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Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1 Card
Creative Sound Blaster Surround 5.1
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M-Audio Fast Track Pro Sound Card
M-Audio Fast Track Pro
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PreSonus AudioBox USB Sound Card
PreSonus AudioBox USB
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
REVIEW - Are you looking for powerful sound combined with snazzy looks, from a company with decades of multimedia experience? I've been running someRead more
The Creative Sound Blaster X4 is a direct successor to the excellent Sound Blaster X3. This external USB sound card keeps everything good about its predecessor and adds a couple of interesting additions to the mix, most notably SmartComm Kit—a combination of features aimed at improving our online call quality.Read more
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5 editorial reviews
The M-Audio Fast Track offers two channels of recording, a direct input for an electric guitar, a mic preamp with phantom power, and sound quality that's easily good enough for home recordings.Read more
The world is simply teeming with audio interfaces these days, so what does M‑Audio's latest offering, the Fast Track Ultra, have that the others don't?Read more
If you want to record multiple sources simultaneously, this rack-mountable interface is a winnerRead more
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You might just fall for this tiny, entry-level go-anywhere interface. It's a bit of a goer.Read more
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User rating
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32 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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3.9 out of 5
56 user ratings
5 stars
32 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Connectivity

Headphone outputs11
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Line-inyesyes
N/A
S/PDIF out portyesyes
N/A
Analog 3.5mm output
N/A
60
Headphone output
N/A
yesyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
11
Jack Plug input
N/A
42
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)
N/A
12
XLR
N/A
22
Line-out
N/A
yes
N/A
S/PDIF in port
N/A
yes
N/A
Other connectors
N/A
  • Digital coaxial input
  • MIDI
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
  • Analogue 3.5mm input/Line-in
MIDI
USB
N/A
yesyes
Analogue RCA outputs
N/A
N/A
0
Headphone output (3.5 mm)
N/A
N/A
0

Design

Placement TypeExternalExternalExternal

Audio properties

D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 96 kHz24 bit / 48 kHz
Audio quality24.0 bit24.0 bit
N/A
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)
N/A
-101.0 dB
N/A

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