M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB Audio/MIDI Interface

The M-Audio Fast Track Pro is a home/mobile recording interface that is designed for musicians or anyone who has a need to record themself, but since I do not play music or make podcasts, I acquired it in order to take advantage of one of its other unique features: as an inexpensive digital-analog converter (DAC). If you've owned a CD player or have an iPod dock, you already have some familiarity with DACs; they basically transfer the digitized music on a CD into a form that can be amplified and played through standard speakers.

Similarly, the Fast Track Pro enabled me to play the music in my iTunes through my home stereo system. It has a USB input that allows it to be used as an outboard DAC, so I connected it to my computer and "Voila!", no more tinny sounding music on tiny computer speakers. It was really simple to do: I just ran a standard USB cable from the Fast Track Pro (it comes with a 6ft long cable) into my computer and then ran standard RCA cables from one set of the Fast Track Pro's outputs (it has two sets) into my receiver's "Tape" input. It took about 5 minutes to set whole thing up.

As I mentioned at the onset of this review, perhaps the best thing is that the Fast Track Pro provided an economical solution to my needs. Even the cheapest outboard DACs go for over $200, and for that price you don't usually get the kind of mid-fi sound the Fast Track Pro provides. You'd have to pay nearly $1000 for something that beats it. Since the Fast Track Pro is designed for musicians to record themselves, the sound quality has to be a step up. I'm pretty happy to have found this unique, inexpensive solution and put it to use.

This thing is compatible with M-Powered Pro Tools 7.4. It has dual two-way XLR and 1/4" Jack inputs, phantom power for a condensor mic, and SPDIF inputs and outputs for digital connections. The only only bad thing is that it's just old enough to be only 48kz 24bit, so you won't get the cutting edge in digital recording from this device. If you just need a quick hook-up to get Pro-Tools running, buy the cheapest one on EBAY, plug it in and you're recording!!!! This is by far the cheapest piece of hardware on the Pro Tools M-power compatiblity list.

I bought the M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB Audio/MIDI Interface four weeks ago and was immediately impressed with the number of features available on this audio device !!! It has Line/Instruments inputs, monitor output, S/PDIF interface, MIDI interface, TRS and RCA outputs. Great choice for home or mobile recording studio !

I like the M-Audio fast track pro it's good to work with at a good price, it came in the Mail in 3days I'm looking to buy one more for a friend,

This is a brand new M-Audio Fast Track PRO. It is NEW and UNUSED! This mobile recording unit has 2 front panel mic/line inputs (with phantom power for condenser mics), S/PDIF digital I/O, MIDI I/O, balanced/unbalanced analog outputs, and much much more. This is compatible with most PC and MAC music software. Other Features:

Headphone output w/ level control
A/B source switch
24bit /96kHz audio interface
Dual mic preamps
Powered via USB or AC adapter
Kensington lock port


System Requirements:
PC: PIII 500Mhz or higher, Win XP Home & PRO (SP2), DirectX 9.0c or higher, 256MB RAM
MAC: Macintosh G3 600 / G4 667MHz, 256MB RAM, OS X 10.3.9 / 10.4.2, USB port, Dolby AC-3 and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player
Note: G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported
this stuff very very good thx seller LOL

I have owned a Fast Track with the one XLR input for a while. I also own a Presonus Firestudio (26 I/O), and I find this Fast Track Pro to be a great tool for field recordings and many other uses. I needed a USB interface with phantom power, so I chose this unit. I got a great deal on it, considering the features. I can run my record player into it stereo, which will help in a future punk/hardcore/weird podcast I intend to start. In addition, I'm going to get a new midi controller (Axiom 61) soon and I'll start producing hip hop and synthy/atmospheric music. As far as the Fast Track goes, the pre's can be a bit sterile, but they can be warmed up through VST plug-ins. I love the pad that comes built in on each channel. It's compact enough to pack up for a weekend concert trip and interview bands (because you don't need to worry about a power supply for this thing), or I could sit around and make funny rap songs all day with a decent quality. For 100 bucks used, this thing is where it's at!

I liked that the seller was available at all times throughout the shipping process. There were some issues that had to do with UPS, not with the seller. Regardless, this person was able to help me and follow through on the tracking process. This was greatly appreciated.

Easy to use. Very versatile from XLR to 1/4" to speakon. Headphone output. Used one before and its now my standard. only one better after this is the M-AUDIO - Fast Track Ultra 8R - High-speed 8 x 8 USB 2.0 Interface.

This product is portable, powerful, dynamic, and has terrific value. Industry standard.

Personalmente puedo decir que va de maravilla, recomendada para gente que no se quiera gastar mucho dinero y quiera tener alguna cosa con la que poder realizar cosas incluso profesionales, pero siempre a un nivel Home Studio. Aqui os dejo algunas de sus características por si a alguien le interesa.

I bought this product because I had been wanting to make better recordings on my computer and my sound card just wasn't cutting it. My friend said I needed a pre-amp so I decided on this one because of the relatively low price and it looked easy to use.Well at first I was very confused with this product, I had to go download a driver to make it work with Vista and then it took me a little while and some interenet surfing to get it up and running but once I did I was as happy as could be. Having to go download drivers for newer operating systems was a bit of a hassle but it was more than worth it. M-Audio's website was easy to use and told you exactly which driver you needed. They installed quickly and this thing records wonderfully. It comes with a USB cable and it will run off of that so no power supply needed unless you're not going to record using the USB. The pre-amps are extremely quiet so you have nearly no static or white noise in your recordings. If you're wanting to do some home recordings I suggest getting this. With a little bit of patience it'll be up and working in no time and recording what ever your heart desires. The only bad thing I have to say about this thing other than having to download the drivers for your proper operating system is that while the pre-amps are extremely quiet they could be a little hotter. You have to turn the input volume nearly all the way up to get a good usable signal. Other than that I really have no qualms about it.

Eu comprei a interface há uns 2 meses.
É uma ótima para quem pretende produzir
ou tocar ao vivo.
Leve e fácil de transportar
Ocupa pouco espaço
100% de sincronia com a máquina

Everthing from price to shipping to package was 100% perfect!!!!!! I bought from internet and had a perfect shopping experience

I always considered USB audio to be substandard to firewire... I have both and this USB device stands up to the latency concerns... excellent, easy to use...

This is the second M-Audio Fast Track I bought.
It has all I need to record MIDI and Vocals to computer.

Great product and fast shipping! Would definitely buy from you again! Thank you! A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++​+++++++++++++++++++

I needed this item, M-Audio Fast Track Pro for my new business and it was very costly at the music stores, so I tried ebay and I'm very happy to have won it through a bid. As the seller said, it was in excellent condition and it's practically brand new. I'm just waiting for the software to boot it up.

Good product for a good price. I like the fact that it has midi functionality along with S/PDIF and 2 mic channels Gets the job done and for less than an Mbox...

La interface esta en un excelente estado y funciona a la perfeccion, he podido grabar de una manera muy sencilla y con muy buena calidad, es pequeña y se puede acomodar en cualquier lugar y facil de transportar

Thanks for the super fast delivery - I'd buy agan for sure. My Product arrived faster than I expected. Thanks!

First off, I used this unit on my MacBook. The unit is fantastic if you intend to use it as your primary audio interface. However, I needed to use my guitar into the interface then sound out of the monitors connected to my computer. This doesn't quite work that way. If you are looking for that option, I would suggest just getting cheaper interface that will just act as an extra audio input to your current sound card. It's still an awesome product and it works like a champ, but I couldn't use it in a functional way for the application that I needed.