The sound of this amazing little box is just great. I have 2 units attached to my computer and they go simply great. I have a single PIV 1.8 Ghz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 2 7200rpm HD's, mobo with Intel chipset, 32 MB AGP graphic card and a CD Writer, all running within Windows 2000 Pro. I use them to record almost everything from rock bands to solo artists, from traditional folk music to classic chamber orchestras, sometimes reaching 20+ recorded tracks and my system has never let me down. I use my units as a 16 channel mixer for A/D recording to my computer, for drums I use a Shure Beta 52 for kick, Shure SM57 for snare, Shure Beta 56 for tombs, Shure SM81 for headovers. For voices and acoustic instruments I use Shure KSM44 and SM81. For cabinets and amplifiers I use either SM57 or Beta 52 depending on what instrument I'm recording: guitar or bass.

This unit has all you can ask from an audio interface: 8 class A preamps, digital I/O, zero latency monitoring, 1 I/O MIDI port, 8 individual outputs, 4 channel inserts, phantom power, headphones output. Does anyone need anything else?

The quality of the product is beyond expected, well built case and PCI card, neutrik connectors and plenty of fun using it...

Don't go for anything else, this IS the thing...

I haven't needed support yet.

Rock, Techno, Classic, Folk

I have tried a digi 001 a friend had, a Layla 24 another had, and I owned a Darla24, and this one beat them all. It's the bomb....

Can I get an 11 on this category? This eliminates need for a mixer before the 'puter, and gives you excellent preamps on top of that! If you don't have a board that handles 8 direct outs, a Layla (my second choice) won't do as good a job.

If I spent twice the money I spent on it, I still couldn't do half the stuff it does, and I would have more equipment, a longer signal path, and more points of failure.

Can I get a 12 on this one? You can find these for around 750-800, and 8 track units that cost this don't usually include as many things as this packs in, and require a badass mixer board to run them, costing almost as much as the card.

Until I need to use them, I can't knock what I haven't used.

Clean preamps, effects loops, phantom power, geetar inputs, and zero latency monitoring. How much more could you ask for the price?

rock, blues, folk,

AD/DA very impressive at this price range! Mic-pre amplification occurs in analogue stage & provides nice clean, full sound. Hi-Z input could be a bit warm for some tastes, but I loved it.

Cakewalk Pro 9 (full version) is handy for multi-channel recording.

Solid & attractive; neutrik combos are high quality and save lots of hassles looking for the right fitting.

The number and quality level of features at this price point is impressive, particularly the AD/DA.

Virtually non-existent!

Passionate purple body, sexy silver faceplate, romantic red power-on light (with dimmer)!! What more could you want?

African traditional

Very good sound for the money. For eight built in pre-amps, the sound is amazing. I'm sure you could get better pre-amps with other interfaces, but you would probably be doubling the price. For a home studio, this is the way to go.

No bells and whistles, but I see this as a plus for people like me who want eight builts in pre amps without paying for superfluous features that would never be used. The best features are the expandability and the direct outs.

In my experience, very good. It took traveling abuse and kept on going. However, the PCI efficency isn't amazing. Startup time on my computer doubled after installing the card. Makes me wonder how well it transfers data. But then again, all the recordings I did sounded great, so I'm not sure if it is an issue. Just be aware if you have a "Via" chipset. I have heard horror stories about recording with these chipsets. The problems are not Aardvark specific, either. If you record on an AMD based system, make sure you have an Nvida chipset.

If you buy the recorders without pre-amps, you need to buy a really expensive mixer (stay away from Mackie...I have talked to audio professionals who say that even the circuitry Behringer uses is better) in order to make your tracks sound good. Pre-amps are good, and the price for the unit is unbeatable.

Although I have heard rumors about bad support, my personal experiences have been good. I bought my Q10s a year ago, and Aardvark gave me a free upgrade for 96kHz compatibility. They responded to my questions quickly, and also performed the service quickly.

Have it. Treated me well for over a year.

Acoustic Rock

Gospel

Preamps sound just fine. They are a little noisy but it's not an issue. I hear major differences between the monitored sound (during recording) and actual playback, but this might be a common issue with soundcards (or I might have some wrong setting somewhere). Anyhow the recordings still sound fine.

The 8 hybrid line/mic pres were the selling point for me. The switchable hi-Z inputs on ch. 7 and 8 are a nice feature. However, I don't know why Aardvark doesn't UPDATE THEIR DAMN DRIVERS!

Build Quality seems OK. I mean, don't throw it off a building or anything...

Again, the selling point for me was the 8 XLR inputs (I don't have to use my crappy PA mixer, w00t!).

E-mailed the tech people a few times and got responses, but they were sketchy about their drivers (as has been mentioned).

um, I have it. (I don't have sex with gear either).

rock and roll and stuff

Sound was great, mixed whole demo with it listen for ur self @ www.multoc.com

Great features, the 4 phantom plugs are a great feature

Other than the problem i am having now with it not working period its fine

Worth it all the way, user friendly, just need the support

I must have caught them @ a bad time or something, but as of 10/1 i had problems and emailed them, no response, called them 2 weeks later gotta call and it was fine, but then 2 weeks later the thing stopped working I called them, nothing ever......I went to ann arbor (i live 30 minutes away) they aren't in the building anymore, they moved out, id like to know where they went

Oh i'd bang this thing easy

Professional musician, Recording engineer

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