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Binding : CD-ROMEAN : 0613570219033Label : Pinnacle Systems (UK)Manufacturer : Pinnacle Systems (UK)Publisher : Pinnacle Systems (UK)Release date : 2006-07-28Title : Pinnacle m-Audio Fast Track (PC/Mac)Studio : Pinnacle Systems (UK)Brand : Pinnacle SystemsMPN : 8250-10000-11Package quantity : 1Feature : ArrayPlatform : Array M-Audio Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar into the computer with professional results. If you make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results. Just connect Fast Track USB to the USB port of your computer and you're ready to rock. Fast Track USB has an input for instruments like guitar bass and keyboards plus a microphone input for recording vocals or other acoustic sounds. The included GT Player Express software gives you killer effects and virtual stomp boxes so you don't need any other gear to sound great. GT Player Express also plays standard audio files like AAC MP3 and WAV that let you learn and jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds. Fast Track USB is the easy and professional way to add guitar vocals and more to your computer music experience. Specifications General Device Type Sound card Enclosure Type External Interface Type USB Width 14 cm Depth 10.8 cm Height 4.5 cm Weight 200 g Localization Europe Expansion / Connectivity Interfaces 1 x audio - line-out - RCA x 2 1 x audio - line-In - phone stereo 6.25 mm 1 x microphone - input - 3 PIN XLR 1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm 1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B Software / System Requirements Software GT Player Express OS Required Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later System Requirements Details MacOS X 10.2.8 or later - PowerPC G3 - RAM 128 MB Windows XP SP1 - Pentium II - 350 MHz - RAM 64 MB Audio Output Sound Output Mode Stereo DAC Data Width 24-bit Sample Rate 48 kHz (max) Response Bandwidth 20 - 20000 Hz Compliant Standards ASIO 2.0 WDM Core Audio
I was slightly underwhelmed by the performance of this piece of kit considering its price. I've tried quite a few cheaper external soundcards already and they mostly perform better than this one. The signal recorded is not particular clean - not terrible but not as good as some cheaper soundcards. I experienced some latency problems - not severe, but again, cheaper soundcards from other manufacturers performed better in this area too.
On the positive side, this is a relatively cost effective way to record an instrument (guitar perhaps) and vocals at the same time. To be fair, it does what it says on the tin, just not quite as well as I had hoped.