6 in/out portable firewire interface with pre-amps

The Echo AudioFire 4 is a compact audio interface with all the connections you need for your studio. It is the only interface you need to make professional quality recordings on your computer - you can connect microphones, guitars, keyboards etc. With the flexibility of FireWire and bus power, you can also take the AudioFire 4 on the road. The AudioFire 4 can record 24 bit 96kHz audio with low latency monitoring on any Windows XP or Mac OS X computer (desktop or notebook) with a FireWire port.

Echo AudioFire 4 is the perfect center for any professional or home recording studio. It has 2 universal inputs with mic preamps, phantom power, and trim knobs so you can just plug in your microphone, guitar or keyboard etc and record whenever or wherever you want. AudioFire 4 also comes with 2 balanced analogue inputs (TRS), 4 balanced analogue outputs (TRS), a stereo headphone output, 2 FireWire ports, S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, and 6 channels of full duplex 24 bit 96kHz recording and playback.

Echo Audiofire 4 Hardware Features:

• FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable
• Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface
• External 12VDC power supply provided
• 2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
• Meters, trim knobs & 48V phantom power
• 2 balanced ¼" analogue inputs: 112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• 4 balanced ¼" analogue outputs: 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz
• MIDI I/O
• Stereo headphone output with volume knob
• Sync via S/PDIF
• Supports full duplex 6 channel in, 6 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate
• Heavy-duty aluminum case
• Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Echo Audiofire 4 Software Features:

• Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels
• Low-latency drivers support all major pro audio software
• Low Latency ASIO 2.0
• WDM kernel streaming mode
• GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio 3 w/ low latency MIDI)
• CoreAudio & CoreMIDI

Free Tracktion 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. AudioFire4 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1.