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PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL

USB audio interface from PreSonus belonging to the Audiobox series

Public price: $499 incl. VAT
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«  Excellent interface »

Published on 02/06/12 at 08:19
Value For Money : Excellent
Home Studio on recent 3200 MHz PC under Windows 7 - Bought for couples Studio One software + interface more modern than my M-Audio Firewire 410. Direct integration of Melodyne plugin.

UTILIZATION

Easy installation - not the least crash in a month of intensive use.
Studio One 2.0 is really an excellent software computer music, higher quality sound with Cubase 6, and especially the plugins home Fat Channel (from the console Presonus Studio Live) make the difference. Including the EQ and compressor. Next to the Cubase EQ eg pales must often dig the curves to get a result with the Channel EQ Fat, you can sculpt the sound with small patches on the equalization curve. The presets (Vocal, instruments, general mix, mastering, and many are well suited). Seamless integration of external VST plugins including audio plug on MIDI tracks.

The setup software and programming interface is very well designed. Big sound. Ability to program for use without a computer, eg for live recording.

Few ms latency, no problem.

How many tracks: on average a good half - from 10 to 12 with 2 or 3 audio plugs per track - and 4-track MIDI format

GETTING STARTED

Manual a bit short. To look and watch the video tutorials. A better! Once we know how everything works, we see that it is well thought out.

OVERALL OPINION

My +: sound, ergonomics, quality hardware and software with Studio One 2.0
My -: improve documentation - preamps excellent but a little sensitive, can quickly clipper. - Studio + Live software interface management a capacity-efficient processor and RAM, it gets hot with plugs as NI Maschine or especially Melodyne (integrated with Studio One) eg .... I will have to increase the memory, from 6 to 8 GB or more.

A safe blows, one of the best moment of USB interfaces, and Studio One is worth a visit. A "bundle" ideal cheaply.