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| | Features | Two XTC Class-A, ultra-low noise, Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamps. Balanced XLR, 1/4" TRS, and 1/8" Inputs (-127dB EIN) with 60dB of gain1/8" Stereo Condenser Microphone Input with 5V PowerTwo 1/4" Balanced/Unbalanced outputs (112dB SNR)Two 1/4" Unbalanced Send/Return inserts prior to A/D convertersStereo headphone output (112dB SNR)
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| | Description | An affordable USB interface for on-the-go recording.
E-MU's Tracker Pre USB 2.0 is a portable audio interface and mobile preamp that works well with both Mac and PC computers. The Tracker offers you 24-bit/192kHz recording and playback, direct monitoring, and a host of professional features in a compact, USB bus-powered package. The E-MU Tracker Pre USB gives you 2 Class-A ultra-low noise Mic/Line/Hi-Z preamplifiers that can be run independently or in stereo to record guitars, keyboards, or microphones with optimal audio performance. CurrentMorph, a patent-pending circuit design, allows the Tracker Pre to offer +48V phantom power and use premium high-power converters while using only USB bus power. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 11.02 inches | | Product Width: | 3.35 inches | | Product Height: | 8.66 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.31 pounds | | Package Length: | 11.0 inches | | Package Width: | 8.7 inches | | Package Height: | 3.4 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.16 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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 Huge bang for the buck! Jul 13, 2010
This little box is quite a pleasant surprise. Great sound quality (full 192/24 hi-res) for playback over USB. The DAC gives a very natural sound with a fairly wide soundstage. The built-in headphone amp is decent (I've tried it with the Audio Technica ATH-A700 and the Grado SR-60i, both with great results), but I suspect it would probably struggle with some of the higher-end cans out there. It also lacks the digital input that's included with its big brother, the 0404 USB. But compromises had to be made somewhere, right?
The Tracker Pre doubles as an excellent recording device, as evidenced by some of the great-sounding 192/24 vinyl rips I've done with it so far (you'll need a couple of RCA phono-to-1/4"-mono adapters for analog input, though). I was having a bit of trouble with some high-frequency hum during recording, but this was solved by using the ground lift switches located on the underside of the unit (I didn't even know they were there until I read the troubleshooting part of the manual!). No hiccups whatsoever on either Windows XP or Vista SP2. All in all, a truly great value in audio at this price!
 It crackles on Snow Leopard May 03, 2010
It might be a good interface if you use it on Windows.
I bought it from a music store because it had the Mac icon on the box. The driver installed and it worked for a short time then started to crackle. After some email exchange with EMU/Creative support they told me they don't actually support Snow Leopard and don't have any idea when the driver will be available.
The easiest way to test it is to use a constant frequency tone and switch the Sample Rate (I use Ableton Live with the Test Tone in Audio preferences). The crackle has a constant pattern. Switching sample rates temporarily fixes the problem sometimes, but very rarely and I couldn't find a repeatable recipe. Also rebooting the machine might temporarily fix the issue. "Temporarily" is usually a couple of hours or until you close the lid and open it again (after a sleep).
It also has a problem with audio input (I use it to input from the tv into the speakers). After an hour or so, the sounds distorts and becomes "metallic" - this doesn't seem to be related to the driver however, as it seems to be doing it if I plug it to a windows machine too.
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 Excellent quality, poor Linux support Oct 07, 2008
The Tracker Pre has excellent audio quality (high dynamic range and SNR on the analog parts and high sample rates and bit depth on the digital parts). The USB-powered microphone phantom power works beautifully.
Alas, Linux support is very poor: it's listed as not supporting Linux, though with a very new Linux kernel (as of Oct. 2008) it just barely works: only at 44.1KHz 16bit and without software volume control.
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