I need some suggestions for an audio interface for controlling monitor levels.
At the moment i use the Quad Cortex as my interface, which works great. But everytime i hear some podcasts or just wanna listen to music through my focal monitors i need to switch on the QC which is kinda annoying.
So i need a small minimalistic interface with no fancy in or outputs as i’ll still use the QC for recording.
Are there any good interfaces for that purpose?
The EVO 4 and Komplete Audio 2 looking pretty decent to me for what i want to do with it. Are there better options?
Since you’re using the QC for your recording interface, what about a monitor controller that has digital inputs like the current version of the Mackie Big Knob?
Most monitor controllers have at least a couple sets of inputs. I think the biggest version of the Big Knob has 4 stereo inputs plus a couple USB. I have an old, all analog BK. I have a CD player, a laptop, my Focusrite interface and a rack mixer all connected. It also has trim controls for each source, to balance levels. It’s feeding a set of JBL and a set of KRK monitors. I know there are more pristine controllers out there but it was mosestly priced and has worked flawlessly for 20 years or more.