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please recommend a good sturdy entry level usb audio interface

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  • 01-03-2013 7:41pm
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    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭


    Hi I am looking for a usb audio interface , currently using an audiogram 3 ,id like to know if there is somthing a bit more complex out there particularly something with a knob to adjust the monitors so i can listen to effects in real time .something below 150 euro would be best , what are most people using these days ?

    i will be playing loudly into it so something that wont be damaged by that (i dont know if thats possible ) would be best .


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Hi barrymanilow,
    For €150 I don't think you'll get anything with a huge increase in quality. But you could certainly get something with more flexibility.

    Have a look at the Mackie Onyx Blackjack or the Alesis Multimix USB. They are both good value I reckon and will have the monitor adjustment etc.

    You can't damage something like this by playing loudly. They are the second link in the chain, you'd most likely break the microphone first. And you'd have a serious job even trying to do that. Unless of course your instrument is the pneumatic drill or aircraft jet engine.


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    Hi barrymanilow,
    For €150 I don't think you'll get anything with a huge increase in quality. But you could certainly get something with more flexibility.

    Have a look at the Mackie Onyx Blackjack or the Alesis Multimix USB. They are both good value I reckon and will have the monitor adjustment etc.

    You can't damage something like this by playing loudly. They are the second link in the chain, you'd most likely break the microphone first. And you'd have a serious job even trying to do that. Unless of course your instrument is the pneumatic drill or aircraft jet engine.


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    TroutMask
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 743 Mod ✭✭✭✭TroutMask


    I dunno - saw a guy pop a Beyer ribbon in a few minutes :)


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    TroutMask wrote: »
    I dunno - saw a guy pop a Beyer ribbon in a few minutes :)

    Indeed but that's a microphone not a pre amp. But you knew that already didn't you? :)


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    romarr
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭romarr


    op - novation nio might be a good option

    http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/general/167856/novation-nio-2-4


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    barrymanilow
    Registered Users Posts: 548 ✭✭✭barrymanilow


    thanks for your inputs , in the end I have gone with an upgrade from an audiogram 3 to an audiogram 6 as it was available to me second hand for almost half its retail price , it seems to do the job for now anyway .


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