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Steinberg UR28M

Item ID: UR28M

6-in/8-out USB 2.0 Audio Interface with Discrete Analog Preamplifiers and Built-in DSP Processing

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From Our Research Team:

Analog Quality Meets Digital Flexibility!

Steinberg's UR28M USB interface combines the amazing sound quality of discrete analog circuitry with the power and flexibility of digital signal processing. Featuring two of Steinberg's celebrated D-Pre microphone preamps, the UR28M puts breathtaking Class A analog preamp circuitry right on your desktop. Tracking with the UR28M's onboard DSP is incredibly easy, allowing you to add reverb and channel-strip processing to your monitor mix. A digitally controlled monitor bus also adds excellent control-room functions, all of which is easily accessed via the Steinberg UR28M's convenient top panel.



Steinberg UR28M USB 2.0 Audio Interface at a Glance:
  • Amazing analog circuitry
  • Built-in DSP makes tracking easy
  • Digital monitoring convenience

Amazing analog circuitry
True discrete Class A preamp circuitry makes the Steinberg UR28M stand out, particularly among USB audio interfaces at its price point. Wait till you hear the astonishing sound quality the UR28M has to offer! This fantastic pair of preamps takes desktop recording to a whole new level!

Built-in DSP makes tracking easy
Steinberg knows that dull and lifeless monitor mixes lead to dull and lifeless performances. That's why they gave the UR28M powerful built-in DSP functions. Each analog input (two balanced TRS line inputs and two XLR/TRS combo jacks) has its own dedicated DSP channel strip, allowing you to dial in dynamics and EQ processing. You also get a master REV-X reverb, which you can use to add dimension to the vocal mix. And controlling these effects is super easy, thanks to Steinberg's dspMixFx mixer software. You'll love tracking with the UR28M!

Digital monitoring convenience
Steinberg's dspMixFx mixer software allows you to do even more than adjust the settings of the UR28M's built-in DSP processing, it also lets you create custom mixes. Set up three completely independent monitor mixes at once. This makes the UR28M perfect for headphone mixes and outboard effects sends, allowing you to easily integrate the rest of your studio gear.

Steinberg UR28M USB 2.0 Audio Interface Features:
  • Excellent 24-bit/96 kHz USB 2.0 audio interface with phenomenal analog and digital circuitry
  • 4 analog inputs and 6 analog outputs, plus a dedicated 1/8" stereo input for reference sources such as MP3 players
  • 2 x Steinberg's D-Pre Class A discrete mic preamps with +48V phantom power onboard give you excellent analog sound
  • 2-channel coaxial S/PDIF digital I/O lets you hook up high-quality outboard gear
  • 6 x 1/4" outputs let you send custom mixes to monitors and outboard gear
  • Built-in DSP REV-X reverb and four Steinberg Channel Strips allow you to record and monitor with effects and processing - without latency!
  • Control onboard DSP with Steinberg's dspMixFx mixer software
  • Digitally controlled monitor level control with DIM, Mono, and Mute fed by a 3x3 monitoring matrix
  • 2 x separate headphone buses with individual outputs
  • Cross-platform compatibility for Mac OS X and Windows
  • Native VST 3 plug-ins of REV-X and Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip additionally included
  • Includes Cubase AI music production software

Get flexible DSP and amazing onboard preamps, with Steinberg's UR28M USB 2.0 audio interface!

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Specification Detail
Computer Connection Type USB 2.0
Form Factor Desktop
Simultaneous I/O 6
A/D Resolution 24-bit/96 kHz
Built In DSP/FX Yes (reverb and channel-strip processing)
Number of Audio Inputs 4
Audio Inputs Types 2 x XLR Combo, 2 x TRS
Number of Audio Outputs 8
Audio Output Types 6 x 1/4", 2 x headphone
Number of Digital Inputs 2
Digital Input Types S/PDIF (coaxial)
Number of Digital Outputs 2
Digital Output Types S/PDIF (coaxial)
Number of Preamps 2
Phantom Power Yes (2)
MIDI I/O No MIDI I/O
Clock I/O No Word Clock I/O
Bus Powered Not Bus Powered
Rack Units Not Rackmountable
Depth 6.46"
Width 11.46"
Height 2.32"
Weight 3 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number UR28M

