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M-Audio Fast Track C600

Item ID: C600

6x8 USB Audio Interface with Pro Tools SE Software, Four Mic/Line Inputs, Two Hi-Z Instrument Inputs, Six Balanced Outputs, and S/PDIF I/O - Mac/PC

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Compact Interface with a Smart Feature Set

The M-Audio Fast Track C600 USB audio interface represents a complete redesign of M-Audio's family of Fast Track interfaces. From the built-in reverb and delay for inspiring headphone mixes to the newly designed monitoring signal path, the 6-in/8-out Fast Track C600 has been built from the ground up for simple, yet sophisticated performance. And combined with the included Pro Tools SE DAW software, you'll discover powerful recording potential in the M-Audio Fast Track C600.





M-Audio Fast Track C600 at a Glance:
  • Built-in DSP
  • Flexible monitoring and routing
  • Pro Tools SE included

Built-in DSP:
To capture your best performance, sometimes you need something more than the dry monitor signal through your headphones. Avid's Fast Track C600 sports built-in MX Core DSP effects processing to give you reverb and delay on each headphone output, for low-latency recording with effects. And thanks to the MX Core software mixer, setting up sophisticated monitoring chains is quick and intuitive.

Flexible Monitoring and Routing:
Avid's Fast Track C600 gives you ample monitoring capabilities, courtesy of dual headphone outputs and a total of eight balanced analog outputs. Hook up multiple pairs of monitors for easy A/B comparisons so your mixes translate better. Or, connect up to eight speakers for 7.1 surround monitoring. You even get S/PDIF I/O, allowing you to send an additional two channels to an external converter.

Pro Tools SE DAW Software Included:
To get you started making music fast, Avid's Fast Track C600 comes with Pro Tools SE DAW software. Featuring 24 audio and virtual instrument tracks, and over 100 virtual instruments and effects, Pro Tools SE is the perfect compliment to the recording capabilities of the C600. And you'll be able to enjoy the C600 with virtually any music production software thanks to full support for ASIO 2.0, WDM, MME, and Core Audio.

M-Audio Fast Track C600 Features:
  • 6-in/8-out plus S/PDIF I/O for flexible routing options in a small package
  • Dual 1/4" DI inputs for fast and easy instrument recording
  • Assignable Multi button can control one of five transport controls, right from your interface
  • Up to 24-bit/96kHz audio quality
  • Phantom power for condenser mics
  • Pro Tools SE DAW software included

Set a new standard for your home studio with the Avid Fast Track C600 USB audio interface.

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Specification Detail
Computer Connection Type USB
Form Factor Desktop
Simultaneous I/O 6 x 8
A/D Resolution 24-bit/96kHz
Built In DSP/FX No
Number of Audio Inputs 6
Audio Inputs Types 4 x XLR/TRS combo, 2 x TS
Number of Audio Outputs 6
Audio Output Types 6 x TRS
Number of Digital Inputs 1
Digital Input Types 1 x S/PDIF
Number of Digital Outputs 1
Digital Output Types 1 x S/PDIF
Number of Preamps 2
Phantom Power Yes
MIDI I/O In, Out
Clock I/O No Clock I/O
Bus Powered Yes
Rack Units Not rack mountable
Notes Bus-powered operation provides limited functionality: inputs 1-2, outputs 1-4, and headphone output 1 only.
Manufacturer Part Number 9900-65164-12

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based on 5 reviews

Awesome interface

by Philip from KY
May 21, 2012
Music Background: Masters in Church Music - currently worship pastor
This was an upgrade from the M-Audio Firewire 410. What a beautiful piece of equipment. Easy to install - the transition to this new gear was as easy as pie - and pie is E-A-S-Y! Nice clean, crisp ... read more [+]audio... I use earbuds for performance and the interface is totally silent when idle. Thanks for a great product... will continue to purchase M-Audio equipment when needed. Thanks to Sweetwater for the recommendation. close [-]

Fantastic!

by Mark Hubert from Buffalo, NY
May 10, 2012
Music Background: Music producer
Upgraded from my MBox2 interface and I couldn't be happier. This thing does everything it claims to do and it's easy to use. Great price, great product...>GREAT service...

