All user reviews for the ESI Quata-Fire 610

- 6 inputs and 10 outputs (including 2 digital inputs and outputs)
- Self-powered or external power supply provided
- Preamps and phantom power
- Compatible with Windows XP SP1
- It fits perfectly and installs easily.

UTILIZATION

Installation could not be simpler:
1) is recovered on the latest drivers www.esi-pro.com
2) it starts the installation of drivers
3) while installing a window asking us to connect and turn on the sound card
4) it works perfectly.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are very stable and frequently updated. They still have some gaps, but this is normal because you have to know that the card has just been released.

We arrive safely at latencies below 10ms (which is good enough). You can go down to 2 ms.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 days, but I'm really happy ...
I once had an SoundBlaster Audigy 2 and hence it is evident the difference in sound is simply beautiful, no breath, a well-balanced, clear and dynamic.

The case is superb, connectors handy and well distributed ...

Basically, compared to its price, I think it's the pro sound card ideal for any kind of work!!

Carracteristiques techniques, see other opinions ...
Home Studio use
Laptop Compaq 2528EA, PIV 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR, 40GB HDD, XP SP1 Wind

The 9 / 10 instead of 10/10 is the choice of connectors rather than RCA jacks, which seems more fragile for a portable solution (especially when you plug in and unplug often amen devices). ..

UTILIZATION

Istallation APRS problem without having loaded the update of drivers on the site Ego-Sys (drivers supplied in the box do not work with my config ...).

Easy to use, clear manual

GETTING STARTED

New driver very stable ...
Last update in February (we're late April ...)

Used with Cubase SX, pb no individual (other than that I can currently check the Direct Monitoring option for me ESG very slightly for the song but with 2.4m minimum latency is wrong Chipotte .. .

2.4m mini latency but have a little room if you want to run a lot of VST plugins you can go without 4ms bp, that you ask for?!?!

OVERALL OPINION

Just over 15 days of use ....

It is the smallest (in size over its competitors) which is convenient for transport (it goes into my top pocket !)...
The pots are fat (bcp than the FW410 running in a vacuum!)
The converters seem very good ...

The pramp Amneris we ask ourselves what can almost be used as instruments amps for home studio .... I record a live-in Bass is a rgal ...

480 Lille bought ... contribution qualitprix unbeatable ...
Overall Rating 9 / 10 because perfection does not exist but for the price it comes close ...

Technical specifications see the other ...
Use: Home studio
Config: pc athlon 2600 + MSI K7N2 Delta 7200trs IDE 80 GB DDR 512 XP Pro Pack 1
Use with: Bass guitar and live online thanks to Hi-Z switch, microphone XLR and RCA for routing to mix table

UTILIZATION

Installation without any problem from the moment the one follows the instructions!
No conflict
configuration very easy gnrale
manual clear and I think enough

GETTING STARTED

Driver stable no problem
Already made two days after last dated July 1, 2004
Used with Cubase SX on a 4ms latency than enough RULES!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 months that is the one rgale pramplis my opinion are better than the Yamaha 01V converters are good quality and knobs are bold as it should (it's d goes far beyond its direct concurrent ).... In résumé that is an excellent qualitprix I'm not deu of my investment and I am sure that is a card that does not let me go the hands before a long time!
Repeat this choice? Course and eyes closed!
Massena lille buy music, ask Laura ...
Well I put 9 because to put a 10 it lacks some dtails but in this price range that is a value on that day!

It is clear that this sound card is trs attractive both for its configuration (XLR / v/MIDIx2 48) than by its sound capabilities (in entre/114db 107dB output). What I am saying may seem crtin but once in his hands, weight and manufacturing quality put you at ease immediately.
Ideal for use as mix (Traktor, Live) and taken to the instruments or singing.
Personal'm on Mac OSX Panther so far so good as the virtually full range go-Sys is announced by the distributor Frans (IPE-MUSIC) compatible with Windows / Mac ... plutt cool I thought, I achte there is a 6 months now.

