Phonic helix board 18 universal review
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Installation is merely a matter of running the driver disk and following the screen prompts, although there is one crucial step that requires the user to turn the Firefly's power off and on before continuing, so that the program can recognise the connection.
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The Firefly package includes two CD-ROMs carrying essential setup tools for both Mac and PC, not least of which are the drivers and Phonic's Control Panel software. For those who need to use the four-pin type, which does not carry power, Phonic provide a 12V mains adaptor as part of the package, and there is a rear-panel switch to select whether this or the six-pin Firewire bus is used to power the unit. The Firefly can operate using either the six-pin or four-pin Firewire cable formats - having both connectors on the rear - although only a six-pin cable was included with the review unit. The manual posts two warnings about trying to use both together, one stating that the results of mixing will 'sount terrible' (sic), the other that will cause 'irreversible damage.' Nevertheless, it is possible to combine both formats by mixing either Jack 1 with RCA 2, or RCA 1 with Jack 2! The analogue I/O is provided in both quarter-inch jack and RCA phono format, but these alternatives share the same channel routing and are not meant to be used simultaneously. To the right of these controls is the two-stage metering display, which simply lights green when a signal is present and then red when it begins to clip.Īt the back there are inputs and outputs for S/PDIF digital interfacing, MIDI, and analogue signals.
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The only other front-panel controls adjust the level for the analogue inputs found on the rear. Also on the front is a button for applying the 48 volts of phantom power required by a typical condenser microphone, together with a red status LED. The second is an XLR input for use with microphones, flanked by its own signal-input adjuster. The first of these is a headphone output, accompanied by its own level-control knob. Situated on the front of the device are all the adjustment controls required for normal operation, plus a couple of sockets catering for the items Phonic expect to be most regularly connected. Measuring less than 200mm across, the Firefly is smaller than the advertised half-rack size, and is designed to sit unobtrusively on a desk beside a laptop or monitor. So, what do you get for your £99? Hardware Features The Firefly 302 has been priced so that even with VAT added its RRP comes in at just under the magic £100 mark.
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Although it only outputs two channels at a time, the 302 can simultaneously record up to five channels when its three analogue inputs are used alongside the stereo S/PDIF input. The Firefly's bit rate is actually fixed at 24, but sampling can be switched from 44.1kHz to 48, 88.2 and 96kHz. The latest Firewire product from Phonic is a compact desktop audio and MIDI interface aimed at those musicians who do not need to record huge ensembles, but still want the chance to use high bit and sample rates. Phonic's diminutive Firewire audio interface is extremely affordable and it can record at 24-bit/96kHz.
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