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M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface
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- B&H # MAPF610
- Mfr# 9900-52649-00
Product Highlights
- 6 Input/10 Output
- 2 Preamps
- S/PDIF
- 24-Bit/192kHz
- Onboard DSP Mixer
- Standalone Mode
- Mac OS X
- Windows XP/Vista
The ProFire 610 from M-Audio is a rugged and compact digital audio FireWire interface that shares many features found on the flagship ProFire 2626 interface. These include two high quality preamps featuring Octane technology, a powerful DSP-based monitor mixer, two discrete headphone outputs and an assignable master volume control knob to facilitate many kinds of recording and mixing.
With six inputs and ten outputs (analog and digital), the interface features premium digital converters that deliver high-definition, 24-bit/192kHz audio throughout the signal path. MIDI I/O allows the user to connect keyboards and other outboard MIDI hardware and the unit also doubles as a standalone two-channel microphone preamp and A/D-D/A converter.
The portable design and bus powered operation of the ProFire 610 allows for capturing professional-grade recordings anywhere, be it in the studio or on the road.
- Six-input, ten-output FireWire digital audio interface
- Function with resolution and sample rates of up to 24-bit/192kHz
- Two high-quality microphone/instrument preamps featuring OctaneT technology, LED meters and phantom power
- Two front-panel XLR/TS Combo jacks accept microphone or instrument level inputs
- Two rear-panel 1/4" TRS phone balanced line inputs
- Eight rear-panel 1/4" TRS phone connectors provide discrete balanced or unbalanced analog outputs
- Two independent 1/4" headphone outputs with volume control knobs for each output
- S/PDIF In/Out
- MIDI In/Out
- Onboard DSP provides five, near-zero latency 16x2 monitor mixers
- User-assignable Master Volume control
- Functions as a standalone two-channel microphone preamp with analog-to-digital and digital-to analog conversion
| Converters | 24-bit |
| Sample Rates | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192k |
| Analog Input |
2 x 1/4" TS/XLR combo (front panel) 2 x 1/4" TRS phone Line |
| Analog Output |
8 x 1/4" TRS phone 2 x 1/4" TRS phone Headphone |
| Digital Input | 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF |
| Digital Output | 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF |
| MIDI In/Out |
1 x 5-pin DIN MIDI In 1 x 5-pin DIN MIDI Out |
| Sync In/Out | S/PDIF |
| Headphone Output | Two outputs with independent volume controls |
| THD + N |
Mic Input: 0.0022% (-93dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz Line Input: 0.002% (-94dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS Inst. Input: 0.0025% (-92dB), 1kHz, -1dBFS Line Output: 0.0016% (-96dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz |
| Dynamic Range |
Mic Input: 108dB, A-weighted Line Input: 108dB, A-weighted Inst. Input: 107dB, A-weighted Line Output: 108dB, A-weighted |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 22kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
| System Requirements |
Mac: Minimum G4 1GHz (G4 accelerator cards not supported - G5 required for sample rates above 96kHz) OS X 10.4.10, 10.5.1 512MB RAM FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port Recommended G5 2GHz OS X 10.4.10 1GB RAM FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port PC: Minimum Pentium IV 1.6GHz Windows XP (SP2), Vista (32-bit) 512MB RAM (1GB for Windows Vista) FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port Recommended Pentium IV 2GHz Windows XP (SP2), Vista (32-bit) 1GB RAM FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Desktop enclosure |
| Weight | Not specified by manufacturer |
| Specialties | Two IEEE 1394 FireWire ports |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 26 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
96%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (22)
- Excellent sound (22)
- Versatile (13)
- Low distortion (11)
- Compact (6)
Cons
Best Uses
- Home studio (17)
- Amateur recording (13)
- Professional recording (13)
- Performances (9)
- Outdoor events / games (8)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (11), Professional musician (8), Novice (5)
Most Liked Positive Review
The interface you need
This product is great for home users. Easy to use, plug&play and the best thing: It´s not expensive.
I use in a progressive way, so I can recor...Read complete review
This product is great for home users. Easy to use, plug&play and the best thing: It´s not expensive.
I use in a progressive way, so I can record bass, guitar, keyboard, solo, voices and so on. But if you need record Drums or your band alive... then you need another one interface, if you want different tracks for each instrument.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Don't bother
Used the M-Audio 410 with great success for years. I thought I would have a similar experience with the 610. Wrong! To my great disappointment, they have been bought by AVID. The drivers...Read complete review
Used the M-Audio 410 with great success for years. I thought I would have a similar experience with the 610. Wrong! To my great disappointment, they have been bought by AVID. The drivers for the current Mac OS10.6.8 just have many problems... the worst being having to reinstall it every time I start up my machine. AVID help is pathetic at best and hard to understand over the phone. No I'm not going to reinstall my drive (with over a terabyte of software) to get this driver to install properly. Typical AVID hubris. Unit sits in my closet as a back-up in case my MOTU traveller goes down. Also, MOTU sounds better to my ears.
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
This model is not the latest but if you are looking for low latency unit with firewire connectivity this is a solid choice.
It has everything you would expect from a digital interface and works seamlessly with current OS, including win 8 and most DAW software. I am running sonar and it's amazoing how clean the sound is. The pricing is right for the features, if you can find one!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Been playing with it non-stop since I got it. Only issue I found was using the back inputs the levels does not get loud enough. Still working out those kinks.
