US-16x08 : You get exactly what you pay for and even more.

This was my first multi channel interface. I got that because I was on a budget and I had to record a band for an ep with real live drums, so I needed inputs. Pretty basic design and no features at all, although the digital compression may save the day at some cases. The construction is not the best but it is ok for the money. the signal clarity is one of the worst on the market for an 8+ analogue input interface without being inadequate though. One other issue might be the lack of pad switch and the very hot input on all the channels.

In general is a very decent buy if you are on a budget and you want to buy a 16 analogue input interface. 5 stars because it saved me and I managed to deliver the work in a pretty good final quality, despite its drawbacks.

Pros:

- Cheap

- easy to use

- Lots of inputs

- quite sturdy for the price

Cons

- not the best signal quality (it actually has the worst in the class without that making it a bad interface)

- very hot inputs (you might find it difficult to deal with gain with different mics)

- no features at all except for the digital interface compression.