Cheap, portable USB audio interface for 13" MBP

lol mahmood · lol mahmood #1 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 11:35 AM

Anyone used the ESI UGM96? Any good? I'm looking for something cheap and portable to make up for the loss of separate audio in/out on the 13" MBP.

dauber · dauber #2 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 01:27 PM

Not familiar with that unit...looks nifty, though.

If your emphasis is on cheapness, you might want to consider this:

LightSnake

It's basically an instrument cable (instrument on one end -- both genders -- and USB cable on the other). I use it and like it a lot. However, I paid about $30 LESS at Target...

lol mahmood · lol mahmood #3 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dauber

Not familiar with that unit...looks nifty, though.

If your emphasis is on cheapness, you might want to consider this:

LightSnake

It's basically an instrument cable (instrument on one end -- both genders -- and USB cable on the other). I use it and like it a lot. However, I paid about $30 LESS at Target...

Hmm. Thanks for the recommendation, but the lightsnake seems to get some fairly mixed reviews.

cuhnool · cuhnool #4 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 05:03 PM

The UGM96 is pretty much your best bet if you don't want to spend more than $100.

lol mahmood · lol mahmood #5 (**permalink**)

01-05-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuhnool

The UGM96 is pretty much your best bet if you don't want to spend more than $100.

That's the conclusion I've come to. Cheers all.

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lol mahmood #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 26, 2009 Posts: 27 Mac Specs: Black macBook, 2.4 ghz, 2Gb RAM,250Gb,	01-05-2010, 11:35 AM Anyone used the ESI UGM96? Any good? I'm looking for something cheap and portable to make up for the loss of separate audio in/out on the 13" MBP.
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dauber #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 14, 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 439 Mac Specs: MacBook(3,1): C2D 2.2ghz, 4g RAM, 10.7.5; iMac(12,1): 2.5ghz i5, 16gb RAM, 10.7.5; iPhone4 iOS6	01-05-2010, 01:27 PM Not familiar with that unit...looks nifty, though. If your emphasis is on cheapness, you might want to consider this: LightSnake It's basically an instrument cable (instrument on one end -- both genders -- and USB cable on the other). I use it and like it a lot. However, I paid about $30 LESS at Target...
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cuhnool #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 02, 2008 Location: Louisville Posts: 1,502 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo \| 1GB RAM \| OS X 10.6.3 \| 250GB External HD \| 8GB iPod Touch 1st Gen 3.1.3	01-05-2010, 05:03 PM The UGM96 is pretty much your best bet if you don't want to spend more than $100.
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