I have some questions before I purchase this item. - URGENTLY!! Is anybody know if I can connect a microphone and a guitar at the same time? or two microphones at the same time? or a microphone and a MIDI keyboard at the same time? and How is the quality of this interface? I have some questions before I purchase this item. - URGENTLY!! Is anybody know if I can connect a microphone and a guitar at the same time? or two microphones at the same time? or a microphone and... » Read More I have some questions before I purchase this item. - URGENTLY!! Is anybody know if I can connect a microphone and a guitar at the same time? or two microphones at the same time? or a microphone and a MIDI keyboard at the same time? and How is the quality of this interface? « Show Less
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Thanks a lot for your response Askal, I have a core i7 2.98 Ghz with 4 GB RAM I will get the unit.
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I have never got any latency. I use the Fast Track Pro with Mixcraft 5.Just make sure your hardware is good enough (proccessor and RAM).
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Hi every one!!I have to clear a doubt before I buy this item, I love to use midi and playback instruments especially with Reason (obviously I take advantage on recording at the same time), my doubt is if I will have playback latency with this unit as it does not use an internal PCI card?Thanks in advance
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You can hook up a mic and a guitar at the same time. There is no MIDI interface, but I am assuming that you, like almost everyone, are using USB for the controller. In that case, you can use your controller with a mic simultaneously. In fact, you can connect two inputs on top the controller (assuming USB). You cannot connect the MIDI controller to the FT Pro, though, because the controller has no sound output - it's just a bunch of switches.
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The maximum you could do is 1 mic and 1 guitar or 2 mics or 2 guitars and a midi instrument at the same time.So if you had 1 singer and 1 guitar player and a drummer playing an electronic drum kit, you could record the entire band at once. No bass player though.
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Yes! The FastTrack Pro is a 2 channel interface, allowing you to record audio from two devices at the same time. Yes, it has MIDI input and output, and you can record it simultaneously while recording from your 2 audio inputs. The great thing about the input connectors is that they allow you to plug in either an XLR, or 1/4", so you can plug in a microphone or a guitar. I love this device, the quality is great, and there is nearly zero latency, allowing me to playback and record at the same time. I'm surprised at some of the negative feedback...
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Brandon, Good news and bad news. The ART Tube mp project is a great preamp and can warm tones greatly! On to the other side and to answer your question. You will need an audio interface. I use and recommend a Focusrite Scarlett series which feature XLR and 1/4 inch inputs to a USB output. I personally use a 2i2 model which features 2 inputs to USB and sells for $150 on Amazon. If you only need 1 channel then the Focusrite solo @ $99 will work for you. Read reviews and search youtube and I am sure you will find this the way to go. Sorry to double or triple your expenses, but it has worked fantastic for me with instruments or mics into a DAW computer based system. Hope this helps..... Brandon, Good news and bad news. The ART Tube mp project is a great preamp and can warm tones greatly! On to the other side and to answer your question. You will need an audio interface. I use and recommend a Focusrite Scarlett series which feature XLR and 1/4 inch inputs to a USB output. I personally use a 2i2 model which features 2 inputs to USB and sells for $150 on Amazon. If you only need 1 channel then the Focusrite solo @ $99 will work for you. Read reviews and search youtube and I am sure you will find this the way to go. Sorry to double or triple your expenses, but it has worked... » Read More Brandon, Good news and bad news. The ART Tube mp project is a great preamp and can warm tones greatly! On to the other side and to answer your question. You will need an audio interface. I use and recommend a Focusrite Scarlett series which feature XLR and 1/4 inch inputs to a USB output. I personally use a 2i2 model which features 2 inputs to USB and sells for $150 on Amazon. If you only need 1 channel then the Focusrite solo @ $99 will work for you. Read reviews and search youtube and I am sure you will find this the way to go. Sorry to double or triple your expenses, but it has worked fantastic for me with instruments or mics into a DAW computer based system. Hope this helps..... « Show Less
