M-Track Duo USB Audio Interface for Recording, Streaming and Podcasting with Dual XLR, Line and DI Inputs, plus a Software Suite Included

It's an excellent USB sound card covers all the basics. I needed it for a laboratory interface. There are much more expensive equivalents of which I have a few but this one definitely gets the job done. I like the 16-bit 48 kHz. I like having two XLR inputs. I like the uncomplicated basic user controls. Plugged it into Linux bang works right off no issues. I looked at the TI Burr Brown PCM2900C data sheet and it could be easily connected to an embedded processor like an ARM or DSPIC. I'm not using it for straight up stereo audio but it would work right for that. All of my music is 16-bit flac so 24 or 32-bit would not help anyway.

The M-Audio M-Track Duo USB Audio Interface fit my needs perfectly. I searched for awhile, fretting between this dual channel model and the FocusRite Scarlett solo channel, which cost around $30 more. I'm relatively new to recording and editing music, also learning the open-source free software from Audacity (not provided by M-Audio) at the same time. This M-Audio pairs up with a self-designed and built lapsteel guitar that runs through a bunch of mid-priced pedals. The signal exits a DI (direct in) box via XLR cable and then pumps into a 2000's 175 watt JBL pro stage monitor/amp (15 in woofer, ported midrange and a peaky tweeter when up close; found two at Goodwill)) that is monitored by the The M-Audio M-Track Duo USB Audio Interface. My laptop and the Audacity software handle the processing, recording and editing chores. The signal (all quiet and clean throughout the whole hardware/software interface) is returned to the JBL (the amp has two 1/4 inputs and one each XLR in and out) in a loving manner with great sound. In fact, I can run my Beat Buddy Mini 2 drum pedal directly through it on a separate channel OR record it in the mix. Between the pre-amped DI box, the Crystal pre-amp in the The M-Audio M-Track Duo USB Audio Interface, and the JBL amp, there is plenty of power for sound! I've also used it to successfully pull backing tracks from online sources. I'm stoked! The slightly less fantastic: As others have noted, the input channel pots do not have a well-designed linear taper, so the signal is almost all or none (mine mostly sits at the 9 to 9.5 point) so clipping is hard to avoid. Add in the worn-out pots in the JBL (will replace shortly) with high power and I'm just a bit frustrated. So far I'm able to compensate in editing. Ease-of-setup, near-perfect interface with Audacity and Windows 11, low-noise high-performance output and a budget-friendly price have really set the The M-Audio M-Track Duo USB Audio Interface in a class by itself! Note: I do not play professionally, gig, or leave the house with this so I can't attest to its durability or suitability for rough situations.

The unit works well to digitize the sound which can be limited by Do-It-Yourself recorders such as phone, computer inputs or MICS. I tried so many things before jumping in to record correctly with appropriate hardware. OLD school items such as phones, or even high dollars MICs with plug-ins are not worthy of publishable recordings since the clipping is eliminated by forcing software limits on input (without your desire, as most items do this as a precautionary measure - to NOT ruin the PC, sound card, guts of the equipment, etc... The M-Audio, as well others, was researched and matched quite well with the higher priced items. It also had equal HZ ratings as some that were 5X the cost. I used this specific piece of equipment to record 20 songs for copyright with very good clarity and response. The CONS - the clipping adjustment is peaked at 9 or 10, which keeps you hopping on sound adjustments for various inputs (singing vs. instrument). It is a SOLO output regardless the hookups, which means, all SOUND (even if singing and playing two instruments) is blended to ONE OUTPUT (which is the input to DAW/Software). The drivers, which are FREE to download as well the software does NOT work on older PCs. I have an i5 rockin' PC that runs like a race horse, BUT will not run this stuff. So, even though the compliance online stated various modern WIN Platforms included, it will not on WIN 7 Home Premium. The FREE software will not either. However, it is running, and did run successfully on my Win 10 computer system. Generically speaking - it worked, and worked well!

I do some home recording for a podcast and this is great for letting me plug in multiple instruments. The preamp is good and there is an option to crank the gain to boost your signal. The live monitoring is nice and the overall sound going in is pretty faithful. I knocked a star because occasionally the drivers are out of whack and I don't notice until I record something and it sounds like it's been detuned a couple steps. Usually I just update the drivers and that fixes it but it's a bit frustrating when I find out only after recording something. Overall, it's a quality item.

Amazing USB Audio interface. Super easy to use and works great with my Mac. I got so my wife and I can start podcasting and it’s worked amazingly well. It makes for a fun portable setup.

Great value for what I needed to do. Decent build quality, although it doesn't weigh very much making it feel like it may not be very good quality but it is.. Would buy again for sure, I rate it 4.5 of 5

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Had to use my own USB cable since the one provided is C to C. Deleted the software. Not much use to me. Mostly subscription stuff and web based. Device works fine as a replacement for a Scarlett which failed at the USB port. Hopefully this one lasts. Update. USB Port now beginning the the inevitable process of failure. No sound today. Unplugged USB then plugged back in to make it work.

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Great (cheap and simple) box for connecting professional mics to, say, a Mac laptop which has no external mic input. Plug the mic(s) - up to two - into the XLR inputs (mic or line, or use a phone jack in the combo inputs) and plug the M-Audio's USB output (cable supplied) into any standard flat (original-style) USB-type-A socket in your laptop or full-size computer. The USB connection provides power for the M-Audio box electronics, AND for phantom power into the mic, if needed by condenser mics. Just choose the 'USB CODEC' as the computer's audio input, and you're done! Perfect for using great quality mics for Zoom calls, Zoom - or similar - conferences, or just for recording great audio. Perfect, for instance, for using a rich-sounding Sennheiser 441 professional mic (with XLR-only connection) straight into a computer which has no XLR inputs. Brilliantly cheap and simple.

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