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I'm guessing that for the digital inputs you'll need to provide digital (optical or coaxial) input source. I've only ever come across optical connections on mini disk and cd recorders and not exactly sure what Zoom had in mind by including them.
The add on is £46 which takes the package up to £125 which still beats any other similar thing in price. Also when portability comes into question I think Zoom is peerless in the 0-£1000 bracket (wild guess).
I’ll test the optical tonight going from MacBook to iPad
Look forward to hearing how it all works.
Yeah, it's tempting. Just a shame they don't make one with 4 inputs without an add-on, as it makes it all a bit clunky, and there's always the potential for the connections to start getting crackly. I really like the look of them (without the add-on) though. A bit tempted by the U-24, even though it's only got two inputs, for the price and portability it offers.
My iRig Pro has started playing up, even though I've hardly used it, so I'm going to need something soon anyway.
Ah of course. I just remembered that red light inside my macbook pro's jack socket. There's the answer why they've included it.
I actually forgot about that as well, I was going to use the uca 202 but I will try the Mac jack as well.
If you’ve got an old white (or black) MacBook (not MacBook Pro) those had optical in and outs (combined into the 3.5mm audio in and out jacks). The MacBook pros dropped the input side, which is understandable as only about ten people in the world used the optical in, but dammit (thumps table) I was one of them!
Bummer! The pros still do optical out though correct?
Wow! I just looked it up – the Mac Mini 2012 and 2014 has optical out and in! Good. I no longer have a MacBook Pro (which only had optical out). I’m now only on 2014 Mac Minis, with their optical in and out.
Cool, good to know.
Confirmed the optical outputs do show up on the iPad. At least while using the uca 202. I can’t find my special headphone optical out cord for the Mac, but seems like it would work as well.
Ah, good news
That reviewer may have tested with an app which doesn't have multiple ins. Weird that he said in the review that Zoom confirmed the opticals don't work with iPad.
Looking forward to being the 11th person in the world who uses optical in
I tested with logic and Cubasis. Worked perfect. Just had to set logic output to usb codec
HOLY HELL YEAH! U-44 for $109.70 with shipping to US. Half off? Instabuy!
I was just drooling over this yesterday. The two XLR input module is $70 but it’s an optional upgrade and $180 for a 4 input this good from any other product would be a great deal anyway. Super cool interface.
I think it is a great interface especially with the optical in/out. It was 16 bucks to ship from the uk to us but it was here in 2 days. DHL is the best.
I’d really like to use audio out of iPad and send that to the optical or coax digital in. Is there a way to do that? That way I wouldn’t really need the extra input module at the moment. Analogue to digital audio adapter I suppose. Requires power which is annoying and another box, more wires.
I’m using the interface with my MacBook for guitar, voice and vst effects live, so I’d be using the iPad as a 3rd regular audio in—simply to benefit from cheaper great synths etc and as a way to offload CPU for those tasks away from the computer.
I don’t need to use more than two inputs at the same time so I could use a mixer for two inputs into one of the XLR. Hmmm…
The behringer uca 202 works great for this.
There’s also this but they are very careful not to mention what iPads it works with. No iOS 10 though.
https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Alesis-iO-Mix-4-Channel-Mixer-Recorder-for-iPad/JD6?origin=product-ads&utm_campaign=PLA+Shop+-+Alesis&utm_medium=vertical_search&network=google&adgroup=*Alesis.+All+Products&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=25098d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=85143430759&gclid=CjwKCAiAqvXTBRBuEiwAE54dcIH0SW78w6wQWhT8wmCCX3wdw6CcS9V36JRfWl7y9xlYfaiujk0lDxoCC58QAvD_BwE#full-des
Bootsy:
Thanks! That’s pretty cool, exactly what I was thinking. And obviously cheap. But I realized that even at $30 that’s almost half the cost of the module, which is much more useful/convenient.
I think I’m just being cheap or trying to justify the digital input functionality (which frankly has no value whatsoever that I can see). With two more inputs I can have ipad, voice, acoustic guitar, and electric guitar all plugged in which is everything I need. I better just get it huh? Kinda wish it was less than $70 though but still…
https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Alesis-Control-Hub-MIDI-Interface-with-iOS-and-USB-Output/PMU
This makes 2 way connections with iPad and hardware or PC a breeze
I was also looking at this last week but I couldnt go for it because it didnt have hi-z option on both inputs. Now, at this price, I just got it thinking I may get a DI box later.
How would it work if I run from my stereo pedals into both inputs of this and not use the hi-z option at all?
Does this mixer work for overdubbing - where monitoring would be coming over USB from iOS, but you would be sending audio at the same time? On my Mackie this is toggled with the "USB-Thru" switch.