This thing is amazing. I was using a FastTrack MkII by M-Audio, as well as a MXL MicMate Pro. The issues I was having with them was that I was getting noise from my mics (both ribbons and condensers, and even a dynamic, especially on the FastTrack). I was having to use noise removal, and it was making the audio sound really artificial. With the 22VSL, no noise! And the gain works awesome! I've became an instant fan of PreSonus. The Studio One software is rock solid crash proof, and the VSL portion of this is beyond description (no joke, once you get the hang of it, and pick your jaw up from the floor, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it). I was looking for something with better pre-amps than what I had, and from other reviews, I knew these where really good. But, I was totally unprepared for just how much better these were. It's not just marketing hype, these "xmax" pres are, for a lack of a better word, perfect. The device appears to be indestructible. Everything about it appears to be a testament to good engineering. For instance, the knobs have ticks so you can perfectly restore a position when switching mics, and you can exact match between two identical mics. The connectors are all top-of-the-line, and the phantom power switch is lighted, so no disastrous mistakes. I am confident this device would survive being in a gear bag, but it's sexy enough for your desktop with clients. The only reason not to get this is if you are opting for the 44VSL instead. One issue I had, though, was a clicking in Sonar X1 Producer on songs that had more than 9 or so tracks. This was caused by my not selecting ASIO (Sonar choose some stupid defaults when I switched interfaces). Once I did that, latency dropped to darn near 0, and fidelity became perfect regardless of how many tracks I threw at it. I mention this because Sonar's forums suggest increasing the buffer sizes, which should have been a last resort type thing. It only happened in Sonar, all other DAWs selected the right driver settings first shot.

PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL Interface is a great travel preamp for recording on the road or home on your laptop or computer. It arrived in 2 days being a prime member. The software and driver installed quickly and everything works perfect. The unit is made well and all the connections are perfect. I didn't use the disc that was in the box, i downloaded the software and driver from the Presonus website for my PC. The 44VSL has a 48v phantom power switch for condenser microphones and 4 inputs on the front. You can plug a pedal chain into a Tube Amp like the Hughes & Kettner 18w with Red Box Out plugged into the front of the Presonus Audiobox for direct recording. Line 4 is a line input for Active instruments or can be used as a microphone line just as well. This line works great for a guitar and bass with active pickups. This box works for drums too. Snare input 1, Toms input 2, Bass drum input 3 and Overhead or Overheads in 4. Yeah the toms have a Y cable and 1 overhead can work. Or Y cable for the overheads if needing 2 mics, just keep them in phase. If the toms are good drums / heads / and tuned right and the cymbals are nice B20 Bronze or cymbals you or the artist likes, this can be workable not saying it's the best. The DAW (Digital Audio WorkStation) you choose will be up to you, it comes with Studio One Artist 3 and you can purchase a upgrade from the website so you can get as many free 3rd party plugins as you want. It's 24 Bit and the sample rate is 96kHz. The controls on the front are Mixer- control fades between input and playback monitoring, Main- output level control, Headphone- level control. The PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL works great for me and have no problems so it's 5 stars from me.

i am using it to do some fairly low budget recordings of conversations. it works excellently, and the sound quality is great. although not terribly expensive, there is no sense of that when listening to the audio. i hook it into a macbook. probably should use garage band, but i couldn't get the presonus to load, so i started using the software that comes with the audiobox. it is not very well designed and overly complicated. always takes me a while to start it up before recording because i always forget how to get it all to work. but, the audiobox is great. all of the audio experts who advised me said that presonus was one of the most trusted names in the industry. probably need to not rely on the software that comes with it.

