Edirol FA66 24 Bit 96kHz Firewire Audio Interface
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. The FA-66 offer 2 XLR/TRS combo inputs with phantom power and 2 RCA inputs, 4 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 with a durable compact design.
6-IN/6-OUT 24 bit/96 kHz Simultaneous Performance
Record & playback up to 6 channels at 24-bit/96kHz, or record & playback up to 4 channels at 24-bit/192kHz.
Compatible with Mac OS X Standard Driver Provided from Apple
The FA-66 uses the standard FireWire Audio driver included on Mac OS X. Just plug it in and start recording!
Variety of Input & Output Options
Record from a variety of sources through the plethora of input and output options of 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, 4 individual analog outputs, 1/4h stereo Headphone output, and MIDI I/O. +4dBu balanced I/O.
2 XLR/TRS Combo Jacks with Premium Phantom Power Mic Preamps
The FA-66 is a completely portable recording center with very clean, high-gain microphone preamps & premium analog components perfect for home studio & field recording.
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 quality field recorder. Reduce your cables and record anywhere with the FA-66. For your desktop use, the FA-66 package comes with the AC adaptor.
Core Audio, WDM, & ASIO 2.0 Support
Compatible with Mac OS X standard audio, CoreAudio. Plus, the FA-66 comes with WindowsXP WDM & ASIO2.0 drivers for Low Latency with most audio applications.
Zero-Latency, Direct Monitoring
Listen to audio being recording directly, without routing through software, with the FA-66's Direct Monitoring function. This allows the input to go straight to the output offer ZERO-latency monitoring. The FA-66 also offers incredibly low latency when monitoring through software or performing with software synths through the Apple CoreAudio driver as well as the WDM/ASIO2.0 drivers for Windows XP.
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
- 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 ‡(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: OUT1/2 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
