Echo Audiofire Pre 8 Firewire Interface

The Echo Audiofire Pre 8 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. 

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 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).


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Echo Audiofire Pre 8 Hardware Features:
-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
-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 latence hardware monitoring 

Echo Audiofire Pre 8 Software Features:
-Software console controls mixing and monitoring
-Supports all major pro audio software:
-Low Latency ASIO 2.0
-CoreAudio & CoreMIDI

Echo Audiofire Pre 8 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)