All user reviews for the Terratec Producer Phase 26 Usb

I needed a card that I can easily carry, dplacer with my laptop, use it on my pc fixed home, without the need for multiple cards ... mobility and performance
I knew the reputable Terratec ...

UTILIZATION

Installation trs simple but MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL and everything works perfectly. There is an order of installetion respect of drivers.
Manual clear.
Once properly installed it is very simple to configure.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers rev stable set rgulirement days on the website of Terratec.
I use this card with Cubase Sx, as happy ... vst instruments, same number can be played in real time, the effects applied without delay ...
I use Sound Forge also impressive when recording 24 bit 96kHz
I have not yet found the limits on my P4 2.8C, even by combining the MIDI tracks, audio ...

OVERALL OPINION

I doubted a bit of a usb to beginners but I do not t the fact that two months I use it, it works great!
Things I like: trs effective for Mao, but also for multimedia (to look a little dvd 5.1, or coax output otic, ...), a auchoix between micro (no need table) between vinyl to make acquisitions, headphone output with adjustable volume, output spares ... The outer case is very practical ... and more beautiful she is!
report quality price: 310 euros for every a!
If c'tait again ... same choice

Phase 26 USB is primarily a sound card practice, USB2, and pretty robust.
I work in the studio, at home with a MACKIE VLZ PRO, Technics turntable, the CDJ800, DJM600 one, an MPC 2000XL.

I use a laptop P4 2.8GHz, 512 RAM, 40 GB + 80 externally.

UTILIZATION

No problem report!

Everything is done simply and effectively!
on the other hand, there is no manual in French I know!
Trs a good product I think!

GETTING STARTED

I work with Logic Platinum 5, Reason 2.5, Acid Pro, Fruity Loops Studio Producer 4 etc ...
Problem to play and record at the same time he ets true, but dan smon case I do not pose a major problem!

OVERALL OPINION

I keep this card, I do not regret, on the contrary, lgre, pretty, practical and effective, what's better?

I was looking for a card for a laptop with Windows and Linux (for later), with analog I / O, coaxial and optical numriques noon. Phase 26 USB has everything plus 6 outputs, one from Phineas and microphone input. So a trs note, especially for the price

UTILIZATION

The installation is not clear. In addition, there are two almost identical CD. Which one do?
After a few weeks trying to install diffrent Manir, dialogue with the media far more comical than all btisiers hot-lines found on the net, I finally arrived something or not following the manual nor the explanations of the media. But if the software does not gre ASIO, like Audition, there are only two exits. With Samplitude is good.

When the output numrique, either optical or coaxial, it does not work: if I want to record a sequence of tracks on an MD, in the silence of silence there really is to say that the MD dconnexion detects and displays an error message. By the time the next track starts, he has lost the 3 Premire seconds. has does not have with other hardware.

GETTING STARTED

I tried to compare it with a blind SB Live and a RME Fireface. I recognize easily the Fireface, I find the harder phase better than SB 26.
as given the operating restrictions, I am little used. I read that you could not hear what is on SD when registering. I did not try I can not believe it, but I do m'tonne more about this card.
Finally, a note not too bad because I use that now for me: I keep it for dissemination in public, for not going through the internal card of the laptop and have a volume knob for headphones.

OVERALL OPINION

What I like most: caractrisiques on paper
What I like least: the output does not work numrique
Quality-price report bad since I have to go through another interface for numrique.
I do would do well sr no choice, nor because of the support Terratec compltement DLIR.

I bought this card to work with Reason
and technically this card has everything you need for live
What interested me is the sound for 24 bit not too expensive

UTILIZATION

The AC is complicated:
connect and disconnect and reconnect to finally resettle in short, the galley!
will point to the manual ....

GETTING STARTED

After some hours of use: the card that crashes the software !!!!!
even after several updates, the card is unstable in 16 bit and 24 do not talk about ....
the number of samples with respect to the latency seems to me ridiculous, it is true that sometimes I ask too much ...
Registration: impossible ... and I have not understood

OVERALL OPINION

I bought a year ago and I even dare to use it live for fear of a crash in the open set! and suddenly I can not even sell it, not to defraud another zikos more ....
short ........... advice, get information before buying this kind of ............!!!

I chose this card to use on my laptop (Compaq Athlon 64), 768 M0 RAM, 8O GB HDD.

UTILIZATION

The manual is simplistic. Installation galre, inconceivable for a USB.

GETTING STARTED

This is a disaster. Installation ordeal, and unstable, again almost every time in XP SP2. No drivers available day for ages, and given the installer is a wonder how they could get a version 5.10.

