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Phonic Firefly 302

FireWire audio interface from Phonic belonging to the Firefly series

christophe41 christophe41
Published on 01/27/09 at 05:48
- What technical specifications motivated your choice?

The possibility to connect my guitar Electroacoustic, my vocal mic, my accordion microphones.
Firewire because I have read that c'tait better than USB!
I wanted something simple and not too expensive.
I have no requirements of quality too leves

- For what purpose?
I am a musician and I wanted something easy to register, properly, just to rpter songs and work of the compounds.
As I move a lot I wanted was to connect on my laptop.

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

I do not know, it's a Asus F7L, pent T2390, 250GB HD, 2GB memory, and finally described it on a small label!

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ..
Interface connected to the PC laptop with a firewire cable 6broches/4broches blind (there is provided a firewire cable 6broches blind) and plugged the power adapter.
guitar jack connected interface
SM58 microphone: XLR religious Interface
accordion via two microphones suited (right hand, left hand) connected to a small box which is connected prampli then by a cable XLR / XLR
closed headphones beyerdynamic DT 770 pro to register over the tracks dja registered.

Not much wrong, all fawn I only play one instrument simultaneously.
Everything works fine except the level guitar that is a bit feeble, yet my guitar possde a prampli

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?

I was afraid because I have vista trs and no one could tell me if c'tait compatible.
YES, it is compatible, at home in all cases.
To install, all went well (I have carefully followed the instructions in English (bought from Thomann in Germany)

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
Not
- The configuration gnrale is easy?
Yes
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Yes and no, it would be better in French, forcment ...

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
- Are they often put day?

I do not know, After you install the interface, I'm all on the site of a phonic Tlcharger driver, had no particular concern.

- What software do you use most often?

I tried it with Cubase LE (supplied with the card), and nickel is
and Audacity, a real catastrophe.

- What you get lag?
5ms, the sound is perfect, below a grsille everywhere, it's a horror.

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ..
I have recorded that both

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
2 weeks, not much back then

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

for now, my expectations arpond

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

no other

- How do you report qualitprix?

It's still too expensive! but hey, I did not intend to compete m'quiper a studio. So for the price and from my ability, a will.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
Little exprience, so far, I would try in a few months you about ironing
After a few days ... I am worried!
Last night I threw a fit. When I record my guitar, my pops, the sound PForm silent at times. I tried to edit paramtres as latency. Nothing worked. It's frankly not cool. On the site of Phonic, they confirm that it is possible to use the Firefly 302 more under vista.
I just did a test on my desktop PC, it works well. It's bizare.
I will keep you informed if I can stabilize the craft.