mothersfreak
Published on 12/06/09 at 11:34
It speaks well of the new version of Fast Track comes with Protools M-powered Essential
Bought for 2 reasons: to replace my PCI card audiophile who does not work on my new PC and have a mobile solution to lug a computer to another.
The USB is not so bad and at least every computer has them.
In testing for 2 days at home, I use a config based on Intel dual core 7500 running XP SP3.
I tested only the entry with a guitar and a bass guitar and I balance out the mix on my desk. It all very well done its job. I found the quality quite correct my audiophile 24/96.
In my little home studio is very well
UTILIZATION
The driver supplied on the CD is not updated to run comes with the ProTools. Therefore directly download the latest version from M-Audio.
Apart from that, it's very stable.
There is a little latency but without direct monitoring is acceptable and I have not tried to settle.
I use Cubase Essential 5 recently and I wanted to taste this smaller version of protools essential, a few more goodies that guided my choice to the fastrack.
I make small models that use a 10zaine track. The 16 tracks of protools will provide a little bit but it just going to use like mine.
I read the demo songs without problem. it does not row and quality of recording on ProTools is the best I know
GETTING STARTED
Install easy except the fact that we should think about loading the latest driver from m-audio (-3 for!)
No special config, PT acknowledges the hardware and locks onto it. For other apps, ... Ben is like every time we select a asio driver, and presto!
Manual on CD in English. There is also a small map to guide a newbie MUI for installation.
OVERALL OPINION
Comparing with my audiophile PCI is kif kif. I have few other references.
What I like:
- The portability of the small USB box
- Sound Quality
- Latency correct rules better than I
- But there are basic connections essentially
- Setting the levels of inputs and outputs
- The phantom power (to test)
- The little bonus with Protools plugins QQE good
What I like to:
- Lack of noon (at least a midi in)
- The absence of a switch to cut it without having to unplug the USB cable
- The closed side of the essential PT (does not work on my audiophile (.... that since remarche) (no way to add a plug RTAS
For 100 E, there is nothing to say. I now have a mobile system purchase for my 3 computers (PC and Mac). The case does its job. It's been 25 years since I make music with at least 15 years of "home studio" with rudimentary but effective equipment. So I do not pete with the super pro hardware and it suits my level of usage.
I can resell at a time to sacrifice mobility, because I found what was wrong with my pci card.
Protools is great, but this version is a little too closed. For comparison, the version of Cubase Essential is much richer for a home recording studio. On this one, Digidesign has lagged behind.
Bought for 2 reasons: to replace my PCI card audiophile who does not work on my new PC and have a mobile solution to lug a computer to another.
The USB is not so bad and at least every computer has them.
In testing for 2 days at home, I use a config based on Intel dual core 7500 running XP SP3.
I tested only the entry with a guitar and a bass guitar and I balance out the mix on my desk. It all very well done its job. I found the quality quite correct my audiophile 24/96.
In my little home studio is very well
UTILIZATION
The driver supplied on the CD is not updated to run comes with the ProTools. Therefore directly download the latest version from M-Audio.
Apart from that, it's very stable.
There is a little latency but without direct monitoring is acceptable and I have not tried to settle.
I use Cubase Essential 5 recently and I wanted to taste this smaller version of protools essential, a few more goodies that guided my choice to the fastrack.
I make small models that use a 10zaine track. The 16 tracks of protools will provide a little bit but it just going to use like mine.
I read the demo songs without problem. it does not row and quality of recording on ProTools is the best I know
GETTING STARTED
Install easy except the fact that we should think about loading the latest driver from m-audio (-3 for!)
No special config, PT acknowledges the hardware and locks onto it. For other apps, ... Ben is like every time we select a asio driver, and presto!
Manual on CD in English. There is also a small map to guide a newbie MUI for installation.
OVERALL OPINION
Comparing with my audiophile PCI is kif kif. I have few other references.
What I like:
- The portability of the small USB box
- Sound Quality
- Latency correct rules better than I
- But there are basic connections essentially
- Setting the levels of inputs and outputs
- The phantom power (to test)
- The little bonus with Protools plugins QQE good
What I like to:
- Lack of noon (at least a midi in)
- The absence of a switch to cut it without having to unplug the USB cable
- The closed side of the essential PT (does not work on my audiophile (.... that since remarche) (no way to add a plug RTAS
For 100 E, there is nothing to say. I now have a mobile system purchase for my 3 computers (PC and Mac). The case does its job. It's been 25 years since I make music with at least 15 years of "home studio" with rudimentary but effective equipment. So I do not pete with the super pro hardware and it suits my level of usage.
I can resell at a time to sacrifice mobility, because I found what was wrong with my pci card.
Protools is great, but this version is a little too closed. For comparison, the version of Cubase Essential is much richer for a home recording studio. On this one, Digidesign has lagged behind.