I appreciate the countdowns so much... Especially my ears X

Feeling a little METAL today where we, always love the songs you make for the vids! Keep it up Bandrew, great job!

For 2 years now, been watching and learning from this dude about microphones and audio interfaces! If I make it as a rapper one day, be sure it'll be due to the fact I watched a channel that helped me setup everything easily haha! Love your videos man, so detailed and well made. Just thanks a lot, appreciate it.

@formulejedna7370

Жыл бұрын

I am not into rap, but ur music in your channel is pretty good. Keep it up

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th

Жыл бұрын

I too watch this channel eagarly.

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th

Жыл бұрын

I too watching this channel for more than 2 years.

6:38 😲 .... 7:21 😱 that was AMAZING!!

I have the M-Track Duo and I don't have the gain problem at the very end--it's a consistent increase. I also like how quiet the preamps are relative to many others. However, due to the sample rate, I am going to upgrade at some point. I really enjoy your in-depth reviews and humor. Thanks for doing this video.

Thank you for the review especially for the Latency test !

Thanks for this review. Looking to buy something like this for my daughter so she can play around with her acoustic-electric guitar and add a mic to sing some songs. Appreciate the effort you put into this.

I bought the m-audio air during the UK first lockdown. Loved it for what I have needed it for.

@lordisaac2870

2 жыл бұрын

Would you say it’s better than this one

@garethm9523

2 жыл бұрын

@@lordisaac2870 I have never used the solo, as it was released as after. If it's similar to my m-audio air I'd recommend it

Solid honest review!

Thanks for the audio countdown timer since I turned it all the way up to hear the preamp.

Focusrite needs to make a $50 interface

@lambda7652

3 жыл бұрын

They do, but its sold under a different brand and named UMC202HD. But its uses the same ADC/DAC and is internally very suspiciously similar to the scarlet.

@nutellaontoast4281

3 жыл бұрын

@@lambda7652 it's bhringer. Prob just a rip of the 2i2. I bet they could sell the solo for around 50 and still make a profit. Its strange cuz focusrite is a well known budget brand name so you'd think they would want to show that

@Flux799

6 ай бұрын

At one point Focusrite’s most popular interface was $50 lol

Awesome review. I just purchased one and your video had everything I needed to get started. Thank you. You now have a new subscriber.

@Podcastage

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad the video provided the information you needed. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing that. Hope you get some great recordings.

I still enjoy all your content. One day I'll be able to convince my friend to stream and I'll probably get him a setup based on your recommendations.

earliest ive been to one of your videos, keep up the great work!

@Yevgen4000

3 жыл бұрын

Same

I think it will surely give a hard time to the UM2, again a great review brother, love ya!

Very exciting to finally have another brand entering the price-range

This was a great Video. I had questions about the interface and this answers them.

I was heavily using this for a year, it still works perfectly after a bit of abuse.

@Jaxonyogi

2 жыл бұрын

😂 abuse

@vincentperom2845

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jaxonyogi it was plugged to the pc 24/7 without me using it LOL and being lightweight i always knock it off the desk.

@pin1771

Жыл бұрын

does it still work?

@vincentperom2845

Жыл бұрын

@@pin1771 yes it does xD, motherfucker is kinda hard to kill or I'm just good at keeping things, but ya can't do hi-res audio with it tho, but it's good enough just consider everything that this channel has said about it too.

@pin1771

Жыл бұрын

​@@vincentperom2845do you have issue with noise while monitoring guitar sounds?

best review ever. just purchased one from amazon

eh i love your videos just as much as julian. he makes ultra detailed and you make it easy to choose for us with more than enough detail for us dummies

Picked one up because of this video and it's a really solid first audio interface so far. Thanks for the review!

@mikokb

2 жыл бұрын

@@Unizuka ended ip returning it and going a different route. It worked fine for me. A friend of mine had issues with his though.

