M-Audio Mobile Pre USB USB Bus-Powered Preamp And Audio Interface

Mobile Pre USB USB Bus-Powered Preamp And Audio Interface description:

The M-Audio MOBILE PRE USB USB Bus-Powered Preamp And Audio Interface. Affordable, USB bus-powered preamp and audio interface for mobile laptop recording on the Mac and PC.

The M-Audio MOBILE PRE USB is a bus-powered USB interface with built-in two-channel mic/instrument preamps. Deriving power from the USB bus eliminates the need for an external power supply, making the product ideal for field recording and other laptop-based mobile recording situations. Inputs include two XLR balanced microphone connectors with switchable +48V phantom power for professional microphones, 1/8 inch mini stereo microphone jacks for desktop mics, and two 1/4 inch jack TRS balanced instrument/line inputs. The latter are high impedance for optimization of input signals such as guitars and basses. Each input channel also features a gain control knob (+40dB maximum), phantom power indicator, and a signal presence/clipping indicator. MobilePre USB output complement includes two 1/4 inch jack unbalanced outputs, an 1/8 inch jack mini stereo line output, and 1/8 inch mini stereo headphone output with level knob. MobilePre USB connects directly with a computer via a simple USB cable. The unit supports 16-bit audio input and output at sampling rates of 8k, 96k, 11.25k, 12k, 16k, 22.5k, 24k, 32k, 44.1k, and 48k. USB MobilePre also offers zero-latency direct hardware monitoring with software control of levels. Combined with its extremely compact size, MobilePre USB is ideal for mobile studios based on laptop computers. The unit ships with M-Audio's drivers for Windows and Mac OS computers, including OS X. The package also includes M-Audio's Maximum Audio Tools bundle including an assortment of software designed to get users making music immediately.

The main features of the M-Audio MOBILE PRE USB include:

• Affordable, USB bus-powered preamp and audio interface for mobile laptop recording on the Mac and PC
• Pro Tools 8 M-Powered Compatible
• 2 x 2 16-bit/48kHz analog I/O
• 2 microphone inputs (XLR balanced) with 48v phantom power
• Stereo microphone input (1/8 inch/minijack)
• 2 high-impedance instrument/line inputs (balanced/unbalanced 1/4 inch jack TRS)
• 2 mono line outputs (1/4 inch jack @ -10dBV)
• Stereo line output (1/8 inch/minijack)
• Stereo headphone output with level control knob
• Gain control knob for each input channel (+40 dB max)
• Zero-latency hardware direct monitoring (mono/stereo) with software level control
• USB-powered for total mobility
• ASIO 2, MME, Sound Manager, DirectX, Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI compatible
• Minimum system requirements (PC) are Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 (SP4) / XP (SP1 or higher, Home or Professional only), Pentium II 350mHz w/ 64MB RAM
• Minimum system requirements (MAC) are G3 300MHz / G4 350MHz with OS 9.2.2, 64MB RAM; OS X 10.2.6 or greater, 128MB RAM - native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
• This product includes a free copy of Ableton Live Lite 5 (Mac/PC ) music production software solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment