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M-Audio Fast Track Ultra USB 2.0 Audio Interface

Includes Ableton Live Lite software. Up to 24-bit/96khz recording on all ins and outs.

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"Great sound, low price" submitted May 19, 2010

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Musical Background: recording engineer, producer
Music Style: voiceover, electronic
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Sound: Very clean preamps, no coloring or artifacts. I use an Aphex Master Voice Channel and go digital right into the interface and the sound is spectacular. I also plug guitar and bass into channel 1 and get all the gain I need. Did a live DJ gig with it and was blown away that I no longer need my big heavy analog mixer. The built in DSP effects are useless. They are just there for marketing, but you don't want them. Feature: Considering the price category of this unit i'm very pleased. I do wish I could route the headphone mix separate from the outputs. Main outputs would also be nice. There are some built in effects but just about any plug-in or software program will do a better job with this. Ease of Use: Installation was simple on both PC and Mac. (Mac was a the easier of the two.) The is software for configuring the unit but I found that controlling the unit from within my recording software was the way to go. Quality: It's plastic and half rack size - so it's a little light. But it's as solid as it needs to be. I have not had any issues and M-Audio has a decent reputation. Value: 24/96 clean clear sound, with very decent preamps for not a lot of money = no brainer. Manufacturer Support: M-Audio (Avid) web site is all I ever needed... everything was there and easy to find. Overall: This product is flexible enough for my live DJ work, voice over recordings and music production. This and a laptop and you have a portable studio wherever you need it.
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"Works for me.." submitted March 12, 2008

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Musical Background: Active musician for 30 years
Music Style: Rock, country, bluegrass
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Sound: Overall, the sound is good enough. Pre's are a little weak. Feature: Comes with what you need to get the job done on the go or in a sall home studio setup. While it will not allow you to create custom bus sets or change desinated outputs it still works for me. I would like to see "all" the mising features and DSP on the Unit rather than in software. Ease of Use: Too easy to use. I put the software mixer up on one monitor and my DAW on the others. For portable use it's still easier to use my BOSS BR600 or MicroBR, but for a week stay in a new location the Ultra still fits in my comuter case for a portable studio. Quality: It's plastic and the software is cheap, low budget. Value: You can get several Prosumer rigs in the $500-$800 range, but for $349 you can't beat it. Manufacturer Support: While it may take FOREVER to get through, once you get them on the phone they hang in there till it gets worked out. Overall, for a 1.0 set of drivers I'm amazed at how well it works. The Wow Factor: While it's not sexy, I did special order it to get one as they came available and haven't benn disappointed. Overall: I've gone through several interfaces at this price point to arrive at the Fast Track Ultra. Above all, it has worked for me right out of the box. With so many interfaces out there that have terrible driver sets, who cares what knobs they have on the hardware if the product isn't stable and reliable from a software standpoint.
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"Works, keeps me recording in M-powered protools in Windows 7. Who else can say that right now?" submitted April 20, 2010

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Musical Background: Hobbyist
Music Style: Alternative
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Sound: I have a great experience with the sound quality - Rode NT1A and Xboard 61 and my Bass guitar, all sounded good on the Ultra Pre's. Maybe not enough gain on the NT1A, but with some assertive mic technique is pretty good. I'm thinking of getting a pre amp to augment, but mike situation very servicable so far. I've recorded some voice over work which seems a little weak sometimes. Have to crank up the gain dangerously close to distortion areas, but seem to just miss unusable traks so far. overall very good, but cranking up to 9 out of ten makes me nervous as an engineer :) Feature: It does what I ask of it. I want Midi, and it does it, I want line level bass guitar and it gives me some nice levels, I use M-powered pro tools, so I don't know what ableton lite would do in Window's 7. M-powered pro tools completely stable at this point (knock on wood) My bass works fine, some more effects would be nice, but I use a compressor for it and not much else, so I don't know if that would be all that useful to me. Ease of Use: I dig what I've gotten so far, but I think the learning curve for pro tools is pretty high. so it's not a gig against the Ultra, but if you use it with pro tools, it just requires some extra effort. The Manual is clear, it's just that to use pro tools you have to be persistent. It's there, it just is on the boards and hard to get to - (example - when pro tools decides to go into record pause, change the sample rate in the playback and it magically works for awhile) couldn't be simpler, but could be fixed by a more pro active programmer. Quality: It may be plastic, but hey, the thing looks good to me. Connections seem solid (sort of a newbie here in that the only other unit I've owned was another solid Edirol unit) Nothing that seems flimsy, all seems to work so far . . . Value: It's worth what I paid for it and M-powered protools, although, be aware that when you buy it, you'll need a DAW and if you go Protools, the DAW SE comes with it, so the prices are comparable between this unit and the higher end, solidly built digidesign units. Manufacturer Support: No evaluation here, the thing worked even in Windows 7 - with Beta version of Pro Tools for Windows 7. Upgrades/ Windows 7 drivers readily avialable and easy to install. Have not needed tech support. The Wow Factor: Dude, if I want sex, I'm not looking at an audio interface, even I'm not that perverted :) Overall: I'm probably into this interface for the next few years as long as the positive compatibility keeps coming.
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"A Great Audio Interface at a Great Price" submitted February 27, 2011

