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Re: Laptop Audio Interface

http://www.echoaudio.com/Products/FireWire/  Check out the Audiofire 4 or 8. I have the Indigo as a backup to my Fireface 400.  Echo makes decent gear, and most importantly their drivers appear to be stable.
Kris
 
 

Hardware Features*

Software Features

  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable
  • Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface
  • External 12VDC power supply provided
  • 2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line):
    • Meters, trim knobs & 48V phantom power
  • 2 balanced ¼" analog inputs:
    • 112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
    • +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
  • 4 balanced ¼" analog outputs:
    • 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
    • +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
  • S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz
  • MIDI I/O
  • Stereo headphone output with volume knob
  • Sync via S/PDIF
  • Supports full duplex 6 channel in, 6 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate
  • 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:
    • 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 or Vista
    • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
    • 400 Mbps FireWire port
  • Mac System Requirements
    • Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)
    • G4 or better processor
    • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
    • 400 Mbps FireWire port
 
Kris
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: Laptop Audio Interface

my mbox mini works great and latency seems to be very low.

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com> wrote:
So, another broad and general advice question.  I need an audio interface for my Macbook and I was curious what the general consensus on the range of options out there might be.  I'd like to keep things around maybe $300 or less (though I might be convinced otherwise if there is a good reason to spend more).  I'm not likely to be recording any large scale ensembles so I probably don't need more than four inputs (if that).  Of course I'll be looping so the latency thing is an issue.  Also, Firewire versus USB 2?  Firewire would be nice just because it would leave a USB port open for something else but I don't know if its worth paying extra for.

Any pointers or advice would be greatly appreciated

Kevin
(who realizes he should have been paying more attention while people were discussing these things a while back but never thought he'd actually move to a laptop set up)

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