ESI DuaFire User's Guide download pdf (Page 4)

DuaFire ESI

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the ESI DuaFire.

DuaFire is an ideal mobile recording interface for both laptops and desktop computers. It offers 2

input and 4 output channels. DuaFire is also the world’s first FireWire audio interface that perfectly

supports the EWDM technology from ESI.

ESI has finally adopted the famous EWDM technology to a FireWire Audio interface. Now you can

use driver interfaces like ASIO 2.0, GSIF 2.0, MME and WDM simultaneously with the same

features that made ESI's PCI audio interfaces famous. Of course, EWDM for FireWire also

provides the DirectWIRE technology the virtual digital patchbay and support for very low latency

values (as low as 1.5ms or even less). This ensures best compatibility with all major audio

applications. To get started right away, the full featured Cubase LE 4 recording software from

Steinberg is bundled.

The flexible inputs allow you to record from a variety of different sources. You can directly connect

devices with line level, turntables via the built-in phono preamp, microphones (+48V phantom

power support) and Hi-Z signals (e.g. a guitar).

1.1 Key Features

- 2-in 4-out multi purpose FireWire audio interface

- 2 line level inputs, switchable to 2 phono level inputs (mono)

- microphone input with gain control

- +48V phantom power for condenser microphone

- direct instrument input for electric guitars (Hi-Z) with gain control

- 4 line level analog outputs

- headphone out with level control

- bus powered, i.e. can be used without external power supply (*)

- 2 channel recording and 4 channel playback at the same time – Full Duplex

- WDM, MME, ASIO 2.0, GSIF 2.0, CoreAudio and DirectSound support

- bundled with Cubase LE 4 DVD-ROM

- compatible with Windows and Mac OS X

*) this is only possible with a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire connection and a FireWire port that provides

enough voltage for DuaFire. Devices with 4-pin FireWire port do not provide any voltage for

bus powered operation.

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