Products / Computer Music / Audio Recording / FA-101

The FA-101 has the highest specs available to support your most demanding applications. You get 24-bit, 192kHz simultaneous recording and playback in a compact 1U half-rack unit, with all the headroom you need.

• Supports up to 24 bit, 192 kHz
• Compatible with Mac OS X standard driver
• Two independent, on board mic pre-amps
• Capable of full duplex recording and playback on 10 independent channels
• Bus powered and durable metal construction for mobile applications
• Lots of ins and outs to support a wide range of recording and gigging applications

Supports up to 24 bit, 192 kHz

It is equipped with industry leading AD/DA converters that makes it an industry top by supporting 24-bit,192 kHz simultaneous recording and playback. Create music at the DVD-Audio spec with the FA-101.

Compatible with Mac OS X standard driver*

It has out-of-the-box compatibility with Mac OS X(Panther) standard FireWire audio driver. Combinesthe excellent stability of the OS standard driver and 24-bit, 192 kHz high performance with plug and play.

Two independent, on board mic pre-amps

The front panel is equipped with 2-channel highquality phantom power mic preamps. Carefully selected analog parts are used to ensure the sound is crystal clear.

Capable of full duplex recording and playback on 10 independent channels

Despite the compact body, 10 independent channels are available for recording and playback when working with 24-bit, 96 kHz audio, and full duplex 6 x 6 channels are available when working with 24-bit, 192 kHz audio. Also comes with MIDI interface.

Bus powered and durable metal construction for mobile applications

The FA-101's beautiful aluminum body is finished in vivid red. The ability to take power from the FireWire bus makes it ideal for mobile music creation environments.

Lots of ins and outs to support a wide range of recording and giging applications

Packed into this unit are jacks such as two Neutrik XLR/TRS combo jacks, a high impedance jack (Hi-Z) for directly connecting a guitar or bass, and even a S/P DIF digital I/O port (optical).

*The driver for the FA-101 is included in Mac OS 10.3.6 or later. It is aPlug&Play driver supplied by Apple. Please visit Apple.com to download the latest standard FireWire audio driver. New PowerPC based Macs running 10.3.6 or later and all Macs with Intel Core Dual processor come with the appropriate driver for FA-101. Use the "Software Update" feature of OSX to keep the driver up to date.

Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels

• 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz Record: 10 channels
  Playback: 10 channels
  Full duplex
• 192 kHz Record: 6 channels
  Playback: 6 channels
  Full duplex
  * Some computers may not have sufficient performance.

Signal Processing

• PC interface 24 bits
• AD/DA Conversion 24 bits (linear)

Sampling Frequency

• Digital output 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
• Digital input 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz
• AD/DA Conversion 44.1/48/88.2/96/192 kHz

Frequency Response

• 96.0 kHz - 20 Hz to 40 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
• 88.2 kHz - 20 Hz to 40 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
• 48.0 kHz - 20 Hz to 22 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
• 44.1 kHz - 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0/-2 dB)

Nominal Input Level

• Input Jack 1–2 (XLR type) -50 to -10 dBu
• Input Jack 1–2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type) -35 to +4 dBu
• Input Jack 3–6 +4 dBu (balanced)
• Input Jack 7–8 -10 dBu to +4dBu(balanced)

Nominal Output Level

• Output Jack 1–8 +4 dBu (balanced)

Residual Noise Level

• Output Jack 1–2 98 dBu
  (input terminated with 1 k ohms, MAIN VOLUME: 0 dB,
  INPUT SENS: +4 dBu, DIRECT MONITOR VOLUME: OUT1/2 position, IHF-A typ., Balanced)

SN RATIO (Typical)

• OUTPUT 108 dB
• INPUT 102 dB

Interface Firewire (IEEE1394), Digital input/output―Optical type (conforms to IEC60958), MIDI IN/OUT

Connectors

• Front Panel Input Jack 1–2 (XLR type / 1/4 inch TRS phone type)
  XLR type (balanced / phantom power +48V)
  1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced)
  *INPUT2 jack: high impedance is supportedDigital In Connector(Optical type)
  Digital Out Connector (Optical type)
  Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)
• Rear Panel Input Jack 3–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced))
  Output Jack 1–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced))
  MIDI Connectors (In, Out)
  FireWire (IEEE1394) Connectors

Others

• Power Supply DC 9V (AC adaptor)
• Current Draw 900 mA
• Accessories Owner’s Manual
  CD-ROM
  AC Adatptor
  FireWire (IEEE1394) cable (6 pins to 6 pins)
  FireWire (IEEE1394) cable (6 pins to 4 pins)

Size and Weight

• Dimensions 218(W) x 137(D) x 47(H) mm or 8-5/8(W) x 5-7/16(D) x 1-7/8(H) inches
• Weight 1.0 kg or 2 lbs 2 oz