Prodipe Studio 88 Pro USB

Initially motivated by the price (199 € instead of 349 € on most other retailers), then came the
-8 Inputs / outputs with XLR / jack combination (and jack protected by a cross in rubber to prevent dust from entering).
- Monitoring output, headphone output
High impedance and power supply -function. Phatom on each entry (very rare and yet so practical).
-Design Interesting (but not rack ...).
-Gain High enough
General -ergonomie pretty good

But faced with the many qualities it is revealed many shortcomings:
-A Signal / noise ratio bad enough (89dB) which provides an audible murmur 3/4 gain).
-not specified on the site Prodipe or dealer, this card records that unfortunately 16/48 (enough, but it would have been good to know ...)
-A Pretty basic external power supply (rather thin cable, lightweight block and do not inspire confidence). And an incomprehensible thing: When you disconnect the mains supply but the card is still connected via USB to the computer, the power supply will remain on (red LED activity) and that until the you disconnect the USB cable or the power of the sound card. This means that the current flows from the card to the socket, which is not good in my opinion ...
-A Very short USB and what is more unfiltered cable.

UTILIZATION

Then there are two cases:

Windows, drivers, although a bit complicated to install, ensures proper management. This however requires several manipulations, including Utility Windows sounds.
Mac, it's different: no drivers, sure, but to understand the Mac there are 8 inputs on a single card, go create an approved device in the audio utility and consolidate all entries / output above. And of course, this is not specified in the user manual, and a tower on the internet has been indispensable.

For support by the DAW software, no problem for me cubase recognizes, Adobe also hearing.
Mac, logic and also accept the GarageBand.
As promised as prodipe, latency is low, provided you do not push too much fluff either ... But in general use, there will be no problem of latency.

The eight tracks can be used simultaneously. 8 outputs too, although I never had to do.

GETTING STARTED

As mentioned previously, the installation on Mac or Windows is not the easiest. The manual is not very useful for this, and the site prodipe either.
Once passed, no compatibility problems encountered.

OVERALL OPINION

Used from February to June, I have unfortunately not been able to get more, because in June, the board began to produce noise in all entries, and that only use USB (no parasites headphone monitoring map). Tested all possible configurations, it came from the USB controller sound card. Returned for repair, it was actually refunded me because Woodbrass as it is no longer produced (may be due to a problem set precisely?).
In conclusion, so I was very disappointed by this prodipe studio 88:
Very interesting at first, it is proved in the end and totally unreliable off after 4 months of use.

I do not recommend this product, whether new or used. Damage had yet prodipe reputation for producing quality material ...

I was looking for an interface to the live recording. I read a lot of reviews, some positive and some negative ... But totally a promo less than 200 Eu for 8 channels ... I still tried.
I have a de11/2009 MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz - 4 GB DDR3. No driver needed, that's something: just once the housing connected via USB, go to Applications / Utilities / Audio Midi Setup in the left part of the window to create an aggregate device by pressing + ( bottom left) and click on the 8 USB Audio CODEC. We see the way it is actually 2-way 4 interfaces in one box.

In use (Garage Band), no latency, good sound, 48v phantom power and input combo jack (6.35 and / or XLR) on each channel ...

UTILIZATION

No driver needed for Mac OS, no latency with 4 simultaneous tracks, beyond I have not tried

GETTING STARTED

As stated above no problem, you just guess how to enable the interface, there really is no explanation in the record;

OVERALL OPINION

Excellent Q / P, I would do if I had to do. The only negative so far in (3 weeks of use): I think the knobs are a little small, every millimeter is 3 or 4 db difference.

Low latency and the number of input and can plug & play.
I use it with my guitar in a guitar rig coupled.
Under win 7 64 bit i5 and 4 GB of ram.Testé in MuLab live Tracktion and walk without problems.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are very stable (latest home prodipe v1.6) in buffer size 128 I 2.8 ms latency and 11.6 in 512 I lose the momentum when I reduced the buffer but I have no crackling and sound remains clear I use a size 256 with 5ms latency and it's great for guitar rig.
I board not tested multitrack recording.
As against this, said plug and play but I have not tried it without the drivers prodipe so you still have to install the driver prodipe before connecting to a better result in my opinion.
The card is connected to a hub which is not recommended and well the card remains very stable even in this config and management is useless (unless I think phantom power supply is used).

Reduced congestion for 8 tracks AC input is cool.

GETTING STARTED

The implementation is very simple and the implementation of the pilot is very well done for!
The manual is clear.

OVERALL OPINION

I just acquire new state occasion.
Before I had a Swissonic but drivers were wobbly ...
What I prefer is the stability of the pilot and the fact that it supplies auto usb.
Value for money is very correct.
The set is solid but the knobs are not ergonomic to rotate.

theoretical or practical?

UTILIZATION

we forget ...

GETTING STARTED

Damage. that was perfect.
(Though it is to say that we use the power
Exterior comes with version 88 but ...
quality transformer?? (Big doubt!)

OVERALL OPINION

It's a shame!
The card and its driver (asio prodipe 2) were really well thought out.
Alas, it does not follow but really not!

I tried on 2 config:

- Laptop with win 7/64 bits + cubase comes with the card
(Ie Cubase + asio driver in 64 bits).

- PC tower with win XP / 32 bit and cubase 5.
(Config so 32 bits)

Nothing to do.
Drivers unstable. latency indigestible. Sound strange noise.

Yet I have them sound cards!
(EMU, Line6, Tascam, M-Audio)

I did not even want to say more
I am so disgusted and pissed off to Prodipe
(Prodipe goodbye, never anything to you,
I learned the lesson)

I headed 2 nights 200 euros
(Although, I'll see to return to the store)