All user reviews for the Novation Speedio

Why is my choice?:
1-L'Interface AUDIO / USB
2-2 pramplis powered Mic fantme
3 - the principle of mobile solution, allowing me to follow a classical orchestra in its dplacements.

I use it, now, a console with Yamaha MG 12 / 4, 2 microphones and a B5 Behring dynamic capacitor, for soloists, under software Magix Music Studio 2004 Deluxe, Packard Bell laptop with a 2.6 GHz P IV, 512 MB, your exact is REALLY good.
[/ B] BUYING TO AVOID THE GERMAN SITE "Musik-Schmidt Megastore" in their publicity it provides the software sold and the dception rception, no software, they aprsrclamation corrected their site and rfut my request.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple: you plug, you insert the CD, you unplug, it reconnects, it leaves the installation is complete and running.
AFTER 2 AND A HALF MONTHS OF USE: I go back a little on my opinion, it is rgulirement reinstall the drivers, when you unplug the card and reconnect the DSIR is hot.
It is prfrable, After you install the drivers, plug the USB to the PC teind this soon to have reinstall the drivers.

GETTING STARTED

Ormis the fact that we should avoid plugging the card "hot", no problem for drivers in Magix Music Studio 2004
As for the Shift? ultrieurement see.

APRS over 2 months: Still no problem in the studio in 2004.

OVERALL OPINION

For more than two months and it held its place.
associated with a console Yamaha MG12 / 4, I encountered is no problem.
I prfre?: audio interface
the ratio Q / P: 218 Euros including shipping (but without the software) with our neighbors (see above).

Interface audionumrique 48/44 16/24 khz bit. donns transfer via the USB cable.
branch on a workstation roalnd fantom x 7.

UTILIZATION

The installation did j EVER march properly.
j met him several incompatibilts.le manual is in English.
this interface has carrment remove my codecs and drivers for my sound card.
J ia the format my pc 2 times ca he s acting give irrversible loss.
Ds that I lai install, I arrived more dye my pc, it was ringworm k jl manually every time! C is outrageous!

GETTING STARTED

There is no update of
j uses the software Cubase SX3, Acid Pro 5.0, Sound Forge 8.0.
means of the "dust" has -60 db kan increases slightly the sound just by plugging the jacks.
This means that the cladding input jacks is simply foireu!

OVERALL OPINION

J bought a surcouf lai (yes it's true cest something stupid). Dgout j am. C is a real dirt.
There's nothing in there!
the one who invented it, if jle see in the street j broke his teeth !!!!!!!

NOVATION c is complete. N certainly not buy these products, no go no more a-surcouf. C is the catch-idiot!

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
I needed a audionumrique interface with 2 inputs, 2 outputs, a phantom power supply, and certainly not expensive trs.

- For what purpose?
Home Studio

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Pc AMD Sempron 1800 + 2Ghz rate
256 MB RAM
2 HDD: 80 GB and 160

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
Use with SM58 Microphone and MAUDIO Nova for making voice and instrument (sax) mainly.

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?
I download on the site of Novation the latest drivers and ASIO drivers and no installation problem under Windows XP SP1.

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
Unable to install the interface in service pack 2, but hey it does a lot of stuff.

- The configuration gnrale is easy?
ASIO driver setup basic but powerful.

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Manual in English and almost nonexistent. If there is one criticism to make here. A little more documentation would consquente t apprciable.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
No particular problem

- Are they often put day?
I do not feel ...

- What software do you use most often?
Cubase SX 3

- What you get lag?
From: 8ms
Released: 12ms
Note that I encounter problem of latency in Cubase SX2 (latency rising output of a sudden over 40s!) Who disappeared in SX3.

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ...
Well the max I've done it two recording tracks with 10 tracks in reading, no ralentissemnt fortunately!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
5-6 months

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ Being able to have a phantom power supply stable on a product that price lbr /> + Price
- The doc?

- How do you report qualitprix?
Trs qualitprix good value, the remaining power supply phantom trs rare card of this price.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
If I want a cheap and effective product, no hsitation.

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?

The price, performance, latency announcement, the advice of a salesman.

- For what purpose?

Recording mix, scratch, voice, and production

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

PC
Amd Athlon 3000 +
Asus
An internal and an external 160 GB 300 GB
512 MB (soon pass a 1024 mb)
Windows XP

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...

I have a mixer Yamaha MG 12 / 4 top branch for all my entries

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?

At the beginning yes but not the drivers n'tait a day, was at the beginning of its release, the fix is ​​available t time after that and it worked fine

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?

Not at the moment and I want to say that I am under pack sp2 and I have no problems!

- The configuration gnrale is easy?

Yes the control panel is very easy to use and can change the sampling rate directly, the quality of sound, and the panel also indicates the latency that we may have with the configuration that he request

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

Not much need the manual because the installation was simple

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?

I have not had any problems since the day a bet I made about 2 years ago

- Are they often put day?

I do not know should I go see in innovation

- What software do you use most often?

5 fruity loops, acid pro 5 and other software like virtual dj

- What you get lag?

Of about 5 millisecond after what I said fruityloops, asio panel tells me between 11 and 40 millisecond by millisecond output

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ...

I never get the maximum number of track she could read but I must do it one day

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

It's going to be about 2 years

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

Goodies: latency, size, easy adjustment, the software provided with the sound card (4 Ableton Live Cubase 4, bass station it's been a lot of money), use USB, the simplicity of configuration
Cons: the number of out of every two necessarily go through a good mixer but I do not mind.

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

No this is my first external sound card

- How do you report qualitprix?

very good for performance and software provided

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

I think so even if the price was in our days many manufacturers are making efforts there are more and more competiotn in the price range but speedio has its place among these compiteurs