Ok...I went to Axe Fest. Great event. I talked to Cliff, the founder of Fractal. In brief, he said that AES is the pro version of S/PDIF and that is what he recommends using coming out of the Axe II for recording. Further, that he uses an RME Fireface UFX which has AES AND USB inputs. Further, he said that the S/PDIF should be indistinguishable tonally from the XLR outs...that said, going into an Apollo Quad...which has not AES...the S/PDIF def sounds inferior to my ears to the XLR outs.
So...anyone out there using the AES for recording? How is it going?
So...anyone out there using the AES for recording? How is it going?