@vincentperom2845

2 жыл бұрын

@@Unizuka I got this interface since last year February, it still works perfectly. Though, i kinda treated it like shit, it fell a few times and I was jacking the shit out the knobs and many more, but overall i'm very impressed with this shit for its price.

@smokeclouds6048

Жыл бұрын

@@mikokb what did you get instead?

@mikokb

Жыл бұрын

@@smokeclouds6048 Got the Audient Evo 4 after, but sold that and have been using the Elgato Wave XLR since it came out. Only interface I'll personally need. Highly reccommend

I'm just beginning to dabble in voice over and similar audio work, and I've decided not to purchase any interface right now since I remembered that my Zoom H4n is perfectly serviceable as an interface. But if I were in need of a "get-by" interface, I would go with this A-Audio unit based on this review and the overall quality and integrity of Podcastage reviews in general.

Definitely gonna buy this. Just have to wait until it gets back in stock haha

Tossing the box was good content. Why haven’t other reviewers thought to do that. Gold star ⭐️

Does anyone recommend an Audiotechnica at2020 + M-track solo/duo over a Blue Yeti? I currently own the Yeti but I want to improve my sound a little bit. Also, this is mostly for singing.

Thank you so much to the honest review ❤

Always helpful. Thanks

thanks for recommending this. i am purchasing one this will be my first audio interface and my budget is relative to being a beginner. so this shpuld be perfect. keep it up. best review so far. thanks!!!

Always a good day when Bandrew uploads! This was definitely the definition of budget audio interfaces, loud pres, not very well built, a weird gain dynamic, I'll stick to my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 second gen

@Podcastage

3 жыл бұрын

You definitely have the all around better interface there.

@zoltanvamos4757

3 жыл бұрын

@@Podcastage I agree, I want to upgrade from the 2i2, as you know I'm running a power hungry condenser (the wa87r2), what should I go with??

@bigfloppa3835

Жыл бұрын

You get what you pay for 🤷‍♂️

@DivoLakota

7 ай бұрын

@@bigfloppa3835 No, not necessarily. There are many objects sold at a very high price on the market that are surely well-packaged, heavily marketed but in fact poorly built, fragile and unreliable. It goes from perfume, to clothes, to even cars. Sellers just make HUGE margins on these.

This is amazingly thorough

the throw lol

@BrendanEvan

3 жыл бұрын

Gets me every time

@gregelgie

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was going to hit the camera and tripod.

@-Pedry

3 жыл бұрын

yyYYYYYEEEet

@kender6143

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the microphone when he throws it lol

@nathanlee572

3 жыл бұрын

how he fixes his glasses

That was a really good review, thank you

Today I went looking for a USB audio interface. I had the option to get the Behringer. But got the M-track solo instead. Watching your review I am glad that I did. Thank you ❤

Thx for on point review! It’s good no-money investment to play analogue synth with iPad directly, no (other) strings attached. Great they made stereo input for an instrument. BTW, maybe lower computer sound while monitoring “it’s not a bug it’s a feature”, so you could hear monitored signal louder? :)

I found your channel by looking for a a review on the Audio Technica at2020 a couple of days ago, and that convinced me to buy it. Then I found out I needed a audio interface for it (I was too eager and bought it without realizing I needed a xlr cable and a interface). So here I am looking at some interfaces on amazon being bewildered by the prices on these, and imagine my face when I saw you put out a review today of the same cheap interface I was looking at. Both your review on the at 2020 and the M-track were superb, and really made me feel confident and comfortable with what I was looking to purchase. So just want to say thanks for these great reviews! PS Really enjoyed the Instrument input test lol

@tawandamanika530

3 жыл бұрын

Hope your recording has been going well so far m8

@faizdz5472

2 жыл бұрын

Haha same struggle here, I bought a dynamic mic without realizing it needs an audio interface

@ODiS33

Жыл бұрын

yeah same thing happened to my brother. bought a mic kit (unbranded, and provided a little usb pre-amp, really bad idea in hindsight). at the time none of us knew it was gonna SUCK! i know a lot more now thanks to bandrew and i aint makin the same mistake lol

@HarvinderSingh-yy8th

Жыл бұрын

I too.

