What is Fast Track Solo
Designed for singer/songwriters, Fast Track Solo comes with everything you need to turn your Mac, PC, or iPad into a portable, easy-to-use songwriting and audio recording system. Featuring a high-quality mic preamp, instrument input, and Pro Tools Express software, the studio-grade Solo enables you to sound your best, providing an easy entry into Pro Tools, the music industry standard.

Sound your best

With Fast Track Solo, you have everything you need to showcase your talent in the highest quality. Capture great-sounding performances through studio-grade electronics and inputs using Pro Tools Express. Compose tracks with hundreds of amazing virtual instrument sounds. And polish and perfect your mixes with professional effects.

Get everything you need to start making music

Whether you want to capture ideas quickly, create professional-sounding recordings, or compose music electronically, Fast Track Solo offers an easy and affordable way to make music. Record and compose with Pro Tools Express using many of the same industry-leading recording, MIDI, and notation tools used to create your favorite albums and soundtracks. Or connect Solo to your iPad and use your favorite iOS audio apps to capture your creativity.

Connect and control your gear

Fast Track Solo comes equipped with the essential inputs and outputs you need to plug in your gear and capture performances.

2x2 channels of I/O-record a vocal and guitar simultaneously (at 24-bit/48 kHz resolution)
One XLR mic input/preamp with 48V phantom power-capture great-sounding vocals
One 1/4-inch instrument input-record your guitar or bass directly
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Create wherever and however you want

With Fast Track Solo, you gain unprecedented versatility to capture your creativity whenever and wherever it happens. Create with Pro Tools Express or another favorite DAW. Work on a Mac or PC. Record to your iPad with any iOS audio app for iPad. And with its compact size, Solo is an easy fit at home, in the studio, or on the go.

Get reliability-and peace of mind

Like all Avid products, Fast Track Solo goes through rigorous hardware and software testing to provide the performance and reliability you need to keep your creativity flowing. Plus, with its ultra-rugged, full metal chassis and reinforced jacks and controls, you gain extra protection against daily abuse and the unpredictable-no need to worry about damaging the interface when travelling.

System Requirements
Mac
Computer: Avid-qualified computer
OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8 or higher software
RAM: 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
Hard disk space: 5 GB free hard disk space (for Pro Tools Express installation)
2 USB ports: For Fast Track Solo and iLok

Windows
Computer: Avid-qualified computer
OS: Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1)
RAM: 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
Hard disk space: 5 GB free hard disk space (for Pro Tools Express installation)
2 USB ports: For Fast Track Solo and iLok

iPad
iPad 2 or later or iPad mini*
Any iPad-compatible iOS audio recording app
* iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini require a Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (sold separately).

Compatibility
Interface: Works with Pro Tools Express (included) or any ASIO- or Core Audio-compatible software on Mac/Windows; works with iOS-compatible audio recording apps on iPad
Plug-ins: Supports AAX Native, RTAS, and AudioSuite plug-ins in Pro Tools Express (and others when used with third-party software)


Fast Track Solo general specifications

Dimensions (W x D x H) 7.1 x 5.5 x 2 inches (18 x 14 x 5 cm)

Weight 1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)

Front panel features and controls

Input Gain knob with indicator 2

Main Output knob with indicator 1

Headphone knob None (shared with Main)

Microphone input 1 XLR

Direct Monitor button 1

Instrument input 1 1/4-inch TS

Input LEDs Signal present (green) and clip (red) for each input

Front/Rear button None

Phantom power (48V) indicator 1

Power indicator 1

Headphone output 1 1/4-inch TRS

Rear panel features and controls

Line input None

Line output 2 RCA

USB Type-B 1

Device Link 1

Phantom power (48V) switch 1

Kensington lock 1

Fast Track Solo audio specifications

Mic input

Signal to Noise / Dynamic Range 102 dB, minimum gain, A-weighted

THD -92 dB @ -1dB, minimum gain

Frequency Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, +/-0.2 dB

Level -2.0 dBu, minimum gain

Gain Range 48 dB, minimum gain to maximum gain

EIN -128 dB, 150R load, A-weighted

Impedance 4.5k Ohm

Crosstalk -120 dB @ 1kHz

Instrument input

Signal to Noise / Dynamic Range 102 dB, minimum gain, A-weighted

THD -92 dB @ -1 dB, minimum gain

Frequency Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, +/-0.2 dB

Level +15 dBV, minimum gain

Impedance 1M Ohm

Gain Range 48 dB, minimum gain to maximum gain

Crosstalk -75 dB @ 1kHz

Line output

Signal to Noise / Dynamic Range 105 dB, maximum volume, A-weighted

THD -93 dB @ -1 dB, maximum level

Frequency Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, +/-0.2 dB

Level +2 dBV, maximum volume, unbalanced

Crosstalk -116 dB @ 1 kHz

Headphone output

Signal to Noise / Dynamic Range 105 dB, minimum gain, A-weighted

THD+N -76 dB @ -1 dB, maximum level

Frequency Response 20 Hz-20 kHz, +/-0.2 dB

Level 65mW, maximum volume into 32 Ohms

Crosstalk -70 dB @ 1 kHz

Included Software

Pro Tools Express
Compose, record, edit, and mix at the speed of your creativity-and get the professional tools you need to sound your best. Pro Tools Express offers many of the same industry-standard tools of its big brother, Pro Tools software, to help you turn the song in your head into reality, with professional results.

Pro Tools Express key features

Create with many of the same industry-standard tools used in top studios

Record up to 16 stereo audio tracks at 24-bit/48 kHz resolution

Compose with the included virtual instruments, plus MIDI and notation tools

Create pro-quality mixes with a collection of professional plug-ins

Fix timing and pitch issues easily with Elastic Time and Elastic Pitch

Score music and create audio for movies with video track support

Share sessions with Pro Tools studios and users around the world

For complete feature specifications, see the Pro Tools Software Comparison page.

Bundled plug-ins

Virtual Instruments

Boom drum machine and sequencer

Structure Free sample player (based on Structure)

Xpand!2 multitimbral synth and sample workstation

Sound processing, effects, and utility

1-Band EQ III
4-Band EQ III
7-Band EQ III
AIR Chorus
AIR Distortion
AIR Dynamic Delay
AIR Flanger
AIR Frequency Shifter
AIR Lo-Fi
AIR Multi-Delay
AIR Phaser
AIR Vintage Filter
BF76 Compressor 1176 emulator
Click
Compressor/Limiter
D-Verb reverb and ambience
DC Offset Removal
De-Esser
DigiReWire
Dither
Duplicate
Eleven Free (guitar amp emulator based on Eleven)
Expander/Gate
Invert
Normalize
Reverse
Time Compression Expansion
InTune digital tuner

What's Included

Fast Track Solo interface

Pro Tools Express Activation Card (requires software activation and download)

6-foot USB cable (for Mac/PC connection)

3-foot Device Link cable (for iPad connection)

USB iLok key (for Pro Tools Express software authorization)

User guides and documentation