Phonic Helix Board 18 FireWire

The Phonic Helix 18 is a 14 channel mixer that will work with Windows computers running XP service pack 1 and service pack 2 and even Vista computers in 32 and 64 bit. You will just need to have a faster processor for it to work perfectly. These specs are very important with this interface because there are some driver issues and compatibility issues that can come about.

UTILIZATION

Setting up this interface is quick and easy, it does come with a manual that is easy to follow and understand. This unit is not rackable and does require wall power. You can connect this to you computer via USB or Firewire, but I prefer Firewire because it was a faster and more reliable connection for me on my Windows computer.

SOUNDS

There are over 100 programs and internal effects processing in this mixer and you can even expand it with daisy chaining 2 of these together to expand. You can use this with a Mac computer and form my personal experience it will work with just about any Mac running 10.0 or higher OS X. There are no MIDI ports on this unit but you can record up to 16 tracks at the same time. This interface is perfect for a larger set up, possibly to record live instruments with for a band or group. This mixer has never given us any problems out of the dozen or so times that we have used it.

OVERALL OPINION

Being that this interface has great preamps and over all sound, the distortion is also very low. I recommend all home studio musicians who want to record a lot of tracks at the same time get this. It is very affordable for the specs that it has. Even DJ’s will love this mixer and it is should cost more than what it does. It is very powerful and versatile.

I will not dwell on the characteristics given that my colleagues in great detail

UTILIZATION

this mixer is what we ask the facility for firewire and very easy and drivers don 'have never dropped in XP

SOUNDS

the sound is neutral however forget the EQ
breath I do not know I do not amplifies sound I 'm that serve home-studio

OVERALL OPINION

I have 4 years I 'd before that a roland digital but I' ve not tried the other model I don 't use it for my songs, never live
that which I love most in this table that is its strength, we can say that we want, but I have used more expensive products that m 'is released after 2 years and yet it moves almost all more days my cat (again) s' relief over
for a few months tranches (the poor) gave no and then she is given to work
I can swing virtual instruments in his ASIO, do twenty track no problem turning it does not flinch
I am very happy to be across a seller who m 'proposed model for the budget which I never had I don' have been able to pay me a firewire with the number of entries in what is commonly available everywhere
I do not understand, moreover, that the big names do not offer this product, do like the color laser printers ever present in the store, it would make you hurt the competition?
I use that is the home studio I am using or EQ or effects, or subgroups, or pre-amp because it's the gadget and that I have what it takes already
it's just a matter of FAST and it's there that his strong point:
when you have 6 synths connected to it that you play the guitar, bass and you sing and you want to recover the signal of each, you don 'have that to choose your recording software entry you want and there ... you win forever
since I have, I spend almost four times faster on my components and enterprise of its bounce and too bad for those who want to use a pro I think we know what we want in life and propose a specific table for each user: composer for hackers like me this kind of table is quite what to
after I do not ask her to do that though coffee prices ....