UTILIZATION

Glad I dballe my card, takes a look at the manual: not a line to install the MAC. Do not panic, APRS while it is not new as our little ones are the MAC dernire wheel carriage. I shall decide to insert my installation CD, and DRAMA !!!... I stay in front of my mouth Be notch: no driver for OSX! Trs well, I stay calm by thanking someone or have internet (which is not the case with Mr. everyone), and reassures me by going to their site to find my little driver ... (Gloups!) NOTHING, NADA. And then I panic STRID j'applle the HOT LINE: "Do not worry, the driver leaves the end of the month, sr !!"... ok, I take my troubles patiently: 1,2,3,4,5,6 months later ouiiiiiiiiiii finally it arrived!! certainly, but what Manir:
1) obligation to go through a PC to get this driver made me crazy MOITI (super!).
2) the driver does not turn the card in 48Khz max (gnial!).
3) one of the two MIDI ports will not work (ex-tra-or-di-naire!).

GETTING STARTED

Bah, I do not know what to say except that we can expect a day set in 2005 MACINTOSH may be? 2006 or so, will be nice shit ... ha, and then I forgot: about 6 months of latency ... I hear there is a personal, I was not too drang ... (J'vous said he must have some humor!)

OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion, I changed my sound card by taking the M Waveterminal always go in-Sys: So the problem there is not a driver for MAC, which also is the same as for the L and Waveterminal Waveterminal X: but it still does not work !!!!!!!! Finally let's say it works APRS systmatique crash during boot my computer (and yet has the reputable OSX does not fail, I can confirm, except with go-Sys! Gnial, right?).
Thank you God I am a salesman in a music store so I have seen too many financial worries, so I pass the message all those who have a MAC: CAUTION! If not for PCistes, I remain convinced that this is a good sound card trs!
Well, may be one day can we hope we MACINTOSH minority, have some Whereas from go-System Inc.. (Or as B & E-music) as their competitors ... BAD POINT! It only remains for me that look elsewhere ... Word to the CIAO!

I chose this card to
- Trsrduite size,
- A firewire port (I have a laptop investire)
- Its two XLR / Jack with prampli,
- The possibility of other entries (in case) but I do not intend to use it,
- Sound between output numrique
- And finally for the reputable ESI.

+ other:
- The external power supply (I prfre as more stable)
- Intrupteur of the power supply (a parraitre is empty, but some products are dpourvus), multiple outputs and inputs.

the only -:
- Inputs and outputs in RCA (except in two XLR / jack), but given the size, I forgive.

UTILIZATION

Installation nikel, dincompatibilit is not simple and easy to install.

GETTING STARTED

I recently so I can not be objective.
For now I find bte trs stable.

OVERALL OPINION

Advise if a card as in my case, you possdez a laptop and you have a mobile studio DSIR oprationnel and quality.

I buy to use it in sync with my D1600 ...
Basically I wished to gain a few simultaneous input recording in addition to the D1600 8, and for that, since my pc is sequencer via midi sync with the D1600 ca me win either 2 or 4 inputs and more , celon cases: 10 or 12 instead of 8 ... a little better ... (Especially for the price I have seen a laptop, it goes, whatever ...). Voila, that's for reasons that motivated me to buy a sound card. And also, and mostly because the sound card on my laptop between his mic and headphone silent old and rotten

In fact I look at value for money and also because it is the only firewire card out who owned 2in noon (I needed an in / out MIDI sync with the D1600 and PC and another to connect a MIDI keyboard and / or DDRUM4 to use my PC as a sound module, among others) ...

As against the RCA inputs, I do not like too ...
The sound is good and powerful but a little too acute (severe lack of) compared to D1600 (ie ca derrange me sometimes when I mix the same piece of PC and D1600 faith, if only it is perfect, too when I only have 1 or 2 inputs max record I put sometimes the D1600 and then the cot, the vital con dtail but still means a tiny little bit: I do not listen Never on a cd or D1600 chain but only by the PC since I carte.Les the A / DD / A are very good my taste, but this lack of serious ... The noise level is terrible ).

But it must be Dirr ... it's a bit much, even when expensive for what it is. But good as Fairris with a laptop in this case (unless you buy a tower and reppartir zero) ... firewire and more they abuse the price ...

UTILIZATION

Installing in minutes, no compatibility problems (at least on pc because apparently that's not it on mac), ultra simple configuration, the manual is sufficient.
10 but only for PC ...

