Cakewalk Fa-66 Firewire Audio Capture

Cakewalk Fa-66 Firewire Audio Capture Review

Cakewalk Fa-66 Firewire Audio Capture Feature

• 6-in/6-out 24-bit/96kHz simultaneous performance
• 4-in/4-out 24-bit/192kHz simultaneous performance
• 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks w/premium phantom-powered mic preamps
• +4 dB balanced input and output
• S/PDIF optical input & output ports with Sync LED indicator

The FA-66 is a 6-channel portable FireWire audio interface designed with the mobile recording and performance professional in mind. The FA-66 offers incredible audio fidelity, stability, and a practical set of input and output options. It also offers 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, all in a durable compact case. 6-In/6-Out 24-bit/96kHz Simultaneous Performance Record and play back up to six channels at 24-bit/96kHz, or record and play back up to four channels at 24-bit/192kHz. Variety of I/O Options Record from a variety of sources through the plethora of input and output connectors on the 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, four individual analog outputs, 1/4" stereo headphone out, and MIDI I/O. 2 XLR/TRS Combo Jacks w/Premium Phantom-Powered Mic Preamps The FA-66 is a completely portable recording solution with ultra-clean, high-gain microphone preamps and premium analog components. It's perfect for home-studio and field-recording applications. 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 high-quality field recorder. For your desktop use, the FA-66 package comes with an AC adaptor. Mac OS X Core Audio, WDM, & ASIO 2.0 Support Compatible with Mac OS X standard CoreAudio. In addition, the FA-66 comes with WindowsXP WDM and ASIO 2.0 drivers for ultra-low latency with most audio applications. Zero-Latency Direct Monitoring Listen to audio being recording directly without routing through software. The FA-66's Direct Monitoring function allows the input to go straight to the output for zer