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Musical Background: Profession Songwriter, Recording Engineer
Music Style: All Styles
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Sound: Last year I bought Pro Tools 8 M-Powered and needed a M-Audio interface. I tried the Profire 2626, but OMG it was way to much. So then I bought the Fast Track Ultra 8R, and it was way too many channels for me as a songwriter. So last month after saving my money, I purchased the Fast Track Ultra USB interface....and it fits me and my needs excat. Works great with Pro Tools, hooking it up to my Korg Keyboard via MIDI, it works great. And if I need a guitarist, or vocalist, I just plug them into the front of the interface and record them....simple, easy, no hassles....takes the pain, headache out of songwriter. This is one powerful interface, in a small, compact package. I urge all musicians to get one for their studio...they will thank me. Thanks again, Rory Feature: I really like the iputs in both front AND Back. Plus the 2 inserts, so later i can run external gear with this unit too. The only drawback is that I wished it was 19" wide so I could put it in my rack...other then that no complaints. Ease of Use: The interface is very simple easy to use and get sound from, my 10 year old boy even knows how to run it. Quality: It is extremely well made, just wished the On button was on the front. Value: Great unit, great and fair price. Manufacturer Support: Digidesign was easy to reach, got right back to any email inquires I had. The Wow Factor: Mm, the aesthetics could use a bit of tweaking. Fir a handicapped guy, the power button (Any buttons) should be on the front panel. Overall: I will be using this unit for a long time, at least a couple years or so before I think I will outgrow it.
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"Box Of Goodies. . ." submitted December 18, 2010

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Musical Background: Active Musician
Music Style: Rap/Hip Hop/ RnB
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Sound: From First Hook Up And Session, I Came To The Conclusion That This Item Holds A Very Crisp Sound! It Gave Me A Response I've Always Enjoyed Hearing- Low/No Latency Monitoring, Clear Vocals, And Smooth Sound! Feature: It Did Come With Ableton Live, As Well As A Driver Installation CD. Neither Of Which I Found Use For. (I Use Mixcraft 5.1) Great Features Are The Onboard DSP Mixer. Also, I Enjoy The Effects That Are Included For Monitoring. Ease of Use: At First, Setup Took A While Longer Than Expected. I Ran Into Issues With Setting Up My Monitors So That I Could Control Their Volume Through The Main Output Knob. Also Had The Same Issue With Setting Up Both Headphone Controls So I Can Alter Them Individually. After Doing Research On M-Audio's User Forums, And Some Toying Around, Problem Was Solved. Also Ran Into A Slight Snag With Getting The Right Mic Level And Good Response. Support From M-Audio Forums Helped Yet Again With This. After Fixing This, It Was Easy And Quick To Manipulate Sounds To Come Out Of Where I Wanted Them To. Quality: Item Itself Is Semi-Light. Plastic Built But Durable. Careful With Handling, You Will Leave Finger Smudges All Over It! No Loose Parts. Knobs Turn Smoothly And Have A Nice Rubber Grip To Them. Value: This Item Does Hold It's Own Against Similar Interfaces. I Feel The Octane Pre's Really Give It An Edge In The USB Category As Well, So For The Price, You're Getting One Heck Of A Deal Manufacturer Support: Service Didn't Come Directly From M-Audio Technicians, But From Their Hosted User Forums. Very Friendly And Helpful In Identifying Problem And Assisting With It. I Do Recommend You Search The Forums Thoroughly BEFORE Asking For Help Though, Just In Case The Problem You Encounter Was Previously Solved By Someone Else! The Wow Factor: The Colors Itself Are Pretty Neutral So I Guess It Could Fit In Any Gender's Studio. . But If You Find Sex Appeal In Electrical Equipment, Maybe Something's Wrong With You? Overall: I'm Pretty Confident That The FTU Will Be Dependable And Hold Its Weight For Years To Come. It'll Mainly Be Used For On The Go Projects And Out Of Town Sessions, So It Won't Get As Much Attention As My Primary Setup, But It Does Perform It's Job Well, And With The Features And Quality It Provides, Will Definitely Be An Addition I Wont Regret Buying!
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"Actually works with Vista 64!!!" submitted July 27, 2009

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Sound: The pres are decent for this type of product - on par with the Yamaha MG or Mackie preamps. Good conversion, clean sound. Ease of Use: With so many nightmares I've had with Vista 64 and Adobe Auditon 3, I was shocked that I was up and running straight away. Everything worked perfectly...just make sure you dowload your drivers from their website. Echo Audio's Vista drivers are rubbish, by comparison. Quality: Plastic...but surprisingly tight dials and solid buttons and jacks. Value: There's a lot of junk out there for this price. Manufacturer Support: Haven't needed their support yet. Overall: If the thing can work with Vista 64...it deserves a medal.
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"It´s Good" submitted March 30, 2009

