Echo Audiofire 2

Audiofire 2 description:

The Echo AUDIOFIRE 2 Firewire Interface. An extremely small FireWire audio solution for pocket sized firewire audio on the go.

The Echo AUDIOFIRE 2 has a fully balanced input and output, separately addressable headphone output, S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O, all included in this 3.5 inch by 4.25 inch interface. The Echo AudioFire2 is the perfect product for any musician on the go. Power is provided directly from the FireWire bus or from the supplied power source. MIDI and S/PDIF are available via a removable dongle for compact flexibility. With the Echo AudioFire2 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. Free Audio Software Included with the Echo AudioFire2. 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. Echo AudioFire2 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1.

The main features of the Echo AUDIOFIRE 2 include:

• An extremely small FireWire audio solution for pocket sized firewire audio on the go
• FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8 foot cable
• Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface
• External 12VDC power supply provided
• 2 balanced 1/4 inch analog inputs - 113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range. +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• 2 balanced 1/4 inch analog outputs - 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range. +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• Stereo headphone output with volume knob
• Headphone output is independent from line outputs (listen to cue mix separate from house mix)
• S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz
• MIDI I/O
• S/PDIF - MIDI breakout cable included
• Supports full duplex 4 channel in, 6 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate
• Pocket sized ( 3.5in x 4.25in x 1 in)
• Heavy-duty aluminum case
• Near zero latency hardware monitoring
• Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels
• Low-latency drivers support all major pro audio software ASIO 2.0, WDM kernel streaming mode, GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio 3 w/ low latency MIDI), CoreAudio & CoreMIDI
• Echo AudioFire2 System Requirements for PC are Windows XP, 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• Echo AudioFire2 System Requirements for Mac are OS X (10.3.9 or later), G4 or better processor, 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• Echo AudioFire2 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1. music production software with drag-and-drop editing, a built-in sampler, VST plug-in support, track freezing and more