Has anyone heard of the PreSonus AudioBox GO?

[bennyblanco916]

I want to use it to tune car audio, and the specs seem okay with the sample rate of 24-bit/96khz

 

[rationaltime]

Hi Benny,

I have not handled the actual hardware, but here is what I see.

The AudioBox GO™ is a recording interface. Plug in a microphone and a guitar
or other instrument. Plug in headphones and listen while playing and singing.
The interface also turns those signals into digital data you can record on a phone
or laptop. There is no tuning built in. "Audio interfaces" were not designed for
tuning.

I think this is not the box you want. Some other box should work for tuning
the signal.

 

[bennyblanco916]

Hi Benny,

I have not handled the actual hardware, but here is what I see.

The AudioBox GO™ is a recording interface. Plug in a microphone and a guitar
or other instrument. Plug in headphones and listen while playing and singing.
The interface also turns those signals into digital data you can record on a phone
or laptop. There is no tuning built in. "Audio interfaces" were not designed for
tuning.

I think this is not the box you want. Some other box should work for tuning
the signal.

Most people I see use a Focusrite for tuning, and it looks like the Audiobox has the same inputs and outs. I would connect to my laptop through USB and connect my Dayton audio emm-6 xlr to the interface. Then use one RCA out that will split to one end will go into the interface while the other side will go into the DSP. I added a picture to give an idea

 

[AnalogSteph]

@Julian Krause has reviewed it:

It may be a good idea to take the calibration loopback measurement at the exact input gain setting(s) you intend to be using (or work out the levels first and then do calibration), but generally speaking this should be plenty fine for acoustic measurements of frequency response. It's not like you need tons of dynamic range for that, in fact the limiting factor in terms of noise is more than likely going to be your measurement mic. For a small interface at its price point, the Audiobox GO really is pretty decent. It follows the formula of using a cheap mass-market audio codec (in this case some obscure deal intended for headsets and whatnot) to leave enough budget for some decent analog stages, à la Behringer UM2/UMC22 or M-Audio M-Track Solo/Duo but a bit more modern.

That being said, I might consider splurging on something like a 3rd gen Focusrite Scarlett Solo or a Tascam US-1x2HR instead (that would mean spending 89€ or 99€ instead of 75€ around these parts). That gets you the "oldie but goodie" CS4272 codec with better digital filters and much higher dynamic range.

 

[bennyblanco916]

@Julian Krause has reviewed it:

It may be a good idea to take the calibration loopback measurement at the exact input gain setting(s) you intend to be using (or work out the levels first and then do calibration), but generally speaking this should be plenty fine for acoustic measurements of frequency response. It's not like you need tons of dynamic range for that, in fact the limiting factor in terms of noise is more than likely going to be your measurement mic. For a small interface at its price point, the Audiobox GO really is pretty decent. It follows the formula of using a cheap mass-market audio codec (in this case some obscure deal intended for headsets and whatnot) to leave enough budget for some decent analog stages.

That being said, I might consider splurging on something like a 3rd gen Focusrite Scarlett Solo or a Tascam US-1x2HR instead (that would mean spending 89€ or 99€ instead of 75€ around these parts). That gets you the "oldie but goodie" CS4272 codec with better digital filters and much higher dynamic range.

Thank you very much, I think I will get a Focusrite and not have to worry later down the road. thank you very much