The Echo AudioFire 8 offers the same high-quality hardware and software found in Echo's popular Layla3G product, but with a FireWire interface. With the AudioFire 8 you can record 24-bit 96kHz audio with low latency monitoring on any Windows XP or Mac OS X computer (desktop or notebook) with a FireWire port.
AudioFire8 can form the heart of any professional studio, whether at home or on the road. It has two universal inputs with mic preamps, phantom power, channel inserts and trim knobs so you can just plug in your microphone or instrument and record whenever or wherever you want. AudioFire8 also comes with 6 balanced analogue inputs (TRS), 8 balanced analogue outputs (TRS), a stereo headphone output, 2 FireWire ports, S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, word clock synchronization, and 10 channels of full duplex 24-bit 96kHz recording and playback.
Hardware Features:
FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 15' cable
2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
Meters, trim knobs, phantom power, & channel inserts
6 balanced ¼" analogue inputs:
113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
+4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
8 balanced ¼" analogue outputs:
114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
+4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz
MIDI I/O
Stereo headphone output with volume knob
Sync via word clock or S/PDIF
Supports full duplex 10 channel in, 10 channel out operation at 24-bit, 96 kHz sample rate
Rack mountable single space interface box
Heavy-duty aluminum case
32-bit / 1.6 gigaflop DSP for digital mixing
Near zero latency hardware monitoring
Software Features:
Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels
Low-latency drivers support all major pro audio software:
Low Latency ASIO 2.0
GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio 3 w/ low latency MIDI)
CoreAudio & CoreMIDI
PC System Requirements:
Windows XP, Windows Vista (32-bit only)
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
Mac System Requirements:
Mac OS X (10.3.7 or later)
G4 or better processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
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