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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
My review of the PreSonus 44VSL 4x4 USB 2.0 audio interface
is up. the Product Reviews section of my web page http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com/product-reviews/ Or if you have short attention span, download the PDF directly he http://mikeriversaudio.files.wordpre...mikerivers.pdf -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
On Monday, March 12, 2012 9:32:32 AM UTC-4, Mike Rivers wrote:
My review of the PreSonus 44VSL 4x4 USB 2.0 audio interface is up. the Product Reviews section of my web page http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com/product-reviews/ Nice review Mike. I actually need a 4-in USB interface, but I do NOT need preamps or even basic mixing facilities. Does anyone make such a thing for a reasonable price? If so, I can't find one. --Ethan |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
On Mar 12, 5:21*pm, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 3/12/2012 11:48 AM, wrote: Nice review Mike. I actually need a 4-in USB interface, but I do NOT need preamps or even basic mixing facilities. Does anyone make such a thing for a reasonable price? If so, I can't find one. MOTU makes a couple with two mic preamps and four or six line-only inputs. Peace, Paul |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
On Monday, March 12, 2012 6:21:16 PM UTC-4, Mike Rivers wrote:
You might want to take a look at the Focusrite 8i6 LOL, great minds think alike. That's exactly what I bought yesterday just before you posted this. As an aside, a few weeks ago I got a call from my (long ago) past sales rep at Swee****er asking if he could be of any assistance. I told him I almost never buy audio gear because I already have everything I need. Then a few days ago I realized I really do need a more professional interface. So yesterday after posting I called the rep to ask his advice, and that's what he suggested as the best value. I looked at the product info and agreed, and bought it. --Ethan |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
On 3/13/2012 10:58 AM, wrote:
On Monday, March 12, 2012 6:21:16 PM UTC-4, Mike Rivers wrote: You might want to take a look at the Focusrite 8i6 LOL, great minds think alike. That's exactly what I bought yesterday just before you posted this. [Focusrite 8i6] Well I hope we gave you good advice. I think it's one of the better overall designs for this sort of box. I was debating getting the 18i6 thinking that some day I might want to take along my Mackie 800R (8 channel preamp with ADAT Optical output among others) for a larger session than straight stereo recording. Although it isn't what either of us need, I'm going to try to get my hands on one of the M-Audio C600 Fast Track interfaces. It seems to have a lot of the capability of the PreSonus but it has an assortment of different GUI displays. The full display takes up the whole screen but they had pity on folks like me with low resolution monitors and have reduced versions, just a basic mixer, and just a meter bridge, so there's plenty of room to keep the DAW on the screen where you need it. Plus it has transport control buttons, so you may not need to get to the DAW as often during tracking. I don't know who my friendly M-Audio marketing rep is any more, but if you're out there lurking, get in touch. --Ethan -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
PreSonus but it has an assortment of different GUI displays. The full display takes up the whole screen but they had pity on folks like me with low resolution monitors and have reduced versions, just a basic mixer, and just a meter bridge, so there's plenty of room to keep the DAW on the screen where you need it. Have you considered adding a second display? Most of the graphics cards support two now. I added an inexpensive ($150) Dell 15" LCD to go with my expensive EIZO primary one. (It's color-accurate and can be calibrated with its spyder, which I need for the photo work I do - hence the price.) The secondary Dell is crisp at 1024x768 - I have no requirement for color accuracy. I rotate it 90 degrees (portrait mode) and park some of Audition's (and Photoshop's) windows on it. Windoze has a variety of options for how to deal with multiple screens. Jason |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
Thanks for the review, Mike.
Two questions: - do these interfaces work with Linux (prefer Sapphire, but Presonus OK)? - did you happen to notice the internal voltages of the Preamps (or the chip #'s on the preamps?). A lot of these circuits use NE5532 variants, but seem to run them at very low voltages (eg., my old Edirol UA5 uses jrc4590 preamps at +/-5V, while a very old Maudio Duo uses +/-12V and INA163 instrument amps. A big different in quality. This has in fact spawned a "hacker" community amoung concert tapers Thanks again, Richard |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
On 3/13/2012 6:34 PM, Richard Mann wrote:
- do these interfaces work with Linux (prefer Sapphire, but Presonus OK)? Not unless someone has written Linux drivers for them. Good luck there. It's a rare new audio interface that gets the attention of the folks writing Linux drivers, probably because the manufacturers aren't willing to share enough documentation with them to get them started. I guess they feel that sales to Linux users just aren't going to ever be great enough to let information that they consider proprietary out of the barn. - did you happen to notice the internal voltages of the Preamps (or the chip #'s on the preamps?). I didn't have a schematic (hell, they don't even publish a block diagram) but from inspection, it looks like there are transistors up front and half of an MC33079 quad op amp at the end. The 33079 is running on +/- 13.5V. I didn't probe the transistors but given that it takes about 11 Vpp before anything starts clipping, I doubt that this is a "low voltage" circuit. I didn't see or hear any reason to try to hack it. -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
Thanks for this information!
Presonus then carries on the tradition of good analog circuitry. This is the same as the Presonus Firebox/Firepod units. Richard |
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My PreSonus AudioBox 44VSL Review Posted
"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
... My review of the PreSonus 44VSL 4x4 USB 2.0 audio interface is up. the Product Reviews section of my web page http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com/product-reviews/ Or if you have short attention span, download the PDF directly he http://mikeriversaudio.files.wordpre...mikerivers.pdf -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com - useful and interesting audio stuff Really interesting and thorough review. Thanks, Mike. Steve King |
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