M-Audio C600 - AMAZING!! SYLING!!

by Freddie Lopez from Layton, Utah USA
April 7, 2012
Music Background: Musician, Recording Engineer
I just recieved this machine in the mail yesterday. When i opened the box i noticed scrtaches on the surface of the interface on the left face of the interface where is hould be smooth. I was of cours... read more [+]e upset about it because i wanted it to be new. I was looking close and noticed its just a protective film and the film peels off. when you peel the film off it's shiny and sleek and un-scratch able. From there i was amazed on how easy setup was, All you have to do is insert the disk the interface came with and install the drivers. After that you can look online and update the drivers if the disk doesnt have the most recent driver installed.

After plugging it in my recording software (ableton live) i was able to start setup easily. my software recognized the C600 and i was able to use it within 20 minutes from unboxing. i was amazed on how easy this is to use. The interface and it's "convienient" buttons are defaulted to be used with pro-tools. I went to m-audio.com and they had a page with directions on how to set the "easy buttons" to Ableton Live. I am fully satisfied with this interface, recording, there is no delay/latency problems with sound from the microphone to the headphones/computer/interface. All the inputs work great and this thing is amazing.

It doesnt feel cheap like other interfaces i've used before. It feels nice and firm.

***The ONLY thing is, it doesnt have a power switch like every other interface.***

Im unsure if im suppose to leave the power plugged in (it doesnt turn off). But i have, for the past day, been unplugging it when im not using it.

Other than that this thing is amazing.
I WOULD RECCOMMEND!! close [-]

Works great with GarageBand

by Keith from TX
April 6, 2012
Music Background: 40+ year hobbyist, playing regularly (CC), tinkering with live recording for a few years
I got this based on a recommendation from Sweetwater when I realized that my 2-input Roland was not going to be adequate for some recording I needed to do. I was transitioning from Windows to a Mac; ... read more [+]and when I got this, I installed the drivers, plugged in, configured GB,a and have been recording 1, 2, 3, and 4 tracks just flawlessly ever since. It works with all my mics - dynamic (2) and condenser (4), and I use it to record mono, stereo, over-dub, etc. No problems at all.

I use a pair of the line outs to drive some desktop monitors, and the big volume control is very handy.

It's really designed for desktop usage. There's a lot of plastic - the only reason for not getting a 5.0. I've packed it around and recorded just fine, but that's clearly not the design's purpose, so if your primary use will be *outside* your home studio, you might look at something designed for portability. For a (primarily) stationary use, it's very nice! close [-]

Really nice interface--just not quite ready for prime time

by John Murdoch from United States
March 29, 2012
Music Background: Church music director, recording artist, spoken audio recording engineer
The good news: this is an elegant, attractive, useful piece of audio gear. It is easy to set up, easy to configure, and very easy to use. I'm using it with three stereo channels (thus all 6 audio outp... read more [+]uts) as well as one headphone channel--it's very easy to use.

The bad news: This product depends upon a Windows device driver that will hang if you open a second audio application. When it does, you will have a difficult time restarting the interface, and restarting your audio apps. I have had to uninstall/reinstall the software repeatedly.

This product uses an ASIO interface. The ASIO spec permits one application to use the ASIO interface at a time--if you open a second app that uses the ASIO interface, it simply won't be able to use it. That's typically how it works.

Not with this interface. As of this writing the only released driver for the C-600 is the version 1.01 driver that shipped in October. And that driver will HANG if you launch a second application that attempts to load that ASIO driver.

Example: open Sibelius (another Avid product, BTW): load a playback configuration that uses the C-600 interface. Export a MIDI file of a piece of music. Now attempt to open that piece of music with Reaper (or ProTools, or Audacity)--the C-600 interface will hang.

How can you tell? None of your audio applications will work. And won't work, until you disconnect the interface from your computer, and reboot your computer.

This is not the end of the world: you just have to do a bit of planning, separating the time you spend creating music from the time you spend with post-production. Writing stuff down on paper, keeping notes, and stuff like that. That's significantly affected my workflow (and not in a good way) but it may not be a hassle for you.

This is a rev. 1 driver--these sorts of issues happen. They'll fix the driver, and this problem will go away--but I'd wait until the updated driver is released before buying this product (or the C-400, which uses the same driver).

Overall: Really nice interface--just not quite ready for prime time. close [-]

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