Product Description

Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results. Just connect Fast Track into a free USB port and you're ready to rock! It also has inputs for bass, keybaords, plus a microphone for recording vocals. The included GT Player Express software gives you killer effects to make any guitar sound great. Add professional guitar effects with GT Player Express Plays back standard audio files with variable speed playbacks Powered through the USB bus RCA stereo output jacks STN ratio - 96dB (a-weighted) Dynamic Range - 96 dB (a-weighted) Variable Gain - 50 dB Sampling Rates - 44.1KHz, 48KHz THD+N - 0.004%%(-8dB) Frequency Response - 20Hz - 20KHz, +/- 0.2dB@48KHz Dimensions(LxWxH) - 5.5 x 4.25 x 1.75 (14cm x 10.8cm x 4.5cm) Weight -. 75 lbs (.35 Kg)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183 in Musical Instruments
• Brand: M-Audio
• Model: US44010
• Platforms: Windows XP, Macintosh
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• USB audio interface for recording guitar and vocals on Mac or PC music software
• Dynamic microphone input (XLR) with gain control and signal LEDs
• Switchable 1/4-inch instrument/line input and 1/8-inch stereo headphone output
• Drag-and-drop loop-based music creation > make great music even if it’s your first time
• Jam and record your own tracks for guitar, vocals, keyboards and more > embrace your inner rock star

Amazon.com Product Description

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If you record music with Apple's GarageBand or other software applications, Fast Track USB is your new best friend. The USB interface lets you easily record your guitar onto the computer with professional results but without buying several clunky adapters. Simply connect Fast Track USB to the USB port on your computer and you're ready to rock. The device sports an input for such instruments as guitar, bass, and keyboards, plus a microphone input for recording vocals and other acoustic sounds. The included GT Player Express software, meanwhile, delivers killer effects and virtual stomp boxes, so you don't need any other effects pedals or gear to sound great. GT Player Express also plays such standard audio files as AAC, MP3, and WAV, letting you learn and jam along with your favorite music at varying speeds.

Add in a 1/8-inch stereo headphone output for monitoring, compatibility with both Windows (XP SP1) and Mac (OS X 10.2.8 or greater), and level controls for the headphone and main outputs and you have a versatile, professional means of adding guitar, vocals, and more to your computer music experience. The Fast Track USB measures 5.5 by 1.75 by 4.25 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Fast Track USB audio interface, GT Player Express software, user's manual.

Customer Reviews

easy to get started. great value
This was my first attempt at recording via my computer. It was easy to install on windows xp media edition and I was recording in minutes! I can't imagine a better value for all the features you get.

Great Toy
This is just a great fun tool. It only gets 4 stars because you have to spend some time figuring out how to use it.

I bought it for my son who is studying electronic music at universtiy and he has had a blast with it. So for those of you who want to lay down some tracks with lots of different sounds this is for you. While you can use it just for fun it can also be used as a work tool, especially if you are on the road.

Vista Users Be Warned
If you use Windows Vista or plan on switching to Vista, your M-Audio equipment isn't going to work the way it did in XP.

M-Audio has a Vista driver for the Fast Track USB but it doesn't always work. I downloaded the driver from M-Audio's support page and installed it as instructed. Within minutes I was up and running. Everything seemed to be working fine at first. I had Ableton Live 7 and Reason 4.0 running. After a few hours of working, I started to get distorted popping sounds. It happened as I was recording guitar and also during playback. I saved all of my work, closed the programs and uninstalled and reinstalled the driver for the Fast Track. When I played back the track I was working on earlier, the popping sounds were gone so I assumed everything was fixed. However, when I tried to work on music later that week, the distorted popping sounds were back.

I was thinking about upgrading to the M-Audio Fast Track Pro Mobile but a friend of mine who owns one, and also runs Vista, encountered the same sound issue I did with the Fast Track USB. As of today, M-Audio only has a beta-driver for Fast Track Pro Mobile. The driver for the Fast Track USB is not a beta and still has issues. I had a sound issue with an M-Audio USB Uno as well (which I also wrote a review for). Personally, I will not purchase anymore M-Audio products due to their poor Vista drivers.