Agar aap ek naya home studio shuru karna chahte hai ya phir ek pehle se bane hue home studio ko behter banana chahte hain…
Koi ek khareed isse jyada uljhaane wali nahi jitni ki audio interface.
Kyunki jitne bhi sekhdon vikalp hain…
Har ek design kiya gaya hai kisi nishchit “tareeke” ke studio ke liye.
Udhahran sahit…
Ek taraf, ek chhota Rs 7,000 ka interface ek sadhaaran bedroom studio ke liye theek rahega…
Agar aapko sirf ek jodi outputs chahiye aapke studio monitors ke liye.
Uske dusri taraf, ek pro studio jisse bahut saare INs/OUTs ki zaroorat hai, unko shayad bahut saare interfaces lagenge, aur har ek ki keemat Rs. 3 lakh se jyada ki bhi ho sakti hai.
Kehne ki zaroorata nahi, ek sahi interface ko ek sahi studio ke saath jodna anubhavi logon ke liye bhi mushkil hai. Aur nausikhiyon ke liye 10 guna kharab.
Aur isiliye maine aaj ki post mein, ek ghehri guide banayi hai taaki woh aapki madadd kar sake ek sahi vikalp chunne mein aapke studio ke liye.
Toh aayiye shuru karte hai. Pehle hai…
5 Mukhya Visheshtayein Jinhe Aapko dekhna chahiye
Kyunki audio interfaces mein bahut saare features hotein hain, mushkil hai jaanana kaunse aapke matlab ke hain aur kaunse nahi.
Toh abhi ke liye iske baare mein baat kartein hai. Khaas taur par, inn 5 visheshtayon ko jyada dhyaan mein rakhna hota hai:
- DAW Compatibility
- Interface Connectors
- Input/Output (I/O) Count
- Mic Preamp Channels
- Form Factor
Aur yahan hai kyun:
1. DAW Compatibility
Samanya roop mein, jyadatar DAW’s jyadatar interfaces ke saath kaam karte hain…par hamesha nahi.
Par agar aap kisi khaas DAW ke saath sambandhi nahi, tab aapko iski phikar karne ki zaroorat nahi.
Kyunki 90% ke top DAW’s apke chunne hue kisi bhi interface ke anuroop kaam karenge.
Phir bhi agar aapke paas pehle se DAW hai jisse aap istemaal karna chahte hai, iski compatibility ki jaanch aap company website par kar lijiye. Aur main aapko chetavani de doon, ki yeh aksar kaafi mushkil hota hai.
Aapko lag raha hoga ki DAW ki compatiblity, interface ke product description mein di gayi hogi, hai na? Par yeh bahut kam hota hai. Jyadatar yeh FAQ page mein kahin dafan hoti hai.
Aur jabki saaf nahi aisa kyun kiya jaata hai, mera andaaza hai ki companyiyan pasand nahi karti apne vartamaan ki compatiblity batana, kyunki bhavishya mein compatiblity ki koi guarantee nahi.
Ek vishesh interface aapke DAW ke anusaar aaj kaam kar sakta hai, par aane wali release mein nahi. Aur jahan aisa hone ki sambhavna nahi hai, aisa phir bhi sambhav hai.
Aur isiliye, niji taur par, mujhe DAW/interface combo lena pasand hai ek hi company se. Baad mein iss post mein main aapko kuch achhe udhaharan doonga iss baat ke.
Jahanki kaafi kam companyian hai aisi, jo ki dono banati hai, iss upaay ke upyog se aapko kaafi seemit vikalp milenge.
Ab aage…
2. Interface Connectors
Jab aap ek audio interface ko computer ke saath jodte hain…
Yeh 4 cable vikalp jyadatar istemaal hote hain:
- USB – jo ki aam taur pe saste home studio interfaces pe dekhi jaati hai, aur jiska bahut dheema data transfer rate hai.
- Firewire – jo ki istemaal hota hai thode aur mehenge home studio interfaces mein, aur jo kaafi tez transfer rate deta hai (aaj kal itna aam nahi raha)
- Thunderbolt – jo ki aaj ke dino mein kaafi mushhoor ho gaya hai naye semi-pro interfaces ke saath, aur jo ki dono USB aur Firewire se tez hai.
- PCIE – jo kaafi samay se ek standard connection hai professional interfaces ke liye, kyunki yeh additional processing taakat deta hai aur bahut tez data-transfer.
Jahanki USB sabse dheema vikalp hai inn 4 vikalpon mein se, yeh phir bhi kaafi tez hai jyadatar home studios ke kaam karna ke liye.
Toh agar aap budget mein hai, main USB ki sifarish karta hoon.
Par jisse bhi aap chunne, dobara jaanch karna yaad rakhen taaki aapke computer ke paas waise hi uchit connection ho.
