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.

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 ¼" analog inputs:
  • 112dB (A-weighted) dynamic range
  • +4dBu / -10dBV nominal levels
• 4 balanced ¼" 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 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. AudioFire4 comes bundled with Tracktion version 1.

Tracktion (version 1) includes over twenty-five plug-ins, including Final Mix!