Geek99 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 What can people recommend ? I assume some do midi and some don't ? Not looking to spend huge amounts What are peoples experiences with windows 32/64 bit drivers ? A common whinge on the Amazon reviews Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) I guess you have to ask yourself what you want to use it for...if you just want a straight and simple interface to capture anything that works off a 1/4" jack plug or an XLR, I can highly recommend the Presonus Audiobox USB. No MIDI though. Edited December 28, 2014 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Audio & Midi in/out Steinberg UR22, really good value. Very solid drivers. Review. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun13/articles/steinberg-ur22.htm Google search will give you £99.00. You also get a trimmed back version of Cubase with it (AI 6). Edited December 28, 2014 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Ahem.... <<Shameless plug>> http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251092-digidesign-mbox2-mini/page__fromsearch__1 <</Shameless Plug>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkyBarKid Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 A bit more inflation would be useful. How many channel of audio and how many midi channels. What's your budget. There are a huge number of devices out there. One thing which is really important is whether manufacturers continue to support new operating systems with drivers. I think there's a new windows is on the way, so I'd check whether the manufacturer is planning to offer drivers for that. You can waste a lot of your life mucking around with this stuff so I'd steer away from anything with at the bottom end of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Anything Focusrite is usually a solid choice on the lower end of the market. As MilkyBarKid mentioned always check for driver support as well, not just for future OS releases but some interface have pretty rubbish drivers as well. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 i have a behringer mixing desk/usb interface cost about 69 quid, four channels with 2 having mic pre's it works really well! however have been looking at getting the akai eie interface but am happy with what i currently have andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Zoom b3. You get an effects box, drum machine and usb interface with cuebase all in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswareham Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Drivers and support from future operating systems won't be a problem if you buy a device that uses "class compatible" interfaces. There are standards for USB and audio interfaces that mean compatible devices don't require proprietary drivers. Alternatively, switch to Linux, where even things like my old Yamaha UX-96 still works despite not being entirely class compatible. I use a package called Ardour (not the same as Audacity) which is an open source and free equivalent to Ableton Live or Logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1419774050' post='2642583'] Zoom b3. You get an effects box, drum machine and usb interface with cuebase all in one. [/quote] I have the b2.1 but never got it to work properly on windows 7 64. I now have a windows 8 laptop so maybe I should try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Shameless plug [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252108-focusrite-scarlett-2i2/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252108-focusrite-scarlett-2i2/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1419754522' post='2642368'] I guess you have to ask yourself what you want to use it for...if you just want a straight and simple interface to capture anything that works off a 1/4" jack plug or an XLR, I can highly recommend the Presonus Audiobox USB. No MIDI though. [/quote]confussed. ? i have a Presonus Audio Box USB and it has midi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkyBarKid Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Chris - could you explain "class compatible" to us and which devices have it, and whether it relates only to audio devices. It would also be of interest to know how that will affect configuration software provided by manufacturers. Thanks mbk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1419795945' post='2642784'] I have the b2.1 but never got it to work properly on windows 7 64. I now have a windows 8 laptop so maybe I should try again [/quote] I spent a lot of time trying to make my zoom kit ( b2.1 and the 9.1) work as an interface , it does , BUT , volume levels , playback levels and latency issues made it a real PITA , get the proper kit , it will make the whole process much , much easier and straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Explaining Class compatible is quite a vast task - [url="http://www.usb.org/developers/defined_class"]http://www.usb.org/developers/defined_class [/url] , [url="http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance/"]http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance/[/url] Expanding on Chriswareham's reply earlier, 'class compatible' means that the manufacturer should have designed and implemented the USB interface in accordance to the standards / specifications that have been defined and published. It should also mean that the USB interface performs to the specification / standards. The use of open standards should make software and driver implementation (if needed) much simpler. Class compliant devices should just 'plug and play'. Notice I use should, not everyone plays fully by the rules I would suggest looking at devices that are USB 2 (or even 3) class compliant. In my recent pre-purchase internet searching I found that most major manufacturers seem to state this in their specifications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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