ECHO AUDIOFIRE PRE8 FIREWIRE AUDIO RECORDER

The AudioFire Pre8 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 Brilliantpreamp 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. In addition to the 8 universal inputs with Brilliantmic preamps, the AudioFire Pre8 features 8 balanced 1/4 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).

Key features:

• Eight auto-sensing universal inputs featuring Echo proprietary Brilliant microphone preamps for low distortion - crystal clear sound and transparency.
• The premium inputs, 1 and 2, are located on the front of the unit with phase reversal, low impedance, direct input, 80Hz roll off and pad.
• There are two channel inserts for inputs 1 and 2 located on the back of the unit for additional effects, such as compressor, EQ, Reverb etc.
• The six remaining universal inputs are also located on the back of the unit.
• All eight inputs have self detected phantom power.

Total I/Os: 16 ins & 16outs

• Audiofire Pre8 is a single-height, rack mountable unit with 8 universal inputs with microphone preamps, optical ADAT I/O (with S/MUX for 96 kHz support), S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O.
• 8 balanced 1/4 inch analog outputs and 2 stereo headphone outputs with volume knob, main output volume knob.
• The AudioFire Pre8 supports 24-bit 96 kHz playback and recording and ships with low-latency drivers supporting nearly all major pro audio software.

Flexibility:

• The AudioFire Pre8 is fully ASIO, WDM, WaveRT compatible with support for Windows XP/Vista/Win 7 (both 32 bit and 64 bit versions) and Mac OS X (10.4 or later).
• It connects to and is stackable with any desktop or notebook computer with a FireWire port. Daisy-chain two Pre8s for more I/Os.
• The AudioFire Pre8 is the perfect Firewire digital audio recording interface for any entry level or professional recording studio, whether it be at home or on the road.

HARDWARE FEATURES:

• FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 15' cable
• BrilliantMic 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

SOFTWARE FEATURES:

• Software console controls mixing and monitoring
• Supports all major pro audio software:
  • Low Latency ASIO 2.0
  • CoreAudio & CoreMIDI

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)

About Echo Audio:
Echo Digital Audio is a successful research and development organization, licensing its technology to larger companies while at the same time supplying its popular products and supporting software to end-users and other manufacturers in the pro audio, broadcast, test and measurement, and audio simulation markets. Echo began designing and manufacturing computer audio products over 30 years ago. The Company was a pioneer in the computer-based voice technology field in the 1980's; Echo's audio peripherals and speech compression were standard products in the education and special needs markets. In the 1990's Echo went on to design and manufacture the first multi-track recording products for the PC and Mac markets. Echo has licensed its DSP-based audio technology to several leading audio and semiconductor companies including: Gibson Guitar, Analog Devices, HP, Sony, Motorola, Peavey, Mackie, Carvin, and Dolby Laboratories. All the Company's technology is created in-house where the small, focused staff pays meticulous attention to perfecting digital audio at each step of the design process. Echo's hardware and software engineers have worked together for years delivering solutions that would typically require significantly greater resources and personnel. Echo has a following of loyal, discriminating customers who share its vision of never settling for anything less than first-rate quality - especially at modest price points. They appreciate the unique attention that goes into every facet of product development, from the sturdy, sleek industrial design of the metal cases, to the rock solid software drivers. Echo is a closely-held company, located in Santa Barbara, California, with a management team that has been in place for nearly 30 years.

Echo Audio warrants its products to be free from defects for 1 year from the date of purchase.

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