FireWire Audiophile is a compact, FireWire-compatible audio/MIDI interface that takes the legacy of M-Audio's award-winning Audiophile line to the next level. 4 x 6 audio I/O combines with powerful on-board mixing in a mobile package that's perfect for live performance, home recording, and digital DJ work. Stereo headphone output with A/B switching between assignable sources allows precuing for DJs and mobile musicians - and the assignable aux bus is perfect for creating dedicated headphone mixes and effect sends. You also get zero-latency hardware direct monitoring, ultra-low latency ASIO software direct monitoring, and 1 x 1 MIDI I/O. FireWire Audiophile even has AC-3 and DTS passthrough for surround sound playback.

Features:

• 4 x 6 24-bit/96kHz I/O
• 2 x 4 analog operation (RCA)
• digital S/PDIF (coaxial) I/O w/ 2-channel PCM
• digital out also supports AC-3/DTS surround sound
• headphone output with dedicated level control
• flexible software-controlled mixing of hardware and software I/O
• aux sends on all channels and aux output assign allows for dedicated headphone mixes and sends to external effects
• user-assignable front-panel level control (output, input, software return, aux send)
• zero-latency hardware direct monitoring
• low-latency ASIO software direct monitoring
• momentary switch for A/Bing two software-assignable headphone sources or switching ASIO monitoring on/off
• 1 x 1 16-channel MIDI I/O
• power on/off switch with indicator LED
• powered via FireWire bus (6 pin port required) or included DC power supply
• two convenient high-bandwidth FireWire ports
• rugged steel construction
• includes Ableton Live Lite 4 music production software, so you can make music right away