All user reviews of 3/5 for the M-Audio Fast Track Usb

I chose this card for its compatibility with cubase and ProTool Mpowerhead. This allows me to listen to all files stored in my studio by different groups.
In addition, I needed a small portable USB sound card to record ideas on a guitar riff and drum midi song melodies all on a laptop. (I have several notebooks usually come when the inspiration I get the first PC that I found)

it lacks a second input to connect a second microphone or to the stereo.
lacks phantom power on a particular version that I bought.

UTILIZATION

drivers are stable. I usually use two or three tracks reading this card, but she is able to read much more. latency is correct.

the only problem is that the preamp breath a lot when pushed to its limits. So to get a correct result, mount the volume of the source (in my guitar amp) and decrease the volume of the entered card. bof is to make man studio apartment.

GETTING STARTED

easy to use, lightweight, no need manual, no power supply (it is powered by the USB port, so when you want to record something in the nature with a laptop that is nickel.)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 4 or 5 years. I tested a lot of cards in this category.

I love the weight, simplicity, compatibility cubase / protool.le ridiculous price
I do not like: the mono input (so there is a lack of opportunities). there is no power supply Phantom.le breath when you push the preamp.

if I were to buy a small USB sound card, I would take one with two inputs, a phantom power. According to the breath, in this slice taken, there are no miracles

This was a super simple mic pre that M-Audio had sold for a bit for those looking for the bare minimums when it came to recording things. You have a gain knob, an input knob, mono/stereo button for monitoring your source, output volume knob, XLR input, 1/4'' jack input, guitar/line level selector, RCA output and USB. Really, this thing is about as bare as you can possibly get.

UTILIZATION

The device did alright. There aren't many features packed into this thing. It seems like M-Audio tried to get away with as little as possible. In fact, I'm not sure why they didn't just combine the XLR and 1/4'' into one jack to make it more convenient. Presonus did that with their Firebox, and it worked out perfectly fine. The USB is the biggest killer in this. It's USB 1.1, and there is some very noticeable latency once you start recording. For those that don't know, latency is when you play something on your guitar and you hear it a few milliseconds later. It can really mess up your playing because it's impossible to keep timing like that.

GETTING STARTED

It's super simple to set up. You just install the drivers you need to install, hook up the devices to their corresponding ports, open up your DAW, select the device in your preferences and you're ready to start recording. The device can work in quite a few DAWs out there, so you should have no issues in terms of compatibility for most of these, but it might start to lose support now that it's discontinued. I can't comment on the manual as I never read it. The device is simple enough to where you don't need to read it to set everything up.

OVERALL OPINION

If you are on a super tight budget and need something crazy cheap, this might work out for you. Keep in mind that it's USB 1.1, so you'll have to be running everything very bare when using this device. You can't have plugins running while using this or else you'll experience latency. I wouldn't pay more than $40 for this, personally.

Hello,

Happy with my Audiophile 24/96 PCI, why not try a M-Audio USB?
it was just a guitar and a microphone.
I will not repeat everything I say that already disappointed a EMU 0202, that it was still a mistake. The connection can go (minimum)

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable, a rare good point. From the interface two tracks.
Correct latency. 9ms. Make

GETTING STARTED

simplest would be difficult, we find that actually very little to solve it. The manual does not run not very helpful, but hey it is clear.
No inconsistency. It is

OVERALL OPINION

row long, because very disappointed faux pre-amp or not,
very low level of registration with an already dynamic (micro).
Enough said, I do not recommend, in addition to a new version was released correcting the mistakes of youth and with Pro-Tools.
This one I recommend.
No I do not buy it back, it no longer made, and certainly not used.

I purchased the M-Audio Fast Track USB when I first began toying with a home studio idea. It is an entry level USB-connect preamp and, while it isn’t even close to industry level preamps, it does it’s job for someone just starting out.

UTILIZATION

My biggest concern with this preamp is how it CANNOT operate with any condenser microphone that requires phantom power (which is pretty much all condenser microphones). This information is not noted anywhere on M-Audio’s official website, nor the box that the product comes in. For someone wanting stereo quality recordings, you cannot achieve anything close using this interface and a dynamic microphone.

My secondary concern was the compatibility with Windows VISTA. I used the SESSION USB microphone for pod casts, which ran slow and the latency levels were extremely high on my laptop. The microphone recording through Fast Track USB gave me the same issues.

GETTING STARTED

Shifting toward the positives about this product… The Session software that comes with almost any low-end product on the M-Audio market – including this one – is worth the price alone. However, if you’ve purchased any of the USB connected interfaces from M-Audio already, you probably have gotten the software in some sort of “package deal” already.

M-Audio should bill this exclusively as a tool for guitar recording, because the plug-in here is probably the simplest I’ve ever used. For all the hassle of trying to connect a microphone to this device, such hassle can be overlooked because of the user-friendly guitar connection. You also have to applaud M-Audio for continuing the use of the 1/8 inch headphones input – so users can plug in their commercial headphones or ear buds without the hassle of purchasing the sometimes expensive studio monitors.

OVERALL OPINION

Neither the retail price suggested by M-Audio ($129.95), nor market prices (ranging from $88-99 at different online retailers) are worth the price of this USB component. If you are lucky to score one on eBay for 50-75% retail value, then add it to your collection. If not, look elsewhere!