Tascam US-2x2
Two-input USB interface for a first podcast setup
Near the bottom of what a usable podcast chain costs: two microphone inputs, phantom power, headphone monitoring. It turns an XLR microphone into something a computer can record. Nothing about it is remarkable. That is the point, for someone who does not yet know whether they will still be recording in six months.
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- Stephen HackettRecommends
Technology writer · 512 Pixels and Relay
When people ask what to buy, he points them at the Tascam US-2x2 instead of the interface on his own desk. The reasoning is price: his own is obscenely expensive, and this one is good and affordable.
Source: 512 Pixels: My Gear
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