Originally Posted By: BeelzeBob


I switched long ago from a mixer and m2496 sound card to a scarlett 6i6 on the advice of users here. I've used Acid as a DAW for 12 years and can't seem to learn a newer and better DAW. But one thing is that Acid will only run in 24 bit with the Scarlett. 16 bit gives me very bad hum when recording. It seems to be fine in 24 bit, but that has always made me wonder about Acid and the Scarlett together. When I post the audio sample, I will do some recording in Reaper as well. I don't know Reaper well, but I can make a simple recording for test purposes.

Again, thanks everyone!


The studio Projects B1 is a very nice mic. The preamps on the 6i6 should be up to the task. There should be no electrical hum difference recording 16 vs 24 bit. Hum must be something else. Cakewalk and Tracktion 6 are completely free DAW software that migh be easier for you than Reaper.

If you’ve been recording in front of the computer screen with the B1, that’s almost a guarantee for a crap sounding recording. No reflective surfaces within several feet of the mic. Period. Otherwise, particularly with most condenser mics like the B1, you will get comb filtering on the recording.

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