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Published on 10/13/12 at 15:47A few years ago, I recorded an album with almost entire Pro Tools (I did not really choose) and Digi002R, not using almost only to allow the damn Pro Tools to open, as I plugged my microphones in a Amek DMCL Apogee converter and came back in the 002 by S-PDIF.
It is important to note that the 002 is far below the quality of a Motu 824, and a further RME Fireface ... I do not even talk about their range of MerdeBox!
Later, I discovered Black Lion Audio and changes they made to the interfaces of time but I've never taken the plunge, because of the cost and complexity of the transaction (shipping, customs, etc.. ..).
Pure luck, I found one in France, at a ridiculous price: 700 €. When I asked the seller why he was selling so cheap, he told me he had gone much higher, months before, but no one seemed to understand what it was ...
At the time, a 002 OCCAZ worth between € 3 and 400, the BLA mod cost over € 1000. As they had not hacked export papers, he had to pay customs fees (30%?) And also shipping. Total: € 1,800 in. We can therefore say that I almost had a third of the price.
In its "Premium", the passage from Black Lion include:
- Preamps, line inputs and outputs, headphone output: change all Op Amps for Burr Brown OPA4134's, replacing all capacitors analog circuit.
- Clock: their replacement by BLA 220-270SP competition.
- Converters "decoupling", filter replacement capacitors.
- General food and Phantom: adding a power supply stabilized filter.
UTILIZATION
Nothing special, it is always a Digi 002R, the operation is the same. It is still relevant, it is compatible with Pro Tools 9 and OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.
GETTING STARTED
Idem.
OVERALL OPINION
Without making a comparison with all that exists, I think that there is nothing on the market like a modified interface "BLA Premium". If this were the case, it would probably cost in € 3000! In sound (file creation), it is largely up to or above the HD. Quality (clean?) Sounds just copy. In mixing, the day and night, even if it is still 32 bit float to 48 bit and not HD, the funnel is rough ... But it could perhaps have a summer work with!
Incidentally, the 002 with only 4 preamps mics, I bought a kit JLM Audio BA4, which has the distinction of being equipped with -20 pad, which is sorely lacking in the Digi. It avoids the hassle of clipping on a snare or bass drum with zero gain ...
It becomes a true 8-channel interface! With Trident S100 and Apogee AD-8000 with ADAT card, plus a DMCL S-PDIF, you get 18-way high quality!
Happened recently in HD, I no longer use it too often, but I keep it as a mobile station.
Black Lion: http://www.blacklionaudio.com/content.php?p=7
A Comparative http://recordinghacks.com/2009/08/31/black-lion-audio-mod-comparison/
JLM BA4 Audio: http://www.jlmaudio.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=22
Requisite, the buddy that modifies the BLA Digi192: http://requisiteaudio.com/
It is important to note that the 002 is far below the quality of a Motu 824, and a further RME Fireface ... I do not even talk about their range of MerdeBox!
Later, I discovered Black Lion Audio and changes they made to the interfaces of time but I've never taken the plunge, because of the cost and complexity of the transaction (shipping, customs, etc.. ..).
Pure luck, I found one in France, at a ridiculous price: 700 €. When I asked the seller why he was selling so cheap, he told me he had gone much higher, months before, but no one seemed to understand what it was ...
At the time, a 002 OCCAZ worth between € 3 and 400, the BLA mod cost over € 1000. As they had not hacked export papers, he had to pay customs fees (30%?) And also shipping. Total: € 1,800 in. We can therefore say that I almost had a third of the price.
In its "Premium", the passage from Black Lion include:
- Preamps, line inputs and outputs, headphone output: change all Op Amps for Burr Brown OPA4134's, replacing all capacitors analog circuit.
- Clock: their replacement by BLA 220-270SP competition.
- Converters "decoupling", filter replacement capacitors.
- General food and Phantom: adding a power supply stabilized filter.
UTILIZATION
Nothing special, it is always a Digi 002R, the operation is the same. It is still relevant, it is compatible with Pro Tools 9 and OS 10.6 Snow Leopard.
GETTING STARTED
Idem.
OVERALL OPINION
Without making a comparison with all that exists, I think that there is nothing on the market like a modified interface "BLA Premium". If this were the case, it would probably cost in € 3000! In sound (file creation), it is largely up to or above the HD. Quality (clean?) Sounds just copy. In mixing, the day and night, even if it is still 32 bit float to 48 bit and not HD, the funnel is rough ... But it could perhaps have a summer work with!
Incidentally, the 002 with only 4 preamps mics, I bought a kit JLM Audio BA4, which has the distinction of being equipped with -20 pad, which is sorely lacking in the Digi. It avoids the hassle of clipping on a snare or bass drum with zero gain ...
It becomes a true 8-channel interface! With Trident S100 and Apogee AD-8000 with ADAT card, plus a DMCL S-PDIF, you get 18-way high quality!
Happened recently in HD, I no longer use it too often, but I keep it as a mobile station.
Black Lion: http://www.blacklionaudio.com/content.php?p=7
A Comparative http://recordinghacks.com/2009/08/31/black-lion-audio-mod-comparison/
JLM BA4 Audio: http://www.jlmaudio.com/shop/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=22
Requisite, the buddy that modifies the BLA Digi192: http://requisiteaudio.com/