DISC Steinberg CI1 USB Audio Interface

Full Description

RIGHT HERE FROM THE START! - For hobby musicians, guitarists, singers or electronic music producers as well as for all audio affine tasks - the CI1 USB studio, together with Sequel LE and WaveLab LE, offers the ultimate entry-level recording, editing and producing system solution. CI1, Sequel LE and WaveLab LE provide a host of tools to meet the individual demand of each and every user - with outstanding audio quality, massive features, all at a mind-blowing price!

CI1 and the included software package provide great possibilities to create, record, edit and produce your own music and audio material. With its intuitive music creation tools and the included Sequel LE version you have all you need to create songs - even if you don't have any musical skills.

CI1 along with the light editions of Sequel and WaveLab present the ideal tool kit for editors and podcasters looking to record speech, publish podcasts and produce audio books. On the hardware side, the CI1's two-channel inputs with +48V phantom power and high-quality mic preamps provide all capabilities necessary to connect any dynamic or condenser microphone for recording professional audio material. The bundled software applications, Sequel LE and WaveLab LE, provide the tools required to record music, edit audio material and master productions, with the additional option to publish it all on the web.

INSTRUMENTALISTS

Guitarists benefit greatly from the CI1 interface and Sequel LE software. The HI-Z input on the CI1 lets the guitarist plug an electric guitar or bass directly into the CI1 without the need for an additional DI box. The great-sounding AmpSimulator in Sequel LE provides various ready-made sound templates of different styles. And the simplicity of creating a new project with loops and sounds gives the musician all the features to create tracks to jam along to.

CUBASE OWNER

CI1 is, simply put, the ideal low-cost audio interface for any Cubase owner who needs to record vocals, instruments, keyboards, percussion or any other audio source. With its two fantastic-sounding microphone inputs comprising balanced XLR/jack combo connectors and high-quality microphone preamps and the onboard +48V phantom power, as well as the HI-Z on input 1 the CI1 provides all the functionality an audio interface should provide.

Features/Specifications:

• A no-worry, full system solution to record your music at an unbeatable price point
• Easy to use as a beginner with plug & play functionality
• Two mic preamps with +48 V phantom power
• A fully USB-powered audio interface for total freedom to record
• Outstanding quality: precision components, manufactured by Yamaha in Japan to exacting standards
• Cross-platform support on Mac OS X, Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

Further Specs:

Electrical characteristics

• AD/DA: 24bit
• Sample Rate: 48 kHz (max)
• Gain: +60 dB (- 60 dB -16 dB)
• Hi-Z switch - Input impedance: 500 Ohm
• Frequency response: 20 Hz ? 20 kHz (-3 dB @ 1 kHz)
• THD+N: 0.05 (@ 1 kHz, output level: +4 dBu)
• Dynamic range: 96 dB (A-weighted)
• Power consumption: USB (bus-powered) 5 V 500 mA 2.5 W

• Power requirements: USB-powered
• Dimensions (H x D x W): Box: 270mm (W) x 180mm (D) x 86mm (H)
• Operating free-air temperature range

• Tools for CI1 CD-ROM (Mac/PC hybrid),
• Steinberg Software package for CI1 DVD-ROM (Mac/PC hybrid), containing Sequel & WaveLab LE 7
• "Getting Started" manual (in EN/DE/FR/JA)
• USB cable

Minimum System Requirements:

Macintosh:

• Mac OS X Version 10.5.5 and 10.6
• Mac computer with an Intel processor (recommended)
• 1024 MB RAM
• 1 GB of free HDD space
• Display resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
• DVD-ROM drive
• USB component port for CI1 connection
• Internet access required for license activation

• Windows XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista and
• Windows 7
• 2 GHz CPU ( dual core CPU recommended )
• 1024 MB RAM
• 1 GB of free HDD space
• Display resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
• DVD-ROM drive
• USB component port for CI1 connection
• Internet access required for license activation