Echo AudioFire 12 FireWire Audio Interface

12 balanced analog inputs and outputs.

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"Best converters under $2k"

Feature:
wish it had a headphone jack. maybe one instrument input on the front. of course a spdif connection would be nice too. but that's all extra crap i probably wouldn't ever really use anyways. you're gonna need to get a headphone amplifier or use with powered monitors if you want to hear the signal.

Quality:
i got mine as a "scratch and dent" from here. So far i saw no scratches or dents. It was a steal!

Value:
If you are looking for pro grade converters and don't want to pay for the consumer type features this is the way to go. I researched for years before making the firewire plunge. This hasn't made me regret it!

Desirability:
its a damn sexy looking beast and the meter bridge led read outs are great!

Sound:
friggin' amazing converters. it will not be a bottle neck for your gear. i'm using custom made neve, api and great river preamp clones. No problem replicating the tone.

Ease of Use:
overall easy to use except it too some time figuring out the software mixer. i had to mute the outputs there so i could monitor directly through the software.

Support:
You can actually call and talk to a real person. I think the guy I was talking to actually was the guy working on the drivers. He seemed to know quite a bit about ricoh chip compatibility.

Overall:
This is hopefully going to last me a long time. With 12 inputs I don't see the need for adding any more converters (I only have 8 preamps).

Submitted: 1/31/2008

Style of Music: rock


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AudioFire12 offers the same high quality hardware and software as the new AudioFire8, but with 12 balanced analog inputs and outputs for 24 bit 192kHz recording and playback. If you already have a mixer and tons of microphone / instrument preamps, but you need to get all that audio into your computer then the AudioFire12 is just for you.

The AudioFire12 has 12 balanced analog inputs and outputs (TRS), 2 FireWire ports, MIDI I/O, word clock synchronization, and 12 channels of full duplex 24 bit 192kHz recording and playback.

Free Audio Software Included
Tracktion is a radical new type of music production software - giving you a clean, intuitive, and clutter-free interface without losing professional features like drag-and-drop editing, a built-in sampler, VST plug-in support, track freezing and more... all right at your fingertips. AudioFire12 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1.

Technical Info

Hardware
FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 15' cable

12 balanced �" analog inputs

113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range

+4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels

12 balanced �" analog outputs

114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range

+4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels

MIDI I/O

Sync via word clock

Supports full duplex 12 channel in, 12 channel out operation at 24 bit, 192kHz sample rate

Rack mountable single space breakout box

Heavy-duty aluminum case

32-bit / 1.6 gigaflop DSP for digital mixing

Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Software

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

System Requirements

PC System requirements

Windows XP or Vista

256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Mac System Requirements

Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)

G4 or better processor

256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
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