The FA-66 from Cackwalk is a 6-channel portable FireWire audio interface designed with the mobile recording and performance professional in mind. The unit offers high audio fidelity, stability and a comprehensive set of input and output options.
The FA-66 offers 2 microphone preamps accessed via XLR/TRS combo inputs with phantom power and 2 additional RCA inputs. Four balanced +4dBu outputs, optical S/PDIF I/O, a built-in analog limiter, ZERO-latency direct monitoring, solid metal construction and FireWire bus power (requires 6-pin connection) combine to provide a versatile interface housed in a durable, compact design.
Quick Features
- Simultaneous 6-input / 6-output performance at 24-bit/96 kHz
- Simultaneous 4-input / 4-output performance at 24-bit/192 kHz
- 2 premium XLR/ TRS combo inputs with professional microphone preamps and independent sensitivity control
- Hi-Z input for electric guitar or bass recording
- Built-in analog limiter
- S/PDIF optical I/O with digital sync indicator
- MIDI I/O
- Responsive low latency driver performance with WDM, ASIO 2.0 and Core Audio support plug and play on Mac OS X with Apple Standard Driver support
- Zero-latency, direct monitoring
- FireWire Bus Powered, no AC adaptor required, ideal for mobile use
- Compact and rugged solid-metal construction
- Includes the Production Plus Pack music creation software
FireWire Interface for Recording on Mac or PC
The FA-66 has been specially designed with premium audio components to improve your audio playback and recording quality in Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, Garageband, Logic, Reason, SONAR and other music production titles on Mac and PC
Performance
Record and playback of up to 6 channels at 24-bit/96kHz, or record and playback up to 4 channels at 24-bit/192kHz
FireWire Bus Powered for Mobile Use
By connecting a single FireWire (6-pin to 6-pin) cable to a laptop, the user can create a quality field recorder. No AC is adapter required. This in turn reduces cables clutter and allows for recording anywhere. For desktop use, the unit is supplied with an AC adapter
Phantom Power Microphone Preamps
Completely portable recording center with 2 very clean, high-gain microphone preamps providing +48V phantom power, and premium analog components perfect for home studio and field recording
Input and Output Options
2 XLR/TRS Combo inputs with phantom power, Hi-Z (guitar) switch on input 2, stereo RCA inputs, S/PDIF optical I/O, 4 individual analog outputs and MIDI I/O
Built-in Analog Limiter
Prevents clipping in recordings. Provides high quality live recordings with a wide dynamic range
Zero-Latency Direct Monitoring
The FA-66's Direct Monitoring function allows one to listen to audio being recording directly, without it being routed through software. The input goes straight to the output, thus offering zero-latency monitoring. The unit also provides low latency when monitoring through software or performing with software synthesizers with efficient, low latency drivers for Mac and Windows
Support for Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
supports WDM & ASIO 2.0 drivers on Windows and Core Audio on Mac OS X for low latency performance with most applications. And with standard FireWire Driver Support for Mac OS X you can just plug in and start recording! Your Mac recognizes it immediately
Production Plus Pack
Suite of music creation software includes SONAR 8.5 LE recording software (PC only), and 3 high-quality and versatile virtual instruments for Mac and PC - Rapture LE, Cakewalk Sound Center, and Studio Instruments Drums
Compact, Solid Metal Construction
Packs the latest audio technology in a small, durable body for years of reliable FireWire audio recording