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Published on 06/10/14 at 01:09
Value For Money :
Excellent
USB powered
Red aluminum housing, which looks very nice and solid
The plastic buttons do not seem very sturdy (especially the inst/line switches)
2 line/instrument inputs on the front panel
Master output
I use it at home to record guitar/bass
The preamps have received several awards
UTILIZATION
I use it on a Mac (OSX 10.9) and have no stability issues
With Live, the latency is around 14ms at 256 samples, which is slightly perceptible
Further down I explain the problems I've had with this card.
GETTING STARTED
Almost plug & play installation
Easy setup, no incompatibilities found, the manual is very basic.
OVERALL OPINION
I used it around 6 months before changing it
From the start it was impossible to record without the clipping LED turning on, even with the gain at 0. I was forced to toggle to "Line" mode and bypass the preamps, which seemed to be of very bad quality. I had this problem both with active and passive instruments.
I returned it right away and the store where I bought it gave me another one (the same model). When I got home, I plugged it and had a constant buzz when I armed the track to record. And yet I can see lots of home-studios where they use this soundcard (Misha Mansoor of Periphery, for example).
I returned it again and bought a Steinberg UR44, which is twice as expensive, but much more reliable.
For the price, it's surely a good soundcard, it was my first card of this type, and I was disappointed. I wouldn't choose it again.
Red aluminum housing, which looks very nice and solid
The plastic buttons do not seem very sturdy (especially the inst/line switches)
2 line/instrument inputs on the front panel
Master output
I use it at home to record guitar/bass
The preamps have received several awards
UTILIZATION
I use it on a Mac (OSX 10.9) and have no stability issues
With Live, the latency is around 14ms at 256 samples, which is slightly perceptible
Further down I explain the problems I've had with this card.
GETTING STARTED
Almost plug & play installation
Easy setup, no incompatibilities found, the manual is very basic.
OVERALL OPINION
I used it around 6 months before changing it
From the start it was impossible to record without the clipping LED turning on, even with the gain at 0. I was forced to toggle to "Line" mode and bypass the preamps, which seemed to be of very bad quality. I had this problem both with active and passive instruments.
I returned it right away and the store where I bought it gave me another one (the same model). When I got home, I plugged it and had a constant buzz when I armed the track to record. And yet I can see lots of home-studios where they use this soundcard (Misha Mansoor of Periphery, for example).
I returned it again and bought a Steinberg UR44, which is twice as expensive, but much more reliable.
For the price, it's surely a good soundcard, it was my first card of this type, and I was disappointed. I wouldn't choose it again.