M-Audio Firewire Solo Audio Interface

6 x 4 24-bit/96kHz audio interface.

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51 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

12 People wrote reviews

* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"money worthy,oh yes"

Quality:
yes,dropped in bare times,the mic input is slightly dislodged,but still in full order.the casing is very tough.

Desirability:
to me it doesn't look to sexual but it does its job very well,plus it's not half as ugly as some unit sin the same price range

Sound:
prett good,if you've got a condesnser,can't complain,the microphone input has alot of volume specially with phatom power. guitar input is weaker in comparison

Support:
once when i thought it had been hot plugged...in theory it should have been by now...fairly helpful support

Overall:
might keep it for a while till it either breaks,or until i wanna upgrade to a desk.if you require hoem recordin facilities and only need 1 input at a time i strongly reckommend this unit

Submitted: 7/3/2008

* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"life long commitment"

Feature:
it would be nice if it had two 1/4 inch inputs. it does on the back but you can only use those as stereo inputs. if it had one of those crazy 1/4" / XLR inputs that would be amazing.

Quality:
the firewire solo is a brick this thing seems like you could run it over with a truck. the 1/4 inch jack is a little wobbly but i havent had any problems with it comming loose. everything else is sturdy as can be.

Value:
for the money hell yea. i was thinking bout getting the presonus firebox but thats like a hundred dollars more. and this stands up to my buddys firebox for sure

Desirability:
its a box with some holes in it. i mean yea know it is what it is. you want sex appeal buy a PRS guitar.

Sound:
the sound is not bad, compared to my 1/8 inch microphone input. i cant complain it gets the job done.

Ease of Use:
not the hardest thing to do, just plug and play. works well with garageband and logic pro 8.

Support:
very helpful in allowing me to find out that the back inputs are stereo pairs :(

Overall:
the firewire solo should last me untill i need to record a band. right now until i get my project studio off the ground it works really well. i will probably use this thing for the rest of my life. its small enough and tough enough to take on the road with me. so yea rock.

Submitted: 3/22/2008

Style of Music: hard rock

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The FireWire Solo is designed from the ground up as an easy-to-use, high-quality interface for songwriters to record guitars, vocals and more on the computer. Compatible with most popular music software, this compact bus-powered unit is small enough to go anywhere you want to take your music. In addition to the 1/4 in. guitar input right on the front panel, a professional XLR microphone input also lets you record vocals and acoustic instruments. There are also dual line inputs for effects, drum machines and other outboard gear. FireWire connectivity, up to 24-bit/96kHz sample rate support and digital I/O all add up to outstanding sonic performance. As simple to connect and operate as it is powerful, FireWire Solo is the foundation of your computer-based songwriting studio.

Features
6 x 4 24-bit/96kHz audio interface

Front-panel microphone in (XLR) with:

48v phantom power

Gain control

Clip LED

Front-panel guitar input (1/4 in. unbalanced) with:

Gain control

Clip LED

2 line inputs (1/4 in. unbalanced) on rear panel

Front-panel switch toggles front/rear inputs

2 line outputs (1/4 in. TRS balanced/unbalanced)

S/PDIF digital I/O (coax) with 2-channel PCM

Digital output also supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content

Stereo headphone output (1/4 in. TRS)

Level control for headphone and analog outs

Flexible software-based routing/mixing with near-zero latency monitoring

Dual FireWire ports for easy device chaining

FireWire bus-powered (+12VDC power supply included for use with 4-pin FireWire PCs)

ASIO2, WDM, GSIF2, MME and Core Audio compatibility

Rack-mountable metal chassis

Kensington lock port

Mac and Windows compatible

FireWire cables included

Technical Info

General:

-- Sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96kHz

-- Bit depth: 24-bit

Line inputs:

-- Max input: +2.2dBV (1.3Vrms)

-- Signal-to-noise ratio: -102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Dynamic range: 102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- THD + N: 0.0061% (-84 dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

-- Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

-- Crosstalk: -116dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

-- Impedance: 14k ?

Microphone input:

-- Available gain: 40dB

-- Input range: -42 to -2dBu (0.01 to 0.6Vrms)

-- Signal to noise ratio (min gain): -101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Dynamic range (min gain): 101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- THD+N (min gain): 0.0049% (-86dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

-- Frequency response (min gain): +/-0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

-- Impedance: 1.5k ?

Instrument input:

-- Available gain: 40dB

-- Input range: -28 to +12dBV (0.04 to 4.0Vrms)

-- Signal to noise ratio (min gain): -101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Dynamic range (min gain): 101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- THD+N (min gain): 0.0079% (-82dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

-- Frequency response (min gain): +/-0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

-- Impedance: 270k ?

Line outputs:

-- Max output (balanced): +10.2dBu (2.5Vrms)

-- Max output (unbalanced): +2.0dBV (1.26Vrms)

-- Signal to noise ratio: -10 dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Dynamic range: 107dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- THD + N: 0.0024% (-92.5 dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

-- Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

-- Crosstalk: -118 dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

-- Impedance (balanced): 300 ?

-- Impedance (unbalanced): 150 ?

Headphone outputs:

-- Max output: -2.0dBV (0.8Vrms) into 32 ?

-- Signal to noise ratio: -106dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Dynamic range: 105dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

-- Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

-- Crosstalk: -86dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

-- Output impedance: 75 ?

-- Working headphone impedance: 32 to 600 ?

Compatibility:

-- ASIO2

-- WDM

-- GSIF2

-- MME

-- Core Audio

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
Mac G3/G4* 500 Mhz

OS X 10.2.8, 256 MB RAM or OS X 10.3.5, 512 MB RAM

Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card

*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.

Minimum System Requirements (PC)
Pentium III -- 500 Mhz

128 MB RAM

Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0c

Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card

The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me or Windows 2000.
Simple interface for songwriters! Features 1/4 in. guitar, XLR mic, and stereo line inputs for drum machines and keyboards. Dual bus-powered FireWire connections for device-chaining. Onboard phantom power.

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