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Audio / Midi Interfaces » Windy6 FireWire Recording Interface |
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Compact 6x6 FireWire Recording
Interface
Made for Music. The INFRASONIC Windy6 Audio/MIDI Interface is all-around gear for creation, providing high quality audio and MIDI in and out of your computer at reasonable price. It features high-speed IEEE-1394, FireWire Bus; the Windy6 gives your computer high quality 6 inputs, 6 outputs including 2 digital input and 2 digital output audio interface.
No Longer Available from Auzentech.
Features
•6-in/ 6-out FireWire High-Performance Audio/MIDI interface
• 4-in/4-out analog I/O, 2-in/2-out S/PDIF I/O
• 4 balanced inputs
- 2 x NEUTRIK® XLR/TRS combo jack, 2 x 1/4inch TRS phone jack
- Flexible Line/Hi-Z input
- A/D converter: Dynamic Range 113dBA
• 2 x MIC pre-amp features on front panel
- +48V Phantom power
- Channel Insert 1/2 for connecting serial out board effects
• 4 Servo-balanced outputs (1/4inch TRS phone jack)
- D/A converter: Dynamic Range 115dBA
• Coaxial type S/PDIF I/O
• Supports up to 24-bit/192kHz
• 16ch MIDI I/O
• Affordable 2 FireWire ports – available multi-devices link Â
• Heavy-Duty Aluminum body
• Hi-gain and Hi-powered class AB headphone amps
• Controllable the mixed level between output 1/2 and output 3/4
• ASIO2, WDM, DirectSound supports
• Core audio/ Core MIDI supports
Images
Silver Windy6
WIndy6 Silver Edition (above). Click a thumbnail to enlarge.
Black Windy6
WIndy6 Black Edition (above). Click a thumbnail to enlarge.
WIndy6 Box
Windy6 Retail Box (above)
Front Panel
Front panel (click to enlarge)
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1, Power Indicator LED –Indicates the status of power supply and digital input
2, Input Gain Control – Control input level of each microphone or line input (for both XLS and TRS)
3, SIGNAL and CLIP LED – Indicates the signal level of input 1/2 and clipping
4, INPUT 1/2 Connector – Analog Balanced XLR/TRS (NEUTRIK® Combo) Input Connector/ MIC must be connected by XLR.
5, Phantom Power (+48V) Switch – Supply 48V DC phantom power to input channels 1/2
6, Mix Level Knob – Mix the monitoring level between output 1/2 and output 3/4  *Mix Level Knob
7, Headphone Output – The high powered stereo Headphone output
8, Headphone Level knob – Control the level of Headphone output |
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Rear Pannel
Rear Panel (click to enlarge) |
1) Power On/Off switch
2) External power supply connector – Connect to the included DC adapter
– Note: If you have 4-pin FireWire connector that features on a lap-top computer usually, the bus power can’t be used. It should be required the external power supplyÂ
3) IEEE 1394a(FireWire) Port
– Connects the Windy6 to your computer using the included six-pin IEEE1394a(FireWire) cable.
– 2 more Windy6s can be linked and used as multi-Device.
4) MIDI In/Out Port – Windy6 provides 16 MIDI channels I/O
5) S/PDIF 5/6 In/Out Connector – Windy6 has S/PDIF input and output(Coaxial) for digital connection
6) INSERT 1/2 Connector
– Channel Insert 1/2 for connecting serial out board effects such as compressors (Tip : send /Ring : Return)
7) INPUT 3/4 Connector – Analog Balanced TRS Input Connector
8) OUTPUT 1/2/3/4 Servo-Balanced TRS Connector
– The 4 output jack is built in a servo-balanced design, handling output level of unbalanced and balanced correctly. |
Specifications
Analog Audio
| ANALOG LINE INPUTS |
1~4 |
| Type |
Servo-Balanced 1/4” TRS Input |
| Level |
+-4Bu Nominal (@-11dBFS) , +15dBu max (@0dBFS) |
| Frequency Response |
+/- 0.05 dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
+/- 0.2 dB 20Hz to 80kHz (@ 192kHz sampling rate) |
| Dynamic Range |
113dB (1kHz @ -60dBFS, A-weighted) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
113dB (A-weighted) |
| THD + N |
0.001% (1kHz @ -3dBFS) |
| Stereo Crosstalk |
< -120dB(1kHz @ 0dBFS) |
| Input Impedance |
10k ohms, balanced |
| Adjustable Gain |
> 40dB (Line 1 and 2 inputs only) |
| A/D Converter(AK4620B) |
24bit/192kHz 2channel |
24bit/192kHz 2channel |
| ANALOG LINE OUTPUTS |
1~4 |
| Type |
Servo-Balanced 1/4” TRS Output |
| Level |
+4dBu nominal (@-10dBFS) , +14dBu max (@0dBFS) |
| Frequency Response |
+/- 0.05 dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
+/- 0.2 dB 20Hz to 80kHz (@ 192kHz sampling rate) |
| Dynamic Range |
115dB (1kHz @ -60dBFS, A-weighted) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
115dB (A-weighted) |
| THD + N |
0.0014% (1kHz @ -3dBFS) |
| Stereo Crosstalk |
< -110dB(1kHz @ 0dBFS) |
| D/A Converter(AK4620B) |
24bit/192kHz 2channel |
| MICROPHONE PRE |
1. 2 |
| Type |
XLR female, IS-PRE combination preamp for Microphone and Line |
| Frequency Response |
+/- 0.1 dB , 20Hz to 20kHz |
| Dynamic Range |
100dB (1kHz @ -60dBFS, A-weighted, min gain) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
100dB (A-weighted, min gain) |
| THD+N |
0.002% (1kHz @ -3dBFS, min gain) |
| Stereo Crosstalk |
<-120dB(1kHz @ 0dBFS) |
| Input Impedance |
1.5k ohms, balanced |
| Adjustable Gain |
> 40dB |
| Max Level |
-1dBu (min gain) @ 0dBFS |
| Phantom Power |
+48V |
| Hi-Z INPUT |
1, 2 |
| Type |
Unbalanced 1/4” TS Input (switched by mechanic relay) |