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I don't do the P A setup in the group I play in. We have two of these set ups, on different frequencies, and they work fine for us. They are used with our sound board so the mics are put through the mixer/ board for effects and the sound is great. The main difference in having these systems is the reduction in gear that we have to carry around. The only negative we had was with the instrument lapel mic I had for my Bodhran. We got interference with 1 pair of the wireless mics, so I had to swap frequencies on the instrument mic. . As far as I'm concerned this set up is fine as long as you don't throw the units around. We have a rolling luggage bag that works for us. I don't do the P A setup in the group I play in. We have two of these set ups, on different frequencies, and they work fine for us. They are used with our sound board so the mics are put through the mixer/ board for effects and the sound is great. The main difference in having these systems is the reduction in gear that we have to carry around. The only negative we had was with the instrument lapel mic I had for my Bodhran. We got interference with 1 pair of the wireless mics, so I had to swap frequencies on the instrument mic. . As far as I'm concerned this set up is fine as long as you... » Read More I don't do the P A setup in the group I play in. We have two of these set ups, on different frequencies, and they work fine for us. They are used with our sound board so the mics are put through the mixer/ board for effects and the sound is great. The main difference in having these systems is the reduction in gear that we have to carry around. The only negative we had was with the instrument lapel mic I had for my Bodhran. We got interference with 1 pair of the wireless mics, so I had to swap frequencies on the instrument mic. . As far as I'm concerned this set up is fine as long as you don't throw the units around. We have a rolling luggage bag that works for us. « Show Less
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JasonI like your approach and believe it will work very well as you describe. I agree the last thing one wants is to mess up the other music or instruments signals. Remember to first do what you can avoid microphone feedback. This unit can mess up you voice signal as well. We like our FBQ1000 and use it on every gig.
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Hey Candy, This microphone works with phantom power, so if you want connect it to your computer you are going to need a phantom to usb adapter such as Blue Icicle. Blue Icicle adapter is going to allow you to power your mic with your computer and record with any application or software of your preference after you set it up as your computer external mic. You can find this in amazing too. No cords come with the mic set, you only get the pair of microphones plus the microphone's holder for each one. MXL is a great brand and this pair will offer you an amazon sound quality, although, the problem with phantom powered microphones is that they are very sensitive to temperature. You are dealing with professional equipment, there for maintenance is important. If what you are looking for is a good quality usb microphone, i will recommend you to take a look at Blue. They build great usb powered microphones such as "the snowball. very portable, not too heavy, extremely durable and most importantly good sound quality. this lil guy comes with the stand a cord, ready to go. amazon prizes this product for $49.99 (half the prize of the MXL 550/551) If what you are looking for is good quality and portability, ready to go mic. I will recommend you to go for the Blue Snowball microphone. Great from home standard recording. Otherwise take a look at the blue icicle usb adapter to connect it to your computer. Good Luck!!!
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It cannot use 2 mics at the same time since it only has 1 XLR input. I suppose if you have a mic with 1/4'' L and R jacks you could plug it into another channel, but I've never heard of that.You'd be better off getting the 802 or q802usb since they have 2 mic input channels. The q802usb has the added bonus of USB connectivity which sounds like you could use since you're using the Audio-Technically audio interfaces.
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Wow! I bought mine last year for only 100 bucks. I must have gotten a deal. Check out hsn I know they were selling them last year as well. I don't think it is worth what they are asking in here now. Only one Mic but I think you can buy a splitter attachment so you can plug in two. The mics are not very loud but it could be just our Mic. Still tons of fun. We blue tooth our ipads and get on you tube and look up karaoke songs then you have a screen with words and everything
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It is unbalanced I am not sure how you go about rewiring it. I think it sounds fine as a unbalanced mic. Really depends what you wants to do with the microphone and whether you really need to make it balanced. I think it sounds fine for basic vocals. But each person has there own preferences.
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I'm guessing you want to hook up a microphone and another audio source like a CD player or iPod at the same time and be able to mix background music in realtime, rather than having to edit a multitrack recording after the fact in GarageBand or similar software? This little mixer will work fine for that purpose. If you are thinking of mixing multiple microphone inputs simultaneously on one recording (several people talking at once), it won't work for that: you'd need a bigger mixer with more than one XLR input jack (as many as you plan to have mikes going at once).
