NRV-10 | musicradar.com

M-Audio NRV-10 £449

Solo musicians running computer-based backing tracks from a DAW, and digital DJs driving such software as Live 6, will find the NRV10 handy for onstage use. Modest project, studio-bound songwriters will love its audio-routing flexibility.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:07 pm BST

The faders are great for precision tweaking.

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Manufacturer's description

The NRV10™ is a new breed of gear that combines an 8 x 2 analog mixer and a 10 x 10 24-bit/96kHz digital audio interface in one convenient package—the perfect tool for computer-based recording and performance. Route and record mixer channels discretely to individual tracks in Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 and greater (Pro Tools M-Powered 7.3 is a paid upgrade from earlier versions of Pro Tools M-Powered), Ableton Live 6 and other software studios. You can also return multiple discrete audio channels from your computer to the NRV10 for CPU-free mixing and monitoring complete with on-board digital effects—great for live performances. And that means you don’t have to change settings like EQ and reverb in your files every time you play a new venue. Flexible monitoring options also make vocal/instrument recording and DJ-style audio previewing a breeze. And the included NRV10 interFX application allows you to turn your NRV10 and host computer into a powerful live mixer with access to all of your VST effects. The NRV10 seamlessly integrates your computer with your studio—and bridges the gap between studio and stage as well.

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User comments (1)

JickBahTech

23 weeks ago.

User rating 5 of 5

This has been the easiest M-Audio product I've ever installed. I had a lot of driver problems with my Firewire 410. Not so here.
I was also surprised to see that the FW410 & NRV10 can be daisy chained. I dont know of any other interfaces that do this.
I've been writing up my experiences here:
http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/2008/03/nrv10-update-you-can-dasiy-chain-nrv10.html
And I have unboxing pics here:
http://someaudioguy.blogspot.com/2008/03/monster-post-audioguy-got-nrv10-lots-of.html

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MusicRadar rating

4 of 5

Pros

Very good software integration. Clear layout.

Cons

A little guesswork needed sometimes.

The bottom line

Flexible and well-priced, the NRV10 is well suited to songwriters, soloists and DJs.

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