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based on 2 reviews

Amazing Deal! Same League as the Duet 2 and Mbox 3 Pro

by Lucas Pimentel from Riverside, CA
April 25, 2012
Music Background: Music Producer and Arranger, Recording Engineer
I am not a Cubase user. I work with Logic since 1997 and Pro Tools since 1999.
I was very skeptical about purchasing this unit but I decided to give it a try.
My primary goal was to get ... read more [+]a decent mic preamps with impeccable conversion for vocals and guitars up to 96 + DSP FX for zero latency and multi monitoring system. A big challenge on a budget under $500.
First, I have used for at least a month the following:
Apogee Duet 2: Excellent, great pres and immaculate conversion, but no DSP FX and no multi monitoring option, single headphone out for $600.
Mbox 3 Pro: As good as the Duet 2 in pres and conversion and perfect if you need more channels. Decent DSP FX for zero latency. But almost twice the price of the UR28M.
Focusrite Saphire 24 DSP: Poor preamps, poor conversion, horrible dsp software.
Now, for the Steinberg UR28M I was completely blown away. Preamps are on the same league as the Duet II and Mbox 3 Pro. Conversion is smooth and transparent. Same league as the other two units. Monitoring control is excellent for 3 sets of monitors. I have two: A KRK V8 and Adam AX3.
The DSP FX is very intuitive and user friendly. FX Quality for monitoring is excellent. Way better than the Mbox 3 Pro. Unit is very well built. Not as sturdy as the Mbox 3 Pro but way better than the Saphire 24 DSP.
I am vey happy with it. For $399 this is a no brainer.
There is nothing under $500 that will get even close to the quality of this unit.
Give it a try. You will not be disappointed. If you do, Sweetwater return policy will get you covered.
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Really great interface!

by Vladimir Berns from Central NJ, USA
April 20, 2012
Music Background: Guitar player/Hobbyist
So I've had my UR28M for about a month now and I can say I'm very happy with it. The installation and usage has been flawless with Windows 7 64-bit. After upgrading to Cubase Elements 6 I have just ab... read more [+]out everything I need in a DAW.

Sound: It sounds terrific to my ears. The conversion is great. Very detailed. The mic pres are nice and warm. Very comparable to my old I88X.

Features: I love the desktop form-factor. It's really what drew me to this unit. Often times, with units in this price range there's a lot of limitations in I/O mixing options etc. For me, this unit has the right set of features. The controls all feel very high quality and are very intuitive to use.

Performance:
Let me preface this by telling you about my PC. It's a 2006 DELL Optiplex E510. It has a Pentium D (3.6GHz) Dual Core processor with 4 GB of RAM. Clearly not a state-of-the-art PC by today's standards. My processor supports 64-bit, so I decided to switch from Windows XP SP3 to Windows 7 64-bit. So why am I mentioning this? Well, I have read that folks have experienced higher latency with the UR28M. Steinberg has released an updated driver that makes some noticeable performance improvements. But the real impact on performance has to do with running older 32-bit plugins in a 64-bit Cubase environment. I started researching this after noticing a performance drop when running certain plugins that performed fine for me in the past. I quickly realized that in order to make 32-bit plugins compatible with 64-bit Cubase, Steinberg wrote an application that is called VST Bridge which is launched every time a 32-bit plugin is invoked. That's all great and everything works fine, but when you're running on an old machine like I am and you need to eek out every bit of performance this becomes an issue. For whatever reason, VST Bridge is a performance hog with a huge memory footprint (maybe Steinberg will address this as their 64-bit platforms mature or maybe it's just the nature of the beast). My ASIO load would go up to roughly 60% when invoking a 32-bit plugin. Once I switched to 64-bit, the meter would drop to next to nothing. This led me to upgrade my plugins to 64-bit versions or just use the native Cubase plugins (which are great by the way) instead to improve performance. So is it a huge deal? I guess it depends on what you're doing and what you're doing it on. But I just wanted to share this in case folks read about the performance issues and were subsequently scared off by it. Bottom-line is, don't be scared off. The performance is fine, you just need the latest drivers/patches and if you're using Cubase 6, bear in mind the 32-bit/64-bit thing and all will be great. close [-]

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