If anyone's wondering (I was), they work flawlessly together under Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm. I can't vouch for any other OSes on a Pi5 as I haven't tried them. No driver installation or jumping through hoops required to get one running. Just plug it in to a USB port and it pops up right away under "Device Profiles..." as "Studio 24c".
Pair it with Audacity and a couple of 1/4" jack to RCA adapters and it makes a great setup for capturing vinyl. The specs are amazing for the price including balanced inputs and outputs. I think it unlikely that most mere mortals would need a better 2-in/2-out audio interface for home or even semi-professional studio use.
Build quality is solid with an all-metal case, and the genuine Amphenol XLR combo sockets on the front is a nice touch. The MIDI In and Out DIN sockets around the back are a handy bonus for keyboard players wanting to minimise cable clutter.
Of course, it also works as an external DAC. Looking at the Main Outputs specs, you'll see it does a very respectable job. It's audibly a VERY big step up compared to the budget-friendly Behringer UCA222 it's replacing in my setup.
Having independent main output and headphone volume controls is a useful feature too. It's perfectly happy running my 64 Ohm Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones and is capable of reaching volume levels way above anything I'm comfortable listening to with no audible distortion. I was preparing to use my Sabaj Audio PHA2 headphone amplifier with it, but there really is no need.
Remarkably, the Studio 24c is currently on sale on Amazon for just £74. I'm fairly sure they were over twice that when first launched and there's nothing else that even comes close for combined features and performance at this reduced price, not that I could find anyway.
If you're a budding muso or just enjoy capturing analogue sources at very high quality, now might be a good time to grab one.
Pair it with Audacity and a couple of 1/4" jack to RCA adapters and it makes a great setup for capturing vinyl. The specs are amazing for the price including balanced inputs and outputs. I think it unlikely that most mere mortals would need a better 2-in/2-out audio interface for home or even semi-professional studio use.
Build quality is solid with an all-metal case, and the genuine Amphenol XLR combo sockets on the front is a nice touch. The MIDI In and Out DIN sockets around the back are a handy bonus for keyboard players wanting to minimise cable clutter.
Of course, it also works as an external DAC. Looking at the Main Outputs specs, you'll see it does a very respectable job. It's audibly a VERY big step up compared to the budget-friendly Behringer UCA222 it's replacing in my setup.
Having independent main output and headphone volume controls is a useful feature too. It's perfectly happy running my 64 Ohm Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones and is capable of reaching volume levels way above anything I'm comfortable listening to with no audible distortion. I was preparing to use my Sabaj Audio PHA2 headphone amplifier with it, but there really is no need.
Remarkably, the Studio 24c is currently on sale on Amazon for just £74. I'm fairly sure they were over twice that when first launched and there's nothing else that even comes close for combined features and performance at this reduced price, not that I could find anyway.
If you're a budding muso or just enjoy capturing analogue sources at very high quality, now might be a good time to grab one.
Statistics: Posted by Steve Learner — Tue Dec 09, 2025 3:09 am