You have the best reviews

I’m definitely saving up for this. After making a BIG mistake getting a Behringer xenyx q802 usb.

wow, imagine being able to hold up your Interface without it disconnecting and reconnecting 15000 times. Amazing!

I had behringer for two years, never again. My gain on my dynamic mic granted connected via XLR was having distortions even on no gain. M-Audio is the one I will give it a try :)

Congrats your my favorite new dude the throw after the diddly do thing 😭❤️😂

When I tell you I SMILED at 7:31 I mean I had an ear-to-ear expression of: "Holy sh*t that sounds good!" :)

@TheSideProject

3 жыл бұрын

That's my main decision for buying it

I need to learn so much about this hobby. A friend got me this for my birthday since i play guitar. I have 0 clue of most stuff

Fav part of the video is your own recording mix, nice stuff

I bought one (used) today for £23, so got the December 2023 drivers; the input settings in Windows are now offering 16/24/32-bit, all at 48Khz. The input gain dial is giving me a massive leap between 9-10, so I doubt I'd turn up that far with no clip protection. I wish they'd put a simple limiter in the firmware, my Tascam DR70 field recorder has a limiter on all 4 channels.

I have the Scarlett (24 bit) on the booth PC. This will make a good AUX recorder in the den. I'll hopefully avoid the gain-bump. If not, I have a low-noise preamp to dodge the jumpiness. I finally gave up hoping for a low-noise xlr-usb cable..this is the ticket. Thanks for the details. The ultra-low-noise info comes from Julian. Together you guys give the whole picture.

I was literally looking between the Behringer and this last night to get my entry for my electric guitar. Thanks so much and I will definitely use the affiliate when I buy this. Thanks!

@Mcgiver699

3 жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favour a spend like $10 more and get the Behringer UMC22 it blows the UMC2 and both M-Audio out of the water

@jonjoy-gaba315

3 жыл бұрын

What’s your experience with plugging an electric guitar directly into the umc22? His review said it made a clicking sound.

@Mcgiver699

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonjoy-gaba315 it might be a faulty one he got because mine works perfectly fine. They won't be of the same quality of a more expensive unit but they are clean and work well. A friend of mine who is a professional guitar player borrowed it to record some parts for a client and didn't find any issues. He uses a focusrite but his died hence borrowing mine.

@jonjoy-gaba315

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome and thanks! It turns out the umc22 is $49 at Sweetwater!

@Mcgiver699

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonjoy-gaba315 Nice one, believe me it is better you won't regret it.

He chucked that box back to the manufacturer

Love the test with the SM7B but if I’m buying this it’s not for the SM7B, it’s probably for my neewer NW700. Great review as always!

@Freez_Izzy

3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean XM8500?!

@walkingthewaypodcast

3 жыл бұрын

@@Freez_Izzy One of the first podcastage videos I watched was Bandrew reviewing the $30 neewer nw700 condenser.

at 7:42, I forgot that this was a video on an audio interface

What do you suggest for occasional guitar recording for Instagram upload (at home)? The price gap between UM2 and M-track Solo is a lot in my country. So if they aren't that different, would you recommend UM2? Since both are 16bit/48Khz.

I was gonna get a axe I/o but due to needing a new guitar Ive had to lower the price in a interface, thank you for this review

I've owned a few and tested about 6. Scarlet, Audient, Motu, etc. I currently have the M-Audio Air 192 (cost about $120) and it's great. I sent the rest back.

@harryturnbull963

3 жыл бұрын

Wait... You sent back the motu m2? Too pricey? It should be superior, no?

@Heyim18bro

Жыл бұрын

@@harryturnbull963 yikes he may have realized he made a mistake :x

What did you have the input gain set to during your guitar audio tests? I heard that some people are getting a whine/squeal noise (ground loop hum?) when the input gain is above 50% with an instrument plugged in. Also, you say it's fine for home recording. But how would it do for something like recording music (hard rock guitar for instance) for a web/tv show soundtrack?

