Edirol FA-66

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. The FA-66 has two XLR/TRS combo inputs with Phantom power, two RCA inputs, four Balanced +4dBu outputs, optical S/PDIF I/O, a built-in analogue limiter, ZERO-latency direct monitoring, solid metal construction, and FireWire bus power, all with a durable compact design.

Features

6-In/6-Out 24 bit/96 kHz Simultaneous Performance 4-In/4-Out 24 bit/192 kHz Simultaneous Performance Compatible with Mac OS X Standard Driver Provided by Apple Variety of Input & Output Options 2 XLR/TRS Combo Jacks with Premium Phantom Power Mic Preamps +4 dB Balanced Input & Output S/PDIF Optical Input & Output Ports with "SYNC" LED Indicator MIDI IN/OUT Ports Built-in Analogue Limiter and Indicator FireWire Bus Powered AC Adaptor Included Mac OS X CoreAudio and WindowsXP WDM & ASIO 2.0 Support Zero-Latency, Direct Monitoring Both 6-pin & 4-pin IEEE1394 Ports Compact, Solid Metal Construction

Technical Data

Number of Audio Channels< 44.1/48/96 kHz > Full duplex
- Record: 6 channels
- Playback: 6 channels
- < 192 kHz > Full duplex
- Record: 4 channels
- Playback: 4 channels
Signal Processing- PC interface: 24 bits
- AD/DA Conversion: 24 bits (linear)
Sampling Frequency- Digital output: 44.1/48/96 kHz
- Digital input: 44.1/48/96 kHz
- AD/DA Conversion: 44.1/48/96/192 kHz
Frequency Response- 96.0 kHz: 20 Hz to 40 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- 48.0 kHz: 20 Hz to 22 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- 44.1 kHz: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
Nominal Input Level- Input Jack 1-2 (XLR type): -50 to -10 dBu
- Input Jack 1-2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): -35 to +4 dBu
- Input Jack 3-4: -10 dBu to inf. (unbalanced)
Nominal Output Level- Output Jack 1-4: +4 dBu (balanced)
Residual Noise Level (input terminated with 1 k ohms)- MAIN VOLUME:
- 0 dB, INPUT SENS: +4 dBu
- DIRECT MONITOR VOLUME:
- OUT 1/2 position, IHF-A typ., Balanced
- Output Jack 1-2: -95 dBu
S/N RATIO (Typical)- OUTPUT: 105 dB (typ.)
- INPUT: 102 dB (typ.)
Interface- Firewire (IEEE1394)
- Digital input/output: Optical type (conforms to IEC60958)
- MIDI IN/OUT
Power Supply: DC 9 V (AC adaptor) / FireWire Bus PowerCurrent Draw:650 mADimensions- 164 (W) x 148 (D) x 44 (H) mm
- 6-1/2 (W) x 5-7/8 (D) x 1-3/4 (H) inches
Weight: 652gAccessories: Owner's Manual, Driver CD-ROM, AC Adaptor, FireWire cable (6 pins to 6 pins, 6 pins to 4 pins)System Requirements
Macintosh- OS: Mac OS X 10.3.3 or later
- Computer: Apple Macintosh series with on-board FireWire port
- CPU/Clock: PowerPC G3/800 MHz, G4/700 MHz or higher
* G4/1.2 GHz or higher is recommended in 192 kHz.
- Memory(RAM): 256 MB or more
Windows- OS: Microsoft WindowsXP Home Edition/XP Professional
- Computer: Windows XP compatible PC equipped with a IEEE1394/FireWire port
* FireWire control chip from TI (Texas Instruments) is recommended.
- CPU/Clock: Pentium, Celeron, or Pentium compatible Processor 900 MHz or higher
* Pentium4 2 GHz or higher recommended in 192 kHz.
* Pentium3 1.5 GHz or higher is recommended when the Chipsets are equippedfrom VIA.
- Memory(RAM): 256 MB or more