Should You Buy The M-Audio Air 192|4 Studio Kit?

The idea of an all in one studio kit is attractive.
One purchase...and you are all up and running.
But is the M-Audio Air 192|4 Studio Kit any good?
And should you buy the M-Audio Air 192|4 Studio Kit?
Well...ummm...about that.

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Time Stamps -
00:00 Intro
00:44 What's In The Box
00:58 Headphones Review
02:32 Shockmount Review
02:55 Microphone Review
03:43 M-Audio Air 192|4 Review
05:34 SM7B Test
05:53 SM58 Test
06:34 Is It Worth It
07:00 My Amazon Build
08:40 Should You Buy It?
08:56 Outro

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[siyabongamkhonza]

I love the fact that you added your personal suggestions for a custom setup. Thank you👌🏾

[menarussell]

Ok, I now have a good list of what to get to get started, the items separately purchased look good. Thank you so much. :)
I appreciate you considering resale value for those of us who will eventually upgrade.

[HRLDmusic]

Actually the preamp performance of M-Audio 192 Air is better than SSL and Audient especially if you are using low sensitivity dynamic microphones like Shure SM7B.

[shotsfiredbyakakeveryday]

I love your pointed, concise, with a touch of humor!

[theghastlygamer]

A guy did a shootout with this and other top kits like the presonus and scarlett. There were 5 kits and this one had best recording quality by far

[PoetlaureateNFDL]

I’m going to buy it anyway. Thanks for the video. 😊

[JAmediaUK]

Complete kits are convenient when starting out and you "know nothing" also you know all the parts will work together. However videos like this are a godsend to the newbie to point out there are better options. As for "resale value" of who sells a ever? You always need a spare mic and a spare xlr cable and a :)

[gaurav.anirbandutta]

Man, how do you only have 4k subscribers. With the quality of the video, I felt like I was watching someone with a million subs.

[Phober]

Hey man i know you pro about all these interface can i ask? I have an issue if i record my raw vocal if i say "you" or "ki" or other same pronounce like that kind of word it has weird noise kind of whistle sound that i cannot even find in eq...should i upgrade my mic or my interface first? My interface is um2 and my mic is superlux E205

[Gaetan.N]

Thanks for the custom made setup and explaining your reasoning! Helps a lot. I was hesitating between the Air 192 over the Solo/Duo interface, because of the spec of the Air 102 with 24bit recording. Will follow your expertise on this one!

[SA-MIRA]

I think a Steinberg UR12 and an audio technica at2020 would be a better choice than the m audio pack

[ooogaming]

I'm glad to hear that you like the interface! I am a bit disappointed that the headphones and the microphone aren't as good, but at the same time I am not surprised about it at all.

[Joelsalinsmusic]

Hi can you please tell me if this audio interface can run 250 ohm headphones like Beyer dynamic 770 loud enough. I ve looked all over the web but cant find an answer

[via_negativa]

This is a good interface I just bought one and it's preamps are alot less noisy than other interfaces I've heard at this price range including the scarlett 3rd gen driving a sm7b but yeah the other stuff seems like a waste of money. Julian Krause thinks you can drive an sm7b off this without a cloudlifter and seems completely fine at pushing it to 95 percent to do it. I have a cloudlifter and I'm using it.

[AbhayRajan]

What would you suggest between this audio interface and Minifuse 2

[wydramusic]

When I talk with friends or stream my mic will randomly stop working, and I'm using the m-audio 192 6. Do you think you have a solution? and also do you think its the audio interface or computer causing the problem?

[mattlennon]

Bought M-Audio Fast Track once and they just stopped updating drivers. So if you like to use a perfectly fine interface as a paper weight when they force you to upgrade by refusing to continue to support a product you spent your money on with a trivial thing like updating drivers, just go with M-Audio.

[Kevin-vguw]

For a simple put together package for the average person that just wants to jam and make random stuff just for the enjoyment, this is enough, if you aspire to become some kind of pro in some audio sphere then yes you will need to get better gear but to start this is fine, not everyone needs the top/high end gear. This will open many doors for you to explore creativity and making your own music, covers or whatever you like. I found this video to be overly harsh.

[showbizismylife]

Weirdly, my first default set up was the exact set up described towards the end of the clip. I already owned an SM58, ordered an M Duo (because it was cheap) and when I needed new headphones, picked up a pair of the aforementioned Audio Technica 20s. Moving on a bit this week and have bought a Universal Audio Volt 2. Thanks for the video.

[thomasjohnson]

I have the m-audio air 192|4, and it isnt as bad as this review makes it out to be. Ive never had any issues with mine, the mic isnt the best but it captured my acoustic guitar perfectly, and the headphones arent for mixing but for monitoring what youre sending into the interface.