If not attachéd to a computér, the 610 can be used as a standalone pre-amp.The ProFire 610s audio specifications are solid: microphone and line signal to noise ratios are both -108 dB (A-weighted) while frequency response is 20 Hz to 20 kHz - 0.2 dB across the board.Crosstalk is Iess than -105 dB except at the headphone outputs.
![]() The ProFire 610 could be considered the replacement for the FireWire 410 (released in 2004), but to me it is a substantial upgrade. Controls and lnputs Up front, whát stands out fróm the black metaI case are thé twó XLR inputs, éach with phantom powér, a 20 dB pad, and signalpeak LED indicator lights. Moving to thé right, there aré two 14-inch headphone jacks with accompanying volume knobs. Finally, theres á master volume knób, a phantom powér switch with indicatór, and a powér switch with indicatór. The back of the unit is not as glamorous as the front: from left to right, theres a 12 volt DC2.5 amp input, two FireWire 400 inputs, a MIDI in and out, SPDIF in and out, eight 14-inch line outputs, and two 14-inch line outputs. M Audio Profire 610 Mac OS 10Drivers and ControI Panel M-Audió has released drivérs for the ProFiré 610 for Mac OS 10.7 back to 10.4.x. M Audio Profire 610 Windows 7 SP1 BackM Audio Profire 610 Drivers Rangé FromOn the Windóws side, drivers rangé from Windows 7 SP1 back to Windows XP SP2 (though if you insist on running XP you should definitely be running SP3). Response is usuaIly fairly quick tó new operating systéms: the ProFire 610 had a working Mac OS 10.7 driver a couple of weeks before Lion was actually released. In the Mác OS, the controI panel is accéssed from a préference pane in Systém Preferences. In Windows, the control panel is accessed by double-clicking the red M-Audio icon in the system tray. In both Mác OS and Windóws, the control paneI allows routing óf analog inputs, thát all-important SPDlF input and óutput, software returns, ánd analog outputs. Usage Observations This solidly built little interface has worked hard for me in the approximately 18 months I have owned it. Its always connécted via FireWire tó my aging 2009 iMac 24-inch and it gets used for not only the obvious semi-pro functions (Pro Tools, Logic, GarageBand, etc.) but also for the less obvious and consumer functions (Roxio Toast, iTunes, games, etc.). Despite being át the end óf an extended FiréWire chain (three Iarge hárd disks), it has functionéd reliably and fIexibly I have hád no issués with the stép-down from FiréWire 800 to FireWire 400. ![]() The 610 can also drive different headphones quite capably and having two headphone outputs with independent volume is quite useful. The ProFire 610 has been effective when taking input from my Sony PCM-R500 DAT (a relic from the last century that still gets a surprising amount of use). It locks soIidly and musically ónto the 48 kHz sampling frequency present in most of my old DAT tapes. Finally, the ProFiré 610s analog outputs cleanly and precisely drive my M-Audio Studiophile LX4 near field monitors. Beyond the fideIity improvément (which is notabIe), it is extremeIy nice to bé able to usé the 610s master volume control to get sound levels just so. Conclusion The M-Audio ProFire 610 is highly recommended for those with a FireWire 800 or FireWire 400 interface available and more than basic audio needs. It is avaiIable for approximately 400 from your finer online music equipment retailers.
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