Comments on: Edirol FA-66 Review http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21 Budget audio for budget people Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alex Roth http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-10208 Alex Roth Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:15:10 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-10208 Hi there, i've been using the FA-66 for the last couple of months, and just recently i tried (for the first time) to connect something to the PHONES input, and there's something weird seems to be happening: i can't hear anything! i have my two monitor speakers connected to output 1+2, and it's only when i plug them out that i begin to hear any sound on the phones. is this normal? i mean, i guess there's some logic in not having audio output from speakers and headphones simultaneously, but i know some other audio interfaces are capable of doing that. Hi there, i’ve been using the FA-66 for the last couple of months, and just recently i tried (for the first time) to connect something to the PHONES input, and there’s something weird seems to be happening: i can’t hear anything! i have my two monitor speakers connected to output 1+2, and it’s only when i plug them out that i begin to hear any sound on the phones. is this normal? i mean, i guess there’s some logic in not having audio output from speakers and headphones simultaneously, but i know some other audio interfaces are capable of doing that.

]]> By: Dean http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-9822 Dean Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:24:35 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-9822 Hi, i have a presonus bluetube dual channel tube mic pre. i use it with an 8track recorder. i have been looking at the fa-66 because if i decided to change to a computer recording setup it would be handier to have a preamp that could also connect to the comp. i could use the analog outs to go to my 8track and if using a computer i could use the firewire. would this work yes? also i would like to know about the mic preamps? are they good quality? would they be much of an upgrade to the presonus bluetube? if so how much of an upgrade? I'm new to recording gear so i appreciate any replies! Thanks! Dean Hi, i have a presonus bluetube dual channel tube mic pre. i use it with an 8track recorder. i have been looking at the fa-66 because if i decided to change to a computer recording setup it would be handier to have a preamp that could also connect to the comp. i could use the analog outs to go to my 8track and if using a computer i could use the firewire. would this work yes?

also i would like to know about the mic preamps? are they good quality? would they be much of an upgrade to the presonus bluetube? if so how much of an upgrade?

I’m new to recording gear so i appreciate any replies!

Thanks!
Dean

]]> By: Drew http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-9460 Drew Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:40:36 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-9460 Sascha, yes you can manually adjust with a blend knob (the direct monit knob) how much of the microphone's signal or how much playback from the PC signal gets sent through the monitors. Or you can disable the soft control so that it's only playback coming through the monitors. Horto, it should plug into the macbook pro's firewire connector without any issues. The FA66 doesn't have a usb connector so you'd need to plug your usb dj interface into the macbook. Sascha, yes you can manually adjust with a blend knob (the direct monit knob) how much of the microphone’s signal or how much playback from the PC signal gets sent through the monitors. Or you can disable the soft control so that it’s only playback coming through the monitors.

Horto, it should plug into the macbook pro’s firewire connector without any issues. The FA66 doesn’t have a usb connector so you’d need to plug your usb dj interface into the macbook.

]]> By: Horto http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-8823 Horto Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:17:33 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-8823 I have just bought the Fa-66. If I get the right adapter I can plug it into my macbook pro? Is it possible to get a MOTU midi to usb converter and plug my usb dj interface into this sound card??? I have just bought the Fa-66. If I get the right adapter I can plug it into my macbook pro? Is it possible to get a MOTU midi to usb converter and plug my usb dj interface into this sound card???

]]> By: Sascha http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-6259 Sascha Mon, 04 May 2009 07:36:29 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-6259 Hi, Im new to this and just wanted to make this clear, I have my monitors pluged into Edirol, if I am record in sonar, will everything I hear (from monitors) loop back and record on the track that im recording on. Can I listen to all tracks and record ? Sorry if this is a dumb Q lol Hi, Im new to this and just wanted to make this clear, I have my monitors pluged into Edirol, if I am record in sonar, will everything I hear (from monitors) loop back and record on the track that im recording on. Can I listen to all tracks and record ? Sorry if this is a dumb Q lol

]]> By: ScottyP http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-5424 ScottyP Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:54:24 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-5424 Hmm I don't think there is a way you could do it without having the click come out of output 1 + 2. The headphone jack only outputs 1 + 2. You'd need an external mixer (cheap DJ mixer would do the trick) to do this without having the clicks leak into the loop signal, as far as I can tell. You'd listen to the monitor out on the mixer and have all the channels turned up on it (loop and click) The routing options on the FA-66 are pretty limited. Hmm I don’t think there is a way you could do it without having the click come out of output 1 + 2. The headphone jack only outputs 1 + 2.

