Very clear sound out of this product, no noise or distortion that I can hear or see in the recordings.

It's pretty bare bones, but the Mia Midi does what it's designed to do very well. It has native WaveRT support for Vista x64. Make sure to download the drivers from their website and don't even bother with what's on the CD. The updated drivers are rock solid and work flawlessly. I'm at 2.7 ms using ASIO in Vista x64 no problems.

The card installs easily. I downloaded the updated drivers ahead of time so no problems there. The Mia Midi also readily co-exists with my onboard HD Audio, and the driver has no problems routing the output from the HD Audio for games and stuff into one of the Virtual (software) inputs for the Mia Midi. There is a little bit of setup needed to do in Windows to set the default audio input and output devices, but once everything is configured it works great. Input and Output levels, panning, muting, are all easily controlled via the visual mixer window provided with the driver.

The quality of the audio components on this card is superior and it shows in the clarity of sound. I do worry a bit about the way the dongle for the digital inputs hooks up via an S-video connector on the card, but it works without any problems so far.

There aren't many audio interfaces that work natively with Vista x64 but this is one that does (and does it well)!

The website has updated drivers including native support for Vista x64. They respond to e-mail within 1 business day.

This card is proven (older) technology and a workhorse for getting the job done, not much in the way of new tech here, just superior drivers. ;)

Hobbyist

Techno/Industrial

Very clean, recording is great with this card (admittedly, I've only hooked up synths to it, haven't tried vocals yet).

The software mixer isn't the greatest, but it does it's job... this would be the only area I'd want more from this item, but hey, it's still an 8/10 =P

Good bang for the buck, there -might- be better out there at this price, but I doubt it.

trance, drum and bass, ambient, smooth jazz, r&b

The sound of this card I don't think can be any better. I have been using the Echo Mia ( actually the version w/out midi ) for about two years for home recordings. In my estimation I was able to create professional quality recordings. The tracks that I recorded with MIA even before I peformed any audio processing or editing sounded terrific, clear and without the harshness or thinness that is sometimes associated with digital recording.

This card had exactly the features I was looking for, high quality AD/DA. Simple.

No issues with the unit physically. Great sound.

If you are looking for a terrific sounding stereo (not a multi-channel) AD/DA converter this sound card is for you. Plus now you can a midi interface for the same price.

Standard support I believe. If there was an issue it would have stuck in my mind.

Great sound.

General

Very very clean sound, couldn't ask for anything more. Ultra quiet. Just make sure you use balanced cables, and tie it into something else with balanced ins and outs!!!! That's what you need to keep the noise down. I bought this card specifically because it offered balanced ins and outs.

Can't complain about the features. It does what it's supposed to do. The reviews that give the Mia low ratings are written by morons that have no idea what they're doing. I was cracking up at the review that complained the card has no "sounds"!!!! HA!!!!! What a moron. Try reading just a tiny bit about the product before you spend your money next time.

Top quality card. Solid 1/4" balanced jacks. No complaints.

You just can't beat this price for an audiophile card.

Got quick answers to every e-mail I sent them. Excellent driver updates; they usually offer both "stable" and "beta" releases on their websites. The driver that came with my card was buggy, but the website already had a newer version. So what else is new? Who doesn't immediately check the internet for the latest drivers?

I would buy another one in a heartbeat.

hobbyist

This card rocks. With the Ausie dollar going up I bought the card for $500.00AUD less than i would have here. It works well and installation was a breeze. Even upgrading the drivers was easy.

The break lead is good although the phono plugs could be stronger.

Just the in and outs could be a little more stronger.

Maybe for around $700.00AUD the card is a bit low in quality but for the price I paid, well what can I say.What a beauty!

Never had to call.

Looks great. I have an Antec case with a window and it shines.

alternative

Crystal clear sound, very low noise floor...

Excellent sound quality.

Excellent value for a soundcard of this price range.

I had a problem once with GSIF drivers and they provided me a patch by E-Mail. The patch didn't worked but the tech support always responded to my E-Mails amd my questions.

Music teacher

All styles

the mighty motorola DSP provide me with ultra-depth thrilling quality I've never heard before. either because i didn't had time to listen to my friend's MOTU or is it because i never listen to anything other than consumer-type soundcard. but for some reason, i had a little nostalgic feeling with the Meridian 24-bit CD player, is it because of it's DSP?

Not much you can get from this card. the package is just too SIMPLE. not typical for PRO's equipment.

I had a little problem by mistaken the S/PDIF I/O for analog out, but it solved somehow. maybe ECHO should NOT paint the S/PDIF I/O with that color, it would mistaken by some people who think that was an RCA output.

cant say anything bad about this one.

never had a price this kind before. although it was quite expensive in my country. but it was a big bang compared to the well-known Creative X-Fi, it sounds way lot better than that.

so far, i've solved the problem by my self.

the card looking as if it wants me to buy it soon. although nobody understand the simplicity of this card. not even the simplicity of this package.

Audiophile.

All-round

I don't know; I couldn't get it to work well. I've been trying to use it with Cakewalk XL with Windows XP. I couldn't get it to record audio or play back MIDI.

It didn't come with any software sounds; that was a little inconvenient. I was told to either hook it up to my Kurzweil Sound Module or assign software sounds from my Cakewalk program to play back MIDI files. I only heard one of my MIDI songs three times, and then it stopped working.

I wish I had been one of those consumers who reported the card was a "beauty", but mine only half worked.

If I had received a functioning card, I might have rated it differently.

Yes, and it was a very frustrating experience. They want you to consult the web site before you place a technical call. It's difficult to explore a problem for a totally new piece of equipment. (I'm new to recording.) The web site didn't help my problem. It was hard to get through their lines sometimes. They wouldn't even let you leave a message; the recording said call back. They kept asking me to test and retest the equipment. (That got tiresome. I'm a musician, not a techie.) They promised me an e-mail to run a test, and I had to e-mail them twice before they sent it three business days later. Then they wanted to e-mail me a revised test of the first, and two days later it still hadn't arrived. They were evasive, and I felt strung along. After a week and a half without any resolution or promise of an exchange, I had had enough of working with this very user-unfriendly company and decided for a refund.

Christian Classical/Folk

Overall it's good at consumer and pro levels although there is a tiny bit of hum that does register occasionally on the meters. I might try unplugging the cabling to see if it's a sheilding issue. Less coloration than my ancient Darla 24. I'm really only here to complain about the buggy Echo Vista drivers version 8,1 and 8.2 and their semi-existent "tech support".

Console is nice but I don't use it much preferring to work with levels inside of Cakewalk Sonar.

Easy install. Three weeks to be up and running. Be prepared to be your own support. You will be responsible for solving any performance issues.

Hardware good. I could have used some black lettering for the ins/outs on the back of the card since it was hard to read but now that it is hooked up I'll probably never look down there again. Software terrible. For me the 8.1 and 8.2 drivers are full of bugs. I ended with 7.2 in order to have full ASIO functionality.

Good once YOU figure out all settings and bug fixes. Nice to have midi incorporated which many new cards seem to disregard these days.

Only one guy that I can tell (Marcel) and he is only available by email. He seems overeager to blame everything non-Echo. Repleatedly put the blame on Cakewalk Sonar 7 which ended up being completely wrong. My long detailed emails returned addressing only one sentence and off the mark at that. He did suggest trying a early version driver which was the right answer but that was after I already figured that out.

I want the sound quality combined with midi functionallity. Not to sound like a broken record but I do not care to repeat three weeks of heart and headache tracing down issues between Midi controllers, Vista, Cakewalk Sonar 7, and Echo Mia Midi.

Active Musician

Prog Rock, Jazz, Fusion

Any imperfection of this card may have is completely inaudible. You cannot beat the quality for the price. I connect to my MIA with a Behringer UB2442FX mixer and my recordings all sound perfectly professional.

No, it does not include features that I don't want. For my setup it is ideal. No nonsense.

After setup, you can pretty much forget about it. I run Cool Edit Pro 2.0 and Mia just does its thing from there.

The quality seems first class.

You cannot beat the value.

can any better sound with this price? I don't think so.

just fine by me.

so easy. just stick it in your pci slot. that's it. but before you do that, don't forget to read the manual.

perfect for this price.

well, i haven't had any problem yet, so i can't tell. but i heard echo has been getting very good reputation.

hobbyist, semi pro

jazz and pop

The acoustic quality is quite clean, but the drivers make tracking a nightmare. Sound will randomly just stop working and the only way I've found to fix it is to change the buffer size to something else and change it back. Occasionally fine, but this card has just let me down too many times

Excellent, low noise floor.

Balanced I/O with solid 1/4" TRS plugs. Simple control panel & good software package. Virtual I/O ports. Great documentation.

Have several in commercial service and never had a failure or an issue.

Best bang for the buck.

Never had any issues with these cards, but they have great driver support.

Broadcast Engineer

Very nice converters, low noise floor.

Wish it had SPDIF optical I/O (had to buy an external converter).

The coaxial SPDIF I/O on mine broke after maybe a week's worth of light use. I think it was due to the very cheap and non-reinforced dongle jack - very tight fit! When the replacement comes I may put a DB9 on it after the warranty runs out. The mounting bracket is a bit too maleable as well.

Excellent value!

Don't know here, but the documentation is pretty good. You should download the manual before you buy it to see if your motherboard chipset is supported (not all are).

Central to my home recording setup.

This card works great when sampling and playing midi. I also run a mixing board through it. Sounds crisp and clear. No noise is what im impressed about.

This sound card pretty much had all the options I needed to create my music. Line outs for my monitors, line ins for my mixer, compressor ect. , midi in for my midi keyboard.

I must have gotten a one of a kind soundcard because it is still the same from the day I bought it over 1 1/2 years ago to now. No mechanical failures of any sort. Very solid.

Iv'e had four soundcards since I have been producing and the Echo MIA Midi is the best quality soundcard in its price range.

Never had to call customer support.

It looks like your basic soundcard, but don't be fooled by its design. This card is hot!

Producer

Hiphop

i hear a lot of hype about the rme stuff, but lets face it today technology has grown so fast that this stuff can be had for small $ i use the miamidi as part of my bass effects rig (with reaktor) and it sounds amazing. although i've never personally used RME

sound goes in, sound comes out. soft mixer/console easy to use, drivers installed in win2K easy

i'd say the jacks could prolly be stronger, but i plan on leaving the jacks in most of the time anyway

for this price you can't beat it. i've used the echo 20bit products (gina and layla) and this thing is great. latencies in reaktor are also lower then with my layla, <3ms in reaktor 4

never had to use support

its a pci card, unless yer a robot it has no sex appeal tho i gotta say the breakout spdif/midi cable is pretty ugly but who the hell cares

terrible