most of my life

I have been playing for 20 years. I play guitar keyboard/piano and vocals. I jam at home

All rock styles, country, blues and a little classical and jazz Cou

I give the preamps a 10. I just plugged in my bass and was very excited to get a solid sound without having to fiddle with anything! I heard PreSonus made great pre's and they weren't lying! On the other hand, the playback isn't what I'm used to compared to my Audiophile soundcard or my Lexicon Omega that I've borrowed and used for a while. It seems to be missing some low end while using ear phones, but it may just be something I have to get used to. The highs and mids come through very clean and true though. I haven't plugged in my M-Audio AV-30's yet so I don't know how it sounds on decent speakers. I have a hunch though that its sound will help out during mixing.

It came with PreSonus' Studio One Artist edition DAW. This was a selling point to me as it sounded like a high quality easy to use DAW that would compliment Fruityloops. I needed something that was easier to record audio into. The good: VERY easy to use, Great sounding effects (Ampire amp sim is top notch!), Comes with Kore Player and some great usable patches, Guitar Rig LE is of course great and covers almost every amp I would need, very usable loops. The Bad: I was super bummed to find out that the Artist version (which is $199 on its own) doesn't support 64 bit processing, No Re-wire, and the most offensive thing of all NO THIRD PARTY PLUGINS! That's right no VST's at all. This might not bug you if this is your first DAW, or if you are recording traditional instruments, but it's not cool to be able to use my favorite synths that's I've come to rely on. Upgrading to pro really doesn't add much besides un-gimping this version and adding a mastering suite. For $199, it just doesn't seem worth it; especially when I could buy a $99 version of cakewalk and have all those features and a similar set of instruments and effects. It's free though and it doesn't hurt to have another DAW environment to go to when you hit a wall. Other good news is the Kore Player can be used as a VST in your other DAW. I'm pretty sure this is the same for Guitar Rig and Toon Tracks, but I haven't tried yet.

This installed painlessly. You do have to sit in front of your computer as it installs though as it will ask you to plug it in at a certain point. My first plug in errored on install so it asked me to unplug and replug it in and it worked that time around. Simple. I did have a problem with Fruityloops freezing when I tried switching to this interface. The problem wasn't the Audiobox though. After uninstalling the drivers from my old Lexicon Omega it worked without a hitch.

The chassis is all metal, yet light weight. It feels solid down to the knobs, inputs, and outputs. I'd have no qualms about traveling with this. It's not going to weigh you down and it's not going to fall apart on you if you treat it normally. Subdued and classy looks!

The preamps are totally worth the price. I am only knocking this down because it does not include a line level input. Not a deal breaker for me, but know that you will probably fry this thing if you try to record direct from another amp or pre without a DI box. It sucks, but I'm no electrical engineer and it was most likely done for a reason.

Registering the product and included software requires the creation of an account on PreSonus' website. It was quick and painless and it's easy to find updates and more, free sounds for the DAW. It also has manuals for all their products...That is except the DAW, but a good manual comes with the install files.

Something about the tasteful blandness is very attracting to me. It doesn't need the bling nor does it need to look like a soviet era lunchbox to let you know that it can do its thang.

Hobbyist for now.

Electronic and Indie Rock

PreSonus AudioBox USB Recording Interface This is a low-cost way of interfacing an instrument with a computer for recording. While frequency response depends on the instrument mic, the coverage of the Interface is excellent (I use it with a harp). However, there is some transistor noise in the background, due to the level of amplification. I find fidelity significantly better using a separate USB condenser mic compared with the instrument mic.

Included software is of good quality.

I have not used support as yet.

The appearance of the preamp is attractive and all inputs/outputs and controls are labeled.

Active musicians and technician

Classical and pop

Former Pro, now mostly doing voice work, but occasionally do home studio music.

Prog rock, space music, guitar instrumentals, voice overs for videos and audio books.

i am a beginner, singer, record at home

hip hop and trance

Instrumantal Rock, Hard Rock, Metal

I really like this Audiobox because its my first interface. The sound is good but compared to other interfaces im not too sure since this is my first.

This box gives you everything you need in order to begin recording right away. It came with the interface, cable to connect and two cds (presonus studio one ARTIST not PRO. And a cd to install the box itself on your cpu. and instruction manuals of course. Great for somebody who wants to record their vocals over instrumentals and such. Not too sure about guitar and drums because i dont play them.

very very simple....you dont even need the instruction manual just use common sense. Unbox and install the two cds then connect via USB. voila!!!! make music :D

The quality on this is great. Not made of cheap plastic its made of some sort of steel. Seems like they can withstand alot of abuse. Knobs are good, not too loose nor too firm. Overall great build.

I think this interface is very good. I will be upgrading to an mbox (for protools purposes) but I cant see myself selling this because I absolutely love this interface. Small, portable, great build. I would recommend this to any beginner that is looking for a great valued interface.

Never had to deal with em so lets just say they're good.

Looks very nice if your into the color blue...silver on the sides and black top. Looks very very nice.

Active Musician

Hip Hop, Rap, R&B and Rock

40 years Bass player. Bass guitar and Upright

Jazz, Latin Jazz, Funk, Salsa, Blues, Reggae, Fusion, World Music, Rock, Olde School.

For what it is, the features on this little thing are awesome. You've got 2 inputs for 1/4" and XLR, adequate controls and all the ins and outs you need. It doesn't take up hardly any space which is nice because I have a small computer desk (I place this interface on the keyboard pull-out so it's kind of hidden and out of the way, yet easy to get to). The best thing is it comes with Studio One Artist recording software.

This product is extremely easy to use. Very simple layout and perfect for plug-in-and-play people like me.

This little box is built sturdy and isn’t made of cheap plastic. The only issue I ever had was using it with another DAW; not sure if it was the interface or the DAW. In short, it seems this product is made to work best with Studio One which makes sense.

I think this is an extremely awesome deal due to the fact that the interface includes Studio One Artist (which I later upgraded to Pro). My only regret is that I didn't get the recording bundle (with mic, headphones and cable).

Never had to use it.

Active musician/guitar player, and songwriter

Progressive & Melodic Metal, some rock and acoustic