Echo AudioFire4 FireWire Audio Interface

by Echo

Product Features

• FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable
• Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface
• External 12VDC power supply provided
• 2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line): Meters, trim knobs & 48V phantom power
• 2 balanced 1/4" analog inputs: 112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range, +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000KPVV2G
• Item model number: AF4
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,209 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Echo's AudioFire4 offers a compact audio interface with all the connections you need for your studio. With the flexibility of FireWire and bus power, you can also take the AudioFire4 on the road. The AudioFire4 can record 24 bit 96kHz audio with low latency monitoring on any Windows XP or Mac OS X computer (desktop or notebook) with a FireWire port. AudioFire4 is the perfect center for any home studio, whether at your desk or on the road. It has 2 universal inputs with mic preamps, phantom power, and trim knobs so you can just plug in your microphone or instrument and record whenever or wherever you want. AudioFire4 also comes with 2 balanced analog inputs (TRS), 4 balanced analog outputs (TRS), a stereo headphone output, 2 FireWire ports, S/PDIF I/O, MIDI I/O, and 6 channels of full duplex 24 bit 96kHz recording and playback. Free Audio Software Included Tracktion is a radical new type of music production software - giving you a clean, intuitive, and clutter-free interface without losing professional features like drag-and-drop editing, a built-in sampler, VST plug-in support, track freezing and more... all right at your fingertips. AudioFire4 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1. Hardware features: FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface External 12VDC power supply provided 2 auto-sensing universal inputs (mic/guitar/line): Meters, trim knobs & 48V phantom power 2 balanced " analog inputs: 112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels 4 balanced " analog outputs: 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz MIDI I/O Stereo headphone output with volume knob Sync via S/PDIF Supports full duplex 6 channel in, 6 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate Heavy-duty aluminum casing Near zero latency hardware monitoring Software features: Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels Low-latency drivers su...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No better bang for the buck., April 22, 2010

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Cotharyus (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Echo AudioFire4 FireWire Audio Interface (Electronics)

What's not to love? I'm an Audio Engineer, I work with equipment like this for a living, but when it came time to buy something for myself, I didn't have thousands of dollars to spend on an audio interface. There is no other interface in this price range that will provide this level of quality and reliability. Echo drivers are always good for Mac and PC, there's no noise, the preamps are very linear, and the AudioFire control console (software) allows for very flexible setup. There are some people who say that the headphone output isn't loud enough, but I use DT770 Pro headphones (high resistance) and it's more than loud enough. The construction is great, this unit will stand up to anything short of outright abuse. I've recommended this unit or one of it's larger or smaller siblings many times to my friends, and I've never had anyone come back to me and tell me they've regretted the purchase.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Interface, October 9, 2010

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brigadierfrog - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Echo AudioFire4 FireWire Audio Interface (Electronics)

I have listened to and owned several m-audio interfaces, a delta1010lt and the very basic usb interface they offer. Both of them constantly had issues with digital and analog noise coming through the outputs. This echo interface is absolutely amazing, there's just a solid analog white noise which I would expect of any interface once the output is cranked up.

As an electrical engineer myself my applause goes to the echo engineers who devised this amazing little box. It sounds fantastic and I love the linux support echo has given!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SOUND AND EASY USE, November 23, 2010

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J. Yarborough "Johnny fubar" (New Britain, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echo AudioFire4 FireWire Audio Interface (Electronics)

I bought this to replace my Echo Gina 24/96 PCI as I needed to use Firewire. I am absolutely thrilled with the quality and control I get bringing the analog signal into my computer. No complaints about the build of the unit... I noted that someone complained about the 'plastic' face but it's not an issue as the plastic face is both beautiful and likely has equal or better strength as the metal... XLR inputs are a nice addition from the old Gina breakout box. I use this primarily for digitizing vinyl and occasional multitrack music recording.