Phonic Helix12FW 12-Channel Mixer with FireWire

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

With 12 inputs and 10x2 audio interfacing. Built-in 24-bit effects. Four mic pres, 4 mono mic/line channels, 2 stereo line channels, 2 stereo aux returns.