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M-Audio M-Track Quad — Alongside their M-Track Eight comes a four track USB audio and MIDI interface from M-Audio. Features include: Efficient desktop design offering up to 24-bit/96 kHz resolution 4 XLR+1/4? combo inputs accommodate any source Selectable phantom power and guitar-level switching 1/4” balanced outs; monitor (1, 2) with level; fixed (3,4) 4 […]

M-Audio M-Track Quad revealed

Tuesday 28th January, 2014 in News tagged audio interface / M-Audio / MIDI / namm14 / usb by Andy

M-Audio M-Track Eight — M-Audio has announced its M-Track Eight 8-channel USB audio interface. Features include: High headroom inputs with Octane Preamp Technology Up to 24/96 kHz resolution 8 XLR + 1/4″ combo inputs with individual metering Dual headphone outs with selectable source (1/2 or 3/4) 8 balanced 1/4″ outputs USB/Analog Direct Balance control […]

M-Audio M-Track Eight revealed

Tuesday 28th January, 2014 in LDA / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio interface / M-Audio / namm14 / usb by Andy

MixerFace — Smartphones and tablets now make great portable recording studios, thanks to powerful processors and a plethora of high quality apps. The weak chain in the process is that of sound capture. The standard microphones built in to this hardware just isn’t designed for high quality capture. This is where an […]

MixerFace: ultra-portable pro-quality audio recorder

Thursday 9th January, 2014 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio interface / ios / ipad / iPhone / mixerface / mobile by Andy

MOTU has announced the availability of its 896mk3 FireWire/high-speed USB 2.0 audio interface — an upgraded version of its 896 interface. Depending on your Mac or PC’s available connections, and personal choice, you can connect the interface via a FireWire or a USB 2.0 connection. Take a look at the […]

MOTU intros 896mk3 FireWire/USB audio interface

Monday 10th October, 2011 in LDA / Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged 896mk3 / audio interface / firewire / MOTU / usb by Andy

Roland has launched the Quad-Capture USB portable audio interface featuring a pair of premium VS Preamps, 24-bit/192 kHz audio quality, ultra-low latency performance, and convenient USB bus power. Features include: Two combo XLR/TRS inputs with premium mic preamps (VS Preamps), two TRS outputs, coaxial I/O, headphone out, and MIDI I/O […]

Roland intros Quad-Capture USB audio interface

Wednesday 21st September, 2011 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio interface / quad-capture / Roland / usb by Andy

Anyone interested in personal audio recording could do worse than take a look at Roland’s latest pair of USB audio interfaces, the TRI-CAPTURE and DUO-CAPTURE. Whether you want to record vocals, guitar or other types of mobile audio, the TRI-CAPTURE lets you do it. It features a mixer-like design with […]

Roland intros two USB and one MIDI interface [NAMM11]

Saturday 15th January, 2011 in Synth, Electronic & Audio tagged audio interface / duo-capture / midi interface / namm11 / Roland / tri-capture / um-one / usb interface by Andy