Yamaha is out to become the kings of the entry-level USB audio interfaces. Their new Audiogram series will be some of the lowest-priced interfaces on the market, but still feature full phantom power, more inputs than the competition, and even a one-knob compressor on the Audiogram 6.
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The ProFire 2626 is the High-Definition 26-in/26-out FireWire Audio Interface from M-Audio. Jeff Dykhouse explains how to use and why to use the ProFire 2626 built-in DSP mixer.
Th\is complements post #17 in the Harmony Central Pro Review of the Universal Audio series of powered plug-ins, currently being conducted at acapella.harmony-central.com