Re: Recommendations for USB audio interface

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On Jun 20, 1:47 pm, "Arny Krueger" <a...@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On Jun 20, 12:14 pm, "Arny Krueger" <a...@xxxxxxxxxx>
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I just bought an M-Audio MobilePre to be my *only*
audio interface into my PC. I'm not sure I like it
and I'm thinking of getting something else a bit
better, but I'm on a budget.

Why don't you like it?

Features?

Function?

Sound quality?
I'm having an issue with levels, but I think I already
figured out what the problem is there.

Issue with levels?

I'll try it when I
get home tonight and see if things improve. I also
noticed a buzzing sound, but I'm not sure where that's
coming from. I thought it might be coming from this
unit. It's fairly loud, relatively speaking, and a bit
annoying. It will take a bit more research to determine
of that noise is actually making it onto my recordings
or if it's just present during playback. I'll be really
pissed if that buzz is present in my recordings. If the
buzz isn't that unit then I have no idea what it could
be. It would have to be something inside my PC, I guess,
which seems a little odd.

A buzz no way has to be something inside your PC. More
likely, it is a grounding problem.

Besides, this unit is 16-bit/48 KHz. For another $50 I
can get one that is 24-bit/96 KHz. then again, I may
just wait and spend an additional $100-150 and get
something with even better converters and more
interfaces.

And the audible difference between 16/48 and 24/96 would
be what?

Not necessarily any difference that I coudl hear, but
it's got higher numbers. And higher is better, right?

(And yes, I'm joking.)

Good that you've got that joke.

Seriously, I was thinking of replacing this module simply
because of the noise I was hearing. Then I noticed that
for very little more money I could get an arguably better
outboard interface with better specs and lower internal
noise.

Someone is going to give you full purchase cost for the M-Audio card?

The bottom line is that the M-Audio card is probably plenty quiet when used
as intended.

I'm not convinced the buzzing noise is the module, but I
sure hope it is. If that noise was coming from my PC then
I'm in trouble.

Buzzing and humming noises are almost always system combination and
configuration issues. If I'm right you could spend more money for a fancier
interface and still have the same or similar noises to amuse yourself with.



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