GETTING STARTED

Almost imperceptible latency, I am 8 ms is the one where I get the best record ... (4 ms That's not for me ...).
I use 2 sim runs without problem, I try not record more, I hope I can go up to 4 tracks rec sim spar on 4 tracks but not on ... see ...
Read no problem with more than 8 tracks, for now ... (with Cubase SX and Cubase).
Small problem: sometimes it crashes and makes me an old sound that breaks the sound, so I have to turn on the card ... ca the fact especially when it is turned on and remain inactive for a few tens of minutes ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for four months.
Report quality discount from its competitors ... but still too expensive for what it is.
To this day I do not referrer this choice because I have other projects that demmande more demanding on the gear, and more and I think it's too expensive! For the price of keeping my j'aurrais thunnes and save for better ... but otherwise I recognize that I Utille powerful enough and that it can be for many people ...

I think a good buy for those who play in different places, have a laptop and is most often single or 2-3, requiring that a small number of (or useful for stereo recording of a concert by connecting a small console). And two out in midday, but happiness is ca ... Too bad for the phantom power supply and the selector line / mic that can be selected for two main entrance simultaneously.

I bought it for its small size, the quality of pramp 2 (line / XLR), his six entries, the Fire wire.
Usage: layout, mix, mastering ...
PC Athlon XP 2900 + ram 1250go
The ffective of pramplis allows me to connect my jazz bass US live, happiness ...

UTILIZATION

Never seen a card as easy to install: you install the setup, you clik, clik it, you plug the firewire card, you clik and it plays (without reloading ...) and without the need of the manual (in English -)
The sound card on my motherboard silent active AC97, an M-Audio Delta 1010 LT was active, and I had no conflict ... (Motherboard MSI KT600)

GETTING STARTED

Driver stable, no crash.
Updated every year, but the I do not see what they could do better!
Asio 4 ms and 4 ms wmd, I did not test the 2 ms ...
I test the bte before you buy with: 10 audio track (a plug donf) + a sequenseur noon rewire (drums + synth + sequence ...) recording the bass. no problem. has turned

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two days, it's my first firewire card, it's happiness.

Small, 6 outputs, 4 input, MIDI I / O x2, Firewire, phantom power, high input impedance, small amplifier, good price, all you need

UTILIZATION

Installing a bit complex but it works
panel audio simple and intuitive
sufficient manual
a big bug after she cramée, I always know why but suddenly I could test the guarantee is ...

GETTING STARTED

Drivers stable updated asio
used with Reason, Fruity, wavelab, cubase, full of plugin
any possible use, easy to carry ...
very strong.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a while and with experience I would buy something else because there is better for my use but it is a good map

I bought this card three days ago, after waiting almost 2 months ..
(It is lost in shipping).

I'm keyboardist, arranger and components, I have lots of live music to do, then the
two MIDI the ideal seems to me ... I also need to In my piano and minikorg2 ...

I use it on a small mobile P4, with two controleurs.yamaha and roland ..
all this on Sonar and Reason ...

In terms of audio, beautiful ...
Everything is simple and effective .... but ......

UTILIZATION

The installation is a charm, as compatibility ..
I due to test with at least 20 software plug-in independent ..
and it is a success ....... but ...

GETTING STARTED

Voila, all my audio in and out of the card are excellent ...
but the Midi system is totally faulty ....
yes, yes, totally ... so I turn, to better the wait

it's amazing, all my productions sound on the floor ..

OVERALL OPINION

I have tried many cards: M-Audio, Presonus, Digidesign .. and for the type of application, it will be the best .. there is no external sound card and compact that gives two MIDI channels, and some audio ... Congratulations ..

quality awards, exceptional (if my twelve o'clock can walk ...)

