All user reviews for the Edirol FA-101

- What technical specifications have motivated your choice? Connectors, Firewire (I use it mainly with a laptop).
- For what purpose? Live recording with a laptop, multicasting for theater shows.
- What is your config (Map mother / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)? PIV 2.80 GHZ, 512 MB, DD + DD40 external Firewire 200 GB. (Portable DELL Inspiron 5160)
- Which instruments or systems (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections ... Use mobile engagement with a pair of Rode NT2000, the PG81 Shure SM57? ... prampli ART DPSII

9 This is because there is no ES SPDIF Coax

USE

- Installation is it done without problem? Super easy to install. 5 minutes is enough. No soucy
- Have you encountered the incompatibilits? Not the least, and with 4 diffrentes machines with two laptops (one of them used with PCMCIA Firewire Gnrique card).
- Is Gnrale configuration is easy? Yes, more than easy because you can not work on anything (which is after me to not always a good thing, but hey .... has a very well pass)
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ... Yeah, no ... But I have not had a need that?.

9 because you can not use multiple cards now ...

IMPLEMENTATION

- Are the drivers stable? Yes, no problem. Just a little regret they did not allow pou rl'instant to grate several FA101 to record 20 tracks simultannment (which can be gnial live) ... Shame ...
- Are they often put day? Very good question, thank you for laying
- What software do you use most often? Samplitude and it is a joy. Direct monitoring is great gr directly from the app (levels, pan between each of the interface) unlike my DSP2000 Hoontech. Finally a real treat.
- What you get lag? With my config, 8 ms without cracking. But I find that is when even a little to play in real time with VSTi (although it is said that it is not noticeable below 10 ms)
- How many tracks you record / play simultaneously recording 48 ... 10 kHz, 24-bit and reading for now thirty with some effects ... (in general, for? reading I usually increase the buffer size in order to gain stability.

8 because qu'oblig reboot the interface when changing frequency drives to chantillonage. I find not very practical. And I will be able to prfr grate from the driver ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

- How long have you use it? months
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The ct + "mobile" of the beast, dynamics, correct pramps, the report quality unbeatable price
- Having to reboot the interface when you want to change the frquence chantillonage, not coax, and I am not convinced by the converters. Those of my MOTU 2408 are however only 48 kHz / 20 bits, parraissent me more transparent. I prefer my ears rely rather than numbers. It's fine to have a card that manages the 192 Khz, but hey ... So have a little less efficient converters that are more transparent after me. Lightweight breath out on this interface, not much on the headphone output level (test with AKG K271).
Anyway, I'm going to belittle arrter because for the price this is a great lil toy.
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir? Yes, some M Audio, RME Multiface (sounds much better, but also much more expensive), the Traveler home Motu (my dream lol).
- How do you report qualitprix? unbeatable after me. Besides the beast robust look great !!! Made to last for after me. Increuvable!
- With the exprience, you do again this choice ... With this budget, yes, with a little more money I let myself be tempted by a RME Fireface or MOTU Traveler?

I use it for recording and mixing in a home studio.
I use it with a prampli TubePre home PreSonus

USE

Personally I have had a problem during the installation of this interface.
The Gnrale configuration is very simple and well in English manual is very clear and sufficient to understand the operation of this interface.

IMPLEMENTATION

The drivers are stable ...
I use fruity loops 8 and Cubase SX 2, I had no problems with these two programs.
At the latency is almost perfect (if not perfect)

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for two months and I am satisfied.
qualitprix the report is not bad (if somewhat expensive (about 400 euros), but it's good stuff so the AC is.
with the experience I remake that choice without hesitated.

Reasons for choice:
The auto-food firewire small size the number of enter the pramplis or bundled, TRS jacks, direct monitoring with adjustable balance facade.
Usage in Home Studio and taken from his nomad.
Branch on a black macbook core2duo 2.2GHz with 4GB RAM, 500GB disk 5400 revolutions.
Branch with compact4 of Soundcraft, dbx compressor insert, TLA 5050 live, sometimes I branch keyboards or other expanders "invited to." Everything is plugged in symmetrical.

USE

OSX just plug and running. Sometimes the card is not recognized at once simply the dye and turn and no problem. Attention to the choice of "samplerate" in faade because even if you choose a diffrente value in the sound that comes frquence this software is blocked. I became aware of the problem with logic because I happened to forget to rgler frquence on the 96000 in software. Everything seems to work but after a while the recording is arrtait noting too slow disk I do not know why. I think that makes the software was a conversion in real time via virtual memory and once the catch in the 44100 premires not go back to 96000. After a few errors dplaisantes g nral we forget the more rglage in question.
The manual is complete, a routing Schematic drawing is on top of the machine.

