Your sound, in Balance
Sounds as good as it looks. Works as great as it feels. Balance comes with two channels of pristine audio recording and enough inputs to connect all your music gear. If you are new to audio recording, Balance will help you get going right away with its quick and easy installation.
If you are a seasoned computer musician, you will appreciate the phenomenal audio quality and streamlined workflow Balance offers. We've taken care of all the tedious stuff - installation, setup, the works. You can concentrate on having fun instead: making music.
At its core, Balance is built around audiophile-grade mic pre-amps and electronics that's been praised by the music press. The sleek design won't put your living room to shame and has won Balance a slew of design awards.
Balance works out of the box with any recording software on the market, but paired with Reason a few extra gems are unlocked.
Always connected
With Balance your instruments are always connected and you are always ready to record. On the back of Balance you'll find 8 input connections for all your gear: 2 microphone preamps with phantom power, 2 high impedance guitar and bass inputs with pads, and 4 line inputs. On the side sites Balances powerful headphone output.
All the control at your fingertips
Use the buttons on the front panel to select active inputs. We've put all the important controls at your fingertips. With all instruments, mics, and devices connected, you are always ready to record with the press of a button.
No corners cut
Notched input level controls, big and smooth Headphone and Main Out level knobs. We didn't cut any corners. We aimed for the greatest recording experience possible.
Compatible with everything
Use Balance with any of your favorite music making and audio apps. Balance works with everything.
Balance features
Top quality mic preamps, a variety of inputs, quick-selector buttons, and much more. Get up close and personal with Balance's layout and features below.
Music making software included
The included Reason Essentials music software is designed for use with Balance and works as a standalone record tool or as a rack of instruments and effects for use with all ReWire compatible DAWs on the market.
Already a Reason owner Balance is perfectly integrated with Reason, too.
For owners of older versions of Reason, Balance acts as an upgrade, upgrading your software to Reason 6.5.
2-in by 2-out audio interfaceUSB 2.0 - bus poweredHi-end pre-amplifiersHi-end 24-bit ADC/DACs, 44.1 to 96kHzLow latency designClip Safe - Never again a lost take because of inadequate level settings. The "built-in recording engineer" watches over your session and automatically heals any clipped recordings.Works with any audio software. Mac OS class compliant (no driver on Mac OS). ASIO drivers for Windows available from the download page..Built-in Propellerhead Ignition KeyDirect monitoring (for stand-alone or DAW use)Hardware input source selectionInput level controlSeparate output and headphone level controlOutput mutingDimensions:Length: 192 mmWidth: 130 mmHeight: 70 mmWeight: 569 gramsTwo XLR microphone inputs with 48V phantom powerTwo 1/4" guitar inputs with paddingFour 1/4" balanced line inputs (two stereo pairs)One 1/4" headphone outputTwo 1/4" TRS balanced main outputs
System Requirements
Minimum system requirements for Balance audio interface and Reason Essentials software.
Mac OS X
Intel Mac (multiple cores highly recommended)1 GB RAMDVD driveMac OS X 10.6.3 or later3 GB free hard disk space (program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space)A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommendedFree USB 2.0 portInternet connection for registration
Windows
Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Opteron or better (multiple cores highly recommended)1GB RAMDVD driveWindows XP SP3, Vista or Windows 7 (Vista or Windows 7 required for 64-bit)3 GB free hard disk space (program may use up to 20 GB scratch disk space)A MIDI interface and a MIDI keyboard recommendedFree USB 2.0 portInternet connection for registration