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Published on 10/29/14 at 09:12Initially 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 ...
-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 ...