Great review;-)

te amo, siempre que voy a adquirir algo vengo a tu canal

very informative, thank you for making this video. i just bought my first audio interface, i dont even have a clue how to record music.

@Podcastage

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Happy the video helped. Best of luck on recording your music. Have some fun!

gracias por el video

I got the M-Track solo,,,,and the gain-jump was horrific. I had a DBX 286s that wasn't doing anything, so that cures the gain-jump, and this is a good A/D and USB thing. I go straight to the Focusrite in the main booth and post-process in Audacity.

Question sir, pls. help.. i want to record guitar to my computer(with daw) i have a multieffects with usb output is this enough to transfer my sounds without sound degradation? or i need to buy a separate audio interface? whats the difference between usb output of multieffects v.s audio interface? thank you.

The best emoji you will ever find in your life is on 4:07 😂 I’m having a stomachache because of how much I laughed 🤣

got the m-track duo the other day. Its my first audio interface! stoked.

@HelloImMatt

3 жыл бұрын

I´m thinking of buying it since the interface I have also plays the DI sound even though I am using plugins with my guitar. So I get the distorted sound and the clean sound as well. Do you know if this is also the case with the M track duo? Enjoy your interface man!

@vinidugeevaratne6008

3 жыл бұрын

one month later how do you feel, any limitations? I'm thinking of buying one

@elchavo7284

3 жыл бұрын

Can you make songs with like studio quality sound

Very informative

hey man! i am using this for my thesis project to transfer music from my cdp-120 digital piano to laptop. Not sure what I'm doing but I'm using audacity currently to record my music but do you have any other free software options you recommend? Also, would I need to get headphones for my subjects to hear the piano music they are playing I'm assuming? Thanks, study starts next week!

I really like this interface. I just got mine yesterday after watching this video. The latency is really really good And everything works nice and proper. Very solid output for my main speakers, it all seems really great. I had another $50 interface fifine amazon, it was even properly specced for Line In Guitar, it was buzzy, didnt have any software and had 17ms of latency at a 0 Block Size. Same price and the M Audio is a HUGE step up, highly recommend.

A while ago I bought the steinberg ur12 for guitar practice. It clips way too much. Can you recommend an audio interface in the 100-150 range for guitar playing? I'd be using it with amplitude 4/5.

That's some nice down picking action.

I'm no longer recommending either of the el-cheapo Behringers (UM2 & UMC22). I have found a new budget king.

Honestly, if it can power the sm7b like that, I think it's fine. I could barely hear it using my apple "dirty buds", and I think that's gonna be how a lot of people will listen All I would need is post processing, but if I can't hear the noise with my dirty buds, I don't think people will hear the noise with some stream background music.

@certifiedbruhmoment85

Жыл бұрын

bro after dankpods we just casually say dirtybuds 😭 OH NO MY PKCELL-

can you please do a review on zoom u 22 audio interface

The jump in gain is interesting.

I don't particularly expect you to update anything on your end, but I've used this device now for about a year and while it worked well initially, over time I've noticed a bunch of crashes and driver issues that my PC has had, including a few bluescreens due to driver issues pointing directly at this. While the device itself may be solid, they do not update or upkeep their drivers which is causing these issues.

You always say to check the doobly do, but I never see anything in the description, lol. I was just curious because my gain has to be set way higher for me to get a decent volume from my mic.

Hello, Hope you can help me with something. Why does the audio go way lower when I connect the headset to the back output vs the jack in the front? Is there anyway to fix it? Thanks

appriciate the "loud audio countdown" warning :D

@Podcastage

11 ай бұрын

I didn't want to hurt someone's ears. Glad it's appreciated. Thank you for watching, I hope you have a great day.

I have the M-Audio 192|4 I was wondering if you can connect the main out into a amp that I have speakers on since I don't have monitor style speakers?

