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Detailed Comparison of Audio Interfaces
| Audio Interface | Further Details | Line Inputs | Instrument Inputs | Max Bit Depth | Max Sample Rate (kHz) | Headphone Outputs | Connection Type | Connects to iPad | Officially Made for iPad |
Bundled Software |
DSP Effects | Direct Zero Latency Monitoring | MIDI Inputs | MIDI Outs | Phantom Power | Routing Software | ADAT | S/PDIF | Word Clock I/O | Street Price* | Further Details |
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| Antelope Orion³² | n/a | 32 | 0 | 24 | 192.0 | USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | 0 | 0 | No | Yes | 16 I/O channels | In/Out | Yes | $x30 | n/a | |||
| Focusrite iTrack Solo | view | 2 | 1 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | Yes via 30-pin | Yes | No | No | Yes | 0 | 0 | 48 V | No | No | No | No | $ | view |
| Behringer Ultragain ADA8200 ADAT | n/a | 8 | 8 | 24 | 48.0 | 0 | USB 2.0 | No | No | No | No | No | 0 | 0 | 48 V | No | I/O | No | Yes | $$$$$ | n/a |
| Lexicon Alpha | view | 2 | 1 | 24 | 48.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 0 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | $ | view |
| Alesis iO2 Express | n/a | 2 | 2 | 24 | 48.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | No | No | No | No | $ | n/a |
| Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 | n/a | 4 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | FireWire 400 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | Yes | No | In/Out | No | $$ | n/a |
| Steinberg UR22 | n/a | 2 | 2 | 24 | 192.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | No | No | No | No | $ | n/a |
| Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSP | n/a | 4 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 2 | FireWire 400 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | Yes | Yes - Input Only | In/Out | No | $$$ | n/a |
| Akai EIE Pro | n/a | 4 | 4 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | No | No | No | $$ | n/a | |
| Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 | view | 8 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 2 | USB 2.0 | Yes via CCK | No | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 1 | 48 V | Yes | 8 In/Out or 4 channels in via SMUX 2 @ 96kHz & 4 channels out via SMUX @ 96 kHz | In/Out | Yes | $$$$ | view |
| MOTU 8pre | n/a | 8 | 8 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 1 | 48 V | 8 Chanel I/O 24-bit/96-kHz | No | No | $$$$$ | n/a | |
| M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8R | n/a | 8 | 8 | 24 | 96.0 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | No | Yes | No | No | No | $$$ | n/a | |
| PreSonus Audiobox 1818VSL | n/a | 8 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 1 | 48 V | 8 Chanel I/O at 44.1/96-kHz or 4 Chanel I/O at 88.2/96 kHz | In/Out | Yes | $$$$ | n/a | |
| Peavey AmpKit LiNK HD | view | 0 | 1 | 24 | 48.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | Yes via 30-pin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | $ | view | |||
| Steinberg UR28M | n/a | 4 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 2 | USB 2.0 | Yes via CCK | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 0 | 0 | 48 V | In/Out | No | $$$$ | n/a | ||
| Steinberg UR824 | n/a | 8 | 2 | 24 | 192.0 | 2 | USB 2.0 | Yes via CCK | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 0 | 0 | 48 V | 2 x ADAT I/O provide 16 ins and outs (S/MUX compatible, 4 in and 4 out @ 192kHz) | No | Yes | $$$$$$$$ | n/a | |
| Echo AudioFire12 | view | 12 | 0 | 24 | 192.0 | 0 | FireWire 400 | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | 1 | No | No | No | No | Yes | $$$$$$ | view |
| M-audio M-track | view | 2 | 2 | 24 | 48.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 1 | 1 | 48 V | No | No | No | No | $ | view |
| Behringer Guitar Link UCG102 | view | 0 | 1 | 16 | 48.0 | 1 | USB 1.1 | No | No | Yes | No | 0 | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | $ | view | |
| Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 | view | 2 | 2 | 24 | 96.0 | 1 | USB 2.0 | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 0 | 0 | 48 V | No | No | No | No | $ | view |
| Universal Audio Apollo 16 | view | 16 | 0 | 24 | 192.0 | 0 | FireWire 800 | No | No | Yes | No | 0 | 0 | No | Yes | No | Yes | $x30 | view |
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*Street Price: The number of dollar signs ($) above indicates the approximate retail price rounded to the nearest $100