


That being said, provided you have a fast enough computer, this soundcard does give you a pretty hassle-free experience when it comes to recording. The M-Audio M-Track 2×2 is a ‘latency-free’ interface, which is really just marketing speak for “low latency” (let’s be real here). ✘ Headphones feel a little ‘cheap’, and you might want to upgrade these as you progress. ✔ Everything you need to get started at an unbeatable price. The headphones are nothing to shout and dance about - but they’re enough to get you on your way to producing finished songs. To our surprise, the headphone preamps crank, and provide plenty of volume for those of you who like mixing loud. While it’s not a condenser microphone, every home studio needs at least one dynamic microphone - and it will suffice if you’re just looking to get started with music production. The Q6 microphone has a high gain, low impedance design, and has a similar tonal characteristic of the Shure SM58.

Unlike its competitor (the Focusrite Scarlett), the U-PHORIA UM2 does have a plastic chassis which does give the impression of low-quality - but it does everything it’s supposed to. The U-PHORIA UM2 is actually a fairly decent audio interface, and Behringer has really proven themselves as a force majeure in the audio world in recent times. ✔ Established reputation as the leader in budget audio products. ✔ Absolutely everything you need to get started with music production, including ProTools First, Live Lite and other plugins. ✔ 3rd-gen issue, the latest and greatest Scarlett interfaces. The CM25 MkIII condenser mic is a pleasure to use, and we feel it edges (if ever so slightly) over the AT2035 in terms of producing faithfully accurate recordings.Ī quality soundcard, microphone and all the trimmings are provided to get you creating professional sounding home recordings in no time at all. It features two upgraded 3rd Gen Scarlett mic preamps: “with optional Air setting to reproduce the Air effect of Focus rite’s original ISA mic preamp, giving your vocal recordings a brighter, more open sound.” You can read our full review and breakdown of the differences between 2nd gen and 3rd gen Scarlett interfaces here. They’ve literally just released the 3rd gen iterations of their sound cards, so if you’re in the market for what’s heralded as the best recording studio package on the market, it’s hard to go wrong with this one. Focusrite has been on the bleeding edge of producing quality products with affordable price tags for quite some time now.
