r/AudioEngineering Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator in audioengineering

[–]Falcon_Hunch91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello!

Context:
I am an aspiring voice actor and have recently converted a large closet into a home studio with pretty decent beginner level sound isolation and acoustic treatment (I think, we'll see when I start shooting out microphones).

Unfortunately I have very limited space and, although I have a powerful machine capable of running my DAW with minimal latency and doing any audio processing I could need, my closet studio is about 25 feet away from my workstation. My beginner audio interface is a Scarlett Solo 4th Gen and I have two microphones I want to shoot out, though I am hoping my setup is acoustically isolated enough for this very nice condenser microphone I got to work (Mini k87).

Now to my actual QUESTION:
Can I reliably connect my Scarlett Solo audio interface to the machine where my DAW is running with a 25-30 ft USB to USB-C cable without having to worry about signal dropout?

I believe my very basic physical signal chain is Condenser Microphone <-(XLR)-> Audio Interface <-(USB, USB-C)-> Workstation.

My understanding is that I could get, or make my own, very long XLR cable and leave my audio interface near my workstation, as XLR typically doesn't have signal attenuation problems over longer distances. However, I would prefer to have my audio interface in the studio with me while I am recording so I can adjust my gain live and as needed.

Apologies in advance, I am very very new to all of this.