Hi Everyone, I'm working on Jim Casella's [i]Prime Ordinals[/i] ([b]great[/b] music, Jim!), and I'm looking at audio interfaces to buy. I'm running Windows 7, but over the next 5-6 months I'll be switching to a Mac at some point.
A lot of reviews of the M-Audio Fast Track Pro, and products like it (such as the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, similar products by Avid) are not good, and speak of defective units right out of the box, crashing within 1 year, terrible customer service, and other woes. There are some items that have extremely high user review ratings, and I'm not sure what to get.. Some of these items say ";Audio Interface"; in their name but they do not look like they have the same types of cable connections as the back of the M-Audio Fast Track Pro (i.e.: all 1/4"; female ports versus a mix of 1/4"; and 1/8"; female ports).
I'm new to this wide, wide world of audio hardware and software, and I'd like to get something nice that will last me a while, and ideally have more than just the minimum number of ins/outs for this piece (I also play in a Pierrot-instrumentation chamber sextet, and a 10-piece afro-funk band). I've listed some items I'm looking at on Amazon.com below:
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I'm working on Jim Casella's [i]Prime Ordinals[/i] ([b]great[/b] music, Jim!), and I'm looking at audio interfaces to buy. I'm running Windows 7, but over the next 5-6 months I'll be switching to a Mac at some point.
A lot of reviews of the M-Audio Fast Track Pro, and products like it (such as the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra, similar products by Avid) are not good, and speak of defective units right out of the box, crashing within 1 year, terrible customer service, and other woes. There are some items that have extremely high user review ratings, and I'm not sure what to get.. Some of these items say ";Audio Interface"; in their name but they do not look like they have the same types of cable connections as the back of the M-Audio Fast Track Pro (i.e.: all 1/4"; female ports versus a mix of 1/4"; and 1/8"; female ports).
I'm new to this wide, wide world of audio hardware and software, and I'd like to get something nice that will last me a while, and ideally have more than just the minimum number of ins/outs for this piece (I also play in a Pierrot-instrumentation chamber sextet, and a 10-piece afro-funk band). I've listed some items I'm looking at on Amazon.com below:
http://www.amazon.com/Avid-Track-Express-Channel-Interface/dp/B00CBU9H0G/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_14?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
http://www.amazon.com/Steinberg-UR44-Audio-Interface/dp/B00HLTLTGW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_13?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
http://www.amazon.com/Avid-9900-65164-12-M-Audio-Fast-Track/dp/B005LG0XRS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_11?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
http://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-SCARLETT-18i8-Interface-Preamps/dp/B00CPCJI2C/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_8?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
http://www.amazon.com/TASCAM-US-4x4-USB-Audio-Interface/dp/B00MIXF1JW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_28?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
http://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-Scarlett-6i6-Interface-Preamps/dp/B00CP4IIJY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_23?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZBY9F12ZMV9K3JHH3RY
I will add that FocusRite seems to get lots of positive press on the web.
If there's one that anyone thinks I should really take a look at, please let me know!
All the Best,
Mike