Titan and atlas are world class multitrack interfaces offering flexible expansion and unsurpassable sonic clarity. Nov 29, 2017 the orpheus is a mac and pccompatible firewire 400 audio interface, complete with mic preamps, peak limiters, surround sound volume control and a comprehensive software mixer. Can i use orpheus at the same time as other firewire devices. Prism sound lyra 1 usb audio interface turnlab reverb. When prism sound released the orpheus interface in 2008 it set new standards for quality, capability, and convenience, and a small family of closely related products has followed in its wake. The prism orpheus is several reference level components in one compact enclosure and is certainly a tremendous value. Orpheus is a firewire multitrack audio interface for personal recording and sound production, for professional musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers as well as recording studios, post production facilities and scoring stages. Unsurpassed jitter rejection in the 1990s prism sound pioneered testing of sampling and interface jitter and as a result our digital audio products deliver unsurpassed jitter rejection. Have any on this list had experience with either the rme ufx or prism sound orpheus two comprehensive firewire all in. Similarly, analogue and digital outputs and stereo headphone outputs can be played independently.
Prism sound lyra 1 usb audio interface lyra1 usb audio. Like the harpwielding orpheus of greek mythology born to the wisest of muses calliope the modernday orpheus that now sits before me also comes from impressive lineage. Prism sound lyra 2 studio economik proaudio recording. Ill confirm leopard for you, but is fine as far as im aware. Prism sound lyra 1 usb audio interfacesignal pathanalogue and digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computers audio driver. Prism sound has taken on board the increasing importance of native processing power for professional users and. Analogue inputs have individuallyselectable prism sound overkiller peak limiters built in, just as on the higherpriced ada8xr and orpheus, to catch those fast transients. At the most basic level it offers 18 streams of io eight analogue, eight adat and two spdif and midi, with four mic pres, two instrument inputs and two headphone outs. Someone reported here having compared the preamps of the mr816 and the ones of the orpheus and found the mr816 ones being better. If you demand multichannel capability from hard disk at up to 24192, this is the way to get it and the orpheus delivers sound quality to justify its price. Orpheus is a firewire multichannel audio interface for windows pc and mac. Its stable clock allows operation at up to 24bit 192 khz resolution with high jitter rejection. Recording and production manuals and software downloads.
Prism sound orpheus many firewire interfaces combine conversion, mic pres and also some form of software driven lowlatency monitoring, and this is true of the orpheus. Firewire multichannel audio interface for windows pc and mac. Ada8xr firewire module driver and control panel for windows. Prism lyra2 usb audio interface family sonic circus. Oct 02, 2011 you can find prism sound converters in most of the big name professional mastering and recording studios here in london so its fair to say i was pretty excited when the courier delivered to me. Signal path analogue and digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computers audio driver. The only thing regarding driver compatibility with operating systems is that orpheus will not be 64 bit windows vista compatible as that version bars all unsigned drivers. And i wonder if their sound is not on par with leading edge au. Prism sound orpheus studio economik proaudio recording.
The prism sound orpheus is a firewire interface for personal recording and sound production, for professional musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers. Prism sound lyra 1 usb audio interface the lyra family of audio interfaces offers prism sound performance at its most affordable ever. They are based on the orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package for. Oct 15, 2008 prism sound orpheus many firewire interfaces combine conversion, mic pres and also some form of software driven lowlatency monitoring, and this is true of the orpheus. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Windows 7, 8 and 10 x64, vista64 and xp 64bit edition are fully supported. View and download prism sound orpheus operation manual online. More than one software package can access the asio driver at a given time. Prism sound need no introduction, such is the companys reputation in highend converter technology. Prism sound lyra1 usb audio interface parsons audio. Get prism sound quality conversion and mic preamps into a 1u box at a more accessible price point. Are external usb hard drives fast enough to use with orpheus. Pc matic offers free computer help, use our free pc diagnostics to tuneup your computer.
Orpheus is a firewire multitrack audio interface for with 8 channels of analogue input and output as well as digital io and sync. Make offer prism sound orpheus 8 channel audio interface in top 3 converters on earth. Recording and production downloads page prism sound. The only thing regarding driver compatibility with operating systems is that orpheus will not be 64 bit windows vista compatible as that version bars all. Prism sound lyra 1 usb2 recording interface 2in2out. Prism sounds orpheus interface brings the companys highend digital. Page 63 prism sound orpheus operation manual revision 1.
Drivers and control app for atlas, titan and lyra v1. Orpheus has line, microphone and instrument inputs, good foldback and stereo or surround monitoring capabilities. They are based on the orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package for those who dont need eight channels of analogue io. Drivers and control app for atlas, titan and lyra v2. The prism sound sns logo shown above is found on many of the worlds finest cds, and is recognised as a standard of technical excellence. The companys latest offering is orpheus a multichannel macwindows adda firewire interface with mic preamps and builtin software mixer that can perform as a daw frontend or as a standalone converter or mic preamp. Lyra has the same nocompromise analogue front and back ends as its brother orpheus, with the same fullybalancedthroughout architecture and the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference. Graphical user interface for control of single or multiple orpheus units control panel applet. C, 85% maximum relative humidity operating ambient.