Hello everyone, I landed and high falls. Ok I have no computer of the bomb, (celeronD 2.93 and 512 ram)
I work mainly on Reason to compose on the realtek AC97 unfortunately comes with the PC.
Finally I set up this little gem Quatafire 610 normally, at least I hope so.
I also added a Firewire card in the PC for the connection because there was none.
Between the updated driver nonexistent card (3 ports Beklin 400m / s) on the site) you can find a PDF file that we learn too late how to install the card. MDR.
The update of the site of Quatafire esi-pro. Com is the 1.19 is not it?
This àtant said, my problem persists. And what is my concern?
SOUND Suat every two seconds
It is therefore impossible to enregisrter anything at all as is, or play a song properly.
WHAT TO DO
In AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
HELLLLLLP

UTILIZATION

Hello everyone, I landed and high falls. Ok I have no computer of the bomb, (celeronD 2.93 and 512 ram)
I work mainly on Reason to compose on the realtek AC97 unfortunately comes with the PC.
Finally I set up this little gem Quatafire 610 normally, at least I hope so.
I also added a Firewire card in the PC for the connection since there were none.
Between the updated driver nonexistent card (3 ports Beklin 400m / s) on the site) you can find a PDF file that we learn too late how to install the card. MDR.
The update of the site of Quatafire esi-pro. Com is the 1.19 is not it?
This àtant said, my problem persists. And what is my concern?
SOUND Suat every two seconds
It is therefore impossible to enregisrter anything at all as is, or play a song properly.
WHAT TO DO
In AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
HELLLLLLP

GETTING STARTED

Hello everyone, I landed and high falls. Ok I have no computer of the bomb, (celeronD 2.93 and 512 ram)
I work mainly on Reason to compose on the realtek AC97 unfortunately comes with the PC.
Finally I set up this little gem Quatafire 610 normally, at least I hope so.
I also added a Firewire card in the PC for the connection because there was none.
Between the updated driver nonexistent card (3 ports Beklin 400m / s) on the site) you can find a PDF file that we learn too late how to install the card. MDR.
The update of the site of Quatafire esi-pro. Com is the 1.19 is not it?
This àtant said, my problem persists. And what is my concern?
SOUND Suat every two seconds
It is therefore impossible to enregisrter anything at all as is, or play a song properly.
WHAT TO DO
In AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
HELLLLLLP

OVERALL OPINION

Hello everyone, I landed and high falls. Ok I have no computer of the bomb, (celeronD 2.93 and 512 ram)
I work mainly on Reason to compose on the realtek AC97 unfortunately comes with the PC.
Finally I set up this little gem Quatafire 610 normally, at least I hope so.
I also added a Firewire card in the PC for the connection because there was none.
Between the updated driver nonexistent card (3 ports Beklin 400m / s) on the site) you can find a PDF file that we learn too late how to install the card. MDR.
The update of the site of Quatafire esi-pro. Com is the 1.19 is not it?
This àtant said, my problem persists. And what is my concern?
SOUND Suat every two seconds
It is therefore impossible to enregisrter anything at all as is, or play a song properly.
WHAT TO DO
In AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE
HELLLLLLP

I had an Audigy 2 ZS not top
ASRock P4VT8 +
dd 80GB 7200tr
p4 2.8 ghz
1GB DDR

UTILIZATION

Hi I have the same problem with my zaoued quatafire
I was pretty much the same config pentium 4 2.8 ghz
1GB RAM 80 GB HDD 7200tr cubase sx 3
I bought the quatafire 1 week ago, the galley!
First I buy a firewire card trendnec € 19 to connect the quatafire
I install the drivers 1.19 no problems, I try to play an audio file the sound is completely distorted, jerk, though I do not own a wheelbarrow.
I tried a lot of manipulation, nothing to do (disabling the sound card built into the motherboard, formatting, reinstalling xp ... .. nothing)
Eliminate the problem with software, I buy a firewire card € 30 Hercules, and it was much better, but still the same, pops, stutters from time to time, especially for example when installing software accompanied by a little music running in the background has included this software, and it cracks and serious jerk, same when j'utile cubase plugins with some type of piano akoustic
oh did my motherboard and a P4 ashrock VT8 + (it is not worth a asus is on? but still, my bike is a half a year) this motherboard has a via chipset, I explained that this was not the top, update the chipset yes but how? , So therefore I bought a third card firewire belkin F5U 508 € 60 with a doubler power port to plug into it, it seemed more stable, drawing less juice on the motherboard, and So I think that would create less off that neni! Hercules because with the firewire card in cubase to cut back on themselves, however, with the power supply plug of quatafire this belkin firewire no way to have sound or update the driver, though the card is recognized in the device driver, I connect my external hard drive on a belkin nickel is no longer understand anything
what to do, change pc with an asus A8N eg SLI deluxe texas instrument firewire port built? or I sat on my quat, still € 400
I saw that there was quelq'un who spoke a little app to install "PCI tools" to adjust the PCI latency, but where to find this software on telecarger.com? Clubic? is it virtual?
DOUBLE HHHEEELLLPPP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GETTING STARTED

