Among professional audio interfaces for large studio use there are devices, which can work through FireWire/USB/MIDI ports, for example, Behringer FIREPOWER FCA610; it can work with smapling rates up to 96 kHz and 24 bits per sample precision. On its front panel there are : 2 combined XLR/TRS 1/4″ jack inputs, able to work in … Continue reading Behringer FIREPOWER FCA610 – professional FireWire/USB/MIDI audio interface
These days most of the electronics and their parts are manufactured in China and its citizens started to export it under their own brands, creating very good devices with very attractive prices. Among these devices there is Dual Boot tablet PC Onda V820w, having 2 operating systems Windows 8.1 ( with ability to upgradet to … Continue reading Onda V820w – Chinese Dual Boot tablet PC with Windows 8.1 and Android 4.4 and 2 GB of RAM
Among Behringer audio devices there is dock-station iStudio iS202 for Apple iPad ( 1, 2 and 3 generations ) with advanced audio recording and playback functions. Device can work from 2 A and 12 V power adapter or 8 AA batteries; on its top panel following controls are placed : buttons for phantom power +12 … Continue reading Behringer iStudio iS202 – iPad dock-station with advanced audio recording and playback functions
Lets review external USB audio interface Roland Tri-Capture, oriented on portable recording of 3 inputs, incoming signal monitoring and sounds playback from different sources. All connectors are placed on card’s back panel, among them there are : TRS ( 1/4″ jack ) headphones output; the same balanced outputs for left and right channels; USB port … Continue reading Roland Tri-Capture – portable audio interface with 3 inputs
Lets meet with external USB sound card Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202, able to record and play stereo sound and having digital optical Toslink S/PDIF out. Its top side has : Direct Monitor switch, allowing to send signal from inputs directly to headphones, 2 RCA inputs and 2 RCA outputs with gold-plated connectors; on front side there … Continue reading Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 – compact stereo sound card with Toslink optical output
Lets review external sound card ESI GIGAPORT HD+, which can work with 8 independent channels or with 7.1 channels surround sound and supports sampling rates up to 96 kHz and 24 bits per sample precision. Its frontal panel has : USB port, through which it is powered and communicates with computer; power, USB connection activity … Continue reading ESI GIGAPORT HD+ – external sound card for 8 channels
Продолжим разбор наушников производства KEF и рассмотрим новую модель M400; производитель остаётся верным себе и из реальных технических характеристик называет только то, что в них установлены 40 мм динамики ( могли бы и побольше поставить за такую цену для Hi-Fi воспроизведения басов ), и то, что они приводятся в движение неодимовыми магнитами. И умалчивает информацию … Continue reading Продолжим опускать KEF : обзор новых мониторных наушников M400
Рассмотрим новые мониторные наушники KEF M500. Начнём с того, что производитель сообщает лишь небольшое количество технических деталей об изделии : диапазон частот воспроизводимых ими звуков 20 – 20000 Гц ( что совсем немного для запрашиваемой цены ) и в них встроены 40 мм динамики, которые приводятся в движении неодимовыми магнитами; при этом нет информации о … Continue reading Обзор новых мониторных наушников KEF M500
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
Lets review top-level external USB sound cards Steinberg UR28M and UR824, which have already professional-level big studio features. They have the same : Yamaha D-PRE Class-A microphone preamplifiers, DSP Yamaha SSP2, 24 bits of precision for work with sound, separate monitor headphones outputs with independent volume level control, DAW Cubase AI in the package, fully … Continue reading Review of top-level USB soundcards Steinberg UR : 28M and 824 with 24 bits, 96 – 192 kHz and Cubase AI in the package