IMPLEMENTATION

The machine is stable in logic. With my machine and a buffer 512 a infrieure latency 10 ms I get about 8 audio tracks and 2 large virtual instrument compressors and equalizers on each track, reverb auxiliary and a multiband compressor master. I recorded six tracks simultaneously has passed without problem. Manual balance of direct monitoring and software output is very very convenient.
The big review on this product is linked to or bundled pramplis I hardly serves me so they are cold. If you think you plug a bass live forget, with an amp simulator software you get a little catch the disaster but the rest of the craft down floor ... The pramplis the Soundcraft do much better. For the broadcasting outlet or a room with two microphones was going on but just ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for 1 year.
The higher the monitoring balance, the bus feed size / number of I / O
The less pramplis.
Good price quality ratio there one year. Today I rather would turn to a motu or apogee duet of o the number of enter is limited to two, but the quality of the pramplis is waiting for you (test a guitar has nothing to do). To sum up, if you want a lot of enter and exit in a small volume this card is for you. If you want to connect a direct instrument in go your way ...

Headphone = Mono/Stereo Option
Sample rate= 44.1,48,88,96, 192Khz
Digital I/O
MIDI I/O
Fire Wire...4,6pins Bus Power
10 I/O
2XLR with Preamp + 8 ComboJack i/o
Hi-Z
OWESOME BUILT-IN




UTILIZATION

CUBASE , SONAR, FL STUDIO...

GETTING STARTED

Don't have malfunction on the product...

OVERALL OPINION


Cold Preamp: I always get distorted sound with Voice... even setting the preamp to minimun.... what should i do? Do i used extra Mic Preamp...? suggest me Please... But ofcourse i get a good tone on my Guitar....


Cost High... as compare to online price....

The FA101 is a 10 in and 10 out interface, it is also pretty small for all of its capabilities. But it’s a perfect interface for home use, and if you want to pack it up in your mobile or laptop case to take with you for your recording needs if you are out and about. For it to be a little device you would expect it to have two separate pre amps and for it to be able to support recording as well as playback on up to 10 different channels. I used the FA101 with a mac book pro and it worked seamlessly and without any issues.


UTILIZATION

As I stated it has a phantom power microphone preamp button for both channels on the front of the unit which is a good surprise for the small size of the FA101. It records at 192kHz with a digital output of 44.1 kHz. On the Front of the FA101it also has a high impedance digital jack as well. You can also connect your midi devices to the FA101because it supports midi in and out.


GETTING STARTED

The owners manual is very in depth and well written as well as easy for the basic user to understand. Set up can get a little difficult depending on which DAW you are going to use it with. It will all come down to how familiar you are with using interfaces and also how familiar you are with using your own DAW and setting up your connects.


OVERALL OPINION

The FA101 is a smaller interface that is very portable, that is the most favorite aspect of it, you will have the ability to have a great quality interface no matter where you go and have all of the connection space you need for all situations. The quality for the price is very good, I highly recommend using the FA101

10 inputs, 10 outputs
2 Fireware Ports
phantom power supply
quality converters

use audio and especially vsti
ultra-low latency

pc config XP, INTEL 2.6G, 1024RAM, CM asus

I use it for guitar voice and keyboards.

UTILIZATION

Damage Manual in English, but the installation is simple!
you install the driver, plug it and play it!

GETTING STARTED

NO PLANTING
Dj an update on the site.
I use Cubase SX vector, once the base SETTING THE effectus (ASIO) is spot on!
5ms latency with 6 tracks vsti! and 2 audios!
no clicks, plop, blast!, a big one's own and without burrs, do not bother to partly correct, or add effects, is left to the bte!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 15 days
she has a mouth of hell!
otherwise I prfr just over LEDs
I tried a hontech, no photos, no PCI and freedom!
9 because I will j'aurau wanted more knobs for gain SETTING THE
For me, the price is unbeatable quality report
I do it again this choice without hsiter!

So the following properties:

Main features:

10x10 24-bit/96kHz Audio
6x6 24-bit/192kHz audio
FireWire bus power
Direct Monitoring
Low-latency drivers
Specifications
Number of channels of audio recording / playback
- Up to 96kHz - Full Duplex
Record: 10 channels
Reading: 10 channels

- 192kHz - Full Duplex
Record: 6 channels
Read: 6 channels

Audio signal processing
PC interface: 24-bit
Conversion AD / DA Conversion: 24-bit (Linear)

Sampling frequencies
Digital Output: 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
Digital Input: 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
AD / DA Conversion: 44.1/48.88.2/96/192 kHz

