After re-recording one of them, I noticed the quality of the audio was much better than I had in the past

Sound quality is good (very reasonable for the price considering that it can run on

The audio quality is truly excellent and the mic preamps are very very quiet

Sound Quality is nice and the mic preamps are outstanding for the price.

First off, the audio quality of this thing is very good

The interface itself is pretty good -- clean(ish) gain and intuitive design

Don't even think about plugging a low output mic like the Shure SM7B or various ribbon mics into one of these without a Cloudlifter or FetHead though, as there's no way this little TASCAM unit can supply enough clean gain for all but the screamer style vocalists

I don't have super high end mics to explain the minute details about the pre amps, but they do sound pretty average to my ears, no real addition or loss, just kinda boosts the gain like a transparent preamp should

You have level control on all four front panel inputs, as well as on the headphone outputs and two of the line outputs.

The headphone amp sounds fine and has enough gain to drive my old Sennheiser HD580 headphones

While you dont here the latency while recording, the play back sounds off time.

It may seem like I'm asking for too much but this unit at the great price of $300 is obviously targeted to users with basement and garage "studios" who may likely be recording themselves

Use ASIO single-client and have great playback and great recording

Use MME multi-client and have great playback and no recording

If you are looking for a great 4-channel recording interface without spending a fortune, this is the one to get!

As promised, the device delivers great sound with no noise - other than what my inputs bring to the equation

3) will make the loudest most frightful sound you will ever hear in your ears and again won't register making me have to restart my computer

TASCAM US-2x2 is incredibly stable, amazing sound, super Assembly

The sound is clean and the device works flawlessly with Cakewalk Sonar X2 using the ASIO driver.

Quite often it seems to get in to a state where it sounds like I am talking in to a fan (i.e. the sound gets really choppy)... even if I'm only listening to iTunes through it

Bottom line: with version 1.01, the device works great with Reaper but is still having problems with Sonar

This device would be great if it worked properly in a Win7 environment

Now the device works as designed on the USB3 port on my laptop but still fails on the USB2 ports in the manner described

This device would be great if it worked properly in a Win7 environment

So, in summary, this is a great little device that you can basically rent from tascam at $150 per year.

Have recorded about 10 multitrack songs and Id say it was the clearest most professional work Ive done

So far it seems like it'll be a delight to use, so far its worked with Ableton 9 Suite, Cubase 7.5, and FL Studio 10 Producer Edition

It's a clean little machine but not exactly big on bragging rights and has worked well enough

But the sounds of preamps and converters is spectacular at the price point a works like should be (Y).

Tascam US 2x2 audio interface works well with Logic/Garageband/Apple Mac hardware.

The available input and output ports are as advertised, and the monitoring function off of the hardware front of the AMP works very well.

In these software applications, I was able to verify that the problem wasn't hardware installation, but likely my lack of understanding the proper settings and input selections to capture my audio files

I might as well find something with enough inputs to accommodate any situation

I bought this mainly because I needed an interface with enough inputs to record my drumset, as well as guitar on occasion

The only issue I had was one microphone input into the unit was triggering an overload indicator (on the loudest drum strikes) in the DAW software even with the physical gain pot turned all the way down

In terms of the sound, this thing is really loud

The dials work very smoothly, although I do wish that there were some locations where they would click into place (e.g. at the midpoint) to help me line up the levels for multiple inputs (if connected to a computer, though, things can be fine tuned in software).Things that I really like (for my uses)

Sounds like some people got a faulty unit, good thing they bought it on Amazon and

The dials work very smoothly, although I do wish that there were some locations where they would click into place (e.g. at the midpoint) to help me line up the levels for multiple inputs (if connected to a computer, though, things can be fine tuned in software).Things that I really like (for my uses)

Only bummer for me is that Sonar is not Mac compatible - was looking for an easy to use DAW - Ableton is not always the right thing for me :)

The preamps are unreal for this price range, but that's a Tascam trademark...they always go the extra mile

This means you can use two of these units in tandem to get a total of 16 simultaneous preamped inputs for only $600! and by the way these preamps are loud

The mic preamps are clean and RFI resistant but, like the Tascam DR-100 MKII, are somewhat clinical and edgy

I was considering the (currently more expensive) M-Audio M-Track Eight and Presonus 1818VSL units, but chose the TASCAM in the end and boy

Love the preamps when running my guitar straight to unit.

Overall, this is a solid product for those that are looking for a great way to take in a couple of instruments or record vocals to a full fledged audio suite.

Though slow to react to the need of a better driver, tascam offers a great product here

This is the worst audio product I own, It has brought me nothing but problems and confusion since the day I received it

Overall, this is a nice product for my home recordings.

Before driver updates, uninformed customers misunderstood this product

Sounds like some people got a faulty unit, good thing they bought it on Amazon and

Anyone have any ideas, or is this just a defective unit? Thanks!

CONCLUSION---------------Overall, I think it's a great unit.

The specs cite an incredible -125dbu EIN (input noise level) which is as good as a high end portable unit like the Mackie DL16xx which is -128dbEIN

And the manual says to never connect or disconnect the mics when the phantom power switch is set to +48, as again you'll get the high pitched noises/screeches that will damage your unit and equipment

and it is good to know that the TASCAM should support that just as well

I'd still like to see Tascam address these issues, especially the EQ / compression

Though slow to react to the need of a better driver, tascam offers a great product here

The one time the device seemed to disappear from my computer, unplugging and restarting the TASCAM solved the problem instantly

I was considering the (currently more expensive) M-Audio M-Track Eight and Presonus 1818VSL units, but chose the TASCAM in the end and boy

I thought that the design of the aluminum side panels was weird at first, but they're actually growing on me.

The interface itself is pretty good -- clean(ish) gain and intuitive design

The design and Assembly of these cards in the TASCAM US-2x2 is the most solid and strong, I feel like a Kalashnikov.))))TASCAM US-2x2 wakes up with the computer and does not require distorting the usb

This little audio interface device comes in a small, desk-top friendly design.

I will say that the design of the software interface was hard get used to; although functional, it's not nearly as flexible / customizable as my old e-mu 0404 pci card's software

Before you start recording, make certain you have sufficient RAM and hard drive space on your computer

Then I upgraded the hard drive from a regular 5400 speed to a SSD HD, now its awesome

I bought this to transfer some recordings from an old 4-track PortaStudio tape deck to hard drive for preservation and editing, and thus needed a 4-input audio interface

I am using a i7 core processor, with 64gig ram and solid state drives, so I dont think its my system.

Like image files, audio files can take up a lot of space on the computer's hard drive, so it would be wise to install an external hard drive using a USB connection and only use this extra hard drive for your sound recordings

the noises that were made were very loud high pitched screeches

If you don't you'll get sudden loud noises/screeches that could damage your equipment and your hearing

It is perfect for my needs - it is well made, and is very quiet - no line noise at all

just remember to download your driver and update the firmware first (if you don't update the firmware you'll get the weird noises)

What the Tascam does for me is boost my audio so that my vocal game cues sound clear and noise-free

My afraid first was the drivers issues in internet reviews but, like other brands and products

Every attempt was made to resolve driver issues, conflicts, or firmware difficulties, but I never could actually USE the thing

Because the driver issues (pop, clicks, interruptions, etc) like main Windows Audio Device, but with DAWs (the reason and fuction to buy

Because the driver issues (pop, clicks, interruptions, etc) like main Windows Audio Device, but with DAWs (the reason and fuction to buy

Buy a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 and enjoy freedom from driver issues