Echo AudioFire Pre8 Zero latency hardware monitoring!
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Echo AudioFire Pre8 offers the same high quality hardware and software found in our 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/7 or Mac OS X 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/7 (both 32 bit and 64 bit versions) and Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later).
- 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
- THAT Corp Silicon
- 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 console controls mixing and monitoring
- Supports all major pro audio software:
- Low Latency ASIO 2.0
- CoreAudio & CoreMIDI
System Requirements
- PC System requirements:
- Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 or 64 bit)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 400 Mbps FireWire port (IEEE 1394a)
- Mac System Requirements
- Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)
- G4 or better processor (Power Mac G5 compatible)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- 400 Mbps FireWire port (IEEE 1394a)
- SKU:
- AFPRE8
- Model Name:
- AudioFire Pre8
- Brand:
- Echo
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