Nominal Input Level
Jacks Inputs 1-2 (XLR):
-50 -10 DBu

Input jacks 1-2 (6.35mm TRS):
-35 +4 DBu

Input jack 3-6: +4 dBu (balanced)
Input jacks 7-8:
-10dBu +4 dBu (balanced)

Nominal Output Level
1-8 +4 dBu output jacks (balanced)
Interface
FireWire (IEEE1394)
Input / Optical Digital Output (according to IEC60958)
Input / Output MIDI

Connectors
- Front Panel -
Input jack 1-2 (XLR / TRS combo)
XLR (balanced / phantom power +48 V)
TRS (balanced)
Headphone jack (stereo 6.35mm)
Digital Input (Optical)
Digital Out (Optical)

- Rear Panel -
Input jack 3-8:
6.35mm TRS (balanced)
Output jack 1-8:
6.35mm TRS (balanced)
Input / Output MIDI
Firewire

Food
Power supply A / C provided

Dimensions
219mm (length) x 138mm (width) x 48mm (Height)

For my config, look at my profile ...
What motivated my choice?
After reading the features of the beast, the question becomes a bit superfluous, but the details are in the overall opinion.

UTILIZATION

The installation was done without any problems and yet I feared the worst because of the ALi chipset on my laptop.
No configuration to do. There are only soft in the ASIO control panel, and Hard direct monitoring, the sample rate, the sensitivity of the 2 combos taken of the front, the input gain 3 / 4 and the volume of the headset, the manual does can be as clear, brief, and in my case English. On the top panel of the rack, there is the internal block diagram of the card, it is convenient. No conflict for the moment, but I am just beginning to use it, I would supplement the topic later.
10 at the moment so

GETTING STARTED

Drivers version 1.0 for now, not yet updated (well I think), but it really looks super stable. I am to 9 ms latency but I have not tested the card in depth, I think I can go below. Similarly, I have yet to try to save over 44K, but my next project will probably 88.2K or 48K in in. Of course I will test the 192K, but just to see if it works ... too much disk space and only (?!?) 6 inputs and 6 outputs used.
I would come to say more in a few weeks

OVERALL OPINION

I always wanted to migrate to a mobile architecture, so after buying my laptop, I had a good sound card to work ...
Maps USB1 is too limited because of the size of the bus, I was left so that the somution USB2 or Firewire. Very few USB2 card on the market and as Firewire is popular and works well ...
I still have the choice of the model.
I need more entries because I have a supernova expander with 8 separate outputs, then you can use it, and then I also work with other people, so at least 4 inputs (2 for the supernova and 2 others my partner to live by example. For 2 or 4 outputs could be enough.
Morality, I was left not too many choices .... not about to invest € 1,000 in a Motu 828 MKII, the Firewire 410 M-Audio does Posed as 2 analog inputs (c vaiment no two inputs and 8 outputs! ), ...
Short little choice in the end, but somehow it was not too serious because the FA-101 I immediately typed in the eye ...

The advantage of these entries is that I can use all the outputs of my expander (1 per part multitimbral) and connect directly to the FA-101. I use my MIDI Remote Controller 25 to mix all the tracks, so it's as if I was using a numerical table.
Now I can sell my desk and I frankly clean mix my audio

She also works independently (I mean without a computer) and therefore becomes a true portable blender (too bad that all entries do not have gain settings by ...); cons on my config, it requires be powered by the industry in any case ... We can not have everything, but I think that all firewire cards are in the same case.

The - of a map so to speak:
- The input gain knob 3 / 4 is poorly positioned at the rear of the rack in the connectors and it is very small.
- 5/6/7/8 entries do not have knobs for gain settings.
- The card must be supplied by the sector.

Most of the card:
- There is too much!

I'm not going réétaler on the technical side, but frankly the sound is really insane, and use a treat.
The radius of the superfluous, but does not spoil anything, I think of all the cards I've seen is the one that has the most mouth

Value, it's really over the Firewire 410 on the basis of features (2 analog inputs, again I do not understand ...). I also think it's worth a shot over the motu motu 828MKII because if may have more direct monitoring functions, the FA-101 is really cheaper. Jai a friend who at the motu, I'll take the test quality at home and I will tell you.

I Fully agree with what is described below, I would add one thing, and not least, it is not made in Japan in China by workers pay 100 euro per month and no social protection, or by children in Malaysia .... more on pollution, Japan respects more standard that countries dvellopement that the derogation is granted. Evidence that it is therefore possible to normal prices of products without them made lower cost, can be reported as a somewhat less but me when I bought it at least had the awareness a bit quieter than if I had bought the made in malaysia emu1820 precisely. Finally it's really a very very good product trs versatile and very good qualitbr />
Finally, buy smart and not forcment cheaper, better SAVE if you may help the exploitation of people and resources

UTILIZATION

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GETTING STARTED

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OVERALL OPINION

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I use a laptop ACER Pentium IV, 512 MB I'm using Cubase SX 2, and a hardware keyboard Yamaha EX7, a Triton and a Yamaha MOTIF expander. The map for me sduit firewire interface of course, its small size, the number of e / s, the quality of pramplis short, his ct "while an" affordable .. For me, this card should be able to grate the south and audio Manir best, and I t's not!

