Modartt user forum - miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

Re: miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

null@example.com (marcos daniel) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:24:27 +0000

Yes, I know it can be used as external sound card, anyway their answer at that moment was something like "if you want to use it with a vst you don't understand what is this product for" and about the total latency something like "it depends on the number of effects you apply". I did not ask any further. So please if you can, post their reply here.

Re: miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

null@example.com (Andreas) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:34:35 +0000

Thanks for the feedback.

I think you are referring to the miniDSP2x4, which converts analog to analog signals. There is a newer model called miniDSP 2x4 HD, which actually takes digital input via built-in USB DAC, and puts out four analog processed channels.

I am also still waiting for a response from the miniDSP Helpdesk....

Re: miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

null@example.com (marcos daniel) — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:59:58 +0000

It is a DSP, there is not a reason for ASIO drivers. It receives the analog signal, digitizes it, process it, convert again to analog and send the processed audio to the output. But when I asked to miniDSP people for total time of all this process their response was quite vague. I did not buy it... but I bought the calibrated microphone, and with the Pianoteq EQ, it is possible to enhance the sound.

Re: miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

null@example.com (EvilDragon) — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 10:42:14 +0000

It doesn't look like it has ASIO drivers, so I'd be wary of its low latency performance with Pianoteq. Get an actual audio interface that comes with actual ASIO drivers...

miniDSP 2x4HD interface, experience?

null@example.com (Andreas) — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 09:14:20 +0000

Hi,
in my search for a good interface for live playing I came across the miniDSP 2x4 HD interface.

It has only two input channels, i.e. stereo, but provides an USB-DAC and very nice downstream control sending the stereo signal to 4 analog output channels with individual band pass filters, mixing and equalizing functions provided by the DSP chip.

Has anybody tried it on Pianoteq live and is there any information about its latency in live playing?

Thanks for your help
Andreas