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Echo AudioFire 2

POCKET-SIZED FIREWIRE AUDIO ON THE GO

The Echo AudioFire 2 offers an extremely small FireWire audio solution. No product this small comes packed with as many features as the AudioFire2. Fully balanced inputs and outputs, separately addressable headphone output, S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O are all included in this 3.5 inch by 4.25 inch interface.

Echo AudioFire2 is the perfect product for any professional musician or producer on the go, but it's premium audio quality means it could also be the only audio interface you need in the studio. Power is provided directly from the FireWire bus or from the supplied power source. MIDI and S/PDIF are available via a removable break-out for compact flexibility. With the 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.

Hardware Features:

• FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable
• Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface
• External 12VDC power supply provided
• 2 balanced ¼" analog inputs:
  • 113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
  • +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• 2 balanced ¼" 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 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

System Requirements:

• PC System requirements:
  • Windows XP
  • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• Mac System Requirements
  • Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)
  • G4 or better processor
  • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

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. AudioFire2 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1.

Tracktion (version 1) includes over twenty-five plug-ins, including Final Mix!