M-Audio Mobile Pre USB Audio Interface $149

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Grab your laptop and go! With the Mobile Pre USB you are no longer tied to your studio. The preamp is built in so you can record your vocals, guitars and more wherever you find inspiration. At this price it's worth buying just as a second interface for a laptop.

 

 

 

 

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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

• 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

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.

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

 

 

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