Echo AudioFire4 Portable Audio Interface

6 In 6 Out Portable FireWire Audio Recording with Preamps
AudioFire4 offers a compact audio interface with all the connections you need for your studio. With the flexibility of FireWire and bus power, you can also take the AudioFire4 on the road. The AudioFire4 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.

AudioFire4 is the perfect center for any home studio, whether at your desk or on the road. It has 2 universal inputs with mic preamps, phantom power, and trim knobs so you can just plug in your microphone or instrument and record whenever or wherever you want. AudioFire4 also comes with 2 balanced analog inputs (TRS), 4 balanced analog outputs (TRS), a stereo headphone output, 2 FireWire ports, S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, and 6 channels of full duplex 24-bit 96kHz recording and playback.

Hardware Features*:
FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8 foot 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 1/4 in. analog inputs:
112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
+4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels

4 balanced 1/4 in. 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 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

*All specifications are preliminary and subject to change without notice.

Same Day Music is an authorized dealer of Echo products.

Analog Input
2 Neutrik Universal connectors for balanced TRS or XLR

2 Balanced TRS connectors

Accepts unbalanced signals

Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz, +/-0.1dB

Dynamic Range: 112dB A-weighted

THD+n: <0.002% A-weighted

Nominal Input Level: +4dBu or -10dBV (software configurable)

48V Phantom power on XLR inputs

Analog Output
4 Balanced TRS connectors

Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz, +/-0.1dB

Dynamic Range: 114dB A-weighted

THD+n: <0.002% A-weighted

Nominal Output Level: +4dBu or -10dBV (software configurable)

General Converter Specs
128x Oversampling converters

24-bit data resolution maintained throughout signal path

Multiple standard sampling rates supported: 32k, 44.1k, 48k, 88.2k, 96k

S/PDIF Digital Input/Output
Up to 24-bit resolution

Coaxial connector

Consumer/Professional Switch

Sample rates from 32kHz - 96kHz supported

MIDI
MIDI input

MIDI output

Digital Sync
S/PDIF in/out

Headphone Output
High quality 1/8 in. headphone jack

Volume control on front panel

General
Digital mixing

Near zero latency hardware monitoring

Dimensions: 6 in. (w) x 5 1/2 in. (d) x 1 1/2 in. (h)

Host Interface: 2 1394a (FireWire) ports

Mic Preamps: Echo spec their "studio quality" mic pres at -128 dBu EIN (equivalent input noise) and spec the A/D inputs at 112 dB dynamic range and a THDN of less than .002%, both A-weighted.

System Requirements
PC:
Windows XP-SP2 and Vista
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

Mac:
Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later)
G4 or better processor
256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)

All specifications are preliminary.

Same Day Music is an authorized dealer of Echo products.

Shipping Weights and Dimensions

Base Item

Shipping Weight: 3 lbs

Shipping Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 5 in

Portable interface with multiple inputs@Bus-powered; includes 8' FireWire cable@24-bit/96 kHz audio quality@2 auto-sensing universal inputs; 2 x 4 balanced 1/4 in. I/O@Low-latency hardware monitoring@Software console for monitoring, metering, levels

Same Day Music is an authorized dealer of Echo products.