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Published on 01/17/11 at 00:17Digital audio interface with 2 inputs (XLR Jack), 2 outputs (Jack), a good knob aluminum to control the input gain and master volume.
I use a MacBook Pro in a home studio use. A console is used before the interface. Connecting via the MBP is via a FW400 cable.
It's simple and it works. There is just the "breakout cable", the cable assembly, which is a little less "pro" that the interface itself. I would have preferred a separate aluminum box with all the connections that insulated cables. But the key is there, it is compact and lightweight.
UTILIZATION
Drivers ... No drivers needed with this interface (CoreAudio). It only works with a Mac on the other hand. And I can understand that it may put off some people.
I mainly use Logic Pro with the Duet. 9 but ProTools and GarageBand. No compatibility problems, everything works perfectly.
Since there are only 2 entries, well ... that's the limit is given. Latency, yes ... there are always a little bit, but it hardly feels it.
I love the fact that we can control the overall volume with the main volume pot.
GETTING STARTED
No problem installing. No need for manual non-plus. You just install Maestro, the software controls for the Duet and go.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought almost a year ago, but did that was released in late 2010. I've had for some years an M-Audio ProFire 2626, an interface with up to 26 simultaneous inputs. Yes, it's convenient ... but concretely, with keyboards, home studio, I almost never use more than 2 tracks at a time (recording). There were 3 or 4 occasions (when I recorded a live band) where I used 16 tracks at once. But here also I needed an interface to a friend there (a MOTU).
What I like most: sound quality. Compared with the M-Audio ProFire 2626, is the day and night. Both preamps (with 75 dB gain) or converters are of excellent quality. But they are only number two as well ...
What I like least: there are only 2 entries ...
The quality / price is very good. This is perfectly in line Less is More: 2 inputs and outputs, but really excellent quality.
My next interface: an Apogee Ensemble or Metric Halo. Once you have tasted this audio quality, we would like nothing else.
I use a MacBook Pro in a home studio use. A console is used before the interface. Connecting via the MBP is via a FW400 cable.
It's simple and it works. There is just the "breakout cable", the cable assembly, which is a little less "pro" that the interface itself. I would have preferred a separate aluminum box with all the connections that insulated cables. But the key is there, it is compact and lightweight.
UTILIZATION
Drivers ... No drivers needed with this interface (CoreAudio). It only works with a Mac on the other hand. And I can understand that it may put off some people.
I mainly use Logic Pro with the Duet. 9 but ProTools and GarageBand. No compatibility problems, everything works perfectly.
Since there are only 2 entries, well ... that's the limit is given. Latency, yes ... there are always a little bit, but it hardly feels it.
I love the fact that we can control the overall volume with the main volume pot.
GETTING STARTED
No problem installing. No need for manual non-plus. You just install Maestro, the software controls for the Duet and go.
OVERALL OPINION
I bought almost a year ago, but did that was released in late 2010. I've had for some years an M-Audio ProFire 2626, an interface with up to 26 simultaneous inputs. Yes, it's convenient ... but concretely, with keyboards, home studio, I almost never use more than 2 tracks at a time (recording). There were 3 or 4 occasions (when I recorded a live band) where I used 16 tracks at once. But here also I needed an interface to a friend there (a MOTU).
What I like most: sound quality. Compared with the M-Audio ProFire 2626, is the day and night. Both preamps (with 75 dB gain) or converters are of excellent quality. But they are only number two as well ...
What I like least: there are only 2 entries ...
The quality / price is very good. This is perfectly in line Less is More: 2 inputs and outputs, but really excellent quality.
My next interface: an Apogee Ensemble or Metric Halo. Once you have tasted this audio quality, we would like nothing else.