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i usually like to use NI Replika as a delay (free download) and i use Valhalla Room as a reverb for the Pulse 2, but it just comes down to personal preference. you don't have to use 3rd party effects though, your DAW's built-in effects should work fine, but Valhalla's reverbs are amazing IMO.
what DAW are you using?
the Waldorf Pulse 2 has a USB port which can be used for MIDI in/out instead of the individual MIDI IN/OUT ports. so for data communication between your computer and the Pulse 2 you can just use that USB port, then for running the audio to your computer you can probably use the xone92. someone correct me if i'm wrong but if you're using the xone92 and going through the line-in on your computer then it'll only be in mono and you might have some ground noise too. i used to run my Roland JP8000 through my Gemini CS-02, obviously that mixer isn't anywhere near as nice as yours but i could only record in mono and also had ground noise when using my computer's line-in.
i have a Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 that i use to run my Pulse 2 and JP8000 through. i just switch the MIDI and audio cables from the Pulse 2 to the JP8000 and vice versa. the 2 audio inputs on the front are a combo XLR and 1/4" tht have preamps. the preamps are nice but aren't necessary because there are two additional 1/4" inputs on the back which are quieter than the two 1/4" preamped inputs on the front, so with the inputs on the back i just turn the volume up (make sure not to turn up any interface too much, you don't want clipping) and haven't noticed any ground noise. it also has a MIDI IN and MIDI OUT port which you can use but you don't need because you can use the USB cable on the Pulse 2. i use an ASIO4ALL driver for the Focusrite.
personally i don't use the Pulse 2's USB port, i run the old school MIDI IN/OUT from the Pulse 2 -to- the Focusrite's MIDI IN/OUT interfaces, i also run the 1/4" audio output left/right channels from the Pulse 2 -to- the Focusrite's front 1/4" audio inputs. so takes care of transferring everything from the Pulse 2 to the audio interface - the 2 MIDI cables (one for IN, one for OUT) take care of the data communication and the 2 audio cables (one for LEFT, one for RIGHT) take care of the audio. now you just connect the Focusrite to the computer via USB and you're good to go with the physical stuff. then you just need to install the ASIO driver and set it up in your DAW.... the reason i use the old MIDI cables instead of the Pulse 2's USB port is because then i only have to plug in 1 usb cable into my computer. otherwise you'd have to plug in 2 USB cables - 1 USB cable from the Pulse 2 for MIDI data and 1 USB cable from the Focusrite for the audio. the Focusrite transfers MIDI data and audio over its USB cable.
hope this helps.
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Last edited by Dj Dizzy on May-15-2015 at 02:30
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