Tascam US-42B MiNiSTUDIO Creator USB Audio Interface (US42B), for Podcasting, Control Software, EZ Mode

Purchased for doing live audio play-by-play streaming for an aspiring teen and this has been very good so far!Pros:- Dual XLR mic inputs for two people. Running two Audio-Technica BPHS1 headsets. Mic levels are good, I'd say running them at about 80% input level.- USB interface for the mixer output, works great with Win11.- Quick audio buttons can be pre-programmed and work well.- Can be powered via computer USB- Compact size - portable.Haven't had any "cons" or negatives per-se.A few items to note while using:- Single headphone monitor/output. Simple to use a Y-splitter when using two headsets.- Single combined audio source coming across USB - not a multi-track output.- On button turns on/off the entire feed from the Tascam - which is okay, just something to note. "Mute" of individual mics would have to be done via their level controls.

Right out of the box I plugged it in USB to computer for for and lights on. Connected my martin and my microphone works great. All I need now is to go online and adjust it for my acoustic. I'm sure it's going to be even better. Finally got a recording device that works. I used to record on a tascam 4 track forty years ago. Unbelievable I'm using another tascam today. Bravo

Ez set up andpriced low

I've always had good luck with Tascam products. Typically high quality, good performance, and reasonably priced compared to others. This is no exception and offers a clean design with lots of good features, and now at a great price. And while the 42B has been our for number of years, I only just discovered it! Audio quality is fantastic (dependent of course on what you're feeding into its mic inputs). Headphone monitor, line out controls, FX functions (which I'll likely never use, all in a compact package. The VU meter is a nice addition (lackign in may USB audio interfaces). BUT...while it looks great, the case is made entirely of plastic and lacks any shielding against RF or EMI. That said, if you cell phone is closer than a few feet, the US42B will likley pick it up and add it to the mix. No good., so keep (espcially) RF transmitters like your cell phone AWAY when using the US42B. My Tascamm US-2X2 doesn't sufer from this problem as it's all metal and thus fully shielded. The 42 as a nice LED VU meter lacking in most USB interfaces, so kudos there to Tascam. Besides the sheilding, th eonly thing I have a problem with is changign the sampel rate fro the default 44.1kHz. That option is grayed out in the control panel, and while I've ready how folks have managed to change it, I've not been successful, yet.

Awesome piece of audio equipment. Works perfectly for podcasting.

Not much to say other than this thing is super easy to use and sounds great! I updated to the latest firmware, and downloaded the Settings Panel software from the Tascam site, and everything just WORKED. For my use (very basic Podcast, two people in one room), this does everything I need. I don't like to do a lot of editing, and sometimes I even stream live, so having intro and outro music on the pads makes it easy for me. I don't use a lot of effects (some of the effects on this are kind of strange IMO), but I do like the basic reverb that allows you to give your podcast some "space". I'm using the cheap Tascam condenser mic (sells for around 50 bucks), but I think it sounds darn good, and it looks like a mini version of a pro studio mic. All in all, hard to beat this for the price!

Great Price

Works great, especially for someone who doesn't know what they are doing.