The Score Magazine August 2017 Issue | Page 35

HOME STUDIO AUDIO INTERFACES Under Rs.15,000 Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Behringer U-phoria UMC404HD Pre Sonus Audiobox USB 2X2 This USB powered box comes with 2 combo inputs, which allows each input to be used as either line level or mic level inputs. This USB device is a great option as it allows you to record at higher sample rates than most other budget interfaces with lower latency. This monster of an interface has amazing money to performance value with 4 combo inputs each laced with MIDAS pre-amps, 4 outputs, 4 TRS inserts for external processing units and zero latency monitoring capabilities. This sturdily built interface has 2 combo inputs as well and is perfect to start out with your home studio. Pre Sonus 44VSL M-Audio Fast Track Ultra Focusrite 18i8 Arguably the best interface at this price range, this device has 4 brilliant mic pre-amps in the form of combo inputs with 4 additional TRS inputs in the back that allow you to at high sample rates. This device is an absolute beast with 4 mic pre-amps out of which two are combo inputs, along with 6 TRS inputs at the back. In addition, it also has two TRS insert jacks that can be used to patch in a hardware processor. To round it all up, M-Audio blesses us with 6 TRS outputs that should be more than sufficient to work in a home studio set-up. This USB interface is extremely useful when it comes to tasks such as tracking a live band in real time since it has 4 mic pre-amps in the form of combo inputs, 4 TRS inputs in the back and the option to use external pre-amps to track all the 18 inputs. Under Rs.30,000 The Score Magazine highonscore.com 33