Hercules, onderdeel van Guillemot komt op de markt met een hele complete firewire kaart.
De grote verassing is de prijs, die zal naar verwachting rond de 650 euro komen te liggen.
Specs :
Sturdy external FireWire audio interface mountable in a standard 1U / 19” rack unit.
Up to 16-In/12-Out simultaneous multitrack recording on PC and Mac OS X via FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectivity.
24-bit 96KHz audio sampling with professional-quality converters.
16 independent inputs including 12 analog In, 1 coaxial In (stereo) and 1 optical In (stereo).
12 independent outputs including 8 analog Out, 1 coaxial Out (stereo) and 1 optical Out (stereo).
2 mic/instrument pre-amplifiers with switchable 48-volt phantom power via Neutrik™ combo (XLR/TRS) connectors with direct input for guitars (Hi-Z).
2 MIDI In and 2 MIDI Out via standard DIN jacks (32 channels In/32 channels Out).
Word Clock I/O synchronization via BNC connectors.
No latency with direct hardware monitoring.
Compatible with all the most popular audio software applications.
Full driver package for Mac OS X (Core audio) and Windows (ASIO2.0, GSIF, WAV, DirectSound).
http://europe.hercules.com/read.php?id=565&PHPSESSID=c74f78d38bc02aa12efa96b6c0742bfe
De grote verassing is de prijs, die zal naar verwachting rond de 650 euro komen te liggen.
Specs :
Sturdy external FireWire audio interface mountable in a standard 1U / 19” rack unit.
Up to 16-In/12-Out simultaneous multitrack recording on PC and Mac OS X via FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectivity.
24-bit 96KHz audio sampling with professional-quality converters.
16 independent inputs including 12 analog In, 1 coaxial In (stereo) and 1 optical In (stereo).
12 independent outputs including 8 analog Out, 1 coaxial Out (stereo) and 1 optical Out (stereo).
2 mic/instrument pre-amplifiers with switchable 48-volt phantom power via Neutrik™ combo (XLR/TRS) connectors with direct input for guitars (Hi-Z).
2 MIDI In and 2 MIDI Out via standard DIN jacks (32 channels In/32 channels Out).
Word Clock I/O synchronization via BNC connectors.
No latency with direct hardware monitoring.
Compatible with all the most popular audio software applications.
Full driver package for Mac OS X (Core audio) and Windows (ASIO2.0, GSIF, WAV, DirectSound).
http://europe.hercules.com/read.php?id=565&PHPSESSID=c74f78d38bc02aa12efa96b6c0742bfe
), maar met deze specs kan zoiets toch alleen maar goed zijn ?
