Name: Octa-Capture
Brand: Roland
SKU: 164010
Rating: 4.4 (35 reviews)

very good
Easy to install and very good sound
very stable

units have only required drivers for Windows
10 total audio inputs
The Studio Capture is not a class-compliant device

Sound type: Stereo
Headphone output: yes
Microphone input: yes
D/a audio: 24 bit / 192 kHz
Placement type: External

Roland Octa-Capture - Pros & Cons

very good
Easy to install and very good sound
very stable
built very well and has 8 very good microphone preamps
clear manual
and GOOD press reviews
auto-gain is an awesome feature
The manual is useful and clear enough on certain points
Well-built
compact for 8 mic inputs
The drivers are very stable
nice physical design and layout
Neat user interface with everything digitally controlled
It feels very solidly constructed

units have only required drivers for Windows
10 total audio inputs
The Studio Capture is not a class-compliant device
your signal will be recorded compressed or gated
be switched so that they operate only in the monitor path
the preamps are a bit worse
there is no photo
lack of gain is detrimental
does not have a gain control for microphone input is not practical
background noise is annoying

Roland - Video Reviews (5)

Roland Octa-Capture Audio Interface Overview

Roland Octa-Capture - Full Specifications

Sound Type	Stereo

Placement Type	External

D/A audio	24 bit / 192 kHz

Headphone output	yes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)	1
Microphone input	yes
Other connectors	Balanced input XLR Digital coaxial input Digital coaxial output MIDI
USB	yes

Support for ASIO	yes

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Roland Octa-Capture Roland - Editorial Reviews (2)

ProVideo Coalition

Published: 06.08.2011

Review: Roland OCTA-CAPTURE 8/10-channel USB 2.0 audio interface by Allan Tépper - ProVideo Coalition

Many of the affordable pro audio interfaces that are available on the market have a maximum of two balanced microphone inputs, and few of them include hardware-based limiting, compression, or gating. Among the special features of Roland's OCTA-CAPTURE is the fact that it contains 10 total audio inputs, of which 8 are balanced microphone inputs. [...]Read More... from Review: Roland OCTA-CAPTURE 8/10-channel USB 2.0 audio interface