On the rear panel you have four XLR-1/4" jack combos for inputs 1-4. Influences include Jeff Beck, Stanley Clarke, Doug Stegmeyer, Baden Powell, Steve Vai, and pretty much anyone else who has a unique style that expresses their individuality.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2014 The C600 is a wicked piece of hardware. It’s really a great deal.For more exact specs, and current pricing information (including zZounds 4-payment deal) How are the preamps? Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2017 It has good quality with very good headphones preamp but I've faced a lot of troubles when synchronizing with my laptop. If you want to use all four inputs, you have to connect the interface to the power outlet. The operation of the A, B and C keys to enable/disable the line outs could be more practical: turning on one of them doesn't turn the others off. In real life, such controls aren't used often by most users. The gray PVC akin to previous interface series is gone. It looks wonderful, like a fortuitous meeting…The first thing you'll notice after taking it out of the box is that M-Audio took a very unexpected turn regarding design. With connections on the side and on top, the brand new Fast Track C600 breaks with the typical M-Audio rack and half-rack design. The C600 is already sitting on your desk, your hands are going to be on it all the time, it may as well have transport as well.The only remaining features on the top face that I haven’t covered are the master volume knob, and the multi button.The master volume is big, and it moves nicely and makes just the right amount of difference in volume for how far you’ve turned it. It also had the capability to add "comfort" reverb to the performer's headphone mix while allowing me to listen (and record) without effects. It stands roughly 2-3 inches tall at its tallest point.It was a bit hard for me to swallow at first – that this thing was going to take over the duties of my gigantic mixer board. M-Audio decided to go with Darth Vader-like black plastic, sometimes matte sometimes glossy, together with green, blue, red and orange LEDs. Another follow-the-leader example is the introduction of dozens of pocket recorders following the success of the Zoom H2.And now, I'm pleased to announce the arrival of a new trend, this time in the world of external audio interfaces: the "desktop" interface. Our last remark: why are there audio interfaces with four integrated preamps? Right now, I’ve got them hooked up to run two – and there’s a switch for each so you can easily switch between any or all of the speakers you’ve got hooked up.I imagine someday I’ll add a sub-woofer to the system on the last pair of outs I’ve got – so I’ll have two different sets of monitors and a woofer I can toggle between during mixing and mastering.Then you’ve got two separate headphone outs as well – each with their own volume knob, which is a nice, functional touch. Tim has been playing guitar & bass since he was 12 years old and has been in Jazz, funk, rock & metal bands. Once levels were calibrated, we noticed that the Fast Track had enough headroom, considering that the gain control was at the center position. Its great looks and ergonomically designed sloping front panel look very promising.The first thing that catches your eye is the big volume control on the right with a pair of smaller controls to adjust the level of the two headphone outs (independent, channels 1/2 and 3/4). Once again, the difference is very slight.
Although I like the form factor on the C600 better. Sorry, I should have mentioned that – they use the latest Octane preamps found in the M-Audio premium interfaces.Nah, thats a great unit too. Fast Track C600 is a 6-input, 8-output audio in-terface that connects to your computer through USB 2.0. The M-Audio/Avid Fast Track C600 4 in/6 out interface ships with Pro Tools SE and had everything I was looking for to record a vocal mic and a stereo pair on piano or guitar. Get the old gigantic mixer off my desk, get something with good D/A A/D converters working for me, and something that could streamline my process a little bit.I looked at all the USB / Firewire interfaces I could find out there, and settled on the M-Audio (now AVID) Fast track C600 USB interface.M-Audio did one important thing really right with the C600.
I had a gigantic mixer in my home studio for many years. It worked pretty well but there were a few problems with this setup, many of which should already be obvious to you.First, it was just a mixer, and the analog outs to the analog ins on the sound card meant more analog steps between my instrument and the A/D converters. This could be useful when they are connected to several speaker pairs. Where does it come from?
The sound seems to have a better definition with the MBox Pro, especially on the first strum, but you won't notice a huge contrast. However, if someone finds a useful and valuable combination, he's welcome to share it in our forums!Finally, you have the possibility to organize the control panel vertically or horizontally —like with the MBox Pro— or to display the signal flow.To test this compact audio interface we used an Audio-Technica 4040 condenser mix, a Takamine guitar and our MBox Pro, which is much more expensive. Have manufacturers decided to fight their battle based not only on features but also on design ? For example, push it a first time to record, a second time to stop, a third time to go back to marker 3, etc. Inputs 1 and 2 are equipped with an additional button to select the front or rear connectors.Are they different? It worked pretty well but there were a few problems with this setup, many of which should already be obvious to you.