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Published on 07/25/07 at 11:50
The renowned brand in the field of pramplis ... the quality of pramplis, FireWire (connection + power supply, which have quickly taken a supplmentaire plug), the small size and big capabilities ads ... (2 in combo XLR / jack + jack two inputs, three outputs Stereo, the possibility of "cascading" the machine with other FireWire devices (hard disk, controller ...)
The ct "robust" in bte ... UPDATE: I will come back to the firewire ...
Used in home studio use only ...

UTILIZATION

No installation problem ... you put the cd in the drive, it does what it tells us to do is connect the small box ... and it is prt! UPDATE: If the box is recognized ... Recognized immediately in all software utiliss.
No incompatibility.
Easy Setup ... very easy ... to the point that even I did not see that there was a manual ... you teach me

GETTING STARTED

Trs stable drivers ... not yet been updated since the purchase.
Software: Cubase, WaveLab and SoundForge
Cubase latency: in gnrale, it RULES of 10 ms, which is well enough to work comfortably with the blind instruments vst. (P4 3G + 1024 MB RAM).
I happen to rgler of 6 ms for audio recording, but better not have too many effects or vst instruments ... small, but delicious even when cpu resources.
I record one track a time ... Finally, for the moment, but I have to purchase a small audio-technica at3035 I will link my old Shure mic ... we'll see what gives a ...
8 / 10 ... UPDATE: What innocence!

OVERALL OPINION

For three months I do know that little of trsor lctronique ...
Most: pramplis, the solid appearance ...
The -: uh ... bah ... Gourmet ... but is gre ... UPDATE: THE FireWire
I have not tried other cards at the time of purchase ... but day and night with my Previous ... (Soundblaster home ...)
The report quality is pretty good price: 325 euros for the prsonus home ...
With exprience, I do it again ... with a bigger budget, I will deal plutt for Motu ... but it will be for nol ...
UPDATE: For over a year since I have this card ... but it does not work! Why? Rponse: firewire connectors too low ... I knew the dpart ds, one of the two had taken the game and should not be that I plug my computer ... a year later, not only one that had the game not working at all, but in addition, the other also lach me! I see now all of a seller Home Studio (I did not buy from them but the box I bought it o put the key under the door ...)... I asked him how long it would take and how much cost me to make rpar ... rponse, I will pay for shipping only (since it is still under manufacturer's warranty) ... but I can not rcuprer at least a month and a half since the SAV is currently in Prsonus "dbordquot; HS ... the seller told me they arr ter to sell this card because, I quote: "8 out of 10 returns due to taient same problem: the firewire connectors dfaillantes ..."...
I am now Amre exprience ... I think Prsonus, which is nevertheless a good brand trs should vrifier its products, more so when they outsource to China ... (I have nothing against the Chinese)
... Finally, brief ... So, I bought a sound card ... and as an end, a value sre: a MOTU! Thank you for this purchase Prsonus imprvu sudden and I have to do before coming to see you ... I brought the economy of 300 euros ... and since I do not expect that going to cost me to make rpar! Voil ... So ... pril and your risk!