UTILIZATION

Installation: child
Worry-incompatibilitbr /> Automatic Config, nothing hack, tt is a single
Only regret: the instructions in Japanese and English .. MRIT have a translation in the language of Moliere to be perfect.

GETTING STARTED

Driver ultra stable audio quality at the appointment, saying anything.
In Cubase SX, it behaves perfectly, no problem.
Latency 34 ms
For now, after a trial on 14 MIDI tracks and 11 audio tracks simultaneously, with plug ins and everything, I find no instability.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week, and I do not regret my purchase at that price within a small footprint, I can carry my home studio under his arm, and is really the top when you're itin Rant like me. I opt for the ur80 beginners, but frankly, nothing to see (diff to 150 euros, not fo hsiter). Really a good product, still a shame not to have the manual in french!

I needed a Firewire card in order to make sound on both a desktop and a laptop. I hsit between the M-Audio FW410 and it and I finally opt for the FA-101 for the number of features well suprieur (8 analog inputs!) And problem of incompatibility of the M-Audio Firewire with some controllers.

The laptop: Packard Bell Athlon-M 2.4 GHz, 512MB, 40GB.

Having the card a few days, I have so far been able to do that trs short LGERS tests on my laptop with SX2, a plug-in drum samples (Plugsound) and a Status low branch.

I do not put that 9 / 10 because we have a apprci ADAT I / O

UTILIZATION

Installation is super fast!
First install the drivers
Then plug the card
And voila!

Just had a small problem during the installation Premire: you have to run Cubase SX with dpart SETTING THE freq of 44 KHz (indicated in the doc).

GETTING STARTED

Not yet put on the day but these drivers seem stable and effective.

For the latency, I use it right now 10ms, it must be down but I still had small 7ms plays ...

Nevertheless, 10 ms is dj nickel!

The multitrack recording did not really fear an APRS RPET entirely recorded on 8 tracks, it's all nickel!

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 3 days, just did some recording bass on a virtual drum, the sound is good trs trs (cost per headphone: AudioTechnica ATHM40FS).

Firewire external sound card.

I learned to play Live. The sound cards on laptops are gnralement mdiocre a quality (and that's saying something).
Example: my laptop latest sony (P4, Centrino, 1.5 GHz) possde yamaha card with which I can not play cubase least 300ms of latency. Unable to live under such conditions of, since I play midi keyboard on compounds Cubase with Reason as an instrument.

I wanted a config:
- Nomadic
- That will not be planted on scne
- Performance, which could provide such a latency <10ms, to allow a game on live instruments Reason.
- With a good dynamic sound (default other big micro card supplied with the laptops)

This card silent for me. J'hsitais however with the M-AUDIO 410, just under CHRE. The Edirol However, the big asset of 10 inputs (the M-AUDIO has only two) that allow = increasing returns effects and mixing live using the computer as an interface.

This is the config which I used:
SONY PCG-Z1RMP-M 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium4 512M of RAM.
Cubase Vsti 5.1-r1
Reason-2

UTILIZATION

Installing Windows XP SP1 without a shadow of a problem.

Manuel damn good. French installation manual and user manual in English only. But that does not dbrouille in English today? mmm?

GETTING STARTED

Not much use for now, but I can dj say this:
- The construction seems super solid. the pots are firm, no play, all the impression of being built to last a lifetime. Big diffrence with the M-AUDIO, less CHRE but less robust in appearance.
- Everything worked the first time, and I have not had a single hook with this sound card.
- I work 7ms latency for now, but I feel that I could push a bit more given the stability inbranlable which I have the exprience to date. My pieces include up to 10 audio tracks and up to a dozen instruments playing parallle Reason.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not use it for a long time, but for now she met my expectations with gnrosit. It MRIT October 1 overall.

Congratulations to the passage continues pater Edirol by the level of quality of its products, including (and especially) for all that is invisible or inaudible, but it speaks volumes about the need for designers (buttons, finish , touch CONTRL).

Use in mobile station and home-studio:
with Acer 1714SMI
P4 3.4GHz / 1024MB DDR333 / 120GB HDD

For the time-tested direct outlet Live (1:45 of cabaret, comedians and musicians) on Nuendo (Steinberg), 8-track in 24/48 with a perfectly satisfactory.

