Item : B000BD31ZW Customer Reviews Lots of problems on a Macbook Pro by .. M. Diers () First of all, search the forums on the M-Audio site and read up on the many problems people have with this box. It CAN work well - but it is very fickle. First off, it does not use the built-in CoreAudio drivers on the Mac, so it requires its own drivers, unlike many of its competitors in this price range. The M-Audio drivers for Leopard are beta, and have been beta for a long time. That said, I was able to use the audio inputs and outputs just fine. However, keep in mind that 4x4 is deceiving. Not all inputs and outputs can be used simultaneously, but rather only in certain combinations. Check the docs before buying. Second, it is fickle about which USB port you plug it into. M-Audio actually tells you to use only a certain port on a Macbook or Macbook Pro. I have never had this issue with other USB audio devices. Third, when I tried to use this box for MIDI sequencing, it would generate random note ON events, an any port, with any USB cable, with any MIDI cable, with any software. I was sequencing from a Mac, to a PC. The MIDI card in the PC was an M-Audio Delta 2496. I verified the random events using MIDI OX on the PC, and MIDI Monitor on the Mac. In Midi Monitor the data was clean. But on the PC side MIDI OX showed the random events. I could not sequence with this box, period. This happened on two units in a row. One I could understand. Two is unforgivable. I didn't try for a third. I have a cheap USB MIDI adapter from TurtleBeach that works flawlessly every time. It was only $29. M-Audio claims that the MIDI portion of the Fast Track Pro uses the Mac's built-in MIDI drivers. My TurtleBeach adapter also uses the Mac's built-in MIDI drivers. I say this only because one might suspect that my Mac is to blame. I seriously doubt it. The audio in and out on the FTP worked perfectly for me. The MIDI on the TurtleBeach also worked perfectly. Every other USB device I own works perfectly on the Mac, including several audio devices. The fact that I was unable to successfully feed MIDI data from one M-Audio product to another M-Audio product does not speak well for M-Audio's quality control. This problem forced me to switch brands, and give up on the FTP. Too bad. Awesome by .. Jeffrey Z. Larkin (Savannah, Georgia) This thing is awesome. Awesome. Well, as far as audio interfaces go, this is the best I've owned if only for the portability. Of course, the composite inputs on the front have a great preamp and deliver a clear signal to my computer with almost no latency. All in all it's a great product for a person on a budget. Great product by .. T. S. Izbicki (sierra madre, ca) I bought this for live shows and just want to say it works great. Almost zero latency and multipal outputs make it great for live performances and DJ's. Only gripe I have is the lock hole is right next to the power button so if you use a defcon cable it may turn the unit off when the cable is moved. It works nicely if you have the time to make it work by .. Dennis W. Alstrand (Hilo, Hawaii, USA) The M-Audio FTP does work nicely. Like many others (whose questions I see in various forums), I had difficulty getting it to work and I had difficulty finding out why. This could save you hours: If you have Windows XP, there is a column in the m-audio.com knowledge base (go to support then knowledge base), and after entering USB audio devices/M-Audio Fast Track Pro and Windows XP, look for "not connected". This will walk you through what will most probably happen to you when you're trying to connect the thing. Another thing that was not clear to me when installing is that this device replaces your sound card. So go to your device manager and turn your old sound card off. The device is good and I'm using if for fairly high level recording now. Having two inputs that double as 1/4 inch and mic inputs is very nice to have. So, aside from it being troublesome to get going, I recommend it. m-audio fast track pro rocks by .. A. Colthrust () I have heard many negative things about this product. But after all is said and done, this is a great product for the money. It gets the job done at a fraction of the cost of those more expensive sound devices. It's easy to use and installation is quick and simple.