Complete studio performance at a very reasonable price.

The M-Audio FireWire 18/14 Computer Recording Interface helps you get your music down whether you're at a jam session or a serious gig. It has 18-in, 14-out audio interface complete with ADAT lightpipe for multichannel communication with other digital devices. Includes 8x4 analog I/O at up to 24-bit/96kHz and even 192kHz on the first two analog inputs and all four analog outs. High-quality mic/instrument preamps on channels 1 and 2. S/PDIF optical/coaxial digital I/O provides 2-channel PCM as well as pass-through of surround-encoded AC-3 and DTS material. Flexible internal mixing allows vitually any input to route to any output, including aux bus for effects send or monitor mix. Front-panel momentary switch allows DJ-style headphone cueing between two asignable sources. Two headphone amps, assignable level controller, 1x1 MIDI I/O, and BNC word clock connectors. PC/Mac. It is also compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered 8.

M-Audio FireWire 1814 Computer Recording Interface Features:

• 8x4 - 24-bit/96kHz analog I/O (1/4"TS) or 2x4 24-bit/192kHz analog I/O
• 8x8 ADAT lightpipe I/O with S/MUX support for 4-channel 96kHz operation
• Digital S/PDIF (optical/coaxial) I/O with 2-channel PCM
• Digital out supports pass-through of AC-3/DTS surround-encoded content
• Dual mic/instrument preamps (Neutrik XLR/1/4" TS) with input level controls, 20dB pad, phantom power, and signal LEDs
• Dual stereo headphone outputs with individual level controls (1/4" TRS)
• Flexible software-controlled mixing of hardware and software I/O
• Aux sends on all channels; aux out assign allows dedicated earphone mixes and sends to external effects
• User-assignable front-panel level control (output, input, software return, aux send)
• Near zero-latency hardware direct monitoring
• Low-latency ASIO software direct monitoring
• Momentary switch for A/B cueing 2 software-assignable headphone sources or ASIO monitoring on/off
• 1x1 - 16-channel MIDI I/O
• Word clock I/O
• Power on/off with LED
• Powered via FireWire bus or included DC power adapter
• 2 convenient high-bandwidth FireWire ports
• Compatible with Pro Tools M-Powered 8
• Rugged steel construction

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M-Audio FireWire 1814 Computer Recording Interface

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No problems so far

Posted by Anonymous Musician from CA on Jan 28, 2009

Experience w/product: I have heard about it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: jazz

Ordered the 1814 as the deal of the day last week. It is my first audio interface. I am a trumpet player just getting into the realm of recording. I researched the product a lot before I bought it. A few tips are, if you need to purchase a firewire card, make sure you get one with the Texas Instruments chipset, as it is the most compatible. If you have Windows Media Centre Edition, you should think about upgrading to XP Home or Pro. Also, before first connecting the device, go to M-Audios website and get the latest drivers. I followed these tips, and everything works like a charm on my PC. I have a P4, 2.5 GB Ram, and XP Pro SP3. The firewire card I purchased is a Siig NN-440012-S8. Good luck!

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Aweful AD converters

Posted by JJ7645 from Zion, IL. on Oct 22, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: Instrumental Rock Guitar and Classical Composer

I bought this unit new a long while back. I STRUGGLED to get my guitar recordings to sound good. After I bought this I replaced my speaker cab, my mics, my cables, all of my amp emulation gear, tearing my hair out to get a sound tat wasn't horrible. Turned out that it was that AD Converters that sounded bad. Once I started using the S/PDIF connector from my mic pre or guitar pre to the 1814 the sound improved remarkably.

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Well worth the price

Posted by Anonymous Musician from Raleigh, NC on Apr 16, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: You name it.

I bought this unit to replace my AP192. I have not been disappointed. The ADAT is big plus for me. This allows me to connect another Non-Protools supported device and use it with ProTools. So with the inputs of the 1814 and the other Device, I have an abundance of options for routing and recording.

The quality of the Mic inputs could stand to be cleaner. But the unit is built solidly. I have never had any issues with drivers or installation of any of the m-audio products and the 1814 is no exception.

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Have MAC? Then Don't Buy This!!!

Posted by Anonymous Musician on Apr 13, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Production Company Owner

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

I've owned many Maudio products over the years but they have lost my business. Many of us semi-pro working our way to Pro studios come to need a portable unit. Most of us that have been doing this for some time have learned our Windows Lessons and moved onto things that work better like Mac's.

Bottom Line - if you have a Mac running Leopard there are only beta drivers out and they will most likely cause your Mac to crash after boot if the unit is attached and on. I have been in contact with Maudio support and development promised final drivers to be delivered mid-March. Ha ha ha, I guess an early April fool's joke. Don't even try to use this on a Mac Pro.

P.S. - The unit boasts good features for the money but most stink or don't work. Sound quality, Stability, and Performance are paramount in our work and the 1814 lacks in every area. It can be an appealing package for the money but even for mobile use it's really flaky... just simply a waste of money.

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A lot for the money.

Posted by Ryan from Missouri on Mar 14, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Recording Engineer/Musician

Reviewer's Play Style: All Kinds

I bought this interface to use with Pro Tools M-Powered. This is a great way to get a powerful Pro-Tools setup at a low price. This interface matched with Pro-Tools M-Powered is similar to a Digi-002 Rack.

I use this interface to record all kinds of bands. The 8 analog inputs are very useful when recording drums and other input demanding sessions. The expandability with the adat input is huge plus. I plan on getting preamps (such as Presonus's Digimax) with an adat output to expand my analog inputs to 16. You won't find another interface with this much expandability and this many features at this price, especially, the possibility of using Pro-Tools.

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