The Helix Board 12 FireWire is one of Phonic's newest mixers that sounds great and works hard both in and out of the studio. It features a 96 KHz FireWire interface that lets you individually stream up to 10 independent channels of audio to the computer and return two channels to the mixer for monitoring - all with near-zero latency. An onboard 24-bit digital multi-effect processor provides 16 popular programs plus one main parameter control, tap control and a foot switch jack. Four extremely low noise Mic/Line preamps, each with 75 Hz low cut filters, inserts and phantom power, and two stereo Line channels offer a variety of input options. Each channel has a 3-band EQ and an option to send the signal to the ALT 3-4 stereo bus, where several inputs can be grouped and controlled together. And tracking individual inputs is easy with the stereo Aux cue. Mini stereo and stereo RCA inputs and outputs make the addition of digital and analog playback and recording devices effortless, while trim control makes record out level matching trouble-free. Additional features include two Aux sends, two stereo Aux returns, balanced stereo Main Outs, master Aux section with EFX to monitor, Control Room/Phones source matrix and Steinberg's Cubase LE workstation software.
Technical Info
12-input small-format analog mixer with extremely low noise circuitry
96 kHz FireWire interface for streaming 10 independent channels of audio to computer with near-zero latency
Compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP
Steinberg Cubase LE workstation software included
Two channels of monitoring from computer via FireWire interface
Four mono Mic/Line channels
Two stereo channels, two stereo AUX Returns, two AUX Sends
3-band EQ on each channel
75 Hz low-cut filter on mono channel
Inserts and phantom power on Mic channels
Stereo AUX Send 1 cue for monitoring individual channel
Master AUX section with EFX to Monitor
Extra ALT 3-4 stereo bus
Mini Stereo and RCA-type inputs and outputs
Rec out with trim control for record level matching
Control room/Phones source matrix
Balanced master output with 60 mm fader control
High-volume headphone output
DFX 24-bit digital multi-effect processor with 16 programs plus one main parameter control, tap control and foot switch jack
