The
FireWire 18/14 is an 18-in, 14-out audio interface complete with ADAT
Lightpipe for multi-channel communication with other digital devices.
It features 8 x 4 analog I/O at up to 24-bit/96kHz, and boasts 192kHz
on the first two inputs and all four outputs. Channels 1 and 2 also
include high-quality microphone/instrument preamps. S/PDIF optical
digital I/O provides 2-channel PCM, as well as pass-through of
surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS material.
Flexible
internal mixing allows input and output routing, including an aux bus
for effects send or monitor mix. A front-panel momentary switch allows
DJ-style headphone auditioning between two assignable sources. Other
features include two headphone amplifiers, assignable level controller,
S/PDIF coaxial/optical digital I/O, 1 x 1 MIDI I/O, and BNC word clock
connectors for synchronization to other digital devices.
Features:
- 8 x 4 analog I/O (up to 192kHz on all outs)
- 8 x 8 ADAT Lightpipe I/O plus word clock
- 2 analog inputs have mic/inst preamps and 192kHz sample rate
- coax/optical S/PDIF with PCM, AC-3 and DTS
- 1 x 1 MIDI I/O
- two individually assignable headphone outputs
- digital S/PDIF (coaxial) I/O w/ 2-channel PCM
- digital out also supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content
- flexible software-controlled mixing of hardware and software I/O
- includes Ableton Live Lite 5 music production software, so you can make music right away
Ableton Live Lite 5
Ableton
Live Lite 5 delivers much of the functionality of Ableton Live
5&mdashthe revolutionary, multi-award winning music production
solution that allows you to spontaneously compose, record, remix,
improvise and edit your musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI
environment. Live brings your acoustic, electronic and virtual
instruments&mdashas well as your digital audio recordings and MIDI
sequences&mdashtogether in a single interface with unparalleled
ease of use.
PC Requirements: Pentium 3 –
800MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops), 256MB RAM DirectX 9.0b or
higher, Windows XP (SP1) Windows 2000 (SP4) or higher, (Windows 98,
98SE, Me or NT not supported)
MAC Requirements:
G3** 800MHz or G4 733MHz or higher (may be higher for laptops), OS
9.2.2 or greater w/ 256MB RAM OS 10.2.8 w/ 256BM RAM OS 10.3 or greater
w/ 512MB RAM, ** G3/G4 accelerator cards not supported native FireWire
ports required.
