Roland Quad Capture Interface Review

Have only used my quad capture a few times since receiving it, But I am blown away by the sound of my produced tracks, very clean & noise free, even using unblanced patch cables out of my mixer, thru the Quad Capture into my DAW. I was looking at another interface, but my sales rep, Bob Furlong asked me to try the Quad capture & told me I would have to have very good ears or speakers to tell any difference & he was RIGHT!!! Set Up was a snap, took less than 5 minutes to set everthing up & I was up & running. My Sweetwater Sales Rep is the BEST!!!!! Thanks Bob!!!!!

Best so far after trying 5 other brands

I have used Zoom H4N , Presonus Firebox & 4x4 USB , Line6 UX1 & M-Audio Fast Track Ultra.
This Roland audio interface beats them all hands down for durability , ASIO reliability and sound capture quality. The mic pre-amps work wonderfully even with power hungry condenser mics (unlike the M-Audio Fast Track <--Shame on you M-Audio).
The driver installation on my Windows 7 Professional 64bit laptop was effortless. The SENS feature is great for avoiding clipping better than doing it by ear. So far I have explored the mic , guitar & midi features of this unit with my Roland GI-20 guitar synth , and there have been no hiccups nor disappointments.
It was a toss up between this Roland Quad & the Komplete Audio 6 from Native Instruments , but the Roland won since it was immediately available (not on extended back order).

Great Interface

This interface was a replacement for a firewire unit that had some major issues with drivers for 64bit. I had owned a Roland interface before so I knew that it was very stable and a perfect match for Sonar software. I bought this mainly for stability and wasn't expecting much in the way really good features, but this is packed with them. First off it has a built in gate and compressor, the gate is great for knocking down low level background noises and the compressor is good for a slight compression during the recording process. The default setting is light and doesn't squash the signal flat of dynamics. It does have threshold, ratio, attack, release and gain knobs in the on screen control panel so you can tweak the gate and compressor to your liking. Two features that really make this unit stand out among other units this price are the Auto Sens and the VS preamps. The VS preamps are dead quiet even with a very sensitive tube condensor mic hooked up there is no noise with sensible level settings. And for the settings this is where the Auto Sens comes in. Sing or play a section at the volume you'll be recording with the AS engaged and then click the AS button again to lock the setting automaticly adjusted to -12db.....easy no bumping up and down the sens knob trying to get a proper level. The advantage of -12db is headroom and not overdriving the preamps by having the levels too hot. But you can always set them manually or bump it up a bit hotter if you like but the AS works great and is a time saver especially if you are doing double duty in a homestudio. It dosen't come with an optical connection but it does have a coaxial I/O to send digital signals to near field monitors and such as well as MIDI I/O.
It comes boxed with Sonar X-1 LE which I didn't use because I have Sonar X-1 Producer Expanded but the drivers are rock solid with Windows 7 64bit and perfectly mated to the Sonar software.

No Regrets Here

Roland did a great job with this interface. This was a great addition to my home studio. I couldn't of asked for more. My sweetwater sales rep recomended this to me and i didn't question his advice. Recording with this device is easy, very straight forward. i mic up my amp for guitar and keyboard. i plug the bass guitar in directly for a pure deep tone.
ZERO latency! For the money this is the best quality out there no doubt.
Thanks Sweetwater, you guys rock!

Better than TC-BMC2

1. AD/DA: more transparent tham TC-BMC-2.
very accurate and sterilized sound.
especially on percussive things.

2. Build Quality: military grade / sturdy

3. Easy of use: very logical and easy to install.

4. Muy Fuerte en CLIP. When you drive input of line signal as you want to record master output to input, there is no audible distortion even if the input level signal LED hit the RED!!

5. VSTi midi sequencing and recording with AKAI LPD8 / KORG MICRO KEY is fantastic. No latency at buffer 64 or 128

I really recommend this product.

Exactly what I wanted and expected

This is my first purchase of an audio Interface. I am producing my own music for the first time, and I can say a few helpful things even though I don't have experience with similar products:
-The manual has really detailed instructions of how to set this device up with both a PC and a Mac. It's not quite a plug-and-play device, but if you follow the steps you will be able to get it working. They give you 20+ steps, so they didn't cut any corners with the directions.
-There is no noticable latency.
-I have used this to record audio from a XLR mic, and midi/audio from a Roland TD-12 drum module. It handled both easily when all the right wires were connected.
-This device may not work with all computer speakers; you really should get studio monitors to get the most out of this either way.
-The dials work well with nice LED indicators, and the mono button is useful if you're outputting to an amp.
-It feels sturdy enough to take with you. It has a metal casing so it's not going to crack apart or anything.
-Auto-sensitivity is a cool gimmick, but it's not really necessary most of the time. Not a negative, just saying. There's no harm in trying it out, at least.
-It should be obvious from the 5-stars, but this thing does seem to give accurate output, which is really the main thing you need.

I recommend the Quad Capture highly, but one thing to address is whether or not this is worth it for the money versus a cheaper interface. What led me to get this is that this looks to me like a sturdier model with really high quality output and low latency. and will be guaranteed to work well with Roland modules. It is going to be supported by Roland and they have really good documentation online for all their products. Beyond that I cannot compare this to another model. I can just tell you that it's a nice piece of gear.

Great value!!!

This is exactly what I was looking for. I had a cheaper interface and I felt that I had outgrown it long ago and wanted something with a couple inputs and a little bit better control. This did that and more. I am very impressed with the ability to tweak your options on the unit itself or on your computer if you are not by the unit. It comes with some kind of recording software, but I haven't used because I already have a good program in reason. I highly recommend getting this if you are getting started in producing your own music.

Rock Solid

The new Roland Quad-Capture is the successor to the Edirol UA-25 and UA-25EX. I’ve been a longtime user of the UA-25 and was hesitant to make the change to the new Quad-Capture. The UA-25 has Neutrik pres and a nice warm sound that I had gotten used to over the years. Also, it has always worked flawlessly with any computer I’ve hooked it up to. Now that I’ve been using the Quad-Capture for the last couple of months, I must say that I’m happy to have made the switch. The big draws to the Quad-Capture are the auto-leveling feature and the built-in compression. These two features work hand in hand to give you awesome results every time. Compression is handled via a software app that shows up in the control panel of your PC. You can’t fine tune the settings as much as I’d like, but, regardless, I’m getting the best results I’ve ever gotten. The thing I was worried about most with the Quad-Capture was that Roland replaced the Neutrik pres with a pair of their own VS preamps. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised to find them cleaner and more articulate than those found in the UA-25. Pretty much every other part of the new Quad-Capture is the same as the UA-25… Which is a good thing because that means this is a stable, rock solid piece of gear that will be with me for years to come.

BAT69

Nice array of input possibilities good signal to noise ratios, especially when it comes to input for digital computer recording. Of all the audio capture devices I've used this is by far the cleanest. Highly recommended for small computer home studio users.