Product Description

The M-Audio Fast Track USB is the easiest way to record your guitar with professional results for those of us who make music with GarageBand or other software recording programs. Fast Track USB has an instrument input for guitar, bass and keyboards, plus a mic input. The included GT Player Express software gives you killer effects so you don't need any other gear to sound great, and plays audio files (AAC/MP3/WAV) that let jam along with your favorite music at variable speeds.

Today the studio is no longer a place, it's a state of mind. M-Audio mobile audio solutions let you use your laptop or any USB- or FireWire-compatible computer to record and play audio whenever and wherever inspiration strikes. Our mobile audio solutions offer a variety of configurations to suit every need-all with our legendary driver support spanning all popular operating systems and industry standards.

Features

Ultimate mobility and simple connectivity for audio

Highest quality components, specifications and fidelity

Low driver latency

Software-controlled internal digital mixing and routing

Unequaled driver support and software compatibility

Easy to connect and use

Professional 24-bit/48kHz sound

Dynamic microphone input (XLR) with gain control and signal LEDs

Switchable instrument/line input (1/4 in.)

Stereo headphone output (1/8 in.)

Stereo output jacks (RCA)

Level control for headphones and main outputs

USB bus-powered

Compatible with GarageBand and most other music software

USB class compliant (OS X 10.3.5 and higher) for plug-and-play operation

Direct hardware monitoring for synchronized overdubs

Mono switch sends input signal equally to left and right channels

Includes GT Player Express software:

Professional effects

Guitar amp and stomp box modeling

Plays standard audio files with variable speed playback

Standalone operation, ReWire or VST plug-in

Cell phones. Pagers. Laptops. Your life is mobile - and now so is your music, thanks to M-Audio USB and FireWire audio interfaces. Now you can make music in a coffee shop, on a plane, at the beach or on a mountain top. Our mobile interfaces also totally blur the lines between the stage and the studio. With M-Audio, your studio's in your backpack.

Fast Track Bundle Option Includes

The M-Audio Fast Track Recording Bundle provides everything you need to start producting your own music!

Included in this bundle is the portable Fast Track USB recording interface, a SoundCheck dynamic microphone that works great with anything from vocals to guitars, a pair of M-Audio Studio Pro 3 speakers, a mic stand, along with software like Ableton Live Lite 5 and three Prosessions Discs. The M-Audio Fast Track Recording Bundle is a must have for anyone looking to product their own music.

M-Audio SoundCheck Dynamic Microphone
Designed for recording vocals and guitars with computers, SoundCheck is a rugged, dynamic mic. Its unidirectional design helps to eliminate unwanted background noise, producing clearer, more professional-sounding recordings without hassle. A perfect match for M-Audio’s Fast Track USB and Fast Track Pro audio interfaces, SoundCheck boasts an internal filter that minimizes unwanted pops as well as a front-mounted on/off switch and contoured grip for live use.

M-Audio Studio Pro 3 Speakers
M-Audio StudioPro 3 active monitors bring reference-quality audio fidelity right to your desktop. Custom-tuned cabinets, optimized speaker design, and advanced crossover technology combine with generous built-in amplification to deliver the best sound you can get in monitors this size. Complete with magnetic shielding to prevent interference with computer and video monitors, StudioPro 3 speakers deliver great audio experiences from your music and multimedia applications. They’re also great for traveling.

Studio Pro 3 Features

3.25-inch low-frequency drivers; 1-inch high-frequency drivers

Self-powered

Remarkably accurate frequency response and imaging

Advanced crossover design

Custom-tuned wood cabinet

Magnetic shielding prevents computer/video monitor interference

Vented port design for added bass

Transportable, compact design is ergonomic and flexible

Internal standing wave acoustic absorption for greater efficiency

Bass Boost switch

Factory programmed for worldwide use

RCA rear-panel inputs; convenient front-panel 1/8-inch inputs

Ableton Live Lite 5 Software
Ableton Live Lite 5 delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live 5—the revolutionary, multi-award winning music production solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual instruments—as well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI sequences—together in a single interface with unparalleled ease of use.

Live’s multi-award winning elastic audio sequencing lets you record, import, arrange and process multiple audio clips and loops into complete songs regardless of their pitch or tempo—all in real time while the music continues. You can even change tempo and pitch of audio independently after the fact—and clip envelopes create endless loop variations. Of course, you can also integrate linear tape-style recording along with your loops.

New additions to M-Audio's version of Live Lite include full ReWire Support, MIDI Remote Control, Mackie Control Support, Complex Warp Mode, Clip Freeze, Plug-in Delay Compensation, Arrangement Locators, Live Clip Format, Searchable Browser, New Preset Management and Effect/Device groups, Hi-definition recording (up to 32-bit/192 kHz), and new effects such as Beat Repeat and Saturator.

Ableton’s unique approach to music production extends to a new paradigm in MIDI sequencing and manipulation as well, complete with exclusive virtual instruments. There’s also VST and Audio Unit support and a host of effects you can’t find anywhere else. As simple to use as it is powerful, Live is a completely unique musical tool that blurs the distinction between stage and studio.

Where the full version of Ableton Live gives you all of these capabilities across an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks, Ableton Live Lite 5 gives you four audio tracks and four MIDI tracks. Live Lite 5 will not include compressed audio support. Given Live’s unique power and efficiency—including resampling—that’s a lot of production capability right out of the box. It’s so intuitive and inspiring that you’ll be making new music immediately. And if you decide to unleash the full power of Ableton Live, your experience and files are completely transportable. Either way, Live lets you focus on what really matters: your music.

Technical Description

General
Sample Rates: 44.1k and 48kHz

Microphone Input
Max Input: -2.2dBu (0.6 Vrms), min. gain

Signal to Noise Ratio: -100dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted), min. gain

Dynamic Range: 100dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted), min. gain

THD + N: 0.0053%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz, min. gain

Frequency Response: -0.12 / +0.08dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz, min. gain

Available Gain: 45 dB

Input Impedance: 1M Ohms

Input (Guitar setting)
Max Input: +3.2dBV (1.5 Vrms)

Signal to Noise Ratio: -97dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic Range: 97dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0049%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency Response: -0.45 / +0.00dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

Input Impedance: 500K Ohms

Input (Line setting)
Max Input: +2.3dBV (1.3 Vrms)

Signal to Noise Ratio: -98dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic Range: 98dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0045%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency Response: -0.35 / +0.01 dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

Input Impedance: 20K Ohms (bal.), 10K Ohms (unbal.)

Line Outputs
Max Output: +2dBV (1.2 Vrms)

Signal to Noise Ratio: -105dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic Range: 105dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0039%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency Response: -0.15 / +0.03dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

Crosstalk: -100dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

Output Impedance: 240 Ohms

Headphone Outputs
Max Output (@ 32-ohms): -2 dBV (0.8 Vrms)

Signal to Noise Ratio: -102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic Range: 102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0395%, 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency Response: -0.20 / +0.05dB, 22Hz to 22kHz @ 48kHz

Crosstalk: -80dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

Output Impedance: Less than 1 Ohm

Headphone Impedance: 32 to 600 Ohms recommended

Compatibility
ASIO 2

WDM

Kernel Streaming

Mac OS X Core Audio

PC Minimum System Requirements
Windows XP (SP1) / Vista

Pentium II 350 w/ 64MB RAM

MAC Minimum System Requirements
G3* 300MHz/G4* 350MHz

OS X 10.2.8 or greater, 128MB RAM

* native USB port required; G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

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