# Help to Choose an audio-interface

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473>\
**Category:** Music Production\
**Created:** [July 23, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473 "2011-07-23T01:46:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![psyclon3c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@psyclon3c](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/psyclon3c)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/1 "2011-07-23T01:46:28Z")

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**Help to Choose an audio-interface**

hello fellas , I need some help about wich audio interface it is the best for my home studio , after search and read some reviews fron many of them , Im still without decide what’s better for me , thats why some help from any of you would be great . This are some models I been waching on the web , what you think.

\*Steinberg…CI-1 (this one looks great but I got no idea if works with Ableton-Live , or just with steinberg software)  
\*Tascam…US-144MKII  
\*MAYA44 USB  
\*M-AUDIO…Fast track MKII USB  
\*LEXICOM…LAMBDA  
\*Focusrite…Saffire 6 USB

By the way , Im gonna work with a MAC-BOOK Intel core 2 duo-2 GB RAM ,Ableton-Live to create electronic music.  
I will thanks any opinion from you.

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**Author:** ![paukiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e495f1/32.png) [@paukiki](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/paukiki)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/2 "2011-08-30T00:43:29Z")

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> [@psyclon3c](#):
>
> hello fellas , I need some help about wich audio interface it is the best for my home studio , after search and read some reviews fron many of them , Im still without decide what’s better for me , thats why some help from any of you would be great . This are some models I been waching on the web , what you think.
> 
> \*Steinberg…CI-1 (this one looks great but I got no idea if works with Ableton-Live , or just with steinberg software)  
> \*Tascam…US-144MKII  
> \*MAYA44 USB  
> \*M-AUDIO…Fast track MKII USB  
> \*LEXICOM…LAMBDA  
> \*Focusrite…Saffire 6 USB
> 
> By the way , Im gonna work with a MAC-BOOK Intel core 2 duo-2 GB RAM ,Ableton-Live to create electronic music.  
> I will thanks any opinion from you.

See this post about audio interface

> **[HOME STUDIO](http://homestudio-recording.blogspot.com/)**
>
> Musical creation Issues 
> in low-budget home studio to
> beginners, oriented autodidact people. 
> recording, audio devices, 
> software, plugins, reviews. 
> The goal is:" to do it yourself".

🙂

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**Author:** ![Coldfuzion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/coldfuzion/32/11417_2.png) [@Coldfuzion](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Coldfuzion)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/3 "2011-08-30T04:15:19Z")

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I just bought a Komplete Audio 6. It’s not too pricy, and it does the job well. I personally really like it.

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**Author:** ![ksandvik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ksandvik/32/16294_2.png) [@ksandvik](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ksandvik)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/4 "2011-08-30T07:03:18Z")

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Of all those listed, Focusrite would absolutely be my no 1.

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**Author:** ![ArmandoC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@ArmandoC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ArmandoC)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/5 "2011-09-01T00:36:31Z")

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> [@ksandvik](#):
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> Of all those listed, Focusrite would absolutely be my no 1.

+1

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**Author:** ![nuke5](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/nuke5/32/10345_2.png) [@nuke5](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/nuke5)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/6 "2011-09-01T21:04:14Z")

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i too have heard great things about the focusrite!!

coldfuzion - hows the komplete audio 6 workin out for you? ive been contemplating getting it

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**Author:** ![AdamPollard55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@AdamPollard55](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/AdamPollard55)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-to-choose-an-audio-interface/27473/7 "2011-09-04T10:24:50Z")

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Depends what recording needs you have, you might not even need an interface