I wonder if the piloptes quat stable yet I have the 1.19

OVERALL OPINION

J'utise this card from one week

2in out noon the first and is priced RESOLUTION, which never works as you want ...
APRS for analog inputs and outputs ...
I do not parlerrais my old configuration on the purchase c'tait but far from rotten ...
I had no console, just a Cubasis vst5.
1 for MIDI and one for audio, and still am kind ...

UTILIZATION

Installation parfaitte ... But given more ...
Problems as: 1 minute 10 when she see fit, it's perfect, but then after .................. s'accader of jerks, reboot in order to work on redemarage 2 minutes .............
A Vraix SHIT ...

Manuel also perfect ......................... A vraix foutage Geul and I say that working in 44.1 kHz step high-resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

GETTING STARTED

Nothing at all is good ..............
And it is at least 2 years that I have, I almost threw the trash every time I used it, given the decision-head that I tapper on it.
I look for a long time and sometimes it takes me a moment of madness trying by every means possible to Fairris work properly ... And I becomes Ooouuuuufffffffffff!!
Luckily I go vitte another gear.

OVERALL OPINION

Otherwise it works when the sound is good, c is vraix, latency very rsonnable but I still do not know why it is always unpredictable, impossible to work Fairris srieux with ca !!!!!!
Shit, the foutage Geul, that's all !!!!!!!

No way this ever sound card mauditte ...

I use it with my tour and especially a Laptop
I record mostly wav (guitar, bass with Cubase SX) and uses the South (Reason, a battery Roland TD10 ..). I record the trs good models without worries!

UTILIZATION

I've had almost its release on the market in the era I Tlcharger a prog to flash the ROM and of course the driver 1.19.
ASUS WIFI for conflicts with the card so I had to disable.

GETTING STARTED

I do not understand the other reviews, I can work 6 hours later with, it works.
in 44khz or 96 khz wav to 2 tracks is nickel.Je do not need more. For cracking must rgler latency, and tweak the software buffers squenceur. Reading simple I have no cuts.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a long time, I record with normment diffrent in places and is home to me just like a multimedia card (listening to music, games ...) as well say what works virtually all day. In all cases for those who want to Laner's home studio, you have to scratch in software and one can connatre his gear; ing a pro who's not mastered the system does not come out a correcte.Mme his friends surprised her guitarist made my sound (for a map of this price of course). I am really happy trs. when it came out very silent place it in qualitprix, forthe same budjet I remake that choice ...
I also use it live to send a click in the headphones of the mixer, and samples in faade.

I bought a 610 QuataFire taking account of experiences found on various forums and the quality of the recordings that you can do with it. I use this card to record voice and musical instruments.

Since November 2006, I use this card with the software Rosegarden, all running Linux Fedora 6 on a laptop Fujitsu-Siemens P7010 endowed with 1 GB of RAM and a 80GB hard drive

As required, I was connected microphones (one pair of RODE NT 5 or a Shure Beta 58), a guitar amp output.

UTILIZATION

The result is good, and this without any difficulty of installation. The card is so simple to use that I did not need to read any manual.

GETTING STARTED

Since I use this card with Linux, I have no problem of driver: rosegarden audio server connects to jackd, whom I mentioned to use the driver freebob (config made simple with qjackctl), the while being supplied with Linux Fedora 6.

I have not paid attention to the latency, the only thing that really interests me is that all this works well (I say that I still configure / etc / security / limits.conf to get good results).

My use of the card QuataFire 610 is very modest: my needs are limited for now to two tracks played and recorded simultaneously.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this card from a 2 ½ months. This is my first external sound card. J'aprécie quality recordings that can do and its ease of use (no need to look at the manual).

I give a 10/10 for this card.