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Published on 10/17/10 at 04:34USB compatibility direct unmanned / Linux without problem and the price. And external power supply that allows phantom power for mics that need it.
I use it in a home studio with a microphone input NT2A Rode (directly or via a Behringer MC200 for phantom power supply and lamp / compression), or various guitars, acoustic, electric, active and passive basses, my piano and Korg SP 170. Sometimes I connect the output of the guitar or bass amp as above, save for transplant without the mic.
Output of the computer or the mix: my Samson Resolv A8 powered speakers when they are not in return for service, even if small computer speakers sound good, and my Fender bass amp. Depending on the mood of the day, for everything happening.
Input and USB to my HP Pavilion 2.8GHZ dual processor, 1 GB of RAM on Win XP or Ubuntu Studio 10, or Fedora CCRMA 12, or even 64Studio, music-oriented Linux distribution that is no longer maintained but stable effective. Otherwise on a Toshiba old who appreciates the little need for resources.
EDIT: after time, a breath on Linux, I found under Windows, due in fact to the USB hub, while the table is powered by the industry. It starts by connecting a USB jack on the computer.
on the other hand, volume knob on the bottom that sends the left lane when we heard nothing right until halfway, then quite a racket for the neighbors when we have already set high powered speakers, and concern for the records to predict. And a little breath of course. I do not send it for service, I opened it, I pawed the knobs, it calmed down a bit but everything is soldered directly onto the card so no customer service possible home (I thought the exchange knob) . Too bad but you can not blame them if you need the VAS.
EDIT EDIT: in fact, it seems, are the chipset drivers of my ardi that were rotten, the same table / sound card works perfect on a brand new laptop with Windo7, and Linux as well. Still surprising that a USB driver gives such a result on the sound.
UTILIZATION
No proprietary driver: this is all purely USB compatible, there is no more stable. I repeat: Linux on Windows and three different two or three laptops and different. No need to update.
Under Jack in Linux, under Reaper in Windoze with ASIO4ALL and Linux with Wine emulator failure most often.
Latency low enough for what I do, I do not notice. I have not tried to optimize Linux is a blow to any plant seen my little knowledge of commentçamarchedonccetruc.
4 tracks can be entered on the table, and it can only output 2 (TWO, not more) tracks on the computer, or hand out, or headphone, and this will remain the same, it is a stereo mix output, and that's it. End of Illusions for those who did.
SOUNDS
Installation: one branch, the operating system recognizes it works.
Requirements: Windows, this depends somewhat on the system, but no problem in Reaper preferences / sound, we choose ASIO4ALL, the USB device and it works.
In Linux, it is a little trickier, but as she always called USB, it can be found easily and is elected as the sound device, and it also works with ALSA and JACK. Under Reaper, choose wineasio as ASIO, USB device and it works like in JACKCTL.
The manual is sufficient, even without a manual, just turn the knobs to adjust the mixer and find it in the usual configuration of its software.
No incompatibilities encountered so far, after 1 year of use.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had it about a year.
I had before 2 Toneport UX1 and UX2 who own "death" and have at most two simultaneous inputs, I mean a small difference in sound but you really want to find it, and I am unable to say what material is better than another point of view there.
I have not tried thirty-six models taking into account what is the entry level, and that I'm most often alone to play so I did not need 8, 12 or 36 entries. ..
What I like most: price, compatibility with all the separate control output / headphone for this price
What I like least: entries 3 and 4 which have a volume knob, pan for two entries ... That's really the scam these counted for 2 stereo inputs. And especially the fact that one can believe that there are 4 outputs on the computer when there is only one stereo output or two tracks. And the manufacturer does nothing to disabuse the barge, it's really not fair play.
EDIT: I delete my EDIT on the problem of volume knob that actually seems to have the motherboard drivers (chipset with USB ports) and failed to update. So, it is impeccable after one year.
I use it in a home studio with a microphone input NT2A Rode (directly or via a Behringer MC200 for phantom power supply and lamp / compression), or various guitars, acoustic, electric, active and passive basses, my piano and Korg SP 170. Sometimes I connect the output of the guitar or bass amp as above, save for transplant without the mic.
Output of the computer or the mix: my Samson Resolv A8 powered speakers when they are not in return for service, even if small computer speakers sound good, and my Fender bass amp. Depending on the mood of the day, for everything happening.
Input and USB to my HP Pavilion 2.8GHZ dual processor, 1 GB of RAM on Win XP or Ubuntu Studio 10, or Fedora CCRMA 12, or even 64Studio, music-oriented Linux distribution that is no longer maintained but stable effective. Otherwise on a Toshiba old who appreciates the little need for resources.
EDIT: after time, a breath on Linux, I found under Windows, due in fact to the USB hub, while the table is powered by the industry. It starts by connecting a USB jack on the computer.
on the other hand, volume knob on the bottom that sends the left lane when we heard nothing right until halfway, then quite a racket for the neighbors when we have already set high powered speakers, and concern for the records to predict. And a little breath of course. I do not send it for service, I opened it, I pawed the knobs, it calmed down a bit but everything is soldered directly onto the card so no customer service possible home (I thought the exchange knob) . Too bad but you can not blame them if you need the VAS.
EDIT EDIT: in fact, it seems, are the chipset drivers of my ardi that were rotten, the same table / sound card works perfect on a brand new laptop with Windo7, and Linux as well. Still surprising that a USB driver gives such a result on the sound.
UTILIZATION
No proprietary driver: this is all purely USB compatible, there is no more stable. I repeat: Linux on Windows and three different two or three laptops and different. No need to update.
Under Jack in Linux, under Reaper in Windoze with ASIO4ALL and Linux with Wine emulator failure most often.
Latency low enough for what I do, I do not notice. I have not tried to optimize Linux is a blow to any plant seen my little knowledge of commentçamarchedonccetruc.
4 tracks can be entered on the table, and it can only output 2 (TWO, not more) tracks on the computer, or hand out, or headphone, and this will remain the same, it is a stereo mix output, and that's it. End of Illusions for those who did.
SOUNDS
Installation: one branch, the operating system recognizes it works.
Requirements: Windows, this depends somewhat on the system, but no problem in Reaper preferences / sound, we choose ASIO4ALL, the USB device and it works.
In Linux, it is a little trickier, but as she always called USB, it can be found easily and is elected as the sound device, and it also works with ALSA and JACK. Under Reaper, choose wineasio as ASIO, USB device and it works like in JACKCTL.
The manual is sufficient, even without a manual, just turn the knobs to adjust the mixer and find it in the usual configuration of its software.
No incompatibilities encountered so far, after 1 year of use.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had it about a year.
I had before 2 Toneport UX1 and UX2 who own "death" and have at most two simultaneous inputs, I mean a small difference in sound but you really want to find it, and I am unable to say what material is better than another point of view there.
I have not tried thirty-six models taking into account what is the entry level, and that I'm most often alone to play so I did not need 8, 12 or 36 entries. ..
What I like most: price, compatibility with all the separate control output / headphone for this price
What I like least: entries 3 and 4 which have a volume knob, pan for two entries ... That's really the scam these counted for 2 stereo inputs. And especially the fact that one can believe that there are 4 outputs on the computer when there is only one stereo output or two tracks. And the manufacturer does nothing to disabuse the barge, it's really not fair play.
EDIT: I delete my EDIT on the problem of volume knob that actually seems to have the motherboard drivers (chipset with USB ports) and failed to update. So, it is impeccable after one year.