PreSonus AudioBox iOne 2x2 USB/iPad Audio Interface with Studio One Artist and Ableton Live Lite DAW Recording Software

Easy to learn

Ok, this Audio Interface has been around for a while, and it’s PreSonus’s attempt at Inexpensive and iOS.What’s worth knowing about this iOne2x2? It’s substantially easier to use with iPad/iphone and interchangeably MacOS.For iPad/iPhone, this thing is fantastic, but then again there are quite a few other products that are also fantastic for iOS…It has a very very quiet noise floor and is intuitive to use (unlike some others). It has plenty of headphone output and the controls feel like PreSonus Professional gear. Monitoring is similar to the On/Off of the Scarlett.There are so many options available today that it’s difficult Togo wrong with most. This one in particular feels like Pro PreSonus quality at a bargain basement price…

Great DAW, big learning curve but not hard to use. Definitely use on a computer with 8cores or more, and max the ram. Great interface to. Almost 0 latency. Great buy

Good Product

Tiene una relación de calidad precio muy buena. Si la comparamos con sus competencias en su rango de precio, resulta muy favorable en el aspecto de drivers, funcionan muy bien en Windows, cosa que con otras marcas a veces representa problemas constantes. Los obsequios que vienen incluidos con la compra del artículo son muy buenos también, ya que se puede escoger entre varias opciones para tener programas de software especializado (DAW) y plug-ins sin costos adicionales. El rendimiento de este modelo específico es perfecto para hacer la grabación personal de música en pequeño formato; el monitoreo con audífonos es muy bueno si no se cuenta con parlantes de referencia, por su tamaño también puede cargarse fácilmente para tocar en vivo; es perfecta también para grabar radio o mejorar la calidad de audio en la grabación de videos en espacios cerrados. La marca tiene todo el prestigio que puede tener todo lo relacionado con el grupo Fender. Es una excelente opción para quienes se interesen en el mundo del sonido y la producción musical.

When it works, it's great but this thing is not just plug and play with Windows 11. There are some compatibility issues with Windows 11 regardless of which firmware update you run on the AudioBox iOne (as of the date of this review). It's particularly a problem if you tend to shut down your computer between uses. First thing I noticed is that the interface maintains power even if you completely shut down your PC. The blue power light on the interface continues to flash on and off unless you unplug the USB either on the back of the unit or at your PC. There is no power switch on the interface itself. I even went into my computers BIOS and turned off the USB ports charging and power sending abilities when in a powered down state and that didn't even work. And if that weren't strange and inconvenient enough, if you don't remember to plug the interface's USB back in BEFORE you power your PC back up, WIndows 11 won't recognize it at all until you do a restart. I have literally tied every available USB port on my desktop and my powered USB hub and get the same results every time. I am running the latest firmware on the interface which according to PreSonus is compatible. So whether it's Windows messing it up or PreSonus, this is a frustrating audio interface to get consistently running without extra steps in between each use, and use mine every day. Now, once you get it up and running it's actually really good! Super low noise if any, plenty of power for both mic and headphone monitoring and the build quality is great. I WANT SO BADLY TO LOVE THIS THING! But it is getting dated as far as audio interfaces go and somewhere along the line it's just not getting updated properly with Windows 11. If you don't mind the extra steps to get it working, its priced low and when you get right down to recording and streaming, quality is very good. I may return it for a more updated unit because the constant need to unplug and plug back in not only gets old really fast, but it's wear and tear on the cable and the USB port that will eventually give out.

For what you get in the box, you are getting quite a lot, which is two different software applications and of course the unit itself. My previous audio interface was an old Tascam, which wasn't compatible with most of the DAW software I wanted to use and had resort to all sorts of messing around just to get it to work. This unit worked right out of the box with my applications, plus I didn't have to use virtual software audio cables and swap actual cables every time I wanted to play my guitar. Now I just turn off the phantom power switch on the unit, load up my DAW and start playing. The only thing that I have encountered that is annoying is, sometimes the unit will pick up noise, so you will want to make sure you have a quality, shielded usb cable..I have a very electrically noisy environment. I wouldn't consider this mission critical studio grade, but it's good enough for most practical playing and recording, more affordable and well made than other units in the same range. You won't be disappointed.