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I bought this unit as an upgrade from an older discontinued model from another brand. It was an entry level interface. My goal for this was to improve sound quality. I was expecting a slight change maybe not even that much better but just different. I can honestly say the sound quality improvement is far more than I expected. I’m just a home hobby player so I have no real studio experience, so take this review for what it is worth. I will say that this interface seems to be designed specifically for the home player or person that needs one maybe two inputs. It does have the ADAT connection so I believe that adding inputs in the future is possible if that ever becomes an issue. As far as the no controls, (which I assume is the major drawback for people on the element series) it’s a non issue. The app works great on my Mac and iOS devices. Also you can control the volume on the keyboard. I actually prefer this set up personally. I really can’t say enough about the sound quality improvement. I plugged it up and played an older recording and it was immediately apparent how much improvement this made. As for support I have not had this long enough to truly review, but I can say that Apogee’s video instructions on the website are very helpful. The installation process was simple and they addressed common road blocks up front on the video. I did have some trouble getting audio out at first but there was a quick, very simple to follow video readily available that fixed my issue. I guess time will tell if this thing lasts but my first impressions are that it is high quality and they nailed the sound on this one.

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Great sound quality super easy to just use and get to work. I've had it almost 2 years and not a single issue with it so far. I'm not going to to write a review using subjective and pretentious terms like "warm, bright, etc....". If you are an artist you don't need to make excuses for the gear you use. zZounds has made it possible for those of us who are working on a slim budget to get what we need fast and affordably, and get whats in our head recorded. Interface works, and works great, enough said.

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Unfortunately this unit did not take long to start causing problems. I was initially impressed with the sound quality but it makes all kinds of noises that were never happening until I installed the element 24. I contacted apogee support and they were extremely quick to respond and went over the top trying to help with issues. After I contacted them a new issue came up.. also a noise issue that causes random static over my speakers. It's unfortunate because the sound quality on the element is amazing. Oh well, I will try something else.

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