M-AUDIO AIR 192x4 USB C Audio Interface for Recording, Podcasting, Streaming with Studio Quality Sound, 1 XLR in and Music Production Software

I've been using the M-Audio AIR 192|6 for a while now, and it's been great for my home recording setup. The sound quality is clean and detailed, and the build feels solid. I love having both XLR/TRS and line inputs, plus MIDI I/O for my gear. Setup was easy, and latency is super low. My only gripe is the headphone output could be louder, but overall, it’s a great value and perfect for small studio work. Also powered by usb so can be very portable as dont beed heavy power leads with it

I did quite a bit of research before opting for the M-Audio. I personally prefer the layout of the knobs on the top, as I don't need to reach down to figure out what is what. It lives on one side of my desk and I use it not only for recording, but as the main sound card for my PC. The 192-6 has two inputs which allow me to record vocals in stereo (coming off an effects pedal). Most importantly, it has a blend between direct monitoring and USB sound, to deal with any latency. It also has MIDI ports in case I need to hook up a MIDI keyboard/pad in the future. The quality and build are excellent. The only issue I faced was not getting any sound from my PC (e.g. playing mp3, YouTube, etc.), although I got the sound from the DAW. I found out that to fix this, I needed to select a sample rate of 48000 in the M-Audio applet. It might also be worthwhile to try different USB ports, and finally make sure you're not using any USB hubs, which can interfere with the memory allocation. Now, everything works perfectly. The 192-6 is hooked up to my desktop speakers through two TS>RCS cables as RCS are the only inputs on them. Although the 192-6 monitor outputs are TRS, this doesn't damage the interface, but you lose -6dB. In the future, I might invest in some proper studio monitors which have TRS and/or XLR inputs. Overall, the 192-6 offers more features compared to more expensive 2i2o interfaces, has very low noise and latency. Strongly recommended.

I'm a fan of M-Audio interfaces, they always sound great. Headphones. First and for most, you'll need a headphone amp to get good sound levels with 250ohm headphones. The device is very slick and shiny looking. The big knob for volume control is really nice and all knobs feel solid and well made. The LED lights are hidden away until you power something which adds to the slickness. The single XLR port is at the back which is very handy because you limit the amount of wires coming from the front. Sound quality is really good and clear sounding and doesn't have any notable self noise. The build quality is metal with a glass looking plastic top. Very decent for the price, especially if you only need one instrument and one mic.

Product fine, but warehouse description as very good packaging maybe damaged is flakey Just an empty box, no holding material rattled around like a pea in a colander No docs or anything Poor first impression

I am very pleased with this little device. I no longer have a dedicated studio for composing and producing music so need to be able to quickly set something up in the dining room, connect to the keyboard we have set up there and make music. I also want to add vocals so audio/mdi was required. I use logic and a MacBook Pro and all it takes is about 2 or 3 minutes to set up and the same for packing away. I just plug in the midi lead from the keyboard, then the USB C lead to the Mac and some headphones. That is enough for programming drums and keyboards. If I do vocals as well that is just a case of plugging in the mic! It even has phantom power for a condenser mic! Sound quality is fantastic and it is simple to use. I love it! The only irritation, which isn't enough to knock a star off, is the USB C sometimes disconnects! It only seems to happen when I am changing settings, never during a recording, so it is no bother really and is easily fixed by pulling out the lead and reconnecting it.

5 years of hard use and still working like new. Connects easy to windows 11 using fl studio. Audio quality is fair for the price. Size is a little on the big size but other than it easily scratching, no issues.

I've been able to drive a Shure SM7B no problem with this. Super good quality and a great tool to have. Just want to share a funny story though and it was totally my fault. Not at all to blame to M-Audio - but I got the interface and couldn't hear myself at all. The big dial is the master volume dial and somehow my brain did not process that it even existed. I had spent 6 hours trying to get the interface to work when the master volume dial was equal to 0%. I don't know what I was thinking at the time but felt it was extremely funny to share. I guess it's one of those times where you had to experience the idiocy of it all.

