The Helix Board 12FW MkII 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 2 channels to the mixer for monitoring -- all with near-zero latency.
Features
FireWire Pre/post setting for swapping streaming input channels to computer from pre low cut, EQ to post EQ, post fader
12-input small-format analog mixer with extremely low noise circuitry
DFX, our 40-bit digital multi-effect processor with 100 programs plus tap delay and foot switch jacks
96 kHz FireWire interface for streaming 10 independent channels of audio to computer with near-zero latency
Two channels of monitoring from computer via FireWire interface
Channel 9/10 routed to Computer can be selected from main mix, ALT 3/4 and aux 1/2
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 on channel 1 & 2
+48V 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
Control room/Phones source matrix
Balanced master output with 60 mm fader control
High-volume headphone output
Compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP
Steinberg Cubase LE workstation software included
4 mono, 2 stereo inputs. Stream 10 independent channels to computer. 40-bit FX processor.