MGR/Bucky « M-Audio Duo »
Published on 12/02/03 at 15:00Bought used for $150 to record onto my iBook via USB.
Clean signal, nice headphone amp. 24 bit/96kHz possibility. can work as a stand-alone A/D converter, but that's not what i've used it for.
took a while to get the bit rate and latency settings right to record blip-free in OS X (10.2.6). i was hoping to find a unit that could record 4 tracks simult., but i can live with 2, especially at this price.
durable, metal chasis. solid construction. wall wart power converter is a little annoying, but hard to get around those.
this thing does exactly what i need it to. it has two inputs, two outs (stereo outs, for monitors), and even has phantom power to power your mics. i chose this USB device over the digidesign mbox, figuring for the price difference i could live with some minor complaints, but i don't really have any, and it's worked out well. i've heard horror stories about OS X and USB input devices, but i just had to find the right settings between the OS X sound preferences, the provided driver settings, and the recording software settings.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
Clean signal, nice headphone amp. 24 bit/96kHz possibility. can work as a stand-alone A/D converter, but that's not what i've used it for.
took a while to get the bit rate and latency settings right to record blip-free in OS X (10.2.6). i was hoping to find a unit that could record 4 tracks simult., but i can live with 2, especially at this price.
durable, metal chasis. solid construction. wall wart power converter is a little annoying, but hard to get around those.
this thing does exactly what i need it to. it has two inputs, two outs (stereo outs, for monitors), and even has phantom power to power your mics. i chose this USB device over the digidesign mbox, figuring for the price difference i could live with some minor complaints, but i don't really have any, and it's worked out well. i've heard horror stories about OS X and USB input devices, but i just had to find the right settings between the OS X sound preferences, the provided driver settings, and the recording software settings.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com