Noise Compared - Behringer, Focusrite, NI, Roland, Steinberg, Zoom (with Shure SM7B and SM57)

The preamp performance of audio interfaces is often stated with the equivalent input noise. This value describes how much noise is produced when the interface is used with a dynamic microphone. But how do these numbers translate into the real world and how much noise can you really expect? In this video I record some audio with 9 different interfaces in combination with a Shure SM7B and SM57. This will should give you a good indication of how these interfaces compare to each other in terms of preamp noise performance. Test with SM7B Audient iD4 00:57 NI Komplete Audio 01:31 Behringer UMC202HD 02:06 Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 02:37 Behringer UMC22 03:04 Behringer UM2 03:29 Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX 03:50 Steinberg UR22 MKII 04:14 Zoom H5 04:41 Test with SM57 Audient iD4 05:14 NI Komplete Audio 05:41 Behringer UMC202HD 05:59 Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 06:24 Behringer UMC22 06:42 Behringer UM2 07:01 Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX 07:22 Steinberg UR22 MKII 07:39 Zoom H5 08:00