Can you please review the new Audient iD14 MKII and also compare its self-noise vs Focusrite like you did with Rode AI-1;

Loved this part 7:22 I have the umc22 for two years because of your review! I have a friend that is getting the same one soon because I recommended it but should he buy this instead of the UMC22? The UMC22 is a few euros cheaper but thats it. He is just using it for a single mic.

@vampula12

3 жыл бұрын

Imo UMC-22 is better built wise

@SaltyNotSweat

3 жыл бұрын

@@vampula12 ya I know but I wanted to know like other features it might have over the UMC22

Are ya going to make an Oktava Mk012 review?

Thanks 🔥

can you put in a microphone and a guitar and record at the same time via garageband or some other software?

man you re so like... professional, thanks

@Podcastage

7 ай бұрын

That's very kind of you to say. Thank you for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it.

any good on connecting an edrum in order to reduce latency? if it's a silly question, I apologise, but I know next to nothing when it comes to music/podcast tech

Please test the $40 Polsen XLR to USB portable interface.

Can you review the new id4? I'm a singer and i'm searching the best entry level audio interface

Please review Compressor, eq rack 🙏🙏

Decent throw. Neibough probably questions why he now has a box but good throw never the less.

Might be a good mobile unit for mixing on the road or in the garden.

Are you able to plug in a stereo keyboard, sing and record at the same time?

On thomann website it said 24 bit 48 khz, I thought it will an upgrade from um2 since UM2 is only 16 bit.

I have an M-Track Solo and can't find any real gripes. For $50 you know it isn't going to be a Focusrite Scarlett Solo. But for the average podcaster or single-instrument player looking to get sound into their DAW (mine's Reaper), it's a good deal. The 1/8" headphone jack and USB-B screams PC, and the two RCA jacks in the back just beg to be hooked up to your vintage 90's Technics tuner-amp with a set of fat JBL speakers...but that's one of the reasons I bought it. It's plasticky and the knobs are a little wobbly, but it does the trick for cheap

Can you cover things like the digital interference you're talking about. I'm having an issue with my scarlet solo right now and my gut said its interference. but I'm not smart enough to know if its digital interference, electrical or just a noisy mic. any extra knowledge helps. keep the vids coming.

Wanted to gift the Behringer to a friend, but I think I will go for the M Audio interface

I have a question when you use an interface such as this does it work as the sound card after you hook it up? Or do you still need to use your computer sound card for day-to-day activity

@germanher7528

3 жыл бұрын

It depends, if you plan on never disconnect then you would need to set it as default sound device on your OS (windows) for it to be used by all software, if you don't do that then some software will still use the sound card but some DAWs will pick up this when launched, you also need to specify which driver you will use, for example with FL you can choose between FL ASIO (FL will choose this by default) or ASIO4ALL

@ThecrosseyedTexan

3 жыл бұрын

@@germanher7528 thank you very much I think I will let the sound card do a majority of the work then

Nice vid! 👌 Can you do a review and set-up of M-AUDIO M-TRACK DUO to laptop?

@pepre7594

3 жыл бұрын

I think the duo is the same interface but with an extra input (and preamp for that input), so they should sound the same

Points for putting numbers around the gain and output dials. Not even the Motu M2 has that.

Hey man, I am using old M AUdio fast track and I witness some random screetches / noises when playing the content, music, on the web. I have feeling it started with W10 (got it for more than ten years I guess?) I wonder if this new would be ok. Using unshield Tannoy Reveals with phones output from the card 3,5 jack of 5m long cable. Problem does ot occur if put in PC sound outputs. Thanks all for advices.

i recently picked up some DT 770's 80 Ohm, and now im in the market for an audio interface. Will this be good enough for my headphones?

What about something that has provision for *two* balanced microphone inputs with 48V Phantom supply, what model is available or recommended? I want to do some stereo recordings.

Thanks for the video! Whenever I record my voice sounds a bit muffled, do you know how to fix this by chance ?

Is the 9 to 10 volume jump a pots thing like with guitars?