| Back to logs list
142766 2008 年 10 月 24 日 12:46 Reading (loading. ..) Comments (0) Category: Personal Diary
Echo portable type with two audio cards audiofire4 audiofire2 finally on the market. Today, finally got audiofrie4 this sound card. I'm curious mood with this appearance of simple sound card for evaluation.
First we take a look at this card appearance
; looks very simple.. Not much modification. Looks quite handsome, a few front panel buttons, from left to right are: Sound switch,
oakley sunglasses 2011, the two preamp button, you can adjust the gain. Three small lights can call you know the size of the current level value. Two microphone and instrument inputs, a headphone jack (small mouth), a headphone volume control knob. Headphone volume control knob tight. Screw up and need a bit of force. We look at the idea. Is simply a simplified version of a audiofire8. As for weight, only one word to describe - light. Compared to similar products m-audio 410 and the firebox. Lighter weight point . As for sound quality, so will we do further analysis.
Let the sound card, to see behind this simple interface.
clear, very simple, compact design. And that some features are in place. Left for the power input. Followed by the S / PDIF input and output. Two FireWire interfaces. You can connect your computer while connecting another FireWire device, very convenient. Then the two MIDI interfaces, a IN A OUT. Through the MIDI cable connection to other MIDI equipment. In addition to these also provide two balanced TRS inputs, 4 TRS balanced outputs. Compared with the audiofire8. Input and output reduced. But as a home studio with a sound card. Enough. Like this sound card and audiofire8
have brought a virtual mixer.
I personally feel that the virtual mixer only regret is that analog1-2 out with the analog3-4 out not designed together. This is too much trouble to switch back and forth. The sampling accuracy of the settings in the SETTINGS here.
sampling precision from 32,000 to 96,
sunglasses 2011,000 can be selected here. The instrument / microphone input of 48V phantom power, you need to manually open by PHONTOM POWER. Followed by the driver version information, as well as adjust the delay, and S / PDIF settings. For users, it is quite convenient. The only audiofrie8 and audiofrie12 like ratio. Is audiofrie8 audiofrie12 on the front panel with a dedicated 48V phantom power switch. The four need to open the control console. Let's look at this
audio interface in the performance of Nuendo 3. Open Nuendo 3, first we see next to his driver settings, and delay time.
the figure we can clearly see. Delay only 0.726MS. Low and 1MS. This gives me this audio interface designers have had a strong sense of admiration.... Such a low latency, even in such a seemingly homely audio interface appears.
I used this sound card, casually recorded a little guitar.. His performance impressed me deeply, and M-AUDIO 410 compared to the embodiment of sound can be described to an extreme. Really surprised me. First, this card is very low noise floor. Your hands can be a very good guitar, bass and other instruments sound show. The front panel can help you adjust the gain of amplifier power frequency values of the size of the instrument. Really convenient. I'm really starting to like this small sound card,
Pieces - sent money - Qzone log, and, Oh
but in tests, I used to open before audiofire4 to do with the song file rme 9632, there file tracks the number of number of cases, the sound card will be occasional pause. This will appear most FireWire sound card. This is probably due to transmission speed. After all, the transmission speed of FireWire 400 PCI is a little bit slow compared to the. But I was very satisfied with the sound quality on this compact sound card.
The software comes with Tracktion, not previously studied and used, but the interface is very attractive and friendly to me. The disadvantage is Tracktion share more powerful computer system resources.
Let us look at this card's performance on a Mac.
install the driver and the PC, as in the installation disk that comes with the drive installed , and then in the utilities - Audio MIDI setup, find audiofire4, the audio device options in all input and output are set to audiofire4,
this simple and practical models FireWire audio interface. Entirely a audiofire8 simplified version. But with all the basic functions audiofire8. ECHO has also retained the stable, simple, easy to use. High quality and so on. In the sound quality and stability of the performance is quite good . And similar products, compared to 410 m-audio,
A full set of license plates and car flags on beha, superior.
but it is such a simple shape with a simple sound. Audiofire4 is a personal / home office a better choice. If your MacBook Pro in to a audiofire4. Is simply a perfect combination.
Audiofire4 main features:
● can be directly connected to the computer via Firewire, and power
● 24bit/96kHz accuracy
● 2 个 TRS / XLR mix inputs,
chanel sunglasses 2011, to provide 48V phantom phase power supply and microphone pre-amplifier
● provide two balanced TRS inputs,
Has just opened space, not things - Qzone log, four balanced TRS outputs
● a stereo headphone output with adjustable volume
● 2 个 Other FireWire Series FireWire devices can be provided
● SPDIF digital input / output interface
● provide a MIDI interface, into one of the full-duplex 24bit/96kHz
● 6-channel recording / playback
● Aluminum system shell
● support ASIO 2.0, WDM, GSIF 2.0, CoreAudio, CoreMIDI
● support for Windows XP and Mac OS X system
● gift Tracktion software
If you need a stable and compact, with excellent stability and sound quality FireWire audio interface, you can consider audiofire4,
dior sunglasses 2011, simple and convenient. After some testing. I decided to buy one without hesitation.
and then add in the midi settings in the new one. Connect your midi keyboard. Or other equipment. On OK.
installed after Apple has a virtual mixer, consistent with the PC.
followed our logic pro experience under audiofire4 it. I use logic pro recorded a track singing casually, and then did a few MIDI tracks, no problem. Audiofire4 personal feeling than on PC and Apple's support is more stable , more call you at ease. For sound quality,
sunglasses hut, I very satisfied. Compact sound card delivers the perfect embodiment of the sound