AudioFire2 offers an extremely small FireWire audio solution. No product this small comes packed with as many features as the AudioFire2. Fully balanced input and output, separately addressable headphone output, S/PDIF I/O and MIDI I/O are all included in this 3.5 inch by 4.25 inch interface. AudioFire2 is the perfect product for any musician on the go. Power is provided directly from the FireWire bus or from the supplied power source. MIDI and S/PDIF are available via a removable dongle for compact flexibility. With the AudioFire2 you 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. Hardware Features FireWire (IEEE 1394a) interface with 8' cable Bus powered with 6-pin FireWire interface External 12VDC power supply provided 2 balanced ¼" analog inputs: 113dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels 2 balanced ¼" analog outputs: 114dB (A-weighted) dynamic range +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels Stereo headphone output with volume knob Headphone output is independent from line outputs (listen to cue mix separate from house mix) S/PDIF I/O at 24-bit/96kHz MIDI I/O S/PDIF - MIDI breakout cable included Supports full duplex 4 channel in, 6 channel out operation at 24 bit, 96 kHz sample rate Pocket sized ( 3.5in x 4.25in x 1 in) Heavy-duty aluminum case Near zero latency hardware monitoring Software Features Software console for monitoring, metering, and setting levels Low-latency drivers support all major pro audio software: Low Latency ASIO 2.0 WDM kernel streaming mode GSIF 2.0 (Gigastudio 3 w/ low latency MIDI) CoreAudio & CoreMIDI System Requirements PC System requirements: Windows XP 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) Mac System Requirements Mac OS X (10.3.9 or later) G4 or better processor 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) Free Audio Software Included Mackie 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. AudioFire2 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1. Tracktion (version 1) includes over twenty-five plug-ins, including Final Mix!