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Solid purchase I’d say
It’s a solid purchase overall.
Use:
- I use it mostly to drive my HS5 Monitors, and to record vocals.
Pros:
- I like that I can use it without powering my Mac.
- I like the future proof USB-C connection on the back.
- Hardware DSP for Reverb (Rev-X), Compressor and Equalizer
Cons:
- I wasn’t pleased to find that there isn’t a power button on the back, but the switch between the 5V USB external power and the USB-C connection will indirectly act as a power switch, as I only use the USB-C connection.
- I don’t like the USB-c input connector. It has a very small depth, so when you connect the USB-c cable, it sticks out too much and as a result it wobbles a lot and doesn’t feel like a stable connection at all.
- I don’t like the inputs on the front. It doesn’t make sense, but most USB interfaces seem to think it’s a good idea. If you have this on a desk with your computer, you’ll have your cables over the desk. I would usually disconnect my cables from the instruments and not the interface. So, these interfaces will always have bad cable management.
- The D-PRE pre-amps seem to be the most noisy pre-amps you can get, out of the most popular interfaces out there. This is fact, not opinion. It’s an observable, verifiable fact. However, it probably won’t matter for 99% of people purchasing this. You’ll get noise at around -120 decibels, compared to -126/-127 from competing products like behringer and focusrite. So, like I said, it probably won’t matter anyway.
- I don’t like the disposition of the input gain knobs. One is on the left of the first input, and the other is on the right of the second input. But like I said, inputs should be on the back, in my opinion. The front is where the controls should be.
- At this price point, I would have liked to see a line input on the back
Some final notes:
- The Behringer UMC204HD would be my first choice considering the crazy price diference. I only picked this one because I wanted the hardware DSP that it provides.
Use:
- I use it mostly to drive my HS5 Monitors, and to record vocals.
Pros:
- I like that I can use it without powering my Mac.
- I like the future proof USB-C connection on the back.
- Hardware DSP for Reverb (Rev-X), Compressor and Equalizer
Cons:
- I wasn’t pleased to find that there isn’t a power button on the back, but the switch between the 5V USB external power and the USB-C connection will indirectly act as a power switch, as I only use the USB-C connection.
- I don’t like the USB-c input connector. It has a very small depth, so when you connect the USB-c cable, it sticks out too much and as a result it wobbles a lot and doesn’t feel like a stable connection at all.
- I don’t like the inputs on the front. It doesn’t make sense, but most USB interfaces seem to think it’s a good idea. If you have this on a desk with your computer, you’ll have your cables over the desk. I would usually disconnect my cables from the instruments and not the interface. So, these interfaces will always have bad cable management.
- The D-PRE pre-amps seem to be the most noisy pre-amps you can get, out of the most popular interfaces out there. This is fact, not opinion. It’s an observable, verifiable fact. However, it probably won’t matter for 99% of people purchasing this. You’ll get noise at around -120 decibels, compared to -126/-127 from competing products like behringer and focusrite. So, like I said, it probably won’t matter anyway.
- I don’t like the disposition of the input gain knobs. One is on the left of the first input, and the other is on the right of the second input. But like I said, inputs should be on the back, in my opinion. The front is where the controls should be.
- At this price point, I would have liked to see a line input on the back
Some final notes:
- The Behringer UMC204HD would be my first choice considering the crazy price diference. I only picked this one because I wanted the hardware DSP that it provides.
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DSP is the unique selling point
Solid interface, does it's job and has good controls. However, the preamp is quite noisy from what I understand, so I might have chosen another interface with lower noise if that was my focus.
The latency-free DSP effects are what make it worth it for me, both guitar amps and compression/reverb for vocals. I can have my guitar plugged in at all times and just pick it up and play, even when my computer is sleeping.
TL:DR, if you're not planning to use the DSP effects much, choose another interface with better stats for noise and headphone amp.
The latency-free DSP effects are what make it worth it for me, both guitar amps and compression/reverb for vocals. I can have my guitar plugged in at all times and just pick it up and play, even when my computer is sleeping.
TL:DR, if you're not planning to use the DSP effects much, choose another interface with better stats for noise and headphone amp.
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Good entry level interface
The sound is good for the price, I also like having a feature of some dsp effects included. But having some issues with losing connection using a usb hub, any touching of the chord makes the interface reconnect, maybe it is the issue with my hub. Also when plugging in headphones the sound only comes out of one ear, couldn't figure out what the problem is, tried pressing the mono button and it is still present after installing latest drivers (Mac)
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FF
Solid quality, no red-color "tax" price.
I use it to record with a Hydrasynth to a DAW. No issues. Only gets 4 because there might be more expensive options with more features out there. It might not look as fancy as the other red ones but for what is considered to be an entry-level interface by many, it is great.
+ the extra software is really good too, the VST effects & amps.
+ the extra software is really good too, the VST effects & amps.
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LM
Good sound card
We used to take sound straight from mixer to PC but experienced some additional noise. Using this USB interface this removed these noises for us. Ofc it would be better to have all inputs behind the interface and all controllers in front but it is what it is. Works OK for us.
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SA
Very nice for 150€
I use this product mostily for light post-production and content production paired with a HD 25 from sennheiser. The audio inerface gives clear audio and has two XLR/TRS input when I'm in need for instrument or voice-over recording. Nice little machine but cleary not made for professional and more for wanabees musicians and film student
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Good unit
Quality unit with good functionality and Cubase software included
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