3. Input/Output (I/O) Count
Ek aam interface mein, I/O ki ginti kahin iske beech mein hoti hai:
- 1-2 ek sadhaaran interface mein, se…
- 20+ ek professional wale par.
Aur kitni sankhya aapko chahiye woh nirbhar karta hai, aap ek baar mein kitne tracks record/monitor karna chahte hain.
Udhahran ke liye:
- Solo musicians – ko sirf 2 se 4 lagenge.
- Songwriting teams – jo ki chhote groups mein kaam karte hain, unhe chahiye kam se kam 4 se 8.
- Engineers jo bands record karte hain – unke paas jitne ho sake woh achha hai (kam se kam 16).
Saath hi…electronic drum kits hi sirf kabhi-kabhi 8 alag input channels istemaal kar sakte hain, agar woh kit ke har bhaag ke liye ek alag channel istemaal karte hain. Toh iske baare mein sochiye agar aap isse istemaal karna chahtein hai.
4. Input Channel Types
Ek cheez jo recording karne wale nausikhiye aksar dhyaan mein nahi rakhte…
Jab aap kisi audio interface ke input channels ki ginti karte hain, utpadak saare vibhinn input types ke baare mein jikr kar rahe honge.
Phir bhi lagbhag saare kisson mein, inmein inn teenon ka sammishran hota hai:
- Mic Input – jisse aap mic ko interface ke saath seedhe jod sakte hain.
- Line Input – jisse zaroorat hoti hai ek aur outboard mic preamp ki jo ki istemaal hota hai mic channel ke jaise.
- Optical Input – jo ki ek tarah ka “digital” input hai jisse DONO, outboard mic preamp aur digital converter w/ “optical out” ko mic channel ki tarah istemaal karna hoga.
Aur yahan dekhiye iska kya matlab hai aapke liye:
Agar aap apna interface “jaisa hai” waisa istemaal karna chahte hain, kisi aur multi-channel mic preamp, ke begair, aapke paas kam inputs honge, jitne ki aap shayad soch rahe hain.
Kyunki jaisa ki aap dekhenge, aksar interfaces mein kul 16 ya jyada input channels hote hai, par sirf 2 se 8 mic inputs. .
Toh kisi aur gear ke begair, aapke audio interface ka “asli” aankada hai aapka mic preamp count, jo ki input count ke samaan NAHI hai.
Ab jab aapko yeh pata hai…toh zaroor jaanch kar le ki aapke paas sach-much kaafi channels hai apne kaam ke liye. Nahi toh aap bahut niraash ho jayenge.
Dhyaan de: Do aur tarah ke inputs jinhe aapko dekhna chahiye woh hai DI Inputs (agar aap guitar/bass bajate hain) aur MIDI inputs (agar aap kisi tarah ke keyboards/MIDI controllers istemaal karte hain).
5. Form Factor
Ek fancy shabdjaal hai jo ki computer geeks dwara istemaal kiya jaata hai….
“Form factor” interface ke shaaririk aakaar-prakaar ke baare mein batata hai.
Do vikalp form factors ke hain:
- Desktop Interfaces – jo ki chhote hain aur aapke desk pe computer ke saath tik sakte hain.
- Rackmounted Interfaces – jo ki bade hote hai, aur ek standard size rack unit pe rakhne padhte hain.
Nausikhiyon ke liye, main desktop interface se shuru karne ki salah deta hoon, kyunki yeh saste hai, istemaal karne mein aasaan hai, aur kisi bhi khaas mounting ya peripheral device ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Aap inhe bas laga kar (plug in kar) recording shuru kar sakte hai.
Intermediate/advanced studios ke liye rackmounted interfaces aam taur pe achhe rehte hain, kyunki jyada I/O’s dete hain, jyada flexibility signal routing aur organization ke saath.
Ab jab aapko pata hai aapko kin cheezon ka dhyaan rakhna hai, kuch vishisht models ki oar dekhte hain.
Shuru karte hain…
Sabse Behtereen Desktop Interfaces
Jyadatar log jo yeh lekh padh rahe hain, jinhe apna sangeet ghar pe record karne ke liye sirf ek saste interface ki zaroorat hai, unn logon ke liye…
Main 2 se 6 channel USB desktop interface ki salah deta hoon, jo ki aam taur pe Rs. 7,000 se Rs. 15,000 tak kam daam walon se lekar Rs 40,000 se Rs. 1 lakh tak high-end wale.
Philhaal, iss “tarah” ke interfaces ke liye Presonus, Focusrite, Avid, Universal Audio top brands hai.
