M-Audio Fast Track USB Audio Interface $79

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The Fast Track USB is a perfect solution for a guitar payer looking to connect to the PC. The audio inputs are designed to take both guitar signas and mic inputs. The incuded software means you can get started right away!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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If you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs, Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you�re ready to rock. Fast Track USB has an input for instruments like guitar, bass and keyboards, plus a microphone input for recording vocals or other acoustic sounds. The included GT Player Express software gives you killer effects and virtual stomp boxes so you don�t need any other gear to sound great. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC, MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. Fast Track USB is the easy and professional way to add guitar, vocals, and more to your computer music experience.

• 24-bit/48kHz sound

• Compatible with GarageBand and most other music software

• Professional 24-bit/48kHz sound

• XLR mic input with gain control and signal LEDs

• Switchable 1/4" instrument/line input

• 1/8" stereo headphone jack

• RCA stereo output jacks

• Level control for headphones and main outputs

• USB bus-powered

• USB class compliant (OS X 10.3.5 and higher)

• Direct hardware monitoring

• Mono switch equally distributes input signal to left and right channels

• GT Player Express software: professional effects, amp and stompbox modeling, standard audio files play with variable speed playback, standalone operation, ReWire or VST plug-in

• Sample Rates: 44.1kHz and 48kHz

Microphone Input

• Max Input: -2.2dBu (0.6 Vrms), min. gain

• Signal to Noise Ratio: -100dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted), min. gain

• Dynamic Range: 100dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted), min. gain

• THD + N: 0.0053%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz, min. gain

• Frequency Response: -0.12/+0.08dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz, min. gain

• Available Gain: 45dB

• Input Impedance: 1MOhm

Input (Guitar setting)

• Max Input: +3.2dBV (1.5 Vrms)

• Signal to Noise Ratio: -97dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• Dynamic Range: 97dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• THD + N: 0.0049%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

• Frequency Response: -0.45/+0.00dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

• Input Impedance: 500kOhms

Input (Line setting)

• Max Input: +2.3dBV (1.3 Vrms)

• Signal to Noise Ratio: -98dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• Dynamic Range: 98dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• THD + N: 0.0045%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

• Frequency Response: -0.35/+0.01 dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

• Input Impedance: 20kOhms (bal.), 10kOhms (unbal.)

Line Outputs

• Max Output: +2dBV (1.2 Vrms)

• Signal to Noise Ratio: -105dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• Dynamic Range: 105dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• THD + N: 0.0039%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

• Frequency Response: -0.15/+0.03dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

• Crosstalk: -100dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

• Output Impedance: 240 ohms

Headphone Outputs

• Max Output (@ 32-ohms): -2 dBV (0.8 Vrms)

• Signal to Noise Ratio: -102dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• Dynamic Range: 102dB @ 48kHz (A-weighted)

• THD + N: 0.0395%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

• Frequency Response: -0.20/+0.05dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

• Crosstalk: -80dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

• Output Impedance: Less than 1 ohm

• Headphone Impedance: 32 to 600 ohms recommended

 

System requirements

M-Audio suggests that you also check the minimum system requirements for your software, as they may greater than the hardware requirements.

Macintosh	Windows
G3 300MHz / G4 350MHz with OS 9.2.2, 64MB RAM OS X 10.2.8 or greater,128MB RAM USB port	Pentium 2 350 MHz Windows XP, Vista (32-bit) 64 MB RAM USB port