UMC404HD : Incredible Interface

I bought this so I could do various types of high quality recording while travelling, using a laptop and taking advantage of doing so at 192kHz.

It truly is built like a tank but weighs very light, the sound is incredible at three times the price and it can handle pretty much any load you throw at it...without the need to plug it into the mains.

Yes, to dispel confusion, it will run on USB power. You'll have to download the drivers, which is common for most things nowadays but they're no fuss to install. But, it may be a worry when you open the control panel from the system tray to find the 'Asio inactive' message. Good news! It only becomes active when it's needed. So as soon as you open a DAW and ensure the unit is selected and that you want Asio, then it just does it for you. Close the DAW and it reverts to 48kHz 24-bit for regular audio.

So, it's all Pros really, as the Cons are simply minor niggles of learning how it actually works by only accessing what it needs when you need it.

Great product, great buy, fantastic value.