Pres and latency are a problem at almost everything in this price range, so between this one and other brands, I'd stick to US 16x08 for the I/O. It has DSP monitoring with virtually no latency at all, but then you don't hear any plugins you may have added.ĭon't let this turn you down. So you may consider using it at higher sample rates if you want DAW monitoring. At 44khz, US 16x08 has huge latency settings. No issues there.īetween this one and Focusrite, I think Focusrite has better drivers with lower latency.

I've used it with Nuendo, Cubase, WaveLab, Pro Tools 10 and 12. If you want to make it work, it will work. Ever since, Tascam released new drivers that work fine with Windows 10. As many early reviews said, this thing was unstable on 2016.

On the software end, things were buggy at first. So, hardware-wise, this interface is one of the best. The 6 line imputs can be pushed using the DSP compressor's makeup, or you could simply connect more pres. It has 2 instrument imputs with regulable gain, so it's like it had 10 pres for me. This usually isn't a problem, but beware of SM57s that require a bit more drive. After 3 o'clock there begins to appear heareable white noise. Multiple outs allow you to set up different mixes other than the stereo out (which has one headphone out).

I've since used it to mic entire bands with low latency. Imagine my surprise when I found out this is the ONLY interface that offers 16 real imputs. At the time I wasn't even an audio student, just a hobby musician.īought this interface when I started studying looking for something that would let me mic a drum set. Previously I had my first Focusrite 8i6 which I upgraded for more imputs. I've owned this interface for two years now.

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