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Musical Background: Teach music
Music Style: Rock and pop
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Sound: It has good sound at this pricepoint. Feature: 4 mic preamps at this price. DSP-FX for monitoring. Expandable with quality preamps, since rear ins bypass the preamps. It´s a cleaver design. Ease of Use: Very easy to use. Never had any problems. Quality: Its plastic, but it feels sturdy Value: 4 mic preamps at this price. DSP-FX for monitoring. Expandable with quality preamps, since rear ins bypass the preamps. It´s a cleaver design. Manufacturer Support: Wrote to M-Audio about some questions. They answered me in 24 hours. Thats pretty good The Wow Factor: I have it and like it. Overall: I´m very satisfied.
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"Nice but still glitching" submitted March 18, 2008

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Sound: Not bad sound. Decent quality. M-audio is a fine company with some good products. Ease of Use: Very easy to use, when it works. Quality: Decent quality for what it is. Manufacturer Support: Good/Fair. Still working existing problems out so I can't really say. Overall: It hangs/glitches all the time. Externally powered, computer running dual 2g CPU, 2g RAM, running idle and the Ultra will just freeze. The control panel freezes, and the device disappears as if it was unplugged from the USB. Unless this new driver works 3/17. It happens so much that I think we are going to have to get something else. We will be using it live on air 24x7 and it cannot glitch or it's useless. I have other $150 Alesis units that do not do this. I also have other m-audio products that I am very happy with but this thing does not work in it's present state. Google it and you will find other folks having the same problems.
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"So Sad it doesn't work - it could be great." submitted September 7, 2008

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Musical Background: Active Musician, songwriter
Music Style: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Classical
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Sound: When it works it sounds great. I've had mine for 4 months now. It's working 50% of the time. Feature: When it works the 6 in 6 out means for me no mixer. In theory it was meant to be simpler and reduce signal path, noise etc. In practice, it means you are entirely reliant on the Fast Track Ultra and when it doesn't work you have no music! Quality: Problem is the drivers with Vista. Doesn't work with SP1 - make sure that's not on. It is inconsistent in it's behaviour, meaning you can get it working for weeks, then it will drop out and not even reinstall (I've been through every method). If you want to make music rather than do computer support I'd avoid like the plague! Value: It's a steal - if it worked. Manufacturer Support: They are responsive at m-audio but they haven't solved my problems. Overall: As I'm using Protools M-powered I'm stuck with M-Audio. My previous Delta 44 worked great for years, so I trusted then! I believed that it would work.
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"Want to use it on Windows Vista64? Forget it." submitted June 29, 2010

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Music Style: jazz
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Sound: Sound seems fine -- having so much trouble getting it to work with the associated version of Pro Tools that haven't been able to fully evaluate this yet. Feature: Has what I expected when I purchased it. Ease of Use: The headphone monitors stopped working mysteriously at one point. Had to re-install drivers to get back up. Pro tools crashes as well when using plug-ins. Really, really unstable on Vista64. Quality: Physical quality of unit is satisfactory for price. Manufacturer Support: Have yet to comment on that. Just wanted to warn potential purchasers that trying to get this thing working with pro tools on a vista 64 bit machine is a nightmare.
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"Defective product with no customer support." submitted April 10, 2010

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Sound: The sound quality is good, WHEN IT WORKS. That's my entire point. The features and quality of construction are good. However, often times it will fail to make a connection with my laptop - sometimes within a single session where it was working a few minutes earlier. Their web site said "If the 6th digit on your serial number is an "F" (like mine is) the unit may be subject to intermittent dropped connections. Ummmm - I registered the product with serial number. Why didn't they notify me, issue a recall or offer to replace the defective unit?? I didn't use it much at first and only noticed the problem recently. Of course it's 2 months out of warranty now and I can't even reach their support people. Was on hold for over 25 minutes on their support line and the link for email support was a dead link the day I tried it. Defective product, terrible customer support, no offer to make good or replace the unit. These people are not to be trusted! Value: Would have been awesome, if the dang thing didn't crap out half the time. Manufacturer Support: The phone support had me on hold for over 25 minutes. The support link on their site was a dead link. That's BAD!
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"Driver won't install on Leopard OS X 10.5 upgrade" submitted July 15, 2008

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Music Style: Rock, jazz, techno, folk, blues
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Overall: I got a “install failed” error with the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra driver on an iMac running Leopard OS X 10.5. The web-based online support was no help, so I called telephone support. I was told that “this is a known issue and our team is working on it.” I was told that they THINK it might be because I upgraded to 10.5 from 10.4 rather than doing a clean install of 10.5 and that “engineering thinks this is the issue.” He suggested I “back up all data and do a clean install of leopard.” Of course, it’s not as simple as just backing up all data. To do a clean install of OS X 10.5 would wipe the disk so I would have to then re-install all my software packages as well as restore all my data. This would take days! I bought the item because of its sound quality and features. But, if you can't install the driver, all the features in the world are worthless, so I rate this product's features, quality and so on as a "1" on a scale of 10. I’ll be returning the item for a full refund.
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"Shipped-out-to-early, frequently defective device...although the idea behind is great..." submitted September 24, 2008

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Sound: There never was any... Manufacturer Support: Webhelp was of zero value. Tech support told me to send it back. wow, thanks.
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