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With the Audiophile audio/MIDI interface, the folks at M-Audio thought of everything - almost. Two FireWire cables are included (one with a 4-pin connector on one end for PCs that have a smaller FireWire port), an AC power adapter (the Audiophile can run bus- powered, but an adapter is provided for those computers that don't support bus-powered devices), and CD-ROM installers for "lite" versions of Ableton Live and Propellerhead Reason. Unfortunately, there wasn't a user manual with the unit I received. Fortunately I was able to download the manual from M-Audio's website. Good thing, too, because there's some clever functionality in this box that I might have missed if I hadn't read the docs.
One of the coolest aspects is a virtual mixer/control panel where you can control output routing and levels from host programs to the Audiophile's physical outs, as well as set monitor levels of live input signals. This kind of control isn't anything...