Uninstallation approximate. Re-installation dplorable. Sometimes the ASIO does not install, sometimes the interface Son. And when everything seems fine, there is no signal from the keyboard.

Sometimes, gr facilities, re-detection, etc., you get a run certain features, notament the ASIO driver. But simply restart the PC for nothing is recognized.

For the more energetic, I note that even by removing all the cls in the registry and removing the main drivers in the Windows folder, Bugge same.

In short, drivers, unworthy of a reputable brand of this.

So I have a great hardware, and I can not use it.

I deprecated the product and the brand for its support and insignificant ... fee.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not Rasht a product of that brand. And I have a small Quenot against a doctor of a large computer store in Paris who assured me that the card silent nickel pilot issue, Systm and installation.

I used a friend's house for recording guitar, it's not me who bought it and I am happy not to have done ...

UTILIZATION

A real headache!! drivers does not install automatically. When working on other frequencies, the card each time asking the installation CD to find the drivers ADEQUATE ...
no incompatibility known
English manual ... everyone does not understand ...
huge problem with the frequencies and ASIO and DirectSound!! the card does not automatically change ... eg using cubase to Save and then if you want to listen a song with windows media player or otherwise, must juggle the buttons on the casing of the sound card and restart the software of the card ... I've never seen it, yet I had an audigy ...

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable when they come to be installed and we spent 5 minutes searching for why there is no sound
no latency problem, correct

OVERALL OPINION

If you need a sound card that makes you tap your feet and you break the head: the top !!!!!

I gave the note to 2 / 10 becaufe it must be said, it works anyway

I must say that CHARACTERISTICS cot, she has it all, no need to reprciser dja which is several times described above.

UTILIZATION

L I must say that I have met standards of difficulty. Even when I install a lot of software, I know a manual follow the letter, even in English, by the way is what I did. First installation: it did pas.Je again, and I get sound but no audio capture. After Reinstalling the third only, it works (and only in 16/48), Windows XP 2.8 Ghz. Dplorable Technical support is (and more).

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are absolutely not stable, sometimes my sound card "jumps" I am on my computer, j'coute track and suddenly, over his.

Also, when I run my software (audacity) to capture audio, my sound card is "saturated" sound in my enceintes.Il The same applies when I play with a microphone, if I run the game before the microphone, my the saturated (and not vice versa).

The number of tracks before reaching my sound card is pretty random image draille: Defois just two, and up until 5 Defois ca

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year (I can not afford to buy another sound card)

-The particular feature I like most is-between the big jack for microphone
- The least is its compatibilitbr />
- This is my third sound card

- This is for me to even a choice ddeconseiller fans, only a professional (or lucky) would have no problems installing

I therefore deprecated the purchase of this card's fans like me, especially since the technical support TerraTec (one might say) is an act of prsence (but does not help)

I chose this card because I wanted a card with a USB midi interface and a microphone jack. Its price has motivated me, despite all that I could read on his failures.
Its main purpose is the sound and MIDI capture.
I have a small machine, laptop with 1GB of RAM and 384 MB Disk 10 GB USB drive + 1 80 GB XP Pro turning sour.

UTILIZATION

With all that I have read on various forums, I installed my card so fixed on 24/48 and ASIO not move. I also downloaded the latest drivers and latest bios flash at TerraTec. Results, not crash to report.
The French manual is available on the TerraTec but is not very clear.
Many repetitive warnings. But the map was finally operational quickly.

GETTING STARTED

I have not had any stability problem with Anvil Studio and Fruity Loops 6.
Updates are rare but I think I could get the latest and correct version.
I read other users discomfited me do not actually encouraged to use the CD that came in the package.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2 months and am quite happy.

I bought this sound card for his Reduces clutter, easy to transport, a compatibility PC / Mac, and these different types of connections.
My use is the sound of guitars and voices in Home Studio. I mainly use the microphone jack Jack mono 6.35. I go through the multi-effects (Pod XT Live or Boss ME50).

- What is the configuration of your computer?
PC Windows XP Pro SP1 and Intel 2.4 Ghz
Motherboard: MSI 648 Max
Hard Drives: Internal 80 GB Seagate and Lacie external USB 160 GB
Amount of RAM: 1 GB DDR

