: It is highly recommended to download and install the Universal Control installer from the PreSonus Support Page before connecting the interface to your PC.

Latency? Surprisingly low for a class-compliant device—around 5–7 ms round-trip at a 128-sample buffer. For singer-songwriters tracking one or two inputs, it’s invisible.

The PreSonus USB 96 driver won’t win beauty contests. It has no flashing meters, no onboard DSP reverb, and no fancy control panel. But for $99–$129 (interface + driver bundled), it does the job with boring reliability.

Why do you need it? Because Windows’ native audio (WASAPI, DirectSound) isn’t built for real-time monitoring. The PreSonus ASIO driver gives you:

: The device is "plug-and-play" (class-compliant) for macOS , iOS , and iPadOS , meaning no separate driver installation is strictly required to start recording on Apple devices.