World-renowned Focusrite sound in a flexible and affordable computer audio interface.

The Saffire LE has six inputs and eight outputs (including stereo digital I/O) with comprehensive monitoring and i/o control options ensure the recording musician has plenty of options for tracking and monitoring high quality audio. Focusrite build and sound quality, intelligent front-end design and a one-click GUI solution combine to guarantee an intuitive and trouble-free professional recording experience.

Although only the original Saffire has onboard DSP, the Saffire LE comes complete with the entire Saffire plug-in suite, offering highly acclaimed Compression, Reverb, Amp modeling and EQ in VST and AU formats. Furthermore, Saffire LE is bundled with a host of other software titles and audio samples, all included on the accompanying resources dvd.

As with the original Saffire, input and output levels and latency-free monitoring solutions can all be controlled via the accompanying SaffireControl LE software. This stylish application floats comfortably over any recording software, and can shrink in size to suit a number of different recording scenarios. Together with expertly designed analogue inputs and unrivalled digital conversion, Saffire LE is the perfect solution for discerning recording musicians on a budget.

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Focusrite Saffire LE Firewire Audio Interface Features:

Ultra-low latency Firewire interface
Unprecedented audio and conversion performance for the price
24-bit, 96kHz integrated A-D/D-A
Six inputs; Two Focusrite preamps, two balanced Line I/Ps and stereo S/PDIF I/Ps
Eight Outputs; Six balanced analogue outputs for creating separate headphones/monitor mixes or 5.1 surround monitoring, plus stereo S/PDIF Out
Suite of Saffire plug-ins; VST/AU Compression, EQ, Amp modeling and Reverb
SaffireControl LE — Comprehensive level and monitoring control
Bundled Software Pack — Including Ableton Live 5 Lite, FXpansion's BFD Ultralite and GURU demo version and 470MB of samples, exclusively compiled for Focusrite by Loopmasters

Focusrite Saffire LE Firewire Audio Interface Specifications:

Analogue I/O
4 Analogue inputs
2 x front panel XLR (mic) or 2 x front panel TRS Jacks (line/inst)
2 x rear panel TRS Jacks (line/inst)
Mic Gain: +13dB to + 60dB
Line 1&2 Gain: -10dB to +36dB
Instrument Gain: +13dB to +60dB
Line 3&4 Gain: +16dBu or —10dBV for full scale input (software switchable)
6 Analogue outputs
6 x rear panel TRS Jacks
Nominal output level 0dBFS = 16dBu, balanced
Front Panel Analogue Volume control for outputs 1&2
Software Digital Volume control for outputs 3-6
All outputs are useable as monitoring outputs

DIGITAL I/O
2 x SPDIF (RCA phono) on rear panel (24-bit, 96kHz) Output transformer isolated
Clock Source: Internal clock or sync to word clock on SPDIF

MIDI/O
1 in / 1 out on rear panel

FIREWIRE S400
2 ports

POWER
Either via FIREWIRE or external PSU (included)

HEADPHONE MONITORING
1 x 1/4" TRS Jack on front panel (mirrors outputs 3-4)
High power headphone driver

CLASS-LEADING PERFORMANCE
ANALOGUE PERFORMANCE - INPUTS
MIC
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Noise: EIN > 120dB (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

LINE
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
THD+N: 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Noise: -88dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

INSTRUMENT
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
THD+N: 0.004% (measured with 0dBu input and 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Noise: -87dBu (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

ANALOGUE PERFORMANCE — OUTPUTS
Frequency Response: 20Hz — 20kHz +/- 0.2dB
THD+N <0.0014% (measured with 0dBFS input 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
A/D Dynamic Range 104dB 'A-weighted' (inputs 1+2)
A/D Dynamic Range 106dB 'A-weighted' (inputs 3+4)
D/A Dynamic Range > 105dB A-weighted' (all outputs)
Clock Jitter < 250 pico seconds
Sample rate 44.1 to 96kHz

WEIGHT and DIMS
1.1kg - 6.5cm x 17cm x 17cm

System Requirements

Macintosh
OS **Mac OS X Panther (10.3.3 or later)
Computer AppleMacintoshseries with on board Firewire
CPU/Clock G4/800 MHz
Memory (RAM) 256MB or more

Windows
OS Microsoft WindowsXP Home Edition/XP Professional
Computer WindowsXP compatible PC equipped with a IEEE1394/FireWire port