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Product Info

Entering review for M-Audio Fast Track USB

General

  • Is this a desktop, rackmount, or portable unit?
  • VU or Input/Output meters?
  • Clip indicators?
  • Soft limiter?
  • Onboard DSP? Proprietary or standard plug-ins?
  • If DSP, the interface serve as an independent effects device?
  • Plastic or metal case? Suitable for use on the road?
  • Physical volume controls, or all trims handled in software?
  • Physical mixing surface, or all mixing handled in software?
  • Onboard hardware processing (e.g., EQ strips in Firewire mixers?)

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Connectivity

  • USB 1.1, USB 2.0, FireWire/IEEE-1394, CardBus/PCMCIA, PCI, PCI-E, PCI-X? If PCI/PCI-E/PCI-X, breakout box included?
  • Additional ports for daisy-chaining?

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I/O

  • Preamp quality?
  • Dedicated instrument input(s) for guitar, bass, etc.?
  • Digital I/O? S/PDIF coax, S/PDIF optical, AES/EBU, ADAT/lightpipe, MADI, TDIF?
  • MIDI I/O? Number of ports?
  • Send/Return options?
  • Cue/Mix outputs?
  • Surround mixing capabilities?
  • Headphone out? Number of headphone outs? Independent volume control?

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Power

  • Bus-powered?
  • AC-powered? If AC-powered, adapter or line cord?
  • Battery powered?
  • Phantom power for mics? Is it a true +48V?

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Technical specs

  • Sample rates/bit resolutions supported?
  • Types of drivers supported?
  • Direct monitoring?

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Other

  • Is there any bundled software, such as lite versions of other programs?
  • Mixer applet or other control panels?
  • If turntable input, is there a grounding post?
  • Ground lift switch for instrument or mic inputs?
  • Stand-alone operation (i.e., can operate without a computer for something like digital mixing applications)?

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Overall

  • How has this product performed for you in the real world?
  • Would you recommend it to other musicians?
  • If it was destroyed or stolen, would you buy it again or get something else?
  • Anything you wish it had?

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