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The Focusrite Saffire PRO 24 DSP is Focusrite's latest 16 In/8 Out FireWire audio interface, featuring real-time DSP-powered tracking and mixing solutions tailor-made for the modern home studio environment.
Alongside DSP-powered Compression and EQ for latency-free tracking and "comfort" reverb for vocal monitoring, is VRM; a Virtual Reference Monitoring technology that lets you hear your mix in different environments, through different speakers and from different positions, all just using headphones.
VRM makes Saffire PRO 24 DSP the only interface capable of simulating over one hundred different monitoring scenarios through your headphones. VRM overcomes the major obstacle for mixing with headphones by giving you multiple perspectives on your mix, as if you were listening through speakers. Indeed, noise levels from mixing through speakers can make it impossible for most to mix at home, especially late at night; with VRM, you can mix anytime, anywhere. Using any pair of monitoring headphones, VRM let's you choose your mixing environment from a living room, a bedroom studio, or a professional studio. You then simply choose where you are positioned in that room and what speakers you listen through.
Saffire PRO 24 DSP draws on twenty-five years of mic-pre excellence. The two Focusrite pre-amps capture every subtle nuance of your sound whilst ensuring low noise and distortion. Meanwhile, high-quality digital conversion and JetPLL jitter elimination technology ensure pristine audio quality as your audio flows between the analogue and digital domains.
Saffire PRO 24 DSP's other real-time DSP-powered effects also exhibit Focusrite's uncompromising approach to audio quality. EQ, Compression and "Comfort" Reverb sonically derived from the 'Focusrite Plug-in Suite' (also included as VST/AU plug-ins) are all integrated within the Saffire Mix Control software, providing professional latency-free tools for tracking and monitoring.
Alongside the two Focusrite pre-amps are a host of I/O options; two additional analog inputs, six analog outputs, ADAT inputs (for expanding the interface with, for example, Focusrite's OctoPre), stereo SPDIF I/O and 2 virtual "loopback" inputs for routing digital audio between software applications - ideal for capturing online audio. Front panel 5-LED metering for each analogue input offers accurate viewing of levels.
Saffire Mix Control, the zero-latency 16 x 8 DSP Mixer/Router software provided with Saffire PRO 24 DSP, sets a new standard at this price point for audio interface control. It features flexible output routing and monitoring, as well as intuitive one-click setup solutions designed to help you track, monitor and mix as easily as possible.
Saffire PRO 24 DSP also comes with all the additional tools needed to start making music right away. These include the latest version of the Focusrite Plug-in Suite, which provides a significant upgrade from your standard sequencer effects. The suite includes Compression, Reverb, Gating and EQ VST/AU plug-ins.
Focusrite's established Xcite+ bundle is also included. The bundle features Ableton Live 7 Lite (for all your production, performance and compositional needs), Novation's Bass Station soft synth and over 1 gig of royalty-free samples from Loopmasters and 'Mike the Drummer'.
Saffire PRO 24 DSP combines two award-winning Focusrite pre-amps and a host of other I/O with VRM Virtual Reference Monitoring, integrated real-time tracking and monitoring effects, and easy-to-use mix control software. Together, they deliver the most comprehensive professional compact music-recording interface to date.
Focusrite’s popular Saffire Firewire interfaces are fully compatible with Thunderbolt ports on Mac computers. All you need to connect the two is a FireWire 400-800 cable (included with all new Saffire interfaces later this year) and the Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 adapter (not included). Simply plug this into the Thunderbolt port on your computer and connect the FireWire interface – it’s as simple as that. Saffire interfaces are 100% compatible with Thunderbolt using this adaptor.
Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP
Features:
VRM Virtual Reference Monitoring Two high-quality award-winning Focusrite Preamps Onboard DSP-powered, latency-free tracking and mixing tools High Quality 24-bit/96kHz FireWire Interface Total I/O Count of 16 Inputs and 8 Outputs Saffire Mix Control Zero-latency DSP Mixer/Router Xcite+ Software Bundle Focusrite VST/AU Plug-in Suite, for use in the mix Front panel 5-LED metering Two dedicated front-panel headphone busses Bus-powered for a tidy mobile recording rig
Microphone Inputs Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz ±0.1 dB THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) Noise: EIN > 125dB (128dB analog to digital) (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Line Inputs Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz ±0.1dB THD+N: < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Instrument Inputs 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)
Front and Rear Connectivity
Analog Channel Inputs (Inputs 1-4) 2 x XLR Mic/Line Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Inputs 1-2) 2 x XLR Instrument Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Instrument on inputs 1 and 2 only)
Automatic switch of Mic / Line (inserting a jack switches from Mic to either Line or Instrument (instrument selected via the software control panel) Line inputs 3-4 have low and high gain settings can be controlled from the Saffire MixControl software (low gain being the default) Digital Channel Inputs (Inputs 5-14) 44.1-96kHz Stereo S/PDIF input on RCA 1 x 8 channel ADAT input on Optical Connector (SDPIF 3&4 set in preferences menu)
Analog Audio Outputs (Outputs 1-6) 6 x TRS analog outputs (Outputs 1-6) 2 x TRS stereo headphone output (headphone mix 1 same as outputs 3 & 4) Digital Channel Outputs (Outputs 7-8) 44.1-96kHz Stereo S/PDIF output on RCA
Other I/O 1 x 6-pin FireWire socket 2 Standard 5-pin DIN MIDI connectors: In and Out 12V DC power input connector for use with external PSU
Weight and Dimensions Weight: 3.5 lb. (1.6 kg) Dimensions: 1.8" (H) x 220mm / 8.65" (D), (215mm / 8.5" W x 45mm D )
All Focusrite products are built to the highest standards and should provide reliable performance for many years, subject to reasonable care, use, transportation and storage.
In the event of a Manufacturing Defect becoming evident within 12 months from date of purchase Focusrite undertakes that the product will be repaired or replaced free of charge if the product is returned to the authorised dealer from whom it was purchased. In these circumstances, or if you need an out-of-warranty repair to your Focusrite product, please contact your local Focusrite distributor in your country of residence or business : Find your local distributor here and you will be advised of the correct return procedure.
Alternatively contact the Focusrite Reseller from which you purchased the product. If you purchase a Focusrite product outside your country of residence or business you will not be entitled to ask your local Focusrite Distributor to honour this Limited Warranty, although you may request a chargeable repair.
Alternatively, the unit may be returned at your cost to the dealer you purchased the unit from so that they can organise a Warranty repair with their Focusrite Distributor.
This Warranty does not include cost of shipping to and from the authorised dealer from whom it was purchased. In every case it will be necessary to provide the original invoice or store receipt to accompany the defective product to the supplying dealer. This Limited Warranty is offered solely to the first purchaser of the product from an Authorised Focusrite Reseller (defined as a reseller which has purchased the Product directly from Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. in the UK or its Authorised Distributors outside the U.K,) and is not transferable.
This Warranty is in addition to your Statutory Rights in the country of purchase.
Please note: A Manufacturing Defect is defined as a defect in the performance of the product which may be expected from a reasonable interpretation of the published description and performance specifications as published by Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd. This does not include damage caused by post-purchase transportation, storage or careless handling, nor damage caused by misuse.
A significant proportion of products returned under Warranty (which are very few