The lyra family of usb audio interfaces offers prism sound performance at its most affordable ever. You can find prism sound converters in most of the big name professional mastering and recording studios here in london so its fair to say i was pretty excited when the courier delivered to me. The upper area of the applet shows a panel of global settings for the entire group of connected firewire interfaces, and a panel of unit settings which is assignable to each connected unit in turn, using the enclosed droplist. Although never intended to be a domestic audio product, the prism sound orpheus makes a better job than most professional firewire audio interfaces of blending into a home audio system. It will select only qualified and updated drivers for all hardware parts all alone. Drivers and control software are provided for both windows xp and vista, with asio. Orpheus has line, microphone and instrument inputs, good foldback and stereo or surround monitoring capabilities, adat and spdif digital io plus support for external midi devices. Orpheus drivers installer for orpheus if you dont want to waste time on hunting after the needed driver for your pc, feel free to use a dedicated selfacting installer. The prism sound lyra 1 is a usb audio interface designed to deliver reliable precision and highresolution audio io for musicians, vocalists, songwriters, and audio engineers in home, project, and mobile studios. It provides prism sound performance and sound quality in a dedicated firewire unit. You are about to view the orpheus page on the prism sound legacy website. On windows, the orpheus installer provides 64bit drivers as well as 32bit drivers.
The prism lyra2 is one of the lyra family of usb audio interfaces offers prism sound performance at its most affordable ever. Orpheus in brief nocompromise, full prism sound audio quality dedicated firewire interface asio and wdm drivers provided for windows xp and vista. Nov 01, 2008 prism sound has been making highperformance, nocompromise pro audio production and testmeasurement gear for 21 years. Im looking for an 8channel dac to directly drive amps. There are a number of other features related to recording and monitoring, of which the prism sound web site will explain well. Ask any gathering of recording engineers to list the best converters and interfaces, and its a dead. Oct 15, 2008 like the harpwielding orpheus of greek mythology born to the wisest of muses calliope the modernday orpheus that now sits before me also comes from impressive lineage. Core audio device wdm and asio devices windows audio driver.
May 30, 2011 i recently purchased a new front end to my studio, im basically using this device as my adda convertor. Recording and production downloads only downloads of softwarefirmware and user manuals for current products are shown here. The orpheus asio driver is not single client driver like the lynx. Orpheus provides prism sounds renowned performance and sound quality in a dedicated firewire unit. Prism sound quality at an even more accessible price point. If you dont want to waste time on hunting after the needed driver for your pc, feel free to use a dedicated selfacting installer. Prism sound lyra2 usb audio interface indoor storm. Prism sound has been making highperformance, nocompromise pro audio production and testmeasurement gear for 21 years. Oct 05, 20 the prism sound orpheus is a firewire interface for personal recording and sound production, for professional musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers.
I recently purchased a new front end to my studio, im basically using this device as my adda convertor. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with prism sound s customers. The first two channels of analogue input can be mic, line or instrument, the next two mic or line and the last four are line inputs. Prisms first foray into firewire audio interfacing was the highresolution, very. The lyra family of audio interfaces offers prism sound performance at its most affordable ever. Would be very nice when someone from prism sound can give us the right information. The orpheus is a mac and pccompatible firewire 400 audio interface, complete with mic preamps, peak limiters, surroundsound volume control and a comprehensive software mixer. Jan 16, 2010 although never intended to be a domestic audio product, the prism sound orpheus makes a better job than most professional firewire audio interfaces of blending into a home audio system. Prism sound orpheus gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. I received a suggestion about the titan similar to the orpheus, but i dont find any posts here referencing either one. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with prism sounds customers. Using the latest generation of prism sounds trusted conversion, titan is ideal for music and sound recording, multitracking, overdubbing, stembased mastering, analogue summing and critical listening applications. Ada8xr firewire module firmware loader and firmware for mac. It has 4 mic inputs 8 line inputsoutputs, 2 instrument inputs.
Orpheus is a firewire interface for personal recording and sound production, for professional musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers. Whether used as a line level preamplifier, riaa phono preamplifier, ad or da converter, sample rate converter or upsampler or any combination of these, the orpheus offers excellent sound quality that easily passes our zen test. To download sci drivers installer, follow this link. Prism sounds latest interface looks set to dwarf even their legendary orpheus.
Prism sound orpheus firewire recording interface sonic circus. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Prism sound lyra 1 compact usb audio interface pro. Since orpheus also includes the full suite of the famous prism sound sns noise shapers, you can also reduce to 16bits at masteringhouse quality. I think the cost of the orpheus could result more from a marketing approach because prism is keen to keep its high end image, than to the quality of the product. For windows systems, orpheus is supplied with a driver which provides asio and wdm connectivity to the device. The first two channels of analogue input can be mic, line or instrument. Someone reported here having compared the preamps of the mr816 and the ones of. As well as eight analogue line inputs and outputs, orpheus provides four.