Arturia MiniFuse 2 Interface Review / Explained

InterfaceReview
Written By Bandrew Scott

Today I walkthrough, explain, test and review the Arturia MiniFuse 2 and discuss when you might want the MiniFuse 1 over the MiniFuse 2. I also compare it to the Audient ID14 and Focusrite 2i2 3rd gen. This thing offers a 56dB gain range, an EIN of -129dBa, sufficiently powered headphone amp, direct monitoring, midi I/O, and a USB hub which is a pretty useful addition.

Buy the MiniFuse 2 (Affiliate Links)
Amazon: https://geni.us/minifuse2
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/mfuse2

Buy the MiniFuse 1 (Affiliate Links)
Amazon: https://geni.us/minifuse1
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/mfuse1

Buy the Rode NT1 Kit (Affiliate)
Amazon: http://geni.us/rodent1
Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/nt1

00:00 - Intro / Pricing / Disclosure
00:33 - Signal Chain for Testing
00:55 - What’s in the Box
01:28 - Build Quality
01:57 - Walkthrough of Features
03:32 - Specifications
04:36 - Shure SM7b Mic Test (No Cloudlifter or Fethead)
05:22 - Preamp Gain Noise Test
06:23 - Latency Test
07:17 - Arturia Minifuse vs. Audient ID14 vs Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
09:36 - Instrument Input Test
11:33 - Turning On All Plugins at Once!!!
12:17 - Software Walkthrough
14:49 - Pros & Cons
15:17 - Recommendation
16:52 - Minifuse 1 or Minifuse 2
17:52 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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