The 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. Compatible with most popular music software, this compact bus-powered unit is small enough to go anywhere you want to take your music. In addition to the 1/4" guitar input right on the front panel, a professional XLR microphone input also lets you record vocals and acoustic instruments. There are also dual line inputs for effects, drum machines and other outboard gear. FireWire connectivity, up to 24-bit/96kHz sample rate support and digital I/O all add up to outstanding sonic performance. As simple to connect and operate as it is powerful, FireWire Solo is the foundation of your computer-based songwriting studio.

Features

• 6 x 4 24-bit/96kHz audio interface
• microphone, guitar and line inputs
• S/PDIF digital I/O
• stereo headphone output
• dual FireWire ports with bus-power
• 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” unbalanced) with:
• gain control
• clip LED

Specifications

2 line inputs (1/4” unbalanced) on rear panel
front-panel switch toggles front/rear inputs
2 line outputs (1/4” 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” 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

general specifications

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 ohms

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 ohms

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 ohms

line outputs

max output (balanced): +10.2dBu (2.5Vrms)
max output (unbalanced): +2.0dBV (1.26Vrms)
signal to noise ratio: -107 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 ohms
impedance (unbalanced): 150 ohms

headphone outputs

max output: -2.0dBV (0.8Vrms) into 32 ohms
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 ohms
working headphone impedance: 32 to 600 ohms

Compatibility

ASIO2
WDM
GSIF2
MME
Core Audio
Pentium III – 500 MHz
128 MB RAM
Windows XP (SP2) with DirectX 9.0c
Onboard FireWire connection or installed IEEE1394 PCI card

The FireWire Solo is not supported under Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me or Windows 2000.
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
,br> *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.