M-Audio ProFire 610 Reviews

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M-Audio ProFire 610 Description
The M-Audio ProFire™ 610 FireWire audio interface transforms your Mac or PC into a powerful 6 in/10 out recording studio. Premium digital converters deliver high-definition, 24-bit/192kHz audio throughout the signal path. Two preamps with award-winning Octane™ technology offer clean, transparent sound with low noise and exceptional headroom. Onboard DSP mixing provides a totally flexible recording experience, perfect for creating multiple, independent monitor mixes.

The user-assignable master volume knob gives you flexible control over output levels. MIDI I/O allows you to connect keyboards and other outboard MIDI hardware. The half rackspace unit also doubles as a standalone two channel microphone preamp and A/D-D/A converter. ProFire 610 is compatible with most major audio software, making it an unbeatable choice for personal, high-definition recording.

[rkopald]

Quality: 10
This little thing is pretty simple, but it's built very well from what I can tell. Good preamps, very flexible routing for a box this tiny, and my favorite feature, an actual MASTER VOLUME knob.

Reliability: 10
Absolutely zero problems from day one. Painless install, and registration, up and running in no time.

Overall Rating: 9
If you're on a limited budget, and need a little interface to get you up and running, this is a very good place to begin. The preamps are very workable. Even my electric DI'd into the Neutriks jacks sounds not horrible. the -20dB pad is useful, phantom power is always a plus, and the flexibility for routing is as good as one could hope for with an A/I this small. It runs like a champ of FW400 power, and just kind of sits there and does its job. The master volume knob is an awesome thing to have. Fortunately M Audio placed it down and to the right of the nearest knobs (headphone level) so twiddling without bumping into the other knobs is great. Also, the converters sound VERY good at this price point. I run my audio through a pair of ADAM A7's. The detail is fantastic. Add to that SPDIF jacks for external master word clock sync just in case you need that, and it's a done deal. Then again, if you're really using SPDIF for syncing to another word clock, you're probably way past this unit in terms of your studio setup. Still, always a good option. Like I said, if you're just starting out, and need a very good straight ahead interface, this is a wise choice. If you write a lot of stuff in your computer, and don't need a bunch of inputs, this is perfect. Folks with higher input needs will have to look elsewhere.

[siftingsand]

I just got the profire 610 today, installed it up , xp-sp3 non texas instruments firewire asus p5q deluxe, works amazing. Im really blown away by the overall sound quality in playback, I was using auzentech prelude soundcard before this.

monitors - yamaha hs50m - sub yamaha - hs10w

[don fe]

Anyone used this with mac (macbook pro). Am thinking of ordering one as compared to Motu or RME have read quite a lot of reviews saying that for quality there is very little difference. The latency is under 10ms (which is fine for me). Anyone who has anything good or bad to say about the unit, I'd be very interested in hearing it

[sysop2001]

Quality: 0
Wow, this sounds like the way to go for me since I don’t need that many inputs, need to run PT and Logic (learning both for school), and has decent sound quality. I was thinking about the 003 before, but I don’t need that may inputs, and there's not much difference between LE and M-Powered PT.

Reliability: 0


Overall Rating: 0

[iunyq]

Does any one know the interface makes a difference, when one is using it to run a preamp through its inputs? I have an maudio firewire solo, and i dont use the pre amp feature, instead i run a presonus eureka pre amp through its analog (unbalanced)inputs to connect a condenser mic for vocals. Im thinkin that if i upgrade, it wont make a difference since im not using the interface's preamp. Does the unbalaced input is really an issue? Are balanced imputs much better? If so, any information as to why would be helpful. Thanx

[JoelCaseyJones]

Does any one know the interface makes a difference, when one is using it to run a preamp through its inputs? I have an maudio firewire solo, and i dont use the pre amp feature, instead i run a presonus eureka pre amp through its analog (unbalanced)inputs to connect a condenser mic for vocals. Im thinkin that if i upgrade, it wont make a difference since im not using the interface's preamp. Does the unbalaced input is really an issue? Are balanced imputs much better? If so, any information as to why would be helpful. Thanx

This particular interface (which I own and use in my production rig for overdubbing and editing at my home studio for all the independant releases I am contracted for) will make a large improvement over the solo for a number of reasons. The octane pre's (IMHO) are much cleaner than the eureka (and more usable sounding than anything Presonus makes - Im not a big fan of them), the converters are MUCH better (and some of the best in the price point), and the JetPLL clock particularly is of much higher quality.

What all of this means is that out of the box, its much better than your current setup, even if you didnt use your preamp. An interface is much more than just preamps, and if you plan on bypassing the pres in the future (as I do for certain sources) then you will be receiving all those benefits as well.

I really recommend using the Balanced inputs with high quality cables because it reduces noise and will give you truer signal. I can explain it more in depth if youd like (its actually pretty cool how it works) but id say nike has the phrase for that one... JUST DO IT. I recently listened to an A/B shootout with a really low end ART TubeMP preamp with regular generic balanced cables from guitar center or wherever) and mogami quad balanced. The difference really surprised me! More high and low freq. as well as smoother in those spectrums. The quality of cable EVEN made a difference for a low end pre! I only use Mogami neglex quad or Monster studiolink in my studio. PERIOD.

AT any rate I can highly recommend the Profire610, and Ive used just about everything out there.

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