{"id":12196,"date":"2024-08-07T04:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T04:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12196"},"modified":"2024-08-07T04:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T04:50:48","slug":"arturia-audiofuse-16rig-audio-interface-review-so-many-inputs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12196","title":{"rendered":"Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig Audio Interface Review: So Many Inputs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For as long<\/span> as music gear companies have been making audio interfaces, they\u2019ve assumed that most people in the market care only about plugging as many microphones into their computer as possible. They might have a couple quarter-inch inputs in front for \u201cinstruments,\u201d but the market dominance of interfaces that devote the bulk of their real estate to inputs with mic preamps and XLR jacks has gone unquestioned and unchallenged for far too long. What about boomer gearheads with racks of vintage preamps who don\u2019t want chintzy Guitar Center\u2013grade circuity coloring their signal? Or the synth nerds who need a hassle-free hub for their many winding paths of modular goodness?<\/p>\n

Some of the most innovative gear answers questions that aren\u2019t being asked, and Arturia has been ahead of the curve on these matters for the better part of a decade. Known best for their durable MIDI controllers and Behringer-beating budget synths, the French firm turned heads when it dipped its toes in the crowded waters of the audio interface market with its AudioFuse series<\/a>. These durable and stylish little boxes made it simple for recording artists of all stripes to capture ideas with little effort, all at a price point that hovered in a comfortable middle ground between the bargain basement junk that litters Amazon and the \u201cprosumer\u201d studio centerpieces offered by glitzier brands like Audient and Universal Audio. The addition of USB hub ports for connecting gear like USB MIDI controllers, keyboards, and other common peripherals was a \u201cWhy didn\u2019t anyone think of this sooner?\u201d moment for the ages. To date, the MiniFuse 2 ($122)<\/a> is my favorite interface for quick and easy iPad-based audio production.<\/p>\n

As they move upmarket with the AudioFuse 16Rig, Arturia answers another important question no one is asking: Would anyone pay $1,299 for a rack-mount interface that trades preamps for a mind-boggling array of inputs and outputs? A month with the 16 inputs and eight outputs offered by this 1U dynamo of routing and workflow convinced me the answer is a resounding \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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