General
The high-quality Allen & Heath ICE-16 can be used as an independent multitrack recorder, or as an audio interface in combination with a laptop. This means that you can record the 16 channels separately to a USB stick/external HDD, or directly to your Windows or Mac computer via USB or FireWire. Your multi-track recordings can be played back directly from your storage device or computer.
The inputs and outputs of the ICE-16
Audio is introduced to the Allen & Heath ICE16 via 16 line inputs. This way, you can send the signal of every separate output from your 16-channel mixer to the ICE16. Conversely, you can send the audio recordings on your USB stick or computer to the mixer via the 16 RCA outputs. The recorder registers your recordings per channel in WAV format. On the USB stick, this is done in a quality of up to 48 kHz/24 bit, and via the USB/FireWire interface in a quality of up to 96 kHz.
Daisy chaining multiple ICE-16s
When independently recording to a USB storage medium, you can also use multiple ICE-16s simultaneously, to increase the number of channels to 32, for instance. In that case, you can let them run in perfect sync via the DIN connectors. It's also possible to connect ICE16s to one another via FireWire. Lastly, this 19-inch multitrack recorder features a headphone output for monitoring, as well as the necessary LED indicators and intuitive controls.