25 audio interfaces I can't decide, know nothing basically.
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25 audio interfaces I can't decide, know nothing basically.
2014-03-25T09:14:55+00:00
I searched many interfaces under about $150 and ended up with 25 choices.
I don't need MIDI and I don't think I really need a mic port because I imagine I can just plug a mic into the instrument input and I don't really record vocals currently.
I mostly need it to play and record electric guitar without using an amp (just a cord from the guitar to the interface), so it needs a preamp. And for an electric drum kit that has a module (but might use a software brain/module but that's probably just USB and bypasses the interface).
Most of these interfaces say they have mic preamps/phantom but I'm not sure if they all also have a preamp for a guitar without an amp.
I want it to make good quality recordings without a latency anyone would notice.
I don't really need to record multiple instruments at once but that'd be nice to record a jam with other(s).
Here are the 25 choices if someone can actually look through them all and tell me which is the best deal and why they picked it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roland-Duo-Capture-USB-Audio-Interface-/350932789463?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item51b53968d7
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolls-GCI404-Audio-Computer-Interface-/231186089763?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item35d3c3c723
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Line-6-POD-Studio-GX-USB-Recording-Interface-Black-/201042408528?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item2ecf0fb450
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audiolink-4-Channel-24-Bit-96-kHz-USB-Audio-Midi-Interface-W-Git-Preamps-/301133859444?pt=US_Other_Pro_Audio&hash=item461cfa0a74
http://line6.com/legacy/toneportux2
http://tascam.com/product/us-122mkii/
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TASCAM-US-144MKII-USB-2-0-4-channel-Audio-MIDI-Interface-Used-/400681479427?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item5d4a7a2d03
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tascam-US-122-US122-USB-Audio-MIDI-Interface-Guitar-Mic-XLR-/181350804984?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item2a3959adf8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TASCAM-US-322-USB-2-0-AUDIO-INTERFACE-BRAND-NEW-/221400115219?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item338c79a813
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tascam-US-125M-USB-2-0-Mixing-Audio-Recording-Interface-US125M-125-M-mixer-/261237436096?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item3cd2f6eec0
http://www.guitarcenter.com/TASCAM-iUR2-USB-Audio-MIDI-Interface-for-iPad--Mac-and-PC-J04082-i3532884.gc
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-audio-M-track-2-Channel-USB-audio-MIDI-Interface-/121297964934?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item1c3dec0f86
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-Audio-MobilePre-MKII-w-Pro-Tools-SE-2-USB-Recording-Audio-Interface-B-stock-/321310357271?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item4acf96f717
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-Audio-Fast-Track-USB-Guitar-Mic-Recording-Interface-/331160724993?pt=US_Sound_Cards_Internal_&hash=item4d1ab7a601
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/m-audio-firewire-solo-mobile-audio-interface
http://www.ebay.com/itm/M-Audio-Mobile-Pre-USB-Preamp-Audio-Interface-w-Microphone-Mic-Jacks-TESTED-/161253642895?pt=US_Home_Audio_Amplifiers_Preamps&hash=item258b77528f
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Behringer-Xenyx-Q502USB-5-Channel-Mixer-with-USB-Audio-interface-/271433391886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f32b0df0e
http://electronicmusictutorials.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/m-audio-fast-track-usb-mk2-review/
http://www.zzounds.com/item--MDOQUATTRO
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Behringer-Premium-5-Input-Mixer-Mic-Preamp-USB-Audio-Interface-Studio-Recording-/251466327884?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8c8fa74c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Presonus-AudioBox-USB-Interface-Audio-Box-2x2-S20583-/261427431985?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item3cde4a0a31
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alesis-iO2-EXPRESS-2-Channel-USB-Audio-Interface-/201020564237?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item2ecdc2630d
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Focusrite-iTrack-Solo-Audio-Interface-for-iPad-PC-Mac-/161174349456?pt=Other_Tablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2586bd6690
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Presonus-FireBox-Firewire-Audio-Recording-Interface-/161259030638?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item258bc9886e
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Steinberg-UR22-2x2-USB-2-0-Audio-Recording-Interface-with-Cubase-AI-Software-/390805304899?pt=US_Computer_Recording_Interfaces&hash=item5afdcfb643
:phones: Thank you.
music234m
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- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
My advice is to get a good quality interface which you can use for years to come. USB is the only standard you can count on to be around for a while, and it will be perfectly acceptably for your purposes. RME make excellent interfaces, as do MOTU and UA. Personally, I would buy one of the cheaper MOTU interfaces with mic, line, and instrument level inputs, because you just never know what you're going to want to plug in two years from now. If those are too expensive, just save up a little longer. Don't buy a previous generation just to save a few bucks. Get something you can return in case you have problems.
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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