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Published on 12/06/13 at 21:12Which technical specifications motivated your choice?
The number of inputs and the USB connection.
Do you use the product with other instruments or systems (mixing console, preamp, DtD, ...) and what's your setup? ...
MAC & PC digital audio
What do you use the product for? What's your setup (motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive,...)?
To record guitars/vocals
MacBook Pro 13"
Core2duo
OSX Mavericks
8Gb RAM
2DD
PC Windows 7
Quad core
4Gb RAM
3DD
USE
Are the drivers stable?
No, I often have to reboot because no sound comes out.
Which software do you use?
Reason, Ableton Live...
How many tracks can you record/playback simultaneously ? ...
Compared to my M-Audio 410, not many. Reason displays an error message, which doesn't happen with the 410.
Are they up to date?
No, and it's weird by the way, because it's hard to know who's in charge of the drivers and support of this fast track, Avid and M-Audio blame each other. In the end, Avid seems to have updated the drivers, for example:
The drivers for Mac OSX Mavericks were updated in November 2013.
But they don't work, so the card is useless up to this day.
You only need to go to Avid's Facebook page to realize how many users are raging about it while Avid doesn't provide any answers. It's impossible to contact them for free, you need to pay! It's shameful!
What's the latency of your system?
It's hard to answer this question, since it's not stable.
You need to constantly change the latency to avoid crackles.
OPERATION
Did you have any problems during the installation?
Logically Plug&Play, but I've had to start over again several times.
How complicated is the overall configuration?
Not too complicated.
Did you have any incompatibility problems?
Yes with OSX Mavericks
Is the user's manual clear and comprehensive? ...
Enough for me
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you been using the product?
About 1 year.
Did you try any other models before buying this one?
E-MU, M-Audio 410 ... sniff
Which feature do you like the most / the least?
I don't really recommend this soundcard and I don't understand the different reviews on this soundcard.
When I received it, it was a huge disappointment, a light plastic box.
Then, in use, it lacks power, it's constantly unstable, in short, it's not even worth $100.
How would you rate its value for money? Based on your experience, would you buy this product again? ...
No, I'll never buy another Avid product again.
The number of inputs and the USB connection.
Do you use the product with other instruments or systems (mixing console, preamp, DtD, ...) and what's your setup? ...
MAC & PC digital audio
What do you use the product for? What's your setup (motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive,...)?
To record guitars/vocals
MacBook Pro 13"
Core2duo
OSX Mavericks
8Gb RAM
2DD
PC Windows 7
Quad core
4Gb RAM
3DD
USE
Are the drivers stable?
No, I often have to reboot because no sound comes out.
Which software do you use?
Reason, Ableton Live...
How many tracks can you record/playback simultaneously ? ...
Compared to my M-Audio 410, not many. Reason displays an error message, which doesn't happen with the 410.
Are they up to date?
No, and it's weird by the way, because it's hard to know who's in charge of the drivers and support of this fast track, Avid and M-Audio blame each other. In the end, Avid seems to have updated the drivers, for example:
The drivers for Mac OSX Mavericks were updated in November 2013.
But they don't work, so the card is useless up to this day.
You only need to go to Avid's Facebook page to realize how many users are raging about it while Avid doesn't provide any answers. It's impossible to contact them for free, you need to pay! It's shameful!
What's the latency of your system?
It's hard to answer this question, since it's not stable.
You need to constantly change the latency to avoid crackles.
OPERATION
Did you have any problems during the installation?
Logically Plug&Play, but I've had to start over again several times.
How complicated is the overall configuration?
Not too complicated.
Did you have any incompatibility problems?
Yes with OSX Mavericks
Is the user's manual clear and comprehensive? ...
Enough for me
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you been using the product?
About 1 year.
Did you try any other models before buying this one?
E-MU, M-Audio 410 ... sniff
Which feature do you like the most / the least?
I don't really recommend this soundcard and I don't understand the different reviews on this soundcard.
When I received it, it was a huge disappointment, a light plastic box.
Then, in use, it lacks power, it's constantly unstable, in short, it's not even worth $100.
How would you rate its value for money? Based on your experience, would you buy this product again? ...
No, I'll never buy another Avid product again.