Presonus AudioBox USB 96 25th Anniv Ed Reviews

Cheap, solid, good

Sound quality isn't the best ever, which is the only bad thing about it. It's not even bad, it's just noticeable. Very good value for money.

Nice interface!

For the price it is a very nice interface!

Works perfectly with Linux

Bought this for a Linux laptop with which I wanted to record music. It worked perfectly out of the box: no installation of anything required, it was recognized at once, configuration was easy, and I didn't need anything special to start recording (I'm using Ardour with Jack). If you're looking for something simple and hassle-free for Linux, go for it!

The best sound card in terms of quality / price

I had the first version of this card, but that's 48. It sometimes crackled when I turned the PC on and off. And didn't work with thick usb cables. In the updated version of audiobox96 all the shortcomings have been fixed. It is also very important for me to have a separate volume for the main and headphones. What competitors do not like. I like the sound. I liked that presonus also writes drivers, not "install asio4all should work"

Sporadic digital noise issue

Faulty pots. Sporadic noise regardless of gain level high or low, audible during audio playback after recording ditigal or analogue instruments.

I sent the item back to get a Focusrite instead for better chance of getting a device that doesn't emit the same effect. Otherwise it worked fine, shame I had the 1 in 100 that had this default.

Very good in that price range

Nice, black(!), low latency, solid behaviour on Mac platform, good drivers for Windows, comes with some free software.

It will not beat professional cards, but then, professional cards are ten times more expensive.

It is really very good interface for home and mobile studios on budget.

Bought again

I have owned one of these for 2-3 years and it's been great, so buying another for my son. Well made case, inputs that work for XLR or TRS jack are great, phantom power useful for condenser mics, and being able to mix input/playback is very useful when recording. Using with Logic Pro for recording various instruments, never had an issue. The headphone socket is on the rear, which might be a problem for some. Spearate output control for phones and monitors is useful.

Good Interface for Beginners and Veterans

This interface is perfect for home recording and when you're out and about. I use it for all my recording at home and the sound quality is really good, nice and clear.

The price is fairly reasonable for what you get and it's good for beginning recording engineers who want something simple as well as veterans who need something robust and not too expensive.

Only cons is that it is a fairly cheap interface so you may want to upgrade at some point and my one had slightly noisy pots when turning them but it wasn't big of a deal.

All and all, would recommend.

Very good for what it is.

This is a pretty simple interface, but that's all I was looking for. I record my own songs at home, one instrument at a time, so I had no need for multiple mic inputs etc. Having a small number of controls it's easy to use, and installation of the bundled DAW software was fairly quick and painless.

Occasionally there's a glitch with the software when you first log in but it's usually just a matter of waiting a few minutes, or logging out and in again. The interface itself works just fine and does what I need it to do.

soso

It's soso in general.

That's exactly what I thought.

does just what it should, simple to set up and get started with

perfect delivery and product

The product arrived on time despite the coronavirus. The product is exactly what i ordered and it works as it should do. Perfect.

Annoying noise and strange reels

Good product based on the price

but

The noise ( ground loop ) is very annoying ، I don’t know why !!

The rollers are very similar And difficult to deal with

Does not support headphones 250ohm , The sound is too low

Good USB interface

I used this exact same box several years ago so I decided to buy again this one. It is a great buy for the money - a dual channel, OK pre-amps, build quality is great, drivers work flawlessly (tried on Win 7 some time ago, currently running Win 10, no issues - works straight out of the box), it even has MIDI in/out if you want to use it with some MIDI gear, input latency is low (to the point it doesn't really matter). One thing I would have preferred to have is a -20dB pad switch or something of the sort as you need to be careful with line signal, the knobs go only down to -10dB for line input. I had some peaks using some guitar gear, however, if you keep this in mind you can mitigate it quite alright. Some minor bleeds here and there, but nothing deal breaking for me. Good product. Software is also nice to have as a bonus.

Get this blue baby, you'll love it

This blue baby is one of the best of its kind. And here's why. It's compact, it's metal and for the god's sake, it's BLUE!! What I like very much the placement of inputs and knobs. At the front face, there are two inputs for XLR or 6.5 mm jack. So you can easily connect your microphone and/or instrument. There's a knob for controlling headphones and there's a knob for controlling speakers. And also there is a knob that can control mix between inputs and playback. Good product, good price, I am glad I've bought it. Well spent money. Definitely recommend.

Solid audio interface

Bought this interface a while back, it's been consistently good, no glitches in the audio, no connectors issues, easy to use, clear sound, and Presonus drivers work in many DAWs without any problem.

The only minor issue that someone may have (I haven't had this issue, because of my setup), is that the headphone output is in the back, and it might be inconvenient for some setups where you can't have easy access to the back of the interface.

In conclusion, this is an inexpensive and brilliant interface from Presonus, I highly recommend it!

Great Device!

I can't think for a better device that a beginner producer could start with. Except the devices features - 2 inputs, 2 midi (in and out) and outputs - it comes with Studio One Artist 4 which is so far is proven do be a really easy to handle software for a beginner. Also, the device's serial number gives you a variety of plugins, instruments and effects which are all you need to start producing music.

Great product!

I started producing music a while ago, so i had to buy my first equipment. I am very pleased with the product for the price, because you get Studio One 4 (which i find great for beginners like me!). It's simple to install, configure and use!

Compacta i perfecte!

De moment no m'ha donat cap problema. Es compacte, el software és fàcil d'instal·lar i funciona amb bona qualitat. No sóc gaire expert, però per qualitat i preu crec que és una bona opció.

La caixa és de bona qualitat. Els moduladors podrien tenir millor tacte, però es senten sòlids i giren suaument.

El cable USB és del diàmetre adequat.

Good but flawed

The inputs are too weak (my mildly hot pickups clip the inputs), and the drivers aren't too good. This is a big disappointment, as i have a 44VSL and i love it.