Hey, I was researching about DIY Audio, and I started wondering about this:
Is it worth it to build a 4-channel audio interface? Or buying a good quality one is more worth it?
Even though I'd love to buy one, in my country many things are very expensive because of inflation, so, I'd like to know if it is worth it to build an audio interface from scratch.
About the inflation, here's basically the difference between U.S prices and Brazil's prices:
(Putting the statistics just so you understand our reality)
Thanks for the help! God bless y'all!
Is it worth it to build a 4-channel audio interface? Or buying a good quality one is more worth it?
Even though I'd love to buy one, in my country many things are very expensive because of inflation, so, I'd like to know if it is worth it to build an audio interface from scratch.
About the inflation, here's basically the difference between U.S prices and Brazil's prices:
| Model name | Amazon.com prices | Minimum price in my country | price vs. Brazilian average monthly income |
| Focusrite 18i8 | 399.99USD | about R$ 4454 (915USD) | about 175.35% of the average income |
| Audient iD44 | 699.00USD | about R$ 4859 (999USD) | about 191.29% of the average income |
(Putting the statistics just so you understand our reality)
Thanks for the help! God bless y'all!
Probably better to buy one. What's it for, music creation? Something else? For a general purpose bargain priced unit, the Focusrite Scarlett series is hard to beat. The next significant step up for some people would be an Apollo interface. That's more expensive though. Maybe something to save up for, or wait until you are making some money from audio related work.
OTOH designing interfaces is lot work that takes time, money, and effort. Some of us like to do that sort of thing as a hobby, but its not really to save money.
OTOH designing interfaces is lot work that takes time, money, and effort. Some of us like to do that sort of thing as a hobby, but its not really to save money.
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