UTILIZATION

The system is bizarre, but it goes without problem. We must connect the USB, then dconnecter, then reconnect, but from a, it's cool. The interface is in French and clearly the way forward.
I do not encounter any problem and configuration is easy and comprhensive. No need for manual trading.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers did not worry me poss. They adapt well trs DIFFERENT CAM software.
There is only one update. No set days or rcentent on the site or elsewhere. I gave up the search, my config works perfectly.
I use it mainly with Cubase SL 3. I also have FL Studio, no problem. I installed several test log Mao as Audition, Samplitude, Music Studio, Music Maker and so on ... The plug-in Stand Alone and as Guitar Rig VST or other virtual amp. Really no problem.
Small BMOL all of the same, only one has taken its time. Shame. It was for that I enlve a point!
For latency, I config in "Rapid", which makes between 4 ms and 9 ms output. Mount can be lower, but my processor does not follow well, and the config for me.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this sound card since ending for three years.
I have not tried other cards. My choice is the ct Hibryde port (PC / Mac), the tranport, USB, and easy to use.
For me, the report qualitprix is ​​excellent.
With exprience, I would do not have that choice. Only because I can not record multiple instruments simultaneously. Anyway, my sound card will prochane with multiple entries 6.35. But I do not my dbarrasserais Phase 26 so far. It is perfect for a laptop and I love him really well.

I was looking for a plug which connect both the audio and the south. Taking micro gnre trs little breath and the headphone volume to remain independent. I connect an external squenceur restate my programming in Cubase. Another time, I connect a MIDI keyboard.
config:
- ECS motherboard L7VMM
- AMD Athlon XP 1673 MHZ
- 512 MB Ram
- 80 GB Hard
- Systm W200 Pro / WXP Pro SP2

UTILIZATION

In the beginners I actually had trouble installing it because the manual is not clear trs (it is in English). The screen instructions are clear, however, trs. But it is by feeling that there is need to disable the asio ds you get out of Cubase to do something else (if you want to have sound).

GETTING STARTED

Stability of drivers. However, it should dplorer the failure to date drivers. Cubase VST XP SP2, some tracks are vst Reduces automatically silence APRS several passages, leaving only play audio tracks. This is indeed a problem as trs must restart Cubase.

I mostly use Cubase VST, Studio Plus 9.3, Wave Lab 4, Adobe Premire Pro.

With Cubase I get a latency of 11 MS and I get a record simultanment
forty track (no effects) audio.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 2004. What I like most is its mobility. I may as well use it on a fixed on a laptop. Vritable only concern, the lack of updating drivers for XP SP2.

Before buying it, I did not test other models. The report qualitprix is ​​excellent and I think with the exprience, I Do not hesitate to repeat the choice.

Characteristics have motivated my choice and is sufficient to exit the soundtrack of my PC and difusa. Use music, DVD playback and troubleshooting DJ CD players for some directories.
For the technique is cited.
My old Dell laptop a PC 2003 (40GB of HDD is full!), I read my music tracks to WAV or MP3 DD. Programs most commonly used Mixvibes (an output) or WMP.
I am not 10 because he will certainly be better, but for such use that the merits.

UTILIZATION

Installing a bit laborious but stable after a few redémarages, no conflict but hey my use is limited. Manuel? Okay, in the textbooks they sometimes forget that some have never used this kind of material ....
My attempts to save (concert, vinyl) have not convinced me I do not know much (low recording level, its not terrible narrow)

GETTING STARTED

Too many technical ... I am not so expert. I trust my ear and it sounds a lot better at least what most cheap cards (the pc power supply not connected to the earth if I had any noise at first). It's quiet, no wind or noise, even classical music goes well on systems of listening quality (among other tested systems and table RANE RCF PRO or JBL)

OVERALL OPINION

Trimbalée around with my PC last three four years, never any problems. All models with prices approaching I listened and compared, I was not listening at all Strongly believes that output. Unbeatable value for money (less than 100 Euros in TH ... I think ...)
With experience, I would buy a step up in line for further use in recording or broadcasting. I do not intend to part with it for now or tomorrow ... First purchase there are certainly better now.

Small external interface 2 analog inputs + numriques
6 out, etc ...

UTILIZATION

L is complicated ...
Installation for video games, play mp3, that kind of stuff, spent more

on asio drivers is the Albani! 2 hours before you plan for any parameter. (You must install the drivers each time for each recording mode ... VERY DIFFERENT tedious)

GETTING STARTED

Drivers could not be more unstable in asio. when you start having a session a little too greedy. Mismanagement of the latency (even at a minimum, there is still a mchante latency ...)
Many bug, I think ... I have installed at least 4 pc DIFFERENT, and the same problem rapparaissent. Often requires restarting the pc for a little while to become "stable". It takes a lot of patience!
Compared to noon, is better.

OVERALL OPINION

Question quality sound, this is unfortunately not that great either ... I bought it Yadji a long time, fortunately it becomes more affordable!
I use it sometimes for even two tracks collection's outdoor record with a laptop (but with an external converter sr good, because those in Phase 26 are for me too "low end").
Cel said, she dpann well until something better ...