Rme proudly presents a new generation of topclass microphone, line and instrument preamp, hiend ad converter, digital patchbay and format converter, monitoring device, and last but not least the flexible frontend for apples ipad the octamic xtc.
Sound on sound is the worlds premier music recording technology magazine. The balanced trs inputs of the neutrik combo xlr jacks are phantom powerfree and can be operated as real line inputs too. Although an octamic ii is quite a usable product on various sources for various purposes, as far as the roar factor goes, it is nowhere near an original neve 1073, or its ams neve reissue. What i would have allowed, for example, to use a sound card aes ebu such as the rme hammerfall dsp aes32 in place of. Founded in 1996, rme quickly earned their stripes as a premiere industry provider, expanding rapidly into mainstream international markets. We are musicians ourselves and share your passion for making it.
This 8channel ad converter keeps your audio rock solid from input to output. With a maximum load on all eight channels the internal voltage does not drop below 47 volts. Each developer on the rme team is either a musician or sound engineer besides being a specialist. Building on the success of their octamic ii and octamic d preampconverters, rme have introduced a new model called the octamic xtc. Rme are enjoying welldeserved 20th birthday celebrations this year, and its not hard to identify the factors that have made their audio interfaces so successful. Rme octamic ii 8channel microphone preamp sweetwater.
Lowest distortion, excellent signal to noise ratio and perfectly linear frequency response transmit and amplify the microphone signals truly unchanged. The octamic ii offers 8 balanced xlr mic line inputs via neutrik xlrtrs. But its a shame that rme wont recognize they have a design problem with their power supply. Interface maudio 8x8 midi interface apogee rosetta 200 2 mbox2 mbox2 usb usb computer recording interface midi timepiece midiman midisport motu micro mk3 firewire avid mbox 3 usb interface firewire digital audio recording interface 8x8 usb usb interface w protools apogee ad16x digital recording interface pro tools midi digital recording interface digidesign digi 002 console accel card pcie. Sound quality the preamps are really good and it is at this level that rme is very. Phase cancellations and sound changes can be caused by. Rme octamic xtc 8 channel digitally controlled mic preamp w. From their proprietary steadyclock clockregeneration circuitry, to the use of fieldprogrammable gate arrays rather than offtheshelf dsp and controller chips, to enabling multitrack recording on ipads. Move up a financial notch and youll bring the rather nicer rme octamic d into the equation, and further still, seriously good units from the likes of audient. With the octamic xtc eight microphone and line inputs, four switchable to hiz mode, meet an unrivaled variety of digital connection protocols.
Rme s multiface is the worlds most popular mobile recording interface. An excellent signal to noise ratio, lowest harmonic distortions and wide gain range make the quadmic ii your first choice for studio use. Severe noise interference problems with rme hdspe aio. Get the subscription to sound on sound usa and get your digital magazine on your device. Four years ago the babyface pro again demonstrated rme s absolute commitment to superior craftsmanship, not only in audio circuits and driver development, but also in mechanics. Driver changes are listed in the readme file within the downloaded driver archive. Its hard to explain it to you if you have never used a mic pre from that league.
I think that in most of cases you see everything moving on your ufx but no sound out, try the power supply. In some cases i need more channels more then 10 and was thinking about buying either a audient 008 adat or rme octamic ii in order to hook it up to my metric halo 2882 over adat. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. The octamic ii from rme is an 8 channel microphoneline preamplifier that also provides pristine analogtodigital conversion of all channels. Rmes octamic xtc, a microphone, line and instrument preamp, hiend ad converter, digital patchbay, monitoring device, and format converter, has gotten two new updatesnew firmware and an updated madiface driverwhich now allow direct connection of the unit with windows computers. Home rme audio interfaces format converters preamps. Due to the large demand for microphone inputs, rme has now developed two highquality professional microphone preamps, which make ideal companions to the multiface in mobile recording situations, thanks to the option of batterypowered operation.
View and download rme audio octamic user manual online. The fireface ufx ii offers excellent flexibility that enables the interface to fit seamlessly into a myriad of production environments. The firmware flash updates are available in the categories firewire, usb and hdps ethunderbolt. See all new products at namm show booth 14702, acc north hall. Rme audio presents the allnew 12mic, avb tool and m1610 pro, a flexible, reliable solutions for avb conversion and recording. Keep jitters to a minimum with the octamic ii stop annoying jitter in your studio with the rme octamic ii. The rme quadmic ii microphone preamp is designed to deliver pristine and clear signal quality for demanding studio recordings.
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