8 / 10 because you can not link two sets (for now, according to the Faq Edirol ...), and I'd like to have 16 channels input ...!
And they should have thought.

UTILIZATION

Well, I have not much to add, everything has already been said by other users.

9 / 10 because of the "manual" Fr too minimalist, but the installation is so easy to forgive you!

GETTING STARTED

I mixed (on Nuendo) recorded the show by adding audio tracks (15 tracks in the end), compared with the Terratec EWS88 we have in the studio, it is easier to route the bus ..., and level of the quality of the result, I am quite charmed by its performance.

OVERALL OPINION

Quality / price ratio perfect ...

Familiar with the Terratec EWS88 to use it regularly, and Hoontech DSP2000, which I installed and tested in the home studio of a friend (by the way, I recommend eXXXpressions ...), I would say that in the same "niche" (albeit slightly more expensive because in external port), the FA101 I will lead the verse (yes, the DSP2000 is disqualified ...).

The + is the ability to record 192kHz (6 tracks in anyway!), A luxury.
Reliability, efficiency and simplicity of the Drivers.

Now, however, for my personal needs, if I had known (well for me, I had to inform me ...!) we could not link two modules, I think I punctured my purse a little more for another model ...
But I would still be reluctant, surely!

Trs hard for a Premire as input and output of this format is super carrment gnial.
I do not have a box of competition on the PC: laptop 2.4 Ghz, 256 RAM, 40 Ghz Hard. Yet to turn and runs well

UTILIZATION

I read the reviews and I is not due t carrment easy even for me as no

GETTING STARTED

I did this for three days of Systm so I do not intend to discuss the update of drivers.
However in stability I have not had any PB.
I test the card two times on a record of 30 min with 8 inputs and 4 outputs using a 96 kHz.
Ds and the next test I live with 6 outputs console faade e + 1 micro atmosphere. While using the two inputs to grate pramp spectral analysis of the show.
So with all software that runs in 2 mm long and 7 between users and NO WORRIES ON ARRIVAL!

OVERALL OPINION

The only black spot on the board and there is no soft to grate the output levels

The product remains the same while a great acquisition and a great value quality / price.

My first exercise and the same mtier possdant Ohmga the lexicon, I caught him saying: shit and if I had known I would have expected it so.
And he liked with his sound card

Bravo edirol that has everything included in the package:
1 6-pin cable firwire.
1 4-pin cable firwire.
an external power supply.
adapters (Electric) for different countries (France, US, UK .....)
tmoigne small detail that has contributed finishing the map.

I use it for now with 6-pin cable (and power cord supplmentaire) on my desktop PC (2.8Go) and I turned on laptop (with most cable 4 pin power supply ) without pb

UTILIZATION

This card only runs on XP (and not in 2000 as I win), the Bond of all stroke-r install. Otherwise everything was done without problem.
No Linux driver either

GETTING STARTED

use (I've had five months) is happiness, not encountered in bp or instability. I put a little latency lev (9ms), but we must be able to get off.
petie history:
I brought my card after the seller has a pb recording my guitar. Rponse the seller when I got "an FA-101 it's weird you do me a never ride". And indeed after discussion with him and back home I noticed that my faithful guitar that made the soul and not the card

OVERALL OPINION

A bomb that card, I do it again this choice because it does me (again) disappointed in any aspect.

My FA101 is connected a Dell Inspiron 8600c, via an external hard drive Maxtor One Touch (string in firewire).
She is more of interface audio mixer:
my instruments are directly above (a-station, CS1x, V-AMP2) (2 and then remains free admission) and the Mix knob allows shuffled the audio signal from the computer and the instruments as input e (direct monitoring).
My base is under Sonar 2.2 XL.

Since I lay, my mixer is stored in the closet!
Note that in this config, only my V-AMP2 between a sufficient level without the need correction. For two synths, knobs jOperation the gain of between 1-2 and 7-8.
Cest that the its a shame: the entries that are 1-2 combo XLR / Jack are taken by an instrument and therefore not prepared for micros in basic configuration

UTILIZATION

No installation problem: I just followed the instructions and everything went as planned ... fun!
APRS rglage the buffers, has turned!

GETTING STARTED

My config is perfectly stable. No problem up.
I am currently working on projects with two dozen audio tracks, one or two virtual instruments and effects plug-ins, plus MIDI tracks ... TRS has turned good!
(I limit myself to 48khz)

OVERALL OPINION

I am satisfied with my purchase trs.
I had an M-Audio Duo before, which n'tait not able to mix the signal from the computer and the instruments come into direct monitoring; c'tait either one or the another.
With the FA, everything became easier and less cumbersome.
So was not worth more compltes interfaces, but at the cost o it sells, I think it is a dj trs good solution for those who want more entries.

