Topic: Adi-2 Pro FS with Babyface or standalone.
I currently have a Fireface UFX II, Adi-2 Pro FS, ARC USB and Babyface Pro. My DAW is Studio One 4 Pro and I also have Focal Shape 65 monitors, two sets of nice headphones, a cheap set of monitors as well as a very good two channel mic pre.
Because I really don’t have the need for all the in/outs of the UFX II, I am seriously considering selling the UFX and paring down to basically two very good channels.
What I am looking to do is use the Babyface driver (fireface driver) connect the Adi-2 via ADAT. I can connect the ARC USB to my computer via usb. I will connect my main monitors to the Adi-2 out and the cheap set of monitors to the babyface and configure with Totalmix using the ARC USB and the monitor controller. I can then connect my mic pre to the Adi-2 for that conversion. I will be able to utilize Totalmix with this setup.
The other setup would be to just use the Adi-2 as a 2in and 2out interface using the Adi-2 driver (madiface driver). Connect the preamp and one set of monitors. Use the DAW for control and headphone mixes. Studio one does have low latency monitoring its just not as robust as Totalmix.
Questions:
1) How well do you think the first Babyface setup will work?
2) Is there any benefit using the Madiface driver over the Fireface driver in most applications.
Thanks
J