[LAU] Decent but not necessarily pro quality USB audio for laptop?

[Ken Restivo]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:05:30PM -1000, david wrote:
> Allan Wind wrote:
> > On 2009-01-03T11:05:35, david wrote:
> >> I'm looking for a decent but not necessarily pro-quality USB audio 
> >> device for my laptop. The laptop currently has the usual built-in Intel 
> >> HDA audio, with only a headphone jack out. I'd prefer something with 
> >> line-level output.
> > 
> > Did you check out the archive?
> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Alalists.stanford.edu%2Flau+usb+audio+interface&btnG=Search
> 
> Thanks, looks like I'll have to wade through that a bit.
> 
> >> I mostly just listen to music via the laptop, but also use it for mixing 
> >> live recordings of my church band. (Although I might want to be able to 
> >> occasionally record from the mixer's line outs.)
> > 
> > I was contemplating the Edirol UA-25 or UI-101 (the former works, the 
> > latter does not appear well supported yet).
> 
> That's a good ways beyond my budget.
> 
> >> Any opinions on the following devices?
> > 
> > Sorry, I do not have any input on any of the particular devices you 
> > list.
> 
> No problem, there are way too many audio devices around to keep track of!
> 

I've been happy with my M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB for almost 18 months now.

-ken