Pros
- Compact
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
I haven't had enough time to explore the full capabilities of this machine but so far I am very impressed by what it can do.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Studio
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Quality sound for home recording studio
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
I plan on using this interface with Sonar X2 - and while I had some initial difficulties configuring it, the 610 works great just now! It does promise to be a great addition to my budding home studio system. B&H did a great job shipping this in record time!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Great buying experience as always from B&H. Product is awesome!!!!
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
- Lack Of Headroom On Pres
Best Uses
- Events
- Home Studio
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
So far so good with this little guy. I am using primarily as a live interface for FX vox mics and my sequencer output. Sounds great. The master output pot is a good feature especially for live use. The built in midi interface is rad too cause now I can link up with my drummers electronic pad. 2 mic pres and 2 line ins are more then enough for portable applications. Got my Saffire 56 at home for bigger projects requiring more IO. All the outputs are great as well. Bus powered is a big plus. The drivers installed perfectly on my Mac and it was rockin in no time. Great product, great price from B and H.
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
This interface has so much going for it. I'm so glad that I got it and for the price on B&H it was a steal. The pre-amps are nice and clear. The software interface looks professional and is functional and easy to navigate. And the one bonus that I got from this interface is that: I was expecting only 6 inputs (including spdif), however when you plug in with firewire you technically get 2 more inputs from the software returns via firewire.
All in all, I love this and would buy another if I needed it.
Pros
- Best price on the web
- Compact
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Purchased this to go with a new PC that doesn't have PCI slots, so thought I'd try Firewire instead. I did have to purchase a PCIe Firewire card (cheap) with Texas Instruments drivers to make sure this would work like it is supposed to. With Sonar X1d, it improved the latency from 10 to 5.8 ms. ASIO drivers work great. Overall, due to B&H's extra low price, this item is an excellent value.
Pros
- Compact
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
So far, I love it. Preamp quality is great. I would definitely recommend it.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
A friend of mine had this interface, so I was already familiar with it. I recently upgraded to Pro Tools 10 and needed an interface that was compatible as mine was not. This was a reasonably affordable way in and provides excellent quality audio. The software that comes with it is a little strange at first, but it's easy to learn.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Windows 7 drivers working flawlessly. Construction of the case is robust and the output features are perfect for surround sound mixing and mastering.I would love this unit even without the MIDI interface-probably won't use it in my mobile setup tho'. This thing is just what I hoped it would be, easy to install, easy to configure and sounds perfect at 24/96. I am using it for tracking,and some simple mastering along with video editing with surround mixes on a laptop.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Used the M-Audio 410 with great success for years. I thought I would have a similar experience with the 610. Wrong! To my great disappointment, they have been bought by AVID. The drivers for the current Mac OS10.6.8 just have many problems... the worst being having to reinstall it every time I start up my machine. AVID help is pathetic at best and hard to understand over the phone. No I'm not going to reinstall my drive (with over a terabyte of software) to get this driver to install properly. Typical AVID hubris. Unit sits in my closet as a back-up in case my MOTU traveller goes down. Also, MOTU sounds better to my ears.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
This interface works great out of the box. It has the right inputs, the right features, and sounds pretty good. It works well, and there were no driver or interface issues I encountered with a Power Mac G5.
Pros
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
Worked great right out of the box. I downloaded the latest drivers and it worked great with Ableton 8.0. No issues so far.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
- Larger than expected
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
This interface is a great quality piece. I already own the 2626 and was looking for a smaller interface to carry when I travel, this interface has the same quality pre-amps as the 2626 and is much smaller. While it's not the smallest interface out there, this one does provide lots of I/O in a quality package.
If size is your only concern, this is a bit larger in real life than it looks on the web. But if quality is more important, you can't go wrong with this unit.
Pros
- Cost Effective
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Small
Cons
Best Uses
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
This product is great, we use it to control our sound system in the theatre, using Qlab we can control which output is used (which speaker) we want to select or all of them
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
- Needed extra cable
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
I use this product with Garageband on a Macbook pro and it works flawlessly. I have had no issues with drivers or hardware. Just plug it in, turn it on and you're good to go.
The sound is crisp and clear and I have had no issues with latency. Couldn't be happier with my purchase. Only problem I experienced was the two firewire cables that came with it did not fit my Macbook. One trip to the store fixed that. Haven't used the MIDI I/O so I cannot comment on that.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Performances
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
We bought the ProFire 610 for our live Christmas performance at church. Drummer sends 8 channels out of Ableton Live via Firewire to the ProFire. This way the click, loop, and other channels in the audio mix are controlled by the drummer. Very easy to use!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
- Unnecessary Functions
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
Comments about M-Audio ProFire 610 - FireWire Audio Interface:
I bought this as a replacement breakout box for my home studio after my Presonus card started giving off smoke. So far, I'm pretty pleased with this product. It's portable yet has multiple functions. The mic preamps are supposedly great though I haven't had the change to test them fully.
I was initially a bit annoyed by the fact that the volume control for headphone monitoring was linked to the master volume knob (i.e. you couldn't turn up the volume in the headphones without simultaneoulsy pumping up the volume in the speakers). It turned out, however, that this was an easy fix, just had to reroute some things in the settings.
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