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Not a player here of that genre, but, there certainly are a lot of different effects, (including yours,) for everyone. Is it a ten/ten, don't know what to say except probably depends more on the electronic on, and type of, guitar you play. Maybe stay away from humbuckers. Unless they can be split. This unit also has an 8 pin jack for dedicated pedal attachments, or a midi device. I do use the aux input, with an adapter jack, which could be wired amp>oedal of choice>guitar. A preamp, like an IOS device could go in there aswell with the other attachments going through it. The aux jack, by itself, does not have any effects, Just clean sound.Good luck. Not a player here of that genre, but, there certainly are a lot of different effects, (including yours,) for everyone. Is it a ten/ten, don't know what to say except probably depends more on the electronic on, and type of, guitar you play. Maybe stay away from humbuckers. Unless they can be split. This unit also has an 8 pin jack for dedicated pedal attachments, or a midi device. I do use the aux input, with an adapter jack, which could be wired amp>oedal of choice>guitar. A preamp, like an IOS device could go in there aswell with the other attachments going through... » Read More Not a player here of that genre, but, there certainly are a lot of different effects, (including yours,) for everyone. Is it a ten/ten, don't know what to say except probably depends more on the electronic on, and type of, guitar you play. Maybe stay away from humbuckers. Unless they can be split. This unit also has an 8 pin jack for dedicated pedal attachments, or a midi device. I do use the aux input, with an adapter jack, which could be wired amp>oedal of choice>guitar. A preamp, like an IOS device could go in there aswell with the other attachments going through it. The aux jack, by itself, does not have any effects, Just clean sound.Good luck. « Show Less
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Well, when I tried recording I didn't hear my vocal on track 2 over the instruments on track 1. So I have a question in my answer. Will it play back an existing track and a new track (a vocal) through the headphones? I'm so frustrated. Meanwhile, I got a new microphone from Amazon. Everything's brand spankin' new. Luv to hear what I sound like when I'm recording. HELP!
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Im no expert but this does have a mic input that you can use, I use it and it worked out fine once I figured out how to connect everything...what helped me was I did a search for this model to find out the how's and what's-- it would be capable of. They also have a website which if you google the model you can find loads of info that will be helpful, thats how I did my research, good luck hope my answer helped you out
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Since your Audio port supports audio and voice when you plug something into it, this feature of the headset becomes a disadvantage. To answer your question, you will not be able to use both microphone and audio at the same time unless you buy an audio jack that can support both pathways. You can also buy this off of Amazon. Here is a link for one that is fairly cheap and has what you need and nothing more to it: SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD I hope that you will look forward to using this if you buy it! Since your Audio port supports audio and voice when you plug something into it, this feature of the headset becomes a disadvantage. To answer your question, you will not be able to use both microphone and audio at the same time unless you buy an audio jack that can support both pathways. You can also buy this off of Amazon. Here is a link for one that is fairly cheap and has what you need and nothing more to it: SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD I hope that... » Read More Since your Audio port supports audio and voice when you plug something into it, this feature of the headset becomes a disadvantage. To answer your question, you will not be able to use both microphone and audio at the same time unless you buy an audio jack that can support both pathways. You can also buy this off of Amazon. Here is a link for one that is fairly cheap and has what you need and nothing more to it: SYBA external USB Stereo Sound Adapter for Windows, Mac, Linux Extra Audio Source with Microphone SD-CM-UAUD I hope that you will look forward to using this if you buy it! « Show Less
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A) Discreet or Discrete? I'll assume you mean the latter.B) The DAW software isn't really an issue here.C) No. This device has only TWO discrete analog input channels.D) M-Audio Mac drivers may only let you have ONE M-Audio brand USB audio device in use at a time, so don't think you can stack two, or mix this device and another M-Audio device to get 4 input channels. Paying for good driver programming is partly what makes MOTU more expensive. Let's see if anyone at M-Audio will chime in with a correction: there's a small chance they've mended their evil driver ways.
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I never tried that, probably because when I was in my first band (late '60's) we started off broke and actually had to play two guitars through one amp at one point. It sounded like crap! That said, you can use both inputs simultaneously, so what you want to do certainly should work.
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Yes, you can! Just used this over the weekend at a party! It was great! Both mics were used at the same time!
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Also, if what you want to do is hook up a studio-quality microphone to your computer (rather than mix several audio inputs in realtime) you're better off with a dedicated mike preamp like the Art Tube Studio and a USB sound card (cheap ones are fine).