M-Audio Firewire Solo Audio Interface

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.