Great device! I have used a number of different interfaces and this is one of the best ones at this price range. I was a bit hesitant to buy this one given the online discussion about potential issues that Mac users may have with the drivers. However, I took a chance and I am glad that I did. I use a Mac OSX 10.8.5 and for me it was basically plug n' play. The construction is very solid. The knobs have a nice 'firm' feel to them giving the appearance of a really good product. The pre-amp is great in this thing and can really drive your audio signal much better than other devices I have used in this price range. The older interfaces I used did not have 'mixer' knobs on them. To me this is a new type of technology and is taking a bit of getting used to. Overall, I like it. The mixer knob allows you to dial in how much of your song you want to hear and how much of your audio signal from your recorded instrument you want to hear. If you use a lot of plug-ins while recording, this is a great tool to minimize latency. For me, however, I don't record that way and instead I use the knob as a way to simply adjust the volume to get an optimal recording vs. playback level. I use Cubase 5.5 and I did not install the software this comes with, so I can't comment on that. Great product! Does what it is supposed to do and I have not had any problems at all with it. Highly recommended!!

Ich habe mir auf Youtube ein Video zu der Presonus Audiobox 22vsl gesehen, es hatte mich positiv überrascht. Ich war begeistert. Dann bestellte ich mir das Rode NT1-a mit diesem Interface und die Qualität war einfach so überragend, sodass ich die Entscheidung nicht bereue! Erster Eindruck: Robust, Klein, Simple, und GUT! :( Möchte es eig. auch nicht lang halten, dieses Interface kann man gut für Voice- und Instrumentalaufnahmen benutzen! :D Versand: Sehr gut Verpackt und innerhalb 2-3 Tagen kam das Ding bei mir an :D

imac(OS10.8.5/i7/3.4Ghz/8GB)+STUDIO ONE 3にて使用。 相性は言わずもがな、ノイズも少なくクリアな音質でRECできます。 付属の内部ミキサーソフトは使用しなくても、USB接続で即使用可能。 (むしろ、あれは必要ないですな) ミキサーつまみでDAWからのオケ音返しとMicインの音量バランスが 調整できます。バランス取りでテストRECしてツマミの位置を決めて しまえばDAW側のフェダーでいちいちイジらなくて済むので、 プレイバックでテイクのクオリティー確認しながら、次から次へと快適に RECできて重宝しております。 ※MICはAKG C214とオーテクAT4040を使用 (本機とマイクの間にはcomp/limtなども通しておりません)

Après quelques semaines d'utilisation intensive, je peux affirmer que la carte son est conforme à mes attentes. Couplée à un ordinateur puissant elle fait des merveilles. Cependant, lorsque je l'ai branchée à un vieil ordinateur (mais tout de même très véloce), le temps de latence dans certaines fonctions est gênant, mais moyennant quelques manipulations, on peut l'annuler. J'utilise la carte son lors des répétitions de notre groupe afin de garder une trace de nos compos et que chaque musicien puisse répéter sur une version karaoké de son instrument. Le logiciel Studio One Artist, convient parfaitement à un usage semi-pro et est très intuitif. Pour être passé par 5 logiciels, il est l'un de mes préférés. Seul bémol, je pensais pouvoir utiliser les 4 canaux de sorties pour 4 casques lorsqu'on veut enregistrer 4 instruments simultanément mais j'ai rencontré des soucis de compatibilité. Il m'a fallu donc passer par un réseau casque externe. Bref, carte son parfaite lorsqu'on sait comment l'utiliser et comment en tirer le meilleur.

Works perfectly, including phantom power, with the included Studio One 2 DAW Software. My only problem was registering the software, but customer support was very quick (within minutes even though it was after business hours) to e-mail me the solution to my problem. The software is mostly intuitive (unlike Cubasis, for instance) although there is going to be a learning curve for a program that can do so much. The internet is full of good how-to videos for those who are new to Studio One. The AudioBox and Studio One combination is the easiest to use that I have ever had. You can do the simplest guitar and vocal or the most complex, heavily effected multi-track pro compositions. Love it.

Excelente produto, faço gravações de grande qualidade e faz de mesa digital com todos os recursos necessários.