There's no mic preamp on it though, so instrument level signals only. Same great converters, but add in DAW controls that you can operate with your feet so you can punch in/out and track without taking your hands off your guitar. If you have no need for the microphone inputs of the above products and don't mind a larger, floor based form factor, the GiO is a pretty cool option. That's very, very minor, but it would have been nice to do all my interfacing with one box. I've been meaning to pick up a third party breakout box that has balanced, isolated speaker outs.
Do i need to buy an external sound card for mac drivers#
I can't recall the last time I had to fight with drivers or worry about crashes while I was working.
They are excellent sounding, firewire-based interfaces that have rock solid drivers. I've been an Apogee user for a while now.