Merging Hapi, Lynx Aurora (n), or Metric Halo interface?

ChuckS · #1 03-15-2022, 02:01 PM

With the equipment I currently have I end up with a lot of external gear cabled together when I do field recordings, and I have at most 7 preamps channels.

Currently I have a Motu Ultralite AVB, a Motu 8D, 4 channels of Mytek ADC, and 5 channels of external preamps. This gear works great for stereo recording of guitar, but a pain to haul in and set up when I need 6+ channels.

I'm considering getting an interface with 8 preamps / ADC, running on Windows. Also need at least 4 channels of AES in (when I add external preamps and ADC) and 4 channels of AES out, a nice headphone amp, and some DSP (mainly E/Q for headphones, HPF, and compressor).

At this point, the Merging Hapi or Lynx Aurora (n)seem to best fit what I'd like. Anyone have any experience with these?

ChuckS · #2 03-23-2022, 04:21 PM

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KevWind · #3 03-31-2022, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ChuckS

With the equipment I currently have I end up with a lot of external gear cabled together when I do field recordings, and I have at most 7 preamps channels.

Currently I have a Motu Ultralite AVB, a Motu 8D, 4 channels of Mytek ADC, and 5 channels of external preamps. This gear works great for stereo recording of guitar, but a pain to haul in and set up when I need 6+ channels.

I'm considering getting an interface with 8 preamps / ADC, running on Windows. Also need at least 4 channels of AES in (when I add external preamps and ADC) and 4 channels of AES out, a nice headphone amp, and some DSP (mainly E/Q for headphones, HPF, and compressor).

At this point, the Merging Hapi and Lynx Aurora (n)seem to best fit what I'd like. Anyone have any experience with these?

Chuck I have looked at this several times but I am guessing no one here is familiar with Merging Hapi ( I had not even heard of it until your post) let alone paired with a Lynx Aurora..
My suggestion would be to call Vintage King as they sell both Merging and Lynx

ChuckS · #4 03-31-2022, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KevWind

Chuck I have looked at this several times but I am guessing no one here is familiar with Merging Hapi ( I had not even heard of it until your post) let alone paired with a Lynx Aurora..
My suggestion would be to call Vintage King as they sell both Merging and Lynx

There’s a bit of miscommunication; I was looking at either the Merging Hapi or the Lynx Aurora (n), not used together. Thanks for the response.

ChuckS · #5 04-14-2022, 12:29 PM

My recording setup runs on Windows, so that was one of my criteria for an interface upgrade. However, I found a used Metric Halo ULN-8 3D, which is primarily a Mac based interface, that seemed like a great fit otherwise. The ULN-8 can work as a "dumb interface" to Windows USB and it has recallable configuration states via the front panel, so I'm configuring it with an old Mac Mini then using it with my Windows setup for field recordings. I plan on using it for a choir / instrumental acccompaniment recording in a couple weeks.

Metric Halo is planning on releasing Windows drivers in the future, so hopefully my work around is temporary.