USB Audio Interface SOLO Grey+48V Phantom Power for Recording Podcasting and Streaming Ultra-low Latency Plug and Play XLR Audio Interface,No Software Included

This is a great interface for someone looking for a simple and inexpensive option. I did not notice any problems with sound quality or latency. If you do run into latency issues you can turn on realtime monitoring which will bypass the computer processing and give you the signal just as it's coming into the interface. I use a bigger interface in my home studio but found this one to be a great option for mobile recording sessions with my macbook, or when I just want to work on audio tracks somewhere else such as my deck. One USB cable handles the power and data transmission between the interface and computer, which helps to keep things clean and simple.My only somewhat gripe about it is that it shows up on the computer as "USB Audio". i prefer somethign less generic to help distinguish it from other devices but I've gotten used to it.

I got this to use as a portable interface for mobile recording while away from my home setup. My initial thoughts after using it for basic 2 channel recording (1 XLR mic, 1 1/4” instrument) are positive. I didn’t get any hiss or other audio artifacts I would expect of budget equipment, and I appreciate the thoughtful colorized input lights, which offer quick level information without needing to reference the DAW screen. Monitor port is a nice plus, allowing easy access to the recording party, to hear the raw audio before any processing in your PC hardware, with no noticeable delay via headphones.

This is a pretty capable recording rig for the price. It connects (and is powered) right from the USB port on your PC, and is automatically recognized in Windows 11 (It shows up as “USB Audio Device”). Absolutely zero issues. I used Audacity to test it with both a guitar input, microphone input, and line input from my phone. From Audacity I can easily record inputs from this device, but play back through any other connected device.The instructions are relatively bare, with very little actual instruction, but it’s fairly straight forward to figure out if you’re familiar with this sort of equipment (or even if you’re not). It has one dual XLR ¼ inch jack, so you can plug in an XLR microphone (with 48v phantom power) or a standard ¼ inch jack into the left side (which is also the left channel). The right channel is “instrument” input only, meaning just a ¼ inch jack (with a button to switch between instrument level and line level inputs). I tested both input with a guitar, and was able to gain up to the clipping limit fairly quickly. The gain knobs have an LED ring around them that visually indicates clipping. It’s green if you’re good, yellow if you’re close to clipping, and red if you are currently clipping.It also has a real-time monitor function, so you can listen directly to what you’re recording into your DAW, without any processing delay, which is also very handy. One thing to note is that the monitor output is a standard ¼ inch jack too, not a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you will need an adapter if you want to use standard 3.5mm aux cables or headphones. The back has separate left and right line outputs (also ¼ inch) to send each channel downstream, as needed.One confusing thing is trying to figure out if this is 16-bit or 24-bit, because the manual says both. It actually says “16 bit & 24 bit ADC and DAC,” which I take to mean the ADC inputs are only 16bit, but the DAC is 24 bit for the outputs. If this is really the case, I’m not entirely sure it makes sense to me. Why record at a lower resolution than you can play back, unless it has something to do with the dynamic ranges? Overall, for about $35 at the time of this review, I am pretty impressed, and would definitely recommend this as a budget way to see if home recording is something you might like. 5 Stars.

This portable 2 channel USB Audio Mixer works great out of the box with my Mac desktop and laptop systems. It's super lightweight and is powered directly off of the USB port on your laptop, making this very portable. This would work out well as a portable field recording rig for vocals and guitar or just a basic first-step in building your home studio. It would also have some good use potential for podcasting applications as well.First a note about the USB-C cable... don't lose it. Label it and keep it separate. For some reason it's not interchangeable with other USB A to C cables that look just like it (have run into this before with this type of cable). On first power up, I grabbed one of my existing cables and had problems turning it on before trying the one that comes in the box.Once I got it plugged in, the interface turned on -- Apple Logic recognized it and I was able to immediately assign recording tracks 1 & 2 to a new project. The XLR input sounds great on several of my dynamic microphones and powered up my wide diaphram condenser when I engaged the +48V switch. I also verified that both the 1/4 inch inputs were able to pass a signal from a directly connected guitar with the INSTRUMENT button pressed in. It's cool how the ring around the channel 1 and 2 gain knobs glows to indicate your sound level... green means low level, orange is mid level and red is full/clip levels.The monitor button is nice because it let's you monitor your unprocessed voice/guitar directly through the output or headphones without any delay that might be present from the round trip through your computer processor and back.The interface also plays back audio from the computer out of the rear panel 1/4 inch connectors and the headphone output.I like that this is going to allow me to bring my recording rig out to capture people singing in more comfortable environments... might even find some great locations for natural cave or stairwell reverb.