You’d need an external mixer (cheap DJ mixer would do the trick) to do this without having the clicks leak into the loop signal, as far as I can tell. You’d listen to the monitor out on the mixer and have all the channels turned up on it (loop and click)

The routing options on the FA-66 are pretty limited.

]]> By: Craig http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-5423 Craig Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:34:27 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-5423 Marc, My FA-66 came with both a 4 pin and a 6 pin cable. I do have a question myself as well. It's along the same lines as Lafayette. I'm using Ableton to run loops with my band. I have outputs 1 and 2 running the loops in stereo and 3 and 4 are the click going to the band. The click is coming from an Aux send so I can control the level that goes to the band vs what comes to just drums. I have the actual click in outputs 5 and 6. I'd like to just be able to hear all of the outputs in the headphone jack, but it seems that all that comes out is Outputs 1 and 2. Am I stuck like this or can I route all of the outputs from the device through the headphone jack? Marc,

My FA-66 came with both a 4 pin and a 6 pin cable.

I do have a question myself as well. It’s along the same lines as Lafayette.

I’m using Ableton to run loops with my band. I have outputs 1 and 2 running the loops in stereo and 3 and 4 are the click going to the band. The click is coming from an Aux send so I can control the level that goes to the band vs what comes to just drums. I have the actual click in outputs 5 and 6. I’d like to just be able to hear all of the outputs in the headphone jack, but it seems that all that comes out is Outputs 1 and 2.

Am I stuck like this or can I route all of the outputs from the device through the headphone jack?

]]> By: Marc http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-5391 Marc Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:00:35 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-5391 Hi, i would like to have this one for a usage with my laptop. The FA-66 is comptatible with the 4 pin Firewire connector, (6 /4 cable) ?? Thanks Marc Hi, i would like to have this one for a usage with my laptop.
The FA-66 is comptatible with the 4 pin Firewire connector, (6 /4 cable) ??

Thanks

Marc

]]> By: Rick Peters http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-5194 Rick Peters Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:22:17 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-5194 Greetings. I have a MOTU 2408 mk3 which connects to a MOTU PCI card which you install in your computer's PCI slot. They call it an audio wire device. I don't have the PCI card anymore, it went with my G4 tower when I sold it. My present computer is an iMac G5 which has no PCI expansion slots. So now I have a MOTU 2408 mk3 box which I can't use. Unless.. I got an Edirol FA-66 and tried to connect the 2408 to it. That way I'd be able to use the 2408 ins and outs and connect the FA-66 by firewire to the computer. Can this be done? I'll be using Garageband and Logic software. Thanks if you have an answer. Greetings. I have a MOTU 2408 mk3 which connects to a MOTU PCI card which you install in your computer’s PCI slot. They call it an audio wire device. I don’t have the PCI card anymore, it went with my G4 tower when I sold it. My present computer is an iMac G5 which has no PCI expansion slots. So now I have a MOTU 2408 mk3 box which I can’t use. Unless.. I got an Edirol FA-66 and tried to connect the 2408 to it. That way I’d be able to use the 2408 ins and outs and connect the FA-66 by firewire to the computer. Can this be done?

I’ll be using Garageband and Logic software. Thanks if you have an answer.

]]> By: GrahaM3 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-5124 GrahaM3 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:04:53 +0000 http://www.scottyp-music.com/geardos/?p=21#comment-5124 If you have the FA-66, just get an optical cable and connect the output from there to the input in the speakers. That is by far the cleanest option, both in terms of cable-clutter and audio clarity. That's what I do anyway with my identical setup... If you have the FA-66, just get an optical cable and connect the output from there to the input in the speakers. That is by far the cleanest option, both in terms of cable-clutter and audio clarity.

That’s what I do anyway with my identical setup…

]]>