External Audio interface for home stu...

External Audio interface for home studio?

Posted on Nov 03, 2008 01:19 pm
love_421
Member Since: Nov 03, 2008

First of all I'm incredibly new at this forum thing but I'll try to be as descriptive of my problem as I can.
I'm currently setting up a home studio centered around software like FL studios and Reason.
For a mic, I have a cheap Samson Q1U Dynamic USB mic.
I'm also using the M-Audio Oxygen 61 USB MIDI keyboard controller, and I have Rokit RP5G2's for monitor speakers.
What I'm unsure of is how to connect all of these to my laptop. I was thinking of using the M-Audio Fast Track Pro. If I go with that, is it all just a matter of plugging everything into the M-Audio Fast Track Pro and then plugging that into my laptop?
I'm using a Dell laptop if that matters.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

-Thanks in advance.

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Noize2u
Czar of Midi
Administrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002

Nov 03, 2008 09:40 pm

Yes, with the fast track Pro you will have everything you need to get hooked up. Although the mic is USB, which isn't the best alternative but will work fine. And the keyboard is USB as well so that can hook up either via USB or through the midi i/o of the Fast track.

Then your monitor's can simply be plugged into the line outputs of the Fast Track and your good to go.

I do however suggest that after installing it you get the newest drivers downloaded from M-Audio and install them before even starting it up as they usually have many performance upgrades to deal with any windows updates out there.

Kain
Member
Since: Sep 03, 2008

Nov 04, 2008 01:47 pm

Another good interface option is the profire 2626 or its little brother which is cheaper.Excellent pre's and plenty of in's and outs. Ive found for the money the audio technica 2020 mics are pretty decent and the AKG condensor mics are sweet.