Includes Cubase LE 4 and TASCAM's Continuous Velocity Piano plug-in.
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Feature:
All about the 8 mic ins. I didn't bother with the Cubase LE; use FL Studio and it conncted up no problems at all.
Quality:
Plastic control knobs look a bit cheap, the metering is very basic; but the overall look is nice. Bang for the buck is awesome.
Value:
8 mics, nice sounding unit (equivalent to Focusrite Saffire LE) for 300+ delivered! Awesome value.
Sound:
Great bang for the buck. I don't own expensive pres, so I'm sure there is bette rout there, but it sounds great -- expected to be somewhat idsappointed on sound quality given the great price, and was leasantly surprised by the musicality of the sound.
Ease of Use:
I decided to experiment with this as a USB2.0 after a really hard time getting FW units working with my laptop (never got Firebox to work; Saffire LE does wrok, but took a lot of time and effort to get going). I'm told the FW problems arise if you don't have the TI chipset for FW. I don't care -- that should not be my problem to deal with. This was like butter, installed in minutes, no drops or pops, have done 4 simultaneous channels so far with ease.
Support:
no opinion
Overall:
I may eventually trade up to the Echo line someday, but only if I can truly hear a diference in the AD/DA. I don't own any separate pres, and perhaps will outgrow this if those reveal weaknesses not apparent with my current set-up.
I had nothing but problems with FW (Presonus and Focusrite); very happy this USB2.0 unit works with ease.
Submitted: 4/8/2008
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Feature:
It came with cubase LE4 and drivers and a virtual piano.I did not use cubase.I use sonar 6 and it works great.Very easy to use.
Quality:
It seems like it is well built I give it an 8 as I think the knobs should be metal but they are plastic.But the rest of it seems solid.I would use it on the road if I had a road case for it.I think it will last a long time if I take care of it.
Value:
I have looked and I have not seen a better product for this price range. There is so much here for the value that it just can't be beat.
Sound:
I am overall pleased with the sound quality of this recording unit as I was using 2 delta 44 sound cards before and switched to the tascam recording interface.I am using 4 condencer mics using phantom power on the first 4 inputs and 4 dynamic mics on the other 4 inputs.I am using DI from the bass amp to line input 9 and a dynamic mic to input 10 also electronic drums are using inputs 12 and 13 directly in.I am so impressed with the sound quality.I also have mixed my old recordings with this and noticed a much better play back sound.
Ease of Use:
Easy to use once you get the learning of how to set it up properly.I had to update the drivers and the firmware first.I then purchased a pci usb card for it as I had a nvidia usb chipset in my computer.I also recommend downloading and installing asio4all and no more dropouts.I also have 2 hard drives in my computer , one is for the operating system and the other is for my recording only.The faster the computer the better.Give it some time to set it up properly.
Support:
Never used it.
Overall:
I don't think I will ever need to buy another interface for a long time as this records my whole band at once without a problem using all 14 inputs.
Submitted: 1/24/2009
Style of Music: Metal
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