PreSonusAudioBox USB 96, 2-In/2-Out audio Interface with software bundle including Studio One Artist, Ableton Live Lite DAW and more for recording, streaming and podcasting

For around a year, I'd been using Audacity for home music recording. It was very intuitive to learn and get some decent results from. The latest update though didn't seem to be backwardly compatible with my old recordings and, on the recommendation of a friend, I thought I'd check out PreSonus Studio One as a step up in home music production. Initially I got very poor results trying to configure the native Windows 11s audio and decided that I would invest in the Audiobox hardware at the currently advertised very reasonable price (Nb. the price on this page seems to vary from day to day, so make sure you order on a "good" day!).Well, let's be honest, Studio One is way more complex than Audacity and it's taken me a couple of days of tinkering and submitting two tickets to the PreSonus support guys to get myself up and running.Now that It's all working though, I have to say that I am truly impressed. There's no hum or other distortion on recording guitar, synth or vocals and no noticeable latency.The fairly steep learning curve is mitigated to a degree by a series of tutorial videos and the aforementioned support team, who replied to both my tickets within 24 hours.I'm running Studio One Professional on a 30 day trial, but the Audiobox comes with the Artist version of the app and a shedload of other software utilities, which I will spend many happy hours exploring.The build quality of the Audiobox is great - the metal case feels suitably robust and the rotary controls have a nice tactile feel to them.Oh and the Audiobox works beautifully with Audacity too, in case you find the Studio One software a bit OTT for your needs.Overall, for the modest purchase price, this is a superb product, which should meet the needs of anyone experimenting with music composition at home.Happy to recommend it as a 5 star product.

This is an ideal purchase for the first-time content creator or for recording/Mixing your music It comes with an audio interface that is very easy to set up on your PC you get a pair of Studio headphones that are well-matched to the interface and are great for Mixing you also get a quality condenser microphone to complete the package there is also a package that also includes a pair of studio Speakers that produce an amazing sound but that item was sold out when I made my purchase but I did order them separately they cost a bit more than they would have been as part of the full bundle but are a must buy to complete this bundle you get all the software needed to start producing /recording music and a video taking you through the process of setting up the software and hardware and also a from start to finish mixing tutorial you can also use this set-up for a podcast very good buy for the price but I would get the bundle that includes the speakers if they are back in stock

Its not the best but you quality but its useable i’ve had for a month or so now but am Finally upgrading

These interfaces are great, as a pro musician/teacher I have used these in schools and on location.They are really well made and tough so the odd drop should hopefully be okay.If you plug one into a Mac you don't need any drivers it just works and if you have a pc based system its easy to get drivers from Presonus on their website.On the front panel you have 2x multi input sockets which can take mic xlr as well as 6.5mm jacks so that you could for example record yourself playing guitar as well as vocals at the same time.There is also a 48v phantom power button to enable you to use condensor mics that require a voltage to work.There are 2 gain controls with clip lights for each channel and a mixer knob so that you can get lower latency recordings (cuts down the delay between playing/singing a note and hearing it back through headphones /monitors). There is also a knob/dial for headphone volume and a main output volume knob which like the others is knurled and feels great.On the back of the unit is a usb socket to power the device (no need for a power supply).If you have older gear with midi sockets you will be glad to see Presonus include 2 midi sockets in and out.Next are left and right main output jack sockets a headphone socket and a Kensington lock port.When I bought mine Presonus included a decent software bundle including a cut down version of there recording software based on Studio One. I use a variety of different interfaces in my job and can honestly say these are excellent and well worth every penny.

I've been using this for close to a year now and I've more than had my moneys worth. I'd never used Studio One prior to purchasing this item, but I use it almost every day now for hours and hours at a time. It's a great home studio, lots of customisation and great compatibility with VSTs etc. The actual Audiobox itself is robust, good looking and easy to use.Highly recommend.

So you want to record audio on your PC/Mac. Then you will need an audio interface. This Presonus has two channels which can take 1/4" plugs for guitar leads or XLR cables (microphones). It provides phantom power to those mics that need it. It connects to your PC/Mac via USB. With my Mac nothing else was required. It was recognised and became the default input and output for audio. In respect of output you have separate volume controls for headphones (1/4" jack) and stereo output to studio monitors if you have any to connect. Sound quality is great. It's a simple bit of gear that works well with excellent sound. It also comes with a massive software suite however I've not bothered with that as I have Logic Pro so cannot comment on it's pros and cons other than to say you get a basic sequencer and a lot of software instruments and effects so you could start recording music with that if you do not have any other programs like Logic or Cubase etc