Hercules Firewire 1612

Well, i received it but it was one that had been sent back, presumably for repairs. I say this because the original seals were broken so I'm assuming someone had sent it back. Anyways, i got it set up and hooked up to my computer no problem. I write a quick program in Max to check it out...and...it works in max perfectly, just how i expected....BUT....the interface itself was a piece of crap. The preamps were noisy, the hi-Z button did absolutely nothing, the outputs were all noisy, the instrument/XLR inputs had bad connections meaning you often had to wiggle them to get a connection, the pots were all scratchy and you, again, often had to wiggle them to get a signal. So yeah, it was crap.

However, i convinced myself that MAYBE this is just the suppliers fault and that I should return it and get a brand new one that hadn't been opened, and that hopefully it will be in better condition. It's backordered until Mar 17 so once i get the new one I can report back how it works and if it really is a crappy interface or if I was just unlucky.

Cheers,
matt