All user reviews of 5/5 for the M-Audio Firewire Solo

AMD Athlon 1900 +, 512Mb DDR 333, 120GB 200 GB Firewire Solo ...

I use it to enregisrter the electric guitar and bass. The guitar input, the phantom power, headphone jack with knob ... I was motivated to purchase.

I / O noon stereo output jack would have been welcome ...

UTILIZATION

Trouble free installation. DO NOT CONNECT THE CARD BEFORE INSTALL THE DRIVER! Manuel very simple (just to install c and description of the I / O

GETTING STARTED

Regarding the driver would have been better developed at the interface. Updated in January.

I use Cubase, 4ms latency, I record That a track at a time.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two weeks. Quality / price ratio excellent for me. Buy 199 euros on the internet. I buy it back if I had to do it again.

I needed two line level inputs to connect my console. 4 between t'll have a better but hey, more needs to be bcp (the Firewire 410 has two inputs that also served me the 8 outputs not silent in the audiophile rca, and I wanted to have a pramp embarked on nomadism). Inca had a 88 which posed some problems in terms of stability. I never really shot one of the 8 i / o. Between the solo instrument is one of the nicer it allows me to connect my HeadRush that takes the output from the console monitor, or plug my bass line.
I chose the firewire because it is more stable than USB for APRS critics.

UTILIZATION

Installation without any worries. The card is recognized and fed by the firewire port (6 pin) of the PC (turn). Config very simple, it can not be simpler. Manual useless.

GETTING STARTED

Map trs trs stable, I had no desire to crash, at most a delay in reading qq t ms when it has not sought a long time and all of a sudden he was asked to read 10 tracks.

OVERALL OPINION

The micro pramp artificial sounds with my B1. This is a default but can also be a desired effect. It does not sound bad anyway. I keep my tube pre nanmoins gives me a more natural rsultat. Pay 215 this card is exactly what I was looking for.

The firewire on 24 Bit 96 KHZ
Home studio, model
MacMini 1.2 40GB 512 MB
Microphones (NT1, C414, MO1, SM58 ...), Electric Bass, Synth, Samples ...

UTILIZATION

No installation pbe
Recognized by GarageBand, Audacity: no incompatibilities so far
The manual is detailed enough: whether on paper or on the installation CD

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable
Garage Band and Audacity especially on OS X
Near-zero latency
Up to now 8 Tracks

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week
I tried a USB MBOX a ONE EMI 6 / 2 a MOTU Traveller. Apart from the MOTU or there is nothing wrong (except the price) the big pbe met the other interface is the limitations USB 1.1
Quality / price ratio excellent: Firewire for about € 200
If I remake it again the same choice

Map "Swiss knife" that allows the leads connected to line-level sources, microphones with phantom power supply or not, and an instrument (guitar or bass) live!

This card allows me to record a variety of sources without any complications in my home-studio use.

In addition, the firewire is really nice.

However, I take off one point for the absence of conenction noon.

UTILIZATION

Following the installation, everything went perfectly.
No concerns noted.

GETTING STARTED

I did that yesterday, but for now, it's all wonderful!

Just installed, I run Amplitube to test the beast and the sound is really good: no breath, no latency, and confess that directly enter a skyscraper in its sound card is really a luxury for this price.

Then test in cubase, and idem, no worries.
The sound of the XRL input is good, the sound of the instrument input also, I have not tested the spdif or line input.

OVERALL OPINION

I did that yesterday but I'm already filled with this card! It is so easy to use that I have been able to take advantage of just 5 minutes after unpacking the beast.

What I like most is its versatility. Its connectors are few but varied! and this m'interressait for my home studio. In addition, its drivers are complete: What are the cards at this price that are compatible ASIO2, WDM, GSIF2, MME and Core Audio?

I have not tried many cards before this one paper because their characteristics do not suit me already. Indeed, the cards often favor a large number of outputs rather than inputs, and me the opposite I'm looking for.

So given its characteristics, I find the quality / price excellent.

<p class="bbcode-offtopic"> Off topic: <span>PS: to fill the lack of connectivity noon, I have a little Midiman UNO (https://fr.audiofanzine.com/produits/avis/index% 2Cidproduit 2C68970.html%)</span>

I chose this interface because of its performance, and her firewire port, both faster and safer than the usb. I use a laptop with PIV 3 ghz. Y are connected to various electronic instruments (including old synths) and a microphone.

UTILIZATION

Easy installation ... Except that it currently does not work well with the original drivers supplied in the box. Once downloaded the latest drivers and soft, smooth! As for the manual, if I remember correctly, there is not paper at least (probably a pdf on the cd rom ...)

In short, it is true that all is not always clear about the installation and settings ... A little way to go in this area as often. There are not that pure performance that should count, but the ergonomics, ease the daily ...

GETTING STARTED

Latency is extremely low, I have not yet reached the maximum of simultaneous audio tracks in Cubase and Acid!

OVERALL OPINION

I was very informed before you buy and do not regret my choice.

I have since bought another interface ... USB and not good! The computer no longer recognizes the end of a year! And change of drivers, no disconnections reconnections do anything!

What would be even better? Same but wireless! Hours not yet possible I think ...

I'm tempted to say that the preamps don't count as a feature, if they don't work well. Kind of annoying since I was considering that as a feature when i bought it...

Price paid: 200 and change USD

UTILIZATION

I had a hard time installing it on my windows xp system, i think mainly because i've been avoiding the sp2 update. I was able to copy the needed files out of my girlfriends laptop and eventually install it fine though. The unit itself works like a charm, and the software control panel is cute and works very well.

GETTING STARTED

It's not low-quality in a needs repair sense, but I'm a little bit annoyed at how it handles the firewire interface. I was under the impression that firewire was &quot;hot-swappable&quot; like usb, and have been able to do that with other things. Not so for this... if it loses power or is unplugged while you're system is on, you will crash instantly. Additionally, it has an extra firewire pass-through on the back. Cool I thought, and plugged in my ipod to transfer some new tracks to it. Everything freezes when you do that. Can't even use the other firewire port on the computer itself when using this soundcard!!! What's the point of the extra port on the back of the unit???

OVERALL OPINION

The output is great, as is the input from the line-in. The mic and instrument preamps are seeming kind of weak though... although i haven't given them too much of a shot.

All this aside, I can't help but love the thing. I really just got it for the low-latency, which it delivers (between 5 and 8 ms usually). That alone has me feeling all mushy towards the thing. The super clean input and outputs also tend to make my heart race sometimes...

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
Posted by: elevated ( 3-, 2006)