

The upside is that most potential buyers might not even notice any issues, as most people with a very small setup use condenser microphones most anyway. When you increase the gain to about halfway, you see a much flatter response.įor the best chance of maintaining a flat frequency response, it’s a good idea to use a condenser microphone with the AudioBox rather than a dynamic mic because they use less gain. It’s not a massive issue, and it won’t be the only interface under $100 with this problem, but it’s worth pointing out. At either end of the 20 Hz to 20 kHz spectrum, there is a drop-off of around 2 dB. At really low and really high frequencies, audio is not recorded at the same amplitude. The AudioBox has a few issues in the performance department. However, it gives you some extra options, like running a MIDI clock out of your computer to tempo-lock an external synth.Īlternatively, you might want to experiment with external MIDI gear and virtual instruments. You might be wondering why you even need MIDI on your audio interface, and there’s every chance that you’d never use it.

The direct audio to USB mixer is a pleasant surprise the MIDI ports are the only other uncommon addition. In all honesty, not a lot, but that isn’t a negative it’s just that most beginner audio interfaces share similar features. On the back panel, we have a USB type B connector, a MIDI in and MIDI out, balanced TRS monitor outputs, and a 1/4″ headphone out. AudioBox USB 96 (back panel) / Image credit: PreSonus
