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M-Audio FireWire Solo

is designed from the ground up as an easy-to-use, high-quality interface for songwriters to record guitars, vocals and more on the computer. In addition to the 1/4" guitar input right on the front panel, a professional XLR microphone input of M-Audio FireWire Solo also lets you record vocals and acoustic instruments. You have dual line inputs for effects, drum machines and other outboard devices form M-Audio FireWire Solo. FireWire connectivity, up to 24-bit/96kHz sample rate support and digital I/O of M-Audio FireWire Solo all add up to outstanding sonic performance. M-Audio FireWire Solo is the foundation of your computer-based songwriting studio as it is simple to connect and operate.

Features

M-Audio FireWire Solo is 6 x 4 24-bit/96kHz audio interface

Front-panel microphone in (XLR) with:

48v phantom power

Gain control

Clip LED

Front-panel guitar input (1/4 in. unbalanced) with:

Gain control

Clip LED

2 line inputs (1/4 in. unbalanced) on rear panel

Front-panel switch toggles front/rear inputs

2 line outputs (1/4 in. TRS balanced/unbalanced)

S/PDIF digital I/O (coax) with 2-channel PCM

Digital output also supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content

Stereo headphone output (1/4 in. TRS)

Level control for headphone and analog outs

Flexible software-based routing/mixing with near-zero latency monitoring

Dual FireWire ports for easy device chaining

FireWire bus-powered (+12VDC power supply included for use with 4-pin FireWire PCs)

ASIO2, WDM, GSIF2, MME and Core Audio compatibility

Rack-mountable metal chassis

Kensington lock port

Mac and Windows compatible

FireWire cables included

Specification

General:

Sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96kHz

Bit depth: 24-bit

Line inputs:

Max input: +2.2dBV (1.3Vrms)

Signal-to-noise ratio: -102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic range: 102dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0061% (-84 dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

Crosstalk: -116dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

Impedance: 14k O

Microphone input:

Available gain: 40dB

Input range: -42 to -2dBu (0.01 to 0.6Vrms)

Signal to noise ratio (min gain): -101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic range (min gain): 101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD+N (min gain): 0.0049% (-86dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency response (min gain): +/-0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

Impedance: 1.5k O

Instrument input:

Available gain: 40dB

Input range: -28 to +12dBV (0.04 to 4.0Vrms)

Signal to noise ratio (min gain): -101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic range (min gain): 101dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD+N (min gain): 0.0079% (-82dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency response (min gain): +/-0.25dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

Impedance: 270k O

Line outputs:

Max output (balanced): +10.2dBu (2.5Vrms)

Max output (unbalanced): +2.0dBV (1.26Vrms)

Signal to noise ratio: -10 dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic range: 107dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

THD + N: 0.0024% (-92.5 dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS @ 48kHz

Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

Crosstalk: -118 dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

Impedance (balanced): 300 O

Impedance (unbalanced): 150 O

Headphone outputs:

Max output: -2.0dBV (0.8Vrms) into 32 O

Signal to noise ratio: -106dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Dynamic range: 105dB @ 48kHz (a-weighted)

Frequency response: +/-0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz @ 48kHz, +/-0.3dB, 20Hz to 40kHz @ 96kHz

Crosstalk: -86dB, 1kHz, channel-to-channel

Output impedance: 75 O

Working headphone impedance: 32 to 600 O

Compatibility:

ASIO2

WDM

GSIF2

MME

Core Audio

Minimum System Requirements (Mac)

Mac G3/G4* 500 Mhz

OS X 10.2.8, 256 MB RAM or OS X 10.3.5, 512 MB RAM

Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card

*G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported

OS X 10.3.5 or later required for Dolby Digital and DTS pass-through with Apple DVD player.

Minimum System Requirements (PC)

Pentium III -- 500 Mhz

128 MB RAM

Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0c

Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card

The M-Audio FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me or Windows 2000.

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09/20/2011 - It fit my needs exactly. a stereo line in, a mic with phantom power, a guitar in, firewire and balanced outputs. Its really really clean both inputs and outputs, and for other cards inthis price range, the firewire solo is a perfect choice. And since its protools compatible is just icing on the cake.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Josh Loftin

01/26/2011 - I'm using this on an Apple PowerBook G4 with a 1.33 GHz processor and 768 MB RAM. I mainly record through GarageBand, and after about 10 hours of use, it has worked flawlessly so far. Controls in front are intuitive. The clip LEDs let you know when your input volumes are maxing out. Note that you can record only two sources at once: either the front two (mic and line in) or the rear two (two line ins). I initially thought you could record 4 simultaneous tracks with this. There is, however, a switch on the front of the unit that allows you to choose front or rear inputs. There is an extra firewire plug in the rear of the unit, which allows you to daisy-chain several firewire devices. This works perfectly for me on my 12" PowerBook, which only has one firewire input. Very low latency on this unit. I can play my electric through GarageBand's multi-effects units while listening on my headphones, and I notice almost zero latency. I'm anxious to try it on my amplifier, to see if it would be suitable for live performance. I would recommend this for anyone who's thinking about getting into home recording. It's very well designed, well built, and should suit me well for years.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Oscar Dale

11/03/2010 - This is great for plug and play. It didn't take me long to figure the ins and outs. I found the latency is reduced with the firewire connection compared to USB devices. I haven't used the mic input yet but the 1/4" input for guitar and bass I have and the latency is close to nill. I have also used the S/PDIF in with my 2-channel mixer with turntables and it sounds great. Worth the invesment.

Rating:

[4 of 5 Stars]

-- Spencer

06/27/2010 - It's really nice quality no doubt. First time recording through firewire and I have to say it's great. A cheap and easy way to get great sounding vocals. You can record two tracks simultaneously which is nice. Can't wait to put this thing to full use.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Joshua Petruccelli

06/09/2010 - I like the sound very much. No cracks pops and clicks and my laptop is running faster now. The recording is crisp and clear, especially when you record with a preamp. Apart from that it has guitar and mic inputs. That comes handy but it has no built in preamp, and that seems very strange to me. Oh and I have 4ms latency in Cubase, feels good. I paid $199 for it, if you need a $199 firewire device with mic/guitar/headphones ins - I recommend you taking this baby

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Isaac Whitney

04/07/2010 - It comes with everything it mentions. I like the sound very much. No cracks pops and clicks and my laptop is running faster now. The recording is crisp and clear, especially when you record with a preamp.Great external card. I'm loving it.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- James Mosher

02/04/2010 - The M-audio FireWire Solo is a great instrument for singer/songwriters with a budget! I appreciate the sound quality, the ease of installation. The fact that it sounds really well when I am monitoring tracks in Cubase. If you are on a budget or are recording a few selected items, this is a module for you.

Rating:

[5 of 5 Stars]

-- Mary Margaret Chappell

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