Phonic Firefly 808 Universal Studio Recording Preamp with 192 kHz USB 2.0 + FireWire Interface

Phonic Firefly 808 Universal Studio Recording Preamp with 192 kHz USB 2.0 + FireWire Interface Review

Phonic Firefly 808 Universal Studio Recording Preamp with 192 kHz USB 2.0 + FireWire Interface Feature

• FireWire (IEEE 1394) and USB 2.0 audio interface
• 24-bit resolution, up to 192 kHz sampling rate
• 18 simultaneous inputs and outputs FireWire/USB audio interface
• 8 microphone preamps with trim control and individual phantom power switches
• 8 analog line inputs including 2 instrument inputs

FireWire (IEEE 1394) and USB 2.0 audio interface 24-bit resolution, up to 192 kHz sampling rate 18 simultaneous inputs and outputs FireWire/USB audio interface 8 microphone preamps with trim control and individual phantom power switches 8 analog line inputs including 2 instrument inputs 8 channels of optical ADAT I/O (4 ch. via 96k dual SMUX) S/PDIF I/O, AES/EBU I/O, MIDI I/O and word clock I/O Headphone output and Main output with volume control for monitoring purpose Channel meters on channel 1 to 8 for input or output Synchronization, sampling rate, digital I/O and MIDI in/out indicators Dual FireWire ports for daisy chaining and direct connection to Mac or PC Stand-alone mixer functionality for field and studio use without computer Instrument input, pad switch, balanced 1/4" TRS send jacks on Inputs 1 and 2 Compatible with Mac OSX and Windows XP, Vista & 7 Steinberg's Cubase LE digital audio workstation software included The new Phonic Firefly 808 Universal rack-mountable preamplifier with USB and FireWire interface is an easy-to-use, high-quality recording interface for songwriters to record guitars, keyboards, vocals and more to the computer. Featured are 8 analog (XLR and 1/4") inputs and 8 analog (1/4") outputs, as well as S/PDIF, AES/EBU, MIDI and ADAT inputs and outputs – all of which are streamed to and from the computer in real time through the FireWire or USB connection in superb 24-bit/192kHz audio. Compatible with the most popular of Digital Audio Workstation software, this powerful unit provides recording musicians and engineers alike with the kind of sophisticated yet easy-to-use recording device they require.