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Echo Audiofire Pre8 16 in 16 FW Recording + 8 Mic Preamps

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When the man from Echo showed me the AudiofirePre8 I knew I just had to have one! Sleek, silver, solid, reliable, with loads of BRILLIANT mic pre-amps plus digital i/o and MIDI, this is the same high quality hardware and software found in the entire AudioFire line on steroids. Just works seamlessly and beautifully with any professional music software on Windows or Mac with Firewire, and it looks so good you won't want to leave your studio unless you take it out on the road with you! Love it to bits and work it hard.

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Product Description

Echo AudiofirePre8 16 IN 16 OUT FIREWIRE AUDIO RECORDING WITH 8 BRILLIANT™ MICROPHONE PREAMPS. The AudioFire Pre8 offers the same high quality hardware and software found in the entire AudioFire line, but with the added convenience of 8 auto-sensing universal inputs featuring Echo's Brilliant™ preamp technology. With the AudioFire Pre8 you can record 24-bit 96 kHz audio with low latency monitoring on any Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 or Mac OS X (10.4 or later) computer (desktop or notebook) with a FireWire port.

The AudioFire Pre8 is the perfect center for any professional studio, whether at home or on the road. In addition to the 8 universal inputs with Brilliant™ mic preamps, the AudioFire Pre8 features 8 balanced ¼ inch analog outputs, 2 channel inserts, phantom power, 2 stereo headphone outputs with volume knob, main output volume knob, ADAT (with S/MUX for 96 kHz support), S/PDIF and MIDI I/O. Inputs 1 and 2 feature premium preamps with options for phase reversal, low impedance, direct input, 80 Hz rolloff and pad. It is a single height, rack mountable unit. The AudioFire Pre8 supports 24/96 kHz playback and recording and ships with low-latency drivers supporting all major pro audio software. The AudioFire Pre8 is fully ASIO, WDM, WaveRT compatible with support for Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 (both 32 bit and 64 bit versions) and Mac OS X (10.4 or later).

Hardware Features

  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 15' cable
  • Brilliant™ Mic Preamps
    * THAT Corp Silicon + Isolation of discretes + Matching of monolithics + HIgh Slew Rate
    * Low Noise (-130 dBu EIN)
    * Crystal clear transparency
  • 2 Full Featured Mic/Line/Instrument Inputs
    * Mic phase, Impedance, Pad, Hi-Pass
    * Input Trim with 4-level LED meters
    * Individual +48v phantom power
    * 1/4" Balanced Line inputs (TRS)
    * Direct Input high impedance switch
    * 1/4" channel inserts
  • 6 Mic/Line inputs
    Input Trim with 4-level LED meters
    48v phantom power
    1/4" Balanced Line inputs (TRS)
  • S/PDIF I/O (coax and optical) at 24-bit/96 kHz
  • ADAT I/O
  • MIDI I/O
  • Sync via Word, ADAT, or S/PDIF
  • 2 Stereo headphone outputs with volume knob
  • Single rack space
  • Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Software Features

  • Software console controls mixing and monitoring
  • Supports all major pro audio software:
    * Low Latency ASIO 2.0
    * WDM kernel streaming mode
    * GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio w/ low latency MIDI) (32-bit Windows XP, Vista & Windows 7 only)
    *CoreAudio & CoreMIDI

System Requirements

PC System requirements:
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit)
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
400 Mbps FireWire port (IEEE 1394a)

Mac System Requirements:
Mac OS X (10.4 or later)
G4 or better processor (Power Mac G5 compatible)
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
400 Mbps FireWire port (IEEE 1394a)

Additional Information

Manufacturer Echo