MAONO USB Audio interface for PC with 60 dB Pro-preamp, 24bit/192kHz, Dual USB interface for PC&Smartphone, Routing Software for Home Recording, Music Production, Guitar, Podcast, Streaming(PS22)

For the features it has, it's a great value. What I find most useful about this Maono unit vs a similar and also nice Tascam 2x2 unit I purchased a couple of years ago: it has a true power switch. Unlike the Tascam or any other USB audio Interface device I've seen, it can be bus-powered by the computer or tablet to which it's attached, or by a separate 5V power cube, using a USB-C cable. Most others are either powered exclusively through the USB connection (draining the battery of the attached device faster) or require a conventional brick or wall wart power supply as an alternative, purchased separately. The Maono is slightly smaller and lighter than the Tascam and matches up feature for feature, with the additional bonus of the power supply flexibility and on/off switch. It's hard to find those design elements in other USB Audio Interfaces regardless of cost. The Tascam has a slightly higher quality feel to it but lacks these useful features. If you use Simply Guitar, Yousician, Fender Play or any of the other iOS apps on an iPad with a guitar, the Maono also provides a separate knob to adjust the mix of volume coming from the iPad app and from your instrument before sending to an external amp or headphones (so does the Tascam, but some otherwise high-quality USB audio interfaces do not have this Mix adjustment, just a large global Gain knob).

This is exactly what I was wanting! It's it's terrible, small and works very well. It's super easy to use and versatile. I would recommend it.

I purchased this product with High Hopes but alas it is garbage. The stereo / mono switch is only supposed to affect the monitors but instead actually affects what channels record on what tracks. Selecting mono records both channels on both tracks. The manufacturer sent me a firmware update to fix this issue but unfortunately it made it worse instead of fixing it. Now it doesn't matter which setting you have the stereo mono switch on, no matter what you do both channels will be recorded onto both tracks at the same time, so now there is no way to record with this thing unless you only use one channel.I'm subtracting one star for the false advertisement as it does not work with Android without a PC, not properly anyway. Minus a second star for the first issue, and a third star for having no on board memory to save settings from the PC. And the fourth star is taken away for sending me a firmware update that made the product unusable.And for Android users, I do not recommend this. This cannot be used properly without the use of a PC. The device has no onboard memory so if you do have a PC and you adjust the settings in the control center, it will not be saved on to the device when you only use the Android device.Update, the manufacturer has offered to issue a full refund without sending the unit back. I would just like to give them credit for actually communicating even though they weren't able to fix the issue. For this I will now give them one star back which will bring it to 2 stars.

So far, this interface is working fine for me. I don’t notice any lag or buzzing from the unit. Though, I find that the headroom for when I use a dynamic mic like an SM58 seems a bit lacking. In fact, I had to turn the gain knob all the way up in order to get a usable level. The SM58 mic is brand new and has been working fine in other context and devices. If you’re going to use a dynamic mic, it might be best to add a mic preamp in front of the interface input in order to get a sufficient gain when recording.If I come across anything else, I will update this review. In the mean time, this is a fairly good USB interface to have. You may need to also get a mic preamp as well.

This is my first audio mixer and it works very well. It supplies phantom power to my xlr mic and sounds very good! It's a good value, my only concern is the third party software it requires for use. You have to install their software to have the drivers and I don't like that. Knocks off stars for me, seeing is you have to download non reputable software to utilize.