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Edirol FA-66

FireWire audio interface from Edirol

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Published on 01/10/08 at 16:20
What technical specifications motivated your choice?
- Linux Compatibility! (I have not even tried it on windows
- Firewire
- 4 inputs, actually a guitar, microphone and possibility to add another between stro simultanment.
- 48Khz / 16 bit enough for me
- Alim phantom (I have a micro electrostatic and dynamic microphone)
- MIDI

For what purpose?
Use on portable or fixed

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
Amilo Notebook
Turion X2
1 GB RAM
HD: 120GB + 300GB external USB in
Linux system Ubuntu 7.10 and Studio 64 Studio 2.0

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
XLR microphone with phantom power supply at room voice Digitech effects SX400
Guitar
Keyboard / Stereo external source or PA50 Korg Triton

UTILIZATION

Installation is no problem it? Yes, direct recognition in Linux
Have you experienced any incompatibility? Not
Gnrale configuration is easy? Easy as Studio 64, some rglages Ubuntu Studio
The manual is clear and sufficient? I have not opened the manual

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable? Fairly stable in Linux, there are some rglages
Are they often put day? Modified car or each new version of Systm
What software do you use most often? Ardour 2.1 Vst, Rosegarden 1.6.1, ZynAddSubFx, QSynth, Hydrogen, Audacity, Rezound, open source software on Linux of course!
What you get lag? 10ms without pb
How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? For now ten without pb

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it? For several months diffrent configurations
What is the particular feature you like best and least? the technical specifications, direct monitoring, the ease of use and of course recognition in Linux ;-)
The least: small buttons select really tiny derrire
Have you tried many other models before acqurir? Yes
How do you report qualitprix? Trs Bon
Exprience with, you will do again this choice? Yes, hsitation I could couraging a full album free quickly! See here: http://www.jamendo.com/fr/album/16960