This update can be applied to the following models: * Helix Board 12 Universal * Helix Board 18 Universal * Helix. Helix Board and Firefly Linux Compatibility While Phonic is yet to develop a Linux driver for their Helix Board and FireWire devices, many customers have reportedly been using the fantastic driver found on www.ffado.org. Any phonic helix board 18 firewire items in your order may have been designed to work with a V circuit, using a United Kingdom G type plug phoonic. Wxpvolen serial key. Phonic Helix 18 FireWire specs. Please refer to the specific product details for further information.
I have one - it's a review model the company sent me for a Website I write for. So far I'd say it's so-so. The sound is decent, but when we record the same stuff through my friend's Digi002 setup, the difference in quality is noticeable. The Phonic is noisier and not as warm sounding. The firewire out works right out of the box with my Mac, no drivers needed, and provides 16 ins and 2 outs as advertised.
I'm having some issues once I try to record more than 4 or 5 channels at once, though. Not yet sure if it's the board or my computer setup. The digging I've done so far indicates that it might be the board, because I'm getting some weird device change messages in the logs of my DAW software, but I'm not sure yet. I recorded a whole cd with the on board sound card and got so.so results and then bought this Helix 18. I sat down with my singer last night and layed down tracks for piano and guitar and vocals, and I was amazed. Tailor my amazement with what I came from.
I like the ability to use it as a stand alone mixer, the digital effects are a little harsh, but I route them through the sub buss and bring them back around on one of the channels and mix them with the main vocal track in my software, by recording two channels at once. So I can control the depth of the effect. It gave a nice result. What I am having trouble figuring out is how to get the proper level on firewire, it looks like you just crank the gain control for the channel, while monitoring with headphones so that you don't add a large amount of hiss from too high of a gain setting. If I read the book that might help too. I was looking at the price of the Alesis board and this board, and this one was about $50 cheaper, with what I perceived were more features.
Am I screaming with joy.well.no.but I am pretty darn happy with it, and as i gain more experience that may change too. Setup was a breeze.cubase appears to suck, I use a program called Magix audio studio and it is a breeze to use, plus it's cheap, which are my two main criteria. I have had this unit for abou 45 days!
I have had nothing but problems with it. Using this unit on a pc one day it would work fine the next the pc would not see it as a sound card or sonar would not see the phonic! Tech support said there was nothing wrong with there drivers & had not heard of any such problems!
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This update can be applied to the following models: * Helix Board 12 Universal * Helix Board 18 Universal * Helix. Helix Board and Firefly Linux Compatibility While Phonic is yet to develop a Linux driver for their Helix Board and FireWire devices, many customers have reportedly been using the fantastic driver found on www.ffado.org. Any phonic helix board 18 firewire items in your order may have been designed to work with a V circuit, using a United Kingdom G type plug phoonic. Wxpvolen serial key. Phonic Helix 18 FireWire specs. Please refer to the specific product details for further information.
I have one - it's a review model the company sent me for a Website I write for. So far I'd say it's so-so. The sound is decent, but when we record the same stuff through my friend's Digi002 setup, the difference in quality is noticeable. The Phonic is noisier and not as warm sounding. The firewire out works right out of the box with my Mac, no drivers needed, and provides 16 ins and 2 outs as advertised.
I'm having some issues once I try to record more than 4 or 5 channels at once, though. Not yet sure if it's the board or my computer setup. The digging I've done so far indicates that it might be the board, because I'm getting some weird device change messages in the logs of my DAW software, but I'm not sure yet. I recorded a whole cd with the on board sound card and got so.so results and then bought this Helix 18. I sat down with my singer last night and layed down tracks for piano and guitar and vocals, and I was amazed. Tailor my amazement with what I came from.
I like the ability to use it as a stand alone mixer, the digital effects are a little harsh, but I route them through the sub buss and bring them back around on one of the channels and mix them with the main vocal track in my software, by recording two channels at once. So I can control the depth of the effect. It gave a nice result. What I am having trouble figuring out is how to get the proper level on firewire, it looks like you just crank the gain control for the channel, while monitoring with headphones so that you don't add a large amount of hiss from too high of a gain setting. If I read the book that might help too. I was looking at the price of the Alesis board and this board, and this one was about $50 cheaper, with what I perceived were more features.
Am I screaming with joy.well.no.but I am pretty darn happy with it, and as i gain more experience that may change too. Setup was a breeze.cubase appears to suck, I use a program called Magix audio studio and it is a breeze to use, plus it's cheap, which are my two main criteria. I have had this unit for abou 45 days!
I have had nothing but problems with it. Using this unit on a pc one day it would work fine the next the pc would not see it as a sound card or sonar would not see the phonic! Tech support said there was nothing wrong with there drivers & had not heard of any such problems!