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M-Audio MobilePre USB Mobile Preamp and Audio Interface | 
| Brand: M-Audio
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $104.99
You Save: $75.00 (42%)
New (33) Used (3) from $95.00
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 174
Color: white
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.2 x 2.5
MobilePre USB is the perfect audio interface and preamp for your laptop recording needs. A total of three kinds of audio inputs and outputs provide maximum flexibility for any applicationaincluding two on-board microphone/instrument preamps and high-impedance instrument inputs ideal for connecting guitars and basses. MobilePre USB is completely bus-powered so you can take it anywhere you need to record and play musicaincluding field recording and sampling expeditions with your laptop. (Of course, you can use it on the desktop as well.) And unlike many competitors, our zero-latency direct monitoring provides you with an easy and professional recording experience.
MPN: 9900-50764-00
Model: US41401
UPC: 612391414016
EAN: 0612391414016
ASIN: B0000TP57E
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 2 x 2 16-bit/48kHz analog I/O w/ preamps | | • | 2 microphone inputs (XLR balanced) with 48v phantom power | | • | 2 high-impedance instrument/line inputs (balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS) | | • | Zero-latency hardware direct monitoring (mono/stereo) with software level control | | • | USB-powered for total mobility |
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Product Description
M-AUDIO MobilePre USB is the perfect audio interface and preamp for your laptop recording projects. Three kinds of audio inputs and outputs provide maximum flexibility for every application. Record and play music anywhere! 2 high impedance instrument / line inputs (1/4 balanced) 2 analog outputs (1/4 unbalanced) Stereo line output Stereo headphone output with level control knob Gain control knob for each input channel (+40 dB max) Mono / Stereo direct monitoring 16-bit resolution Signal-to-noise ratio - 101dB OS Compatibility - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP; Mac OS 9.1 or OS X
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 If you want something solid - do not buy this! December 27, 2008
Bought one of these a while back. on my first system i was running windows xp pro, the drivers then were bad. since then I've changed to vista 64 bit operating system. big mistake m-audio has no support what so ever. in their forums they have lied to people that they would have a driver out in a couple of weeks. That was nearly over half a year ago. So their strategy is to say this every three or four weeks just to keep you on the edge of your seat. before you buy this just go to their forum on their website and search for mobilepre usb 64 bit and see for your self. stay clear of this company!
 great home studio builder November 25, 2008
any electronic musician who wants to record some vocals and sequenced music will love all the features of this device. Plus the version of Live is great.
VISTA Support updated July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Update: Looks like they actually came through with the VISTA drivers, which were released on 8/22/2008. Since I returned mine, I would love to hear if you have it working on Vista SP1 or better.
**** Previous review ****
Looked like a decent product, however.... Turns out that the drivers for VISTA are still in Beta after 1 year (last release of the driver is over a year ago). To make matters worse, it is known NOT to work with Vista SP1, as of May 2008. They don't expect to have a driver update until October. However, since the last driver update is over a year ago, I put the chances of a real driver update at near zero. Too bad, looked like a good product.
Didn't work on any of my VISTA machines. Sending it back.
poor audio quality May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this preamp for "boosting" my voice as I record video tutorials. I own a Shure SM-58 microphone with XLR inputs, and my Intel MacPro has no such inputs, so I thought this would be just the thing. After installing the latest version of their drivers for Leopard or OS 10.5.1, I thought everything was going to be great. In System Preferences I changed all the proper input settings for the Mobilepre. Cranked the input volume all the way up on the hardware side and the sound that came out of there was simply DISAPPOINTING. It was so soft. I even tried turning on the Phantom power switch to see if that was the problem.
I guess the most disappointing aspect of this whole experience is that the M-Audio website was plain bad. I registered so I could sign on and contact tech support. Their website apparently was having problems and there were folks like myself posting that they couldn't log in. Somewhere on their website, they had a notice that said they were aware of that and apologized for that but no word on how or when they expect to have that fixed.
I don't mind having to jump through hoops to make something work but when there is no help in sight, and a company doesn't address tech support issues quickly, I'm going elsewhere. Perhaps this product works with Windows machines. I couldn't get it to work on an Intel MacPro running OS 10.5.2
I like it March 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is great for a laptop, because your music sounds so much better through it than through a puny laptop sound card. Like night and day. I am very satisfied with the recording sound quality for basic music recording. The controls are easy to access, everything is simple, and all I have to do is plug in the USB and it automatically switches between my computer sound card and the MobilePre.
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