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Review on Soundcraft Notepad-5 USB Analog Mixing Console (5085980US) - Compact Five-Channel Small-Format Console by Rob Parsons

Revainrating 2 out of 5

You laugh? Best in the Computers & Accessories category

I bought this blender and it's a very nice little package that has all the features I was looking for. It is small and portable, has good sound quality, and can act as a USB interface. but here is the problem. I don't know about a Mac user, but in order for the USB interface to do more than just get sound from your computer and actually act as an interface, you need to download the Soundcraft driver. It doesn't matter until you realize that Soundcraft drivers cause a lot of digitally signed driver issues in Windows 10. Basically, you need to change the basic security levels of your computer in order for the driver to install. To be honest, after playing around with this and worried that I might mess up something that might affect my computer's stability or security, I thought I'd start looking elsewhere for mixers. Put simply. Come on Soundcraft? How could you release such a necessary driver? I don't need to run a command line for something as simple as an audio driver to work properly. DO NOT purchase this product until they fix their drivers. Once they do, it will be a good package.

Pros
  • Hands-free operation
Cons
  • There are nuances