| Frequency Response |
+/- 0.2dB, 20Hz to 20kHz |
| Dynamic Range |
100dB (1kHz @ -60dBFS, A-weighted, min gain) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
100dB (A-weighted, min gain) |
| THD+N |
0.002% (1kHz @ -3dBFS, min gain) |
| Stereo Crosstalk |
<-120dB(1kHz @ 0dBFS) |
| Input Impedance |
> 500k ohms unbalanced |
| Adjustable Gain |
> 40dB |
| Headphone Output |
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| Type |
Unbalanced 1/4” TRS Stereo Output
Hi-gain and Hi-powered Class AB type Headphone amps. |
| Frequency Response |
+/- 0.05dB, 20Hz to 20kHz |
| Dynamic Range |
110dB (1kHz @ -60dBFS, A-weighted, min gain) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio |
110dB (A-weighted |
| THD+N |
0.002% (1kHz @ -3dBFS, min gain) |
| Max Output Level |
+7.6dBV (@33 ohms) |
| Power into Ohms |
175mW / channel (@33 ohms) |
| Output Impedance |
< 5 ohms |
| Load Impedance |
16 to 600 ohms |
Digital Audio
| MIDI I/O |
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| Type |
1input, 1output, 5P-DIN Standard MIDI Connector |
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| DIGITAL I/O 56 |
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| Type |
RCA (Coaxial), Transformer coupled |
| Impedance |
75ohm |
| Format |
IEC-60958 Consumer |
| Sample rate |
44.1kHz, 48.0kHz, 88.2kHz, 96.0kHz, 192kHz |
| BUS |
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| Type |
Two IEEE1394a (FireWire) port |
Power Supply
| POWER SUPPLY |
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| External Power |
+12VDC 500mA, inner=minus, outer=plus |
| Power Consumption |
Max. 6W |
Case
| PHYSICAL |
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| Dimensions |
App. 206W x 195D x 55H(mm) |
| Shipping Weight |
App. 2kg |
Minimum System Requirements
PC
Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent and Compatible CPU
512MB of RAM
One available FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port
Microsoft Windows® XP/VISTA or later |
Mac
Macintosh with G4 or better processor
512MB of RAM
One available FireWire (IEEE 1394a) port
Mac OS 10.3 or later |
Connections
WIndy6 Connections (click to enlarge) |
1) Find the FireWire port on the rear of the Windy 6
2) Connect the included FireWire cable to the FireWire port of the Windy6
3) Find FireWire port on your computer
4) Plug the included the FireWire cable to the FireWire port of your computer.Â
5) Connect your equipments to the Windy6 (mixer, monitoring system, recorder, etc.)
6) Have a Fun with the Windy 6! |
Software Installation
Start by plugging the Windy 6 to your computer before the installation. Then, Please insert the provided User CD-Rom into your Disk Drive and wait for the installation menu to pop up. Click “Install Driver” to install the driver properly. |
Windy6 Software Installation (click to enlarge)
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NOTE: Before Prepare your original OS software, as you many need it during installation. Please check http:www.infra-sonic.com for the latest driver. |
Control Panel - In/Out Section
The control panel provides you a useful multi channel software mixer with adjustable 6 virtual inputs and outputs. Each of output pair can be routed to any of the Windy6’s four analog or two digital outputs. |
Control Panel In/Out (click to enlarge) |
1) Input Control – Section Input volume level control and Hi-Z input select switch.
2) Output Control Section – Output volume level control.
3) Device Selector – Select the controllable device when using multi device.
4) Sample Rate Select – the Sample Rate up to 192kHz.
5) SYNC Source select – Select Sync Source for another digital device sycronization.
6) Sample Rate indicator – Indicates the current Sample Rate from master device.
7) Crossfader – Adjust mixing balance between input monitor mixer and internal PC sound.
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Control Panel - CONFIG Section
Control Panel Config (click to enlarge) |
1) Adjust Buffer Size / Adjust and apply the stream, ASIO/WDM buffer size
2) ETC / TOP WINDOWS Â Â : This enables the Windy6 panel to be always displayed on the top.
       RESTORE DEFAULT : Restore the Windy6 to the default factory setting for all configurations.
This control panel provides you access to assign the Input/ Output level control, cross fader, sync source, configuration, and choose sample rate for your creation. In addition, you can assign instrument or mic for channel 1 and 2 depending on your equipments. You can hear “tick” sound when you change input mode from instrument to Mic or vice versa regarding to your device. Also, you can set up master clock, buffer size and other various features by simply clicking |
Bundled Studio Software
Comes bundled with the following Windows-compatible audio software to empower your audio studio.
Resources
The following resources are available on the Infrasonic website
Auzentech is a trademark of Auzentech, Inc. INFRASONIC, BLOW5, BLOW5D, BLOW4, BLOW4D, INFRASONIC DeuX, INFRASONIC AMON, INFRASONIC Quartet, and JamMate, and SIMS Audio are trademarks of SIMS Corporation. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
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