Review of external sound card M-Audio M-Track Plus II

Lets review external sound card M-Audio M-Track Plus II, which is designed for professional studio work. Its frontal panel has : combined XLR/TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) inputs, which can work in microphone, linear and instrumental Hi-Z modes ( first 2 can work in balanced mode, instrumental is unbalanced ), there is ability to switch … Continue reading Review of external sound card M-Audio M-Track Plus II

Review of external sound card Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD with MIDAS preamplifiers for 80 USD

Lets review external professional sound card Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD. It is designed for studio work and has everything, that is needed for this. Its frontal panel has : combined XLR/TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) inputs for microphone, instrumental Hi-Z or linear work modes ( +48 V phantom power can be switched for them ); amplification … Continue reading Review of external sound card Behringer U-PHORIA UMC204HD with MIDAS preamplifiers for 80 USD

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 – studio audio interface with semi-professional functions

Lets review external studio audio interface Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, that is designed for semi-professional work. Its frontal panel has : 2 combined XLR/TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) connectors, which can be switched between linear and Hi-Z modes, switches themselves and amplification level control knobs with back-light; TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) outputs for headphones, their … Continue reading Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 – studio audio interface with semi-professional functions

ESI U24 XL – external audio interface for recording, playback and transmitting of completed signal

Lets meet with external sound card ESI U24 XL, which is designed for recording, playback and transmitting of completed signal ( because it has no specialized microphone and instrumental Hi-Z inputs and MIDI connectors ). Its frontal panel has : analogue TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) inputs and outputs for left and right channels with … Continue reading ESI U24 XL – external audio interface for recording, playback and transmitting of completed signal

Roland QUAD-CAPTURE – advanced audio interface with full spectrum of connectors and functions

Lets meet with external audio interface Roland QUAD-CAPTURE, which has full spectrum of connectors and functions for use in small studio. It can process and transmit sound with sampling rates up to 192 kHz with 24 bits precision, internal processing is performed with 40 bits per sample precision; digital signal through specialized connectors is accepted … Continue reading Roland QUAD-CAPTURE – advanced audio interface with full spectrum of connectors and functions

Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202 audio interface review

Lets review external sound card Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202, designed for professional use. It can work with sampling rates up to 192 kHz and 24 bits precision. Its frontal panel has : 2 combined XLR/TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) microphone inputs, to which MIDAS preamplifiers are connected and +48 V phantom power can be connected; for … Continue reading Behringer U-PHORIA UMC202 audio interface review

ESI U46 XL – professional external audio interface, that is designed for majority of studio tasks

Lets review professional external studio audio interface ESI U46 XL, which is designed for majority of sound recording tasks. It is created on base of preceding model ESI U46DJ. Card’s frontal panel has : balanced XLR microphone input ( this allows to neutralize all noises, which are added to signal during its movement in the … Continue reading ESI U46 XL – professional external audio interface, that is designed for majority of studio tasks

Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX – functional studio audio interface

Today we will review external studio audio interface Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX. It is equipped with configurable functions and is oriented on professional work. Frontal panel of card contains : 2 combined XLR/TRS inputs with professional VS Preamps, one of which is switchable instrumental Hi-Z/Lo-Z, second is microphone input, to which phantom +48 V power can … Continue reading Roland DUO-CAPTURE EX – functional studio audio interface

Focusrite Scarlett Solo – middle-level analogue studio external audio interface

Among audio devices today we will look on external studio sound card Focusrite Scarlett Solo. It is designed for analogue audio recording on semi-professional studio level. Its front panel has : microphone XLR input with Focusrite preamplifier, +48 V phantom power switch and amplification level control; instrumental/linear 6.3 mm TRS jack ( 1/4″ ) input, … Continue reading Focusrite Scarlett Solo – middle-level analogue studio external audio interface

Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 – functional studio level audio interface with acceptable price

Today in audio section we will meet with Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 – external studio-grade audio-interface with beginner-level functions. It has professional XLR/TRS microphone/linear input and instrumental 1/4″ input; microphone input can be powered with +48 V phantom power and it is connected to XENYX Mic Preamp. Frontal panel of sound card also has 1/4″ output … Continue reading Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 – functional studio level audio interface with acceptable price