Echo Audiofire 8

10 IN 10 OUT 24•96 FIREWIRE AUDIO RECORDING WITH PREAMPS

NEW MARCH 2005

AudioFire8 offers the same high quality hardware and software found in our popular Layla3G product, but with the addition of a FireWire interface. With the AudioFire8 you 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.

AudioFire8 is the perfect center for any professional studio, whether at home or on the road. It has 2 universal inputs with mic preamps, phantom power, channel inserts, and trim knobs so you can just plug in your microphone or instrument and record whenever or wherever you want. AudioFire8 also comes with 6 balanced analog inputs (TRS), 8 balanced analog outputs (TRS), a stereo headphone output, 2 FireWire ports, S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, word clock synchronization, and 10 channels of full duplex 24 bit 96kHz recording and playback.

Hardware Features

FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 15' cable
2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
Meters, trim knobs, phantom power, & channel inserts
6 balanced ¼" analog inputs:
- 113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
- +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
8 balanced ¼" analog 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 word clock or S/PDIF
Supports full duplex 10 channel in, 10 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate
Rack mountable single space interface box
Heavy-duty aluminum case
32-bit / 1.6 gigaflop DSP for digital mixing
Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Software Features

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
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
Mac System Requirements
- Mac OS X (10.3.7 or later)
- G4 or better processor
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Free Audio Software Included

Tracktion, hailed as the easiest to use professional recording and MIDI production software, 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.