EXCELLENT Budget Interface 
by Aaron from San Antonio, TX, June 2008
Music Background:  Recording Engineer/Home Studio Owner

This gets 4 stars for the price. If you're getting started or looking to upgrade your ins and outs on a budget, THIS is the way to go. The converters in this thing obviously aren't going to be super-high quality but they still sound great. ESPECIALLY for this price. What a steal. Team this up with a mixer with 8 direct outs (like the Behringer Xenyx 2442fx) and Pro Tools M-Powered and you've got a sweet little setup with tons of i/o on a BUDGET. I HIGHLY recommend this product for those who want to track drums and are just starting out, or those who are upgrading their i/o. Happy shopping!

  decent enough 
by N M from VA, October 2007
Music Background:  small pro recording studio owner/engineer

I give this a 4 because of the price. If you are wanting to spend under 500 bucks this is a great buy. For under 500 bucks you can get two of these and have 16 channels of separate recording, 2 midi ins to record, and 2 spdif recording channels simultaneously for 400 dollars which is an unbeatable price and handfuls of options. The only downside is that you have to position your computer so you can access the inputs and outputs and they have little etched channel numbers on the inputs which at times are barely audible so you're not really sure which channels you're connecting what to what. Even with superb lighting I was finding I had to shine a maglight on these connectors to see the channel numbers and having to use both hands to try to contain the jumble of wires while guiding the flashlight in your mouth when doing so. A trick that you will master if you buy this card.

Its got 2 built in pres that you can configure for the unit. Ive never tried them out and really didn't
care to. For the price of this I wouldnt expect much out of the built in pres.


If your budget allows you to buy two of these you might want to consider buying something with better converters unless you really need the 16 channels IO

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