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Edirol FA-66

FireWire audio interface from Edirol

Alkyos Alkyos
Published on 11/18/06 at 02:19
- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
Sound quality 24bits/192kHz Converters.
The box that plugs into a FireWire port.
The two main entrances XLR or Jack, 2 inputs and 2 Jack in the CAR.
And 4 outings and 2 RCA Jack.
This allows you to mix 3 track Stros or have multiple uses diffrent rated output.

- For what purpose?
The home studio pro.

- What is your config? Instruments? Console? Pramp?
Computer: AMD Athlon X2 4200 + / AM2 motherboard MSI / Kingston 2 GB Corsair RAM / 300GB SATA2 & 160GB 2DD External IDE (Backup)
Mixer: Yamaha MG16 / 4
Sounds: K2000R Synth / Roland XV5050
Keyboard: Roland RD500 88 key hammer Notes, Keyboard Controller M-Audio Keystation 61 Es 61 Key
Voice: 58 + Bta + Support Anti Pop suspended.
Pramp: M-Audio DMP3
Guitar: Strato US Standart, Nylon Takamine Electro Acoustic, Electro Acoustic Folk Ibanez
Guitar Sounds: Korg Pandora PX4
Monitoring: Luxman A-312 Amplifier, 18 Speakers Divatech Diva
Recording: Tascam DAT for mastering, the rest a Sony MD deck or if the old burned CD.
j'vite up the goat or the export, there is too much loss on the sound, I record by playing DAT machine - 3dB margin to allow the mastering.

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?
Nothing could be simpler, plug, we go on the CD click Next and you're done.

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
If I use Reason and Cubase SX at the same time it happens that the two program does not recognize the card half the time, reboutage mandatory.

- The configuration gnrale is easy?
Simpler would be unbearable.

- The manual is clear and sufficient?
Big gap in Edirol, Doc in English only, it's really not seriousness, I put up the amateurs or beginners, it's not normal ... Fortunately I have not had to.

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
RAS

- Are they often put day?
Not needed, so I know.

- What software do you use most often?
Cubase SX to produce, Reason 3 for a few extra batteries, WaveLab for mastering or processing semi files ST.

- What you get lag?
Nothing nikel on this point.

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment?
Up to 48 with lots of plugs, no worries whatsoever.

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
1 month

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
+ The quality of Pramps
+ The size that allows it to discreetly Integrates across
+ Power supply via FireWire or transformer if no computer.
+ The dynamic and well
+ 6 inputs / 6 outputs for the price.
Report Price + Qualit
- It heats
- Volume and headphone output jack on the same torque knob.

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I spent two days in two computer music stores trying cards, Motu, M-Audio, Edirol ...
Seen anything comparable quality level price, motu ultralite The 200 is great but more for a mini in size too manip finally, despite what some purists, its not a suprieur trs.

- How do you report qualitprix?
Is precisely what motivated my purchase.
Apart from the fact that this little wonder was exactly CHARACTERISTICS I needed a sound of that quality for 300 is the Hallu.
Is always better, prcis, dynamic ect, but that price is the top trim level.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice?
Ds tomorrow the first time!

Overall
I read things that surprised me relative to this machine.
I've heard of breath ... breath? all analog consoles blow over this card, if you use a DM2000 with headphones OK Sheinneizer the limit you will hear a lightweight breath, but then pushing svrement the knobs.
I heard about pramps, what are you waiting for a pramp? a voice that makes you hot? a duly saturation on your guitar? this is not the rle of a preamp sound card friends, it must be dynamic and neutral prcis, which is totally the case of the FA-66.
For voice and guitar preamps buy lamps or even transistors has made to you will see it is DIFFERENT!
Then recess is not the best sound card market recess the ultralite is better, recess missing out, but when it comes to 300 even!
Srieusement for this award out of his DEFINITIONS happens without blushing in the most successful mastering studios Parisien then we can say that Edirol has strong right?
I am delighted that card, it does not betray me, it gives me the sound I asked even better.
For low budjets who need a precise and dynamic sound, you Throw away on this machine, you will not.