Edirol FA-66
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- Online Price: £188.99 GBP (inc VAT)
- Euro Price: €238.97 EUR (1 GBP = 1.26444 EUR)
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- Manufacturer SKU: FA-66 Dolphin ID: 5406
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Customer Reviews
The FA-66 is a 6-channel portable FireWire audio interface designed with the mobile recording and performance professional in mind. The FA-66 offers incredible audio fidelity, stability, and a practical set of input and output options. It also offers two XLR/TRS combo inputs with phantom power, plus two RCA inputs, four balanced +4dBu outputs, optical S/PDIF I/O, a built-in analog limiter, zero-latency direct monitoring, solid metal construction, and FireWire bus power, all in a durable compact case.
- 6-in/6-out 24-bit/96kHz simultaneous performance
- 4-in/4-out 24-bit/192kHz simultaneous performance
- 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks w/premium phantom-powered mic preamps
- +4 dB balanced input and output
- S/PDIF optical input & output ports with Sync LED indicator
- MIDI in/out ports
- Built-in analog limiter and indicator
- FireWire bus powered
- AC adaptor included
- Mac OS X CoreAudio and Windows XP WDM and ASIO 2.0 support
- Zero-latency Direct Monitoring
- 6-pin and 4-pin IEEE1394 ports
- Compact, solid-metal construction
6-In/6-Out 24-bit/96kHz Simultaneous Performance
Record and play back up to six channels at 24-bit/96kHz, or record and play back up to four channels at 24-bit/192kHz.
Variety of I/O Options
Record from a variety of sources through the plethora of input and output connectors on the FA-66: 2 XLR/TRS combo inputs with phantom power, Hi-Z (Guitar) switch on input 2, stereo RCA inputs, S/PDIF optical I/O, four individual analog outputs, 1/4" stereo headphone out, and MIDI I/O.
2 XLR/TRS Combo Jacks w/Premium Phantom-Powered Mic Preamps
The FA-66 is a completely portable recording solution with ultra-clean, high-gain microphone preamps and premium analog components. It's perfect for home-studio and field-recording applications.
Built-in Analog Limiter
Prevent clipping in your recordings. Get high-quality live recordings with a wide dynamic range.
FireWire Bus Powered for Mobile Use
No AC adaptor required! Just connect one FireWire (6-pin to 6-pin) cable to your laptop to create a high-quality field recorder. For your desktop use, the FA-66 package comes with an AC adaptor.
Mac OS X Core Audio, WDM, & ASIO 2.0 Support
Compatible with Mac OS X standard CoreAudio. In addition, the FA-66 comes with WindowsXP WDM and ASIO 2.0 drivers for ultra-low latency with most audio applications.
Zero-Latency Direct Monitoring
Listen to audio being recording directly without routing through software. The FA-66's Direct Monitoring function allows the input to go straight to the output for zero-latency monitoring. The FA-66 also offers ultra low latency when monitoring through software or performing with software synths through the Apple CoreAudio driver as well as the WDM/ASIO 2.0 drivers for Windows XP.
Compact, Solid Metal Construction
The FA-66 packs Edirol’s latest audio technology in a small, durable case for the ultimate in reliable, portable FireWire audio recording.
Specifications
- Number of Audio Channels
- <44.1/48/96 kHz> Full duplex; Record: 6 channels; Playback: 6 channels
- <192 kHz> Full duplex; Record: 4 channels; Playback: 4 channels
- Signal Processing
- PC interface: 24 bits
- AD/DA Conversion: 24 bits (linear)
- Sampling Frequency
- Digital output: 44.1/48/96 kHz
- Digital input: 44.1/48/96 kHz
- AD/DA Conversion: 44.1/48/96/192 kHz
- Frequency Response
- 96.0 kHz: 20 Hz to 40 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- 48.0 kHz: 20 Hz to 22 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- 44.1 kHz: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- Nominal Input Level
- Input Jack 1-2 (XLR type): -50 to -10 dBu
- Input Jack 1-2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): -35 to +4 dBu
- Input Jack 3-4: -10 dBu to inf. (unbalanced)
- Nominal Output Level
- Output Jack 1-4: +4 dBu (balanced)
- Residual Noise Level (input terminated with 1 k ohms)
- MAIN VOLUME: 0 dB, INPUT SENS: +4 dBu
- DIRECT MONITOR VOLUME: OUT 1/2 position, IHF-A typ., Balanced Output Jack 1-2: -95 dBu
- S/N RATIO (Typical)
- OUTPUT: 105 dB (typ.)
- INPUT: 102 dB (typ.)
- Interface
- Firewire (IEEE1394)
- Digital input/output: Optical type (conforms to IEC60958)
- MIDI IN/OUT
- Power Supply
- DC 9 V (AC adaptor) / FireWire Bus Power
- Current Draw
- 650 mA
- Dimensions
- 164 (W) x 148 (D) x 44 (H) mm
- 6-1/2 (W) x 5-7/8 (D) x 1-3/4 (H) inches
- Weight
- 652g
System Requirements
Macintosh
- OS: Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later
- Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire port
- CPU/Clock: PowerPC G3/800 MHz, G4/700 MHz or higher
* G4/1.2 GHz or higher is recommended in 192 kHz. - Memory(RAM): 256 MB or more
Windows
- OS: Microsoft WindowsXP Home Edition/XP Professional
- Computer: Windows XP compatible PC equipped with a IEEE1394/FireWire port
* FireWire control chip from TI (Texas Instruments) is recommended. - CPU/Clock: Pentium, Celeron, or Pentium compatible Processor 900 MHz or higher
* Pentium4 2 GHz or higher recommended in 192 kHz.
* Pentium3 1.5 GHz or higher is recommended when the Chipsets are equipped from VIA. - Memory(RAM): 256 MB or more
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