Aur yahan hai models jinki mein sifarish karta hoon, pratyek brand se:
Presonus AudioBox (USB connection)
(jismein Presonus Studio One Artist DAW shaamil hai)
Kiske liye mein inki sifarish karta hoon?– Nausikhiye studios jo ki tang budget mein hai jinko ek bundled interface/DAW ka mel chahiye.
Focusrite Scarlett (USB connection)
Kiske liye mein inki sifarish karta hoon?
Nausikhye studios jo ki tang budget mein hai, aur jinke paas pehle se hi ek 3rd party DAW hai jinhe woh pasand karte hain.
Focusrite Clarett (Thunderbolt connection)
Main kiske liye inki sifarish karta hoon?
SABHI stharon ke studios jinhe jyada I/Os ki zaroorat nahi aur jo isse khareed sakte hain.
Apogee (USB connection)
Kiske liye main inki sifarish karta hoon?
Intermediate studios jinhe jyada I/Os ki zaroorat nahi, ya phir nausikhiye studios jo inhe khareed sakte hain.
Avid (USB connection)
(Pro Tools 12 DAW ke saath bundled)
Kiske liye main inki sifarish karta hoon?
Saare Nausikhye/Intermediate studios jo industry standard Pro Tools DAW istemaal karna chahtein hain.
DHYAAN DE: Jahanki Apogee Duet and Quartet sirf “Mac Only” interfaces hai, naye Pro Tools Duet aur Quartet dono Mac aur PC ke saath kaam karte hain.
Universal Audio (Thunderbolt connection)
Kiske liye main inki sifarish karta hoon?
Intermediate/advanced studios jo pro studio ki quality chahte hain, ek home-studio-sized package mein.
Aur Vikalp?
Agar kisi kaaran pehle ke vikalp aapki pasand ke nahi…
Yahan dekhiye 2 aur achhe budget desktop interfaces:
Aur yahan ek jyada accha high-end desktop vikalp:
- Antelope Audio Zen Tour (Thunderbolt/USB) – (Amazon)
Ab aage…
Behtereen Rackmounted Interfaces
Iss lekh ke uddyesh ke liye, ek “intermediate” studio ko nishchit roop se nirdhaarit karte hain, ek aise home setup ki tarah jisse jyaada I/O chahiye jatil recording kaamon ki maangon ke liye.
Agar aapko aisa studio chahiye, tab main 8+ channel rackmounted interface ki salah deta hoon.
Aur phir se…sabse behtereen interfaces iss category ke banaye gaye hain Presonus, Focusrite, Apogee, Universal Audio, aur Antelope Audio dwara:
Yahan hai top models jinki mein sifarish karta hoon:
Presonus
- Audiobox 1818VSL (USB) – (Amazon)
- Firestudio Project (firewire) – (Amazon)
- Studio 192 (USB) – (Amazon)
Focusrite
Scarlett 18i20 (USB) – (Amazon)- Clarett 8Pre (thunderbolt) – (Amazon)
- Clarett 8PreX (thunderbolt) – (Amazon)
Apogee
Ensemble (thunderbolt) – (Amazon)
Universal Audio
Apollo 8 (thunderbolt) – (Antelope Audio
- Antelope Audio Zen Studio – (Amazon)
- Antelope Audio Orion Studio – (Amazon)
- Antelope Audio Orion32+ – (Amazon)
Aur aakhir mein…
“Professional” Interfaces
Jabki jitne bhi interfaces abhi tak iss list mein se bahut kaabil hai “professional” results dene mein…
Ek unchi class ke audio interfaces hain jinhe humne abhi tak nahi dekha.
Samaanya roop mein yeh sirf high-end studios mein hi dekhe jaate hain, aur yeh lakhon ke interfaces aam taur pe connect karte hai ek alag ke PCIE card se jisse sirf ek desktop computer pe install kiya jaa sakta hai.
Studios inhe prapt karna chahtein hai, iss kaaran, taaki woh Pro Tools HD par upgrade kar sake, jo ki duniya mein ek standard system hai jyadatar pro studios ke liye.
Performance ke hisaab se, yeh bahut saare premium phayede dete hain, jinmein shaamil:
- Ultra-Low latency
- High I/O counts
- Premium Digital Conversion
- Vibhinn Connection Vikalp
Aur jabki yeh interfaces bahut jyada ho jayenge ek saadhaaran home studio ke liye..
Phir bhi achha hai inke baare mein jaankar rakhna, uss din ke liye jab aap yeh tay kar le ki aapke studio ko inki zaroorat hai.
Kuch udhaharan mushhoor interfaces ke iss category mein se hai:
Ab ek aakri cheez…
Yeh sochte hue ki aapko ek rackmounted interface chahiye, aapko ek rack toh chahiye hi hoga usse rakhne ke liye, hai na?
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