Drivers are broken as of this time (30th October) and have been for some months now, the microphone is unusable as it keeps resetting to 44100hz and the voice comes out as slow motion in recordings i contacted m audio and they said they know about the issue but yet still months later they have done nothing about it, i ended up getting a different interface. AVOID this product

This thing has flat out worked and done everything I've asked of it perfectly. I has all the features I want for a small interface. -2 mic pre-amps so duets can be recorded simultaneously -MIDI in/out for inputting virtual instruments/drums using my old MIDI keyboard -low noise floor for clean recording -adequate gain for gain hungry mics (Shure SB7-B) -very low latency I love the form factor. It's not tiny. But that means I get big knobs on the top of the interface that are easy to adjust accurately. No tiny knobs on the front of a tiny interface that almost require tweezers to adjust. I use this interface on my desk and it mostly stays on my desk. If you constantly move your interface, there are smaller ones available. But I still like the features and ease of use of this form factor so would move this slightly bigger interface. I like the VU LED meters with multiple levels. Much preferred over just "Signal" and "Clip" indicators. I can more easily tell when my gain levels are where I want them to be. I love the USB/Direct knob for mixing how much direct (zero latency) sound feed and how much USB sound feed you get back from your computer. It helps to nail vocal takes while still being able to hear the track you are building on from your DAW. Much better than a switch between 100% direct or 100% USB like others interfaces have. As for 'popping' and noise mentioned in other reviews, I've not experienced this at all... EXCEPT when someone used a low quality mic or instrument cable. Good cables and solid connections gave perfect pop free sound every time. I use Reaper as my DAW so had no need for the 'lite' versions of DAWs that came with the interface. But those DAWs could certainly get you started. But Reaper @ $60 is almost free and it's way better than what's included in the box. (Even the Reaper "demo" is a fully functional version you can use as long as you wish... although they will nag you to buy.)

Simple à utiliser et fonctionne bien. J'aime le gros bouton de volume, le fait que les fils soient en arrière et la présence (essentielle!) du bouton Mix vs Direct (pour écouter un mix tout en enregistrant une nouvelle piste).

I bought this interface in January 2021. I have used it for for guitars plugged directly into the interface, and I have used it with Shure SM57 and SM58 microphones. I have been very happy with the sound quality, the ease of use, the reliability, and pretty much everything else about this interface. I have moved it all over my house and taken a few places in my backpack with no problems. I bought this interface because I wanted something that would be easy to adjust while playing a guitar or keys in low lighting. The Air interface has a giant knob to control the monitor volume, and the input knobs are easy to see and far enough apart that I can grab one without bumping the other. Everything is very spread out, and I can do what I need to do without thinking too much about the interface. I am going to upgrade to an interface with two mic inputs in the next few months. I have looked at the Air 192|6, which has two mic inputs, but am still undecided. I have been happy with the 192|4, but the new Focusrite 2i2 has some cool features and the UA Volt comes with a lot of good plugins. The Air interfaces come with some nice plugins, but they are the same ones you get for free with pretty much every other MIDI controller: MPC Beats (always free), Ableton Live Lite, Mini Grand, DB33, etc. I'd be way more excited if their interfaces came with a choice of a free plugin, because Air makes a lot of amazing effects and instruments. On a side note, if you a just getting into music production and MIDI controllers, I can't recommend Ableton Live Lite enough. It's a great choice for newbies, because there are so many how-to videos on YouTube. TLDR: this a very solid interface that does everything well

Value for money, awesome design specially that center volume knob, Superb quality, good packaging, works amazing with FL studio.

Pour ma premiere interface audio, mon choix s'est porté sur celle-ci, il convient parfaitement à mon utilisation. Je peux connecter une guitare et une basse, et c'est détecté par mon logiciel GarageBand sur mon MacBook. J'ai plus de précision de jeu sur Yousician. C'est petit et pratique.