Budget interface for live performance (A&H zedi-10 vs. Arturia MiniFuse4)

nein_LV · 2023-08-20T14:58:58.051Z

Hello. Would appreciate opinions. I’m preparing for live performance and the thing I really need to upgrade is interface, currently have an old, cheap Lexicon Alpha and it has started to make some background noises, so needs a replacement. I’m using Ableton with Push2 and Octatrack. Currently OT serves also as a mixer, Ableton goes into A&B inputs. Kinda like this setup, but loosing two tracks from OT this way. Thinking about two options, both are not something very elaborate, as budget is limited:

Getting Allen&Heath ZEDi-10. This would solve interface issue and also I could use OT fully as a sampler, without loosing thru tracks. What makes me hessitate - not sure how good zedi-10 is as interface.
Arturia MiniFuse 4. This way I don’t have mixer options, but still could use it as a hub for both OT and Ableton. It also has additional USB inputs, so thats nice for Push2.

What would you choose?

NUoldNu · 2023-08-20T15:06:46.909Z

If one of those options, gives you the most options, then it’s probably the best option.