Review TASCAM US 144 MK2With so many on offer recently, it is good to have a make you can recognise. The TASCAM US 144 MK2 is certainly that and will be a perfect purchase. For this price, the TASCAM US 144 MK2 is widely respected and is a popular choice for many people.
- Two XLR mic inputs
- Switchable phantom power (48 v)
- High-quality, low-noise mic preamps
- MIDI I/O
- Cubase LE 5 included
Product Description
The US-144MKII seamlessly continues the worldwide success of its predecessor US-144 offering better recording quality from a unit further reduced in size. Since it doesn?t require an additional power supply, this portable audio/MIDI interface is perfect for creating 4-channel recordings from analogue and digital sources with a laptop computer.XLR microphone inputs with switchable phantom power and high-quality preamps are the basis for good-sounding recordings, while input signals can be listened to by headphones with zero latency. Line-level and digital sources or an instrument can be connected as well. And there are separate level controls for the line and headphones outputs, a mono switch, MIDI input and MIDI output, as well as a coaxial SPDIF output.The US-144MKII supports sample rates up to 96 kHz at 24-bit resolution. While commercial audio CDs are produced at 44.1 kHz/16-bit, this interface offers you more than double the sample rate which means more detail for your recordings. (If you?re fine with two audio channels and you don?t need a digital I/O, have a look at the Tascam US-122MKII.)