M-Audio Firewire 410 4 in 10 Out Firewire Mobile Recording Interface

Firewire 410 4 in 10 Out Firewire Mobile Recording Interface description:

The M-Audio FIREWIRE 410 4 in 10 Out Firewire Mobile Recording Interface. FireWire audio/MIDI interface that delivers power, flexibility, compact size and a low price.

The M-Audio FIREWIRE 410 delivers powerful performance for FireWire compatible computers. Its 4-in/10-out configuration is perfect for personal recording where you build up tracks one at a time yet need multiple outputs. FireWire 410's ten outputs allow your computer-based recording system to behave more like a traditional analog recorder or sampler, where signals are bussed to multiple channels of an analog mixer or to multi-channel monitoring systems. Software-controlled DSP handles all internal routing and mixing. The on-board ASIO 2-compliant mixer and software control panel provide total routing flexibility, including monitoring with external effects. You also get ultra-low latency software monitoring and near-zero latency hardware direct monitoring and two headphone outs with independent level controls that let you collaborate with a partner anywhere, anytime. FireWire bus-powered architecture also means that you have the flexibility of mobile operation for everything from field recording to tracking on the run. FireWire 410 can even be completely bus-powered for total mobile operation (6-pin FireWire port required).

The main features of the M-Audio FIREWIRE 410 include:

• Ableton Live Lite 5 included
• FireWire audio/MIDI interface that delivers power, flexibility, compact size and a low price
• 4 x 10 FireWire audio interface
• 192kHz stereo out
• 2 x 8 24-bit/96kHz analog I/O (1/4 inch TS)
• Dual mic/instrument preamps (Neutriks XLR/ 1/4 inch TS)
• Global phantom power
• 66dB available preamp gain
• S/PDIF digital I/O (coaxial/optical) w/ 2-channel PCM
• Digital I/O supports surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS passthrough
• 1 x 1 MIDI I/O w/ bypass for stand-alone use
• 2 headphone outs with individual level controls (1/4 inch TRS)
• Stereo monitor level control
• Low-latency software monitoring
• Direct hardware monitoring
• 8 analog outs can directly drive up to 7.1 surround
• Software-controlled mixing and routing
• Software-assignable level controller
• Powered via FireWire bus (requires 6-pin connection) or included DC power adapter
• 2 convenient high-bandwidth FireWire ports
• Rugged steel construction
• ASIO 2, MME, Sound Manager, OMS, DirectX, GSIF 2, Mac OS X Core Audio / Core MIDI compatible
• Minimum system requirements (PC) are Windows XP (SP1); Windows 2000 (SP4) or higher (Home and Professional Edition only), Pentium III 500MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops), 128MB RAM, DirectX 8.1or higher
• Minimum system requirements (MAC) are G3 600MHz or G4 667MHz , OS 9.2.2 or greater w/ 128MB RAM, OS 10.1.5, 10.2.6 or greater w/ 256BM RAM (G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported; native FireWire ports required, OS 10.3 required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD Player)
• This product includes a free copy of Ableton Live Lite 5 (Mac/PC ) music production software solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment