 These are the Minifuse One and Minifuse Two audio interfaces from Arturia. This one is 99 US dollars and this one is 149 US dollars. What makes them so special? Let's find out. Hi folks, I'm Mike and I hope you're well. So can these be any good at this price? Well, you're about to find out. Before we get stuck into the specs and all that kind of malarkey, I'm going to let you listen to a one minute demo I've made including vocals, acoustic guitar and bass guitar using only these units. As well as that, you're going to hear some virtual instruments which also came with these units and any effects you hear like reverb, some EQ and the preamps I've used also come with these units. Now I should say upfront that these were sent to me by Arturia to try out, but I wasn't even required to make a video. Let alone say anything specific. All the thoughts in this video are my own. They're not affected by Arturia whatsoever. So let's get started by listening to that demo. Okay, so what about the specs? There's a couple of things about these audio interfaces which makes them a little bit different from others in this price range. Let's take a look. Let's start off with the differences between the two. The Minifuse One has a single XLR quarter inch combo input, allowing you to plug in either a microphone or an instrument. The Minifuse Two has two of these inputs allowing you to record two sources at once. Both models have direct monitoring allowing latency free monitoring, but the Minifuse Two has a mix control to blend your source with your door. On the back, both models have a USB hub allowing you to plug in any other USB device which would be super handy for say a USB MIDI keyboard. In addition, the Minifuse Two has in and out MIDI ports. As we'd expect, both units have headphone outputs as well as monitor outputs and both can provide 48 volts of phantom power for microphones. Both units are also powered via a USB-C connector which connects to your computer. For the tech heads out there, the Minifuse boasts 110 decibels of dynamic range and has an input noise of minus 129 decibels. As you may expect from Arturia, all knobs and inputs feel strong and sturdy, and I like the simple styling of the metal case which comes in either black or white. So I mentioned at the beginning that my demo included some virtual instruments and effects which come with these models, and I think they form an important part of your purchase here. So let's take a look and see what's included. So as you can see, there are six main components to the wonderful software bundle that you get with these interfaces. You get Ableton Live Lite, which is a great intro to home recording and multi-tracking. Then you get Analog Lab Intro, which is a great collection of keyboards. We'll be delving into that in a moment. Then you get four wonderful effects from Arturia themselves. From Native Instruments, you get Guitar Rig 6LE, and then you get three months subscription to Autotune Unlimited, and also three months subscription to Splice Creator Plan. Now I'm going to be delving into some of these a little bit deeper here because I use some of them in the demo. Let's start off with Analog Lab Intro. This is a cut-down version of Analog Lab from Arturia, a wonderful collection of vintage keys, synthesizers, and also some acoustic pianos. Now as I say, this is the cut-down version, but there's still 28 instruments included here with five different, 500 different presets as well. So I use that for the organ and also for the piano in the demo. Moving on from there, we get to the first of the effects. I use this plate reverb in the demo, and this is something I regularly use within my own recordings, this Rev Plate 140, a wonderful sounding plate reverb. And look how much it normally costs. It normally costs 99 US dollars all by itself. Moving on from there, we get this awesome tape delay. I didn't have to use it in the demo, but it really is very deep, this one. It's a tape saturated delay with some reverb there as well. So many different options with this for different types of delay. And as I say, very analog sounding as well. And again, cost 99 dollars normally. Moving on from there, I did use this in the demo and I often use it on my own recordings. This is a preamp, okay? This adds a little bit of sort of analog warmth to the signal going in. This is the pre 1973 by the way. And also I used it for some EQ as well. This is three or four band EQ, which is useful enough in many, many cases. So I did make use of that in the demo again, 99 dollars under normal circumstances. Moving on from there, this, the chorus tune six. You may not believe me when I say this, but this is actually my favorite chorus plugin from anybody. I hope it's wonderful because you can just drop it in on a track. It's lovely on, you know, keys, but also on guitar as well. Sounds wonderful. And it's quite straightforward to use. Just sounds great out of the box. I absolutely love that. And finally in the demo, I also used Guitar Rig 6 LE for the bass guitar for the sort of amp sim on the bass guitar. So all in all, a fantastic collection of virtual instruments and effects, which are going to do you very, very well, especially if you're just getting started. So I know for many of you, the price is definitely going to be right on these. And if you want to check the links in the description down below, there's a couple of places where you can buy these at that great price. Now, if you're just going to be recording, say, one vocal, something simple like that, then I definitely think the Mini Fuse 1 is the one for you at this price point. And I love the fact that it's got that USB port on the back as well. It's a great feature, which I don't think I've seen on any other audio interfaces. Now, if you're going to be recording something in stereo or perhaps recording two sources at the same time, then you definitely for the extra 49 dollars want to be going for the Mini Fuse 2. And I also love the fact that it's got those MIDI ports on the back as well. And I know a number of you are going to be happy about that. Now, if you're recording mobile or just plugging these into a laptop and you may be moving around, then these are also great choices. They've got a nice small footprint, they're nice and light, and they get powered from the laptop itself. So you don't need an extra power brick or anything like that. Now, I think one of the things that really sets these apart from other audio interfaces in this price range is the software that comes with it. Great virtual instruments, great effects, and a number of other things with these as well. You heard those in the demo. That's the kind of thing you can be making with these audio interfaces. I'd love to hear what you think in the comments down below. Are these the kind of audio interfaces you may consider buying? I would love to hear your thoughts on that. Thank you so much for joining me today and I'll see you in the next video.