Trs compact design .... super nice ... she takes the bag with the ds laptop, and cables and hard drive ..

... use live performance with lots of output ... it's great (10 input and 10 output .. it's pretty huge for its size) nomad records ...
my config p4 laptop Hewlett pakard 3gigas 768 mo ...
I use it with live4 ... ... sequoia7 acid pro4 .... I record in an other computer via two XLR cables .. and twelve o'clock

UTILIZATION

Installation without problem .... and fast trs
I encountered no inconsistency on my apps .... must not be too greedy on the 192k

the manual is in English, trs super late ... not complex ... it's just a description of the card, j'au

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable ... parcontre is fair enough ... it is hard to control the TRS inputs and outputs in 192 ... k. ... not soft to the mixer ...

latency is low, parcontre wamirack my old 192L .. + + is still faster

pTis of worries about a background noise (to buy a special plug 2euros)

I hate turning off the map to change the frequency .... the 192 is not stable on my computer trs
sequoia on I can not get on 192k
There's otherwise a good sound trs trs

OVERALL OPINION

Since 2 months

I love the design, size, color .. it seems robust trs

big flaw ... 4LED to control entry ... which are more visible in 192k
...... No software app for the moment to control the tracks ....

I have a wamirack egosysteme (pci) on my second computer .... they are worth ... the two are good ... the trs trs Wami has a soft mix ... and a possibility of Multiclient drivers

if it is excelllent

if I had the choice again I would choose a model with soft ... cheap + max 96k in 24 bits ... and a little less out of

What technical specifications motivated your choice?
The 10 I / O, FireWire, the quality of pramps

For what purpose?
Record live instruments and mixing of all kinds.

What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Notebook, Centrino 1.7 G, 100GB, 512MB

Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...

Live on the phone, and presto!

UTILIZATION

Instalation, no problem
The config is simple, you still conaitre its software ...
The manual is clean.

GETTING STARTED

Driver very stable
I mainly use Cubase SX2
10 tracks at the same time, no problem

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year
The +, its ergonomics, its robustness, its preamp
The - hard hard to find!
Report quality extra cool prices
I would do this election, even three times!

Characteristics that motivated my choice:
* 10 entries in full duplex (2 mic preamps, two more than 4 dB, the other six will go through a table to be of a compatible microphone jack)
* The price ....
* Firewire: what we can say that we want c practice is top ... and it works perfect!
* Headphone volume with front ... detail but a very very practical, high quality!
* Solid, c not made in plastic!
use:
* Homestudio and taken to a live band. Basically, I make the audio, very few mid-day
config:
* A config grandpa ... lol: W xp pro, amd 1.2GHz proc, 512 ram, firewire card pci expansion (and even with an NEC chipset ... it works!) Attention, this PC has only serves the music ... nothing else on it, no internet, no firewall and all that crap. PC dedicated home studio!
instruments:
* Mostly guitar, bass, and microphone. Using the pod XT

UTILIZATION

Install:
if you follow the manual and that we try not to make Tarzan himself, install the top is simple, no pb with my PC even in 1914!
incompatibility: no
config: easy you die! it is sufficient to have a firewire or on its motherboard, or, like me, for PCI
Manual: clear enough, but in English. Those who do not understand the English can suffer!

GETTING STARTED

Stab the drivers: this is m ... Always uneasy Bin there, bravo Edirol. Finally a card that installs and s does not crash! ca reassuring! excellent for this card
UPDATE: Well, then, c is the version 1 .... that is it!
Software used: logic 5.1, acid pro 4, sound forge 7, plugging (waves, ozone, Track, ....)
Latency I uncheck "Software monitoring" ... lol, how ca ... but 0 0 latency effects for the catch (jmen tape effects during recording)
# of Simultaneous tracks: 10. Tried and approved.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had the 1 month
The particularity - liked:
* No software to manage the input-output volumes. C is very annoying that, you have to go through the sequencer.
* And how I made for MIDI? lol ... j I need just the click and nothing comes out ?.... (Ps: top jsuis zero noon!)
* I shall have like 10 preamp, mdrrr, the price would change!
other cards tested: the maximum isis ... lol, I am ashamed!
value for money: top!
I do it again this choice yes!
I put that 7 because of the soft abcence to manage the in / out! there, edirol fears a little anyway!

8 analog inputs / outputs with phantom power supply with two pramplifie and a Hi-Z
2 inputs / outputs numriques
1 MIDI input / output
Bus-powered 6-pin FireWire or transformer spar for laptops with only 4-pin FireWire port.

Retailer I will not because everything is on the picture or on the manufacturer's website.

I would have AIM deuxime a headphone indpendante, but this price, such CHARACTERISTICS dj worth 10/10!

UTILIZATION

No problem!

I use it on Mac, so there is plug and everything is automatically recognized.

For PC against it is necessary to update the Systm, install the drivers, set ... brief the daily lot of the users of Windoze.
I do not put that 9 / 10 because of frquence Sampling is Defines (rotary switch faade) before booting the FA-101 and then stopped moving.

GETTING STARTED

Drivers? On the Mac, the FA-101 is gre by CoreAudio, so nothing to install, and it works perfectly. PC AC seems to work well.

I use it with GarageBand and Logic Express on Mac and PC Cubase SX.

Latency ... trs is strangely variable depending on his mood ...
I did not try to run any full-duplex (10 inputs and 10 outputs simultaneously).

OVERALL OPINION

We use this interface has two, and we have no problem. I use to connect my pramplis Intgr Oktava MK-012: they are pretty bad (the pramp). They are desperately short of winning, and the breath is heard at the ds is interresting. I plugged the mics on the same pramps a Digi002 is the day and night!

I do put a note so that 6 gnrale as micro pramplis taient really important to me, and they of.

I chose this card because of the opinions AF and silent parcequ'elle factory in Japan, not China, but I do not have that choice would do, if only for that to work with ProTools. I will ask for a MBox2 Nol ...

What made me crack:
The report I / O cost, the maximum RESOLUTION until 192Khz, Roland brand.
The possibility to be able to do multiple takes on multiple tracks simultaneously 10inx10out + spdif.

My conf: toshiba laptop, P760 1.73GHz, 1GoRAM, 100GB HD XP pro + sp2 on a WD 200GB USB2 or Firewire.
What trsgnant is reboot the FA101 quil fault when changing frequencies. Ditto for sonar.

UTILIZATION

Installation could not be simpler.

The translation of the manual is in French chips, it is better to take the English manual!

The 7 is for the manual franais Paper Q 2 pages.
Otherwise, the driver is simple and has not moved from the beginners in tjrs v1.0

GETTING STARTED

No problem driver. And for good reason, there is no fuss about.
Also in v1.0, though. When we look more prs, in the own Windows, you're in a version> v1.12.xxx

In sonar, the WDM driver instead of ASIO, I have 2 ms
And 10ms in Reason in Asio

Anyway, in all cases, it is not gn.

For the moment I read t up to 11 tracks simultaneously monitor the exit routes.
And two doses (two guitars and a bass) simultaneously, but I had to drop hard ...
Rsolus now!

These little boxes are more complicated, as an external Systm Roland VS2000.
I intended to leave my 14 year old son use it to make its decision-guitar. But I have to train when I matriserais the thing ....
Finally the price is affordable for even +.

OVERALL OPINION

Gnrale of Manir, I do not regret my purchase. The quality of the converters is really excellent! It is a beautiful and good product. It srieux. A beautiful object.

An excellent quality price.

It lacks a little soft with a rich tool driver. But it can esprer tlchargeable one day soon.

PS: The best price I've found that the silent playback. I got it the next day at home!

- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
the number of entries
- For what purpose?
electronic music and recordings
- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Acer Aspire 3610, 512MB RAM, 80 GB HDD
- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ..
midi keyboard, small 4 track mixer, echo chamber

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
if we have good indications (and in addition it is clear) everything goes perfectly.
- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
no
- The general configuration is easy?
it depends on the software
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
yes but too bad it is in English

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
currently nothing to say
- Are they often updated?
not yet
- What software do you use most often?
cubase sx
- What you get lag?
almost zero
- How many tracks you get to record / playback simultaneously? ..
of 8 but I did not try the optical

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
6 months
- How would you rate the quality / price?
impeccable
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
for the same budget without any doubt

Having 10 inputs / outputs simultaneously, even if it Exceeds my real needs of the moment, is extremely convenient. Just to record a guitar, you can rev well consider using a direct one between prampli and several microphones DIFFERENT place or different places to mix the rcuprer or INTERESTED sounds in one take.
Before I used a PC running WinXP, Athlon XP2000 +, 1.5 GB PC2100 Ram, 4 hard drives to 7200rpm silent enough to use the FA-101 to its maximum capacity. I was typing latencies fools! Now I have a PC with Core 2 Duo 3.15 GHz overclock 6600, 4 GB of PC6400 memory and changes everything. The latency of 8ms. I can do less (I went down 2ms), but increases the CPU resources used for anything. Personally, I do almost no diffrence latency, or really trs little with some plugins. So much Epargne processor.
I record guitars, vocals and I use the Midi.
Being able to mount and 24-bit 192KHz is a useless gadget I see. 96 or 48, has more than enough most people. Any fawn, a CD is 44.1 kHz/16 bit, right?

UTILIZATION

Installation is easy. No worries. No conflict with my setup. No less complicated to implement may be of computer music have never done in his life, and more ... Any fawn, the complete beginners have largely never heard of anything other than SoundBlaster or Hercules ...
The manual is well fucked, but anecdotal. O are useful to know situs / O the rear when the unit is possible that such Manir manipulates the blind, like me

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable, but as they n'voluent not, you can just esprer they will continue to be compatible with Windows Vista. Many PC users are likely to spend much by choice or obligation, and it would be a shame to see the FA-101 to become inconsistent due to lack of follow-up of drivers from Edirol. Verdict in 2007.
As I said prcdemment, my new PC allows me to have low latencies trs of about 8ms (or less, but it's a choice of audible report latency / power processor uses ). I use many effects simultanment and in real time, in both reading and recording. But if not, simply record while "dry" and then add the effects afterwards.
I recorded more than 4 tracks simultaneously in 48kHz/16bits. In reading, I read rcemment twelve tracks using a total of 22 plugins for use simultanment processor by 28% (amp simulation, rverb convolution, virtual instruments such as BFD and Miroslav Philharmonik ... ). So I margin. But it is clear that it is better to have a powerful PC for this.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 6 months.
I like the 10 I / O, the quality of sound, its look.
I do not like the quality of pramplis, not extraordinary. Not bad, but does not break bricks. I use pramplis AudioBuddy M-Audio to record, not the quality of pramplis professional studio, of course, but are trs transparent and cheap (less than 100 euros for two input are simultaneously), and are trs great job. my level was good enough for me.
This is my sound interface srieuse Premire. I come from the world of PC game with its SoundBlaster, and it Obviously another level. I love it! There are probably better (Motu, RME ...), but it is immediately more expensive. In competition, I hsit MODELS with M-Audio and I do not know what else, but as beginners in the field, I am that I sr t would also satisfied.
Anyway, I am glad of this device and I would do the same choice with the same budget if c'tait again. I am far from having exploited the FA-101 background, it should suit me a long time.

I had a budget of € 400, I had full input to record a drum without compromise and at least two preamps to record anywhere without my trainer console .... That's ... I was also tempted by the Hercules to € 277 but I prefer to make a brand better known for customer service etc ...

It thus has two mic inputs (with 48V) or on the front lines (input 2 can be used as DI for guitar), 6 line inputs on the back, and two optical SPDIF input on the front, there is no word clock (small problem though). There are 8 outputs on the back and 2 front SPDIF in, a headphone jack, a small monitor section worth to switch from console on a trip.

It comes with an AC adapter but can do without if you own a 6-pin port. Otherwise there are 6 and 4 pin cables supplied.

UTILIZATION

Installation was without too much problem, two three weird stuff but nothing more.
Otherwise there is a paper manual that comes with the beast but nothing more, not a single soft demo not even a controller card entries, we find the table windows. They are really not bothered about that shot. I had some problems starting the computer where she often came into conflict with the original sound card by disabling my realtek but all is well.

The thing is that just sucks when it is necessary to change the frequency of achantillonnage or the buffer size must restart the app and the interface is really not practical when passing moves from the video on music, or you just want to expand the buffer in the process of mixing ...

GETTING STARTED

It is relatively stable but there is no update I think. I use it with Nuendo and I have too many problems to report, I get a latency of 10ms, but I will not change, so it's having any binding reboot every time. In any case the direct monitoring of the card is pretty well done, with my console, I do not need to use monitoring software. At the moment I went up to 4 simultaneous tracks, nothing to report. I did not try the digital inputs, but I fear for the abscence of all word clock sync, I think it will click but ...
The preamps are particularly cold and have a run log, it's pretty weird and not so convenient ... except for maybe overheads. Roughly three-quarters of the race are useless, in the last quarter it starts to get good, but just you push it too quickly crame (it reminds me of some DM24 ...) it is not very accurate at first, and, for safety, we sub-module fairly easily, but hey you get used to it, they do not blow much.

OVERALL OPINION

I took a good two months ago to have full input for the firewire and able to travel without my console ... on these points is earned (a laptop with only 4 pins I am forced to have the PSU all the time, I bought a PCMCIA card, but the PSU does not .. .). For the rest I remain somewhat mixed. Preamp cold and not practical, the reset required when we want to change a setting, no soft Control ...
It is work, period ... She is simply, no frills, no bonus, it's really a tool, and it is perhaps a pity, I like having lots of tips and more alone, mostly in software demo.