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Edirol FA-66 is a 6-channel portable FireWire audio interface designed with the mobile recording and performance professional in mind. The Edirol FA-66 offers absurd audio fidelity, stability with 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 and a practical set of input and output options, all in a single and robust compact case.

Item Includes

Edirol FA-66 Factory Sealed
FireWire cable (6 pin to 6 pin)
FireWire cable (6 pin to 4 pin)
AC Power Supply
Driver CD-ROM
Owner's Manual
Product Registration Card

Features

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 Edirol 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:

You can easily record from a variety of sources through the plethora of input and output options of the Edirol 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:

Edirol 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 Edirol FA-66. For your desktop use, Edirol FA-66 package comes with the AC adaptor.

Core Audio, WDM, & ASIO 2.0 Support:

Compatible with Mac OS X standard audio, CoreAudio. Plus, Edirol FA-66 comes with WindowsXP WDM & ASIO2.0 drivers for Low Latency with most audio applications.

Zero-Latency, Direct Monitoring:

Using Edirol FA-66's Direct Monitoring function you can listen to audio being recorded directly without the help of routing through software and this allows the input to go straight to the output offer ZERO-latency monitoring.

Edirol FA-66 offers exceedingly 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.

Compact, Solid Metal Construction:

The Edirol FA-66 packs Edirol's latest audio technology in a small, durable body for incredibly portable FireWire audio recording.

Specification

Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels
44.1/48/96 kHz	Record: 6 channels Playback: 6 channels Full duplex
192 kHz	Record:4 channels Playback: 4 channels Full duplex
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 ∞(balanced)
Nominal Output Level
Output Jack 1-4	+4 dBu (balanced)
Residual Noise Level
Output Jack 1-2	-95 dBu (input terminated with 1 k ohms, MAIN VOLUME: 0 dB, INPUT SENS: +4 dBu, DIRECT MONITOR VOLUME: OUT1/2 position, IHF-A typ., Balanced)
S/N RATIO (Typical)
OUTPUT	105 dB
INPUT	102 dB
Interface	Firewire (IEEE1394) Digital input/output (Optical type, conforms to IEC60958) MIDI IN/OUT
Connectors Front
Panel	Input Jack 1-2 (XLR type / 1/4 inch TRS phone type) XLR type (balanced / phantom power +48 V) 1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced) Digital In Connector (Optical type) Digital Out Connector (Optical type) Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)
Rear Panel	Input Jack 3-4 (RCA pin type) Output Jack 1-4 (1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced)) MIDI Connectors (In, Out) FireWire Connectors (6 pins type, 4 pins type)
Others Power
Supply	DC 9 V (AC adaptor) / FireWire Bus Power
Current Draw	650 mA
Size and Weight
Width	164 mm 6-1/2 inches
Depth	148 mm 5-7/8 inches
Height	44 mm 1-3/4 inches
Weight	0.7 kg 1 lbs. 7 oz.
0 dBu = 0.775 V rms
System Requires
Mac	Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire port G4/700 MHz or higher with Dual Processor is recommended when using MOTU 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	Microsoft WindowsXP Home Edition/XP Professional Windows XP compatible PC equipped with a IEEE1394/FireWire port FireWire control chip from TI (Texas Instruments) is recommended. CPU/Clock: Pentium, Cerelon, 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 Windows Vista Compatible on Edirol products

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09/17/2011 - I am very pleased with the FA-66 even using my current version of Sonar. Recording sounded great and worked fine. I'm going to purchase another one in the near future.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Peter Ross

04/13/2011 - The built-in preamps sound good for a card of this class. They are clean and flat and the noise floor is very acceptable, with little hiss except at the highest volumes. There is nothing really remarkable about the preamps, but they do work well, and I have had no problems with the various mics I have used with it. For a mobile solution, they are quite satisfactory. The sensitivity is quite a bit better than cheaper USB based external sound cards with built in pre amps I have used.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Dennis

11/28/2010 - There are a few things about the FA-66 that really set it apart from other cards in its class. One is the analog limiter. Since the limiter is before the d/a conversion in the signal path, there is an extra layer of protection against peaking signals while recording. This is especially useful when the card is being used in a mobile situation where an external limiter is not available. The response is quite soft, so don’t expect it to attenuate point blank gunfire, but for vocals and speech it is quite effective. Another useful feature of the Edirol card which I have not seen in other cards is a ground connection. I haven’t had to use this but if you really want to ground the card for some reason, you can. The second TRS input also features a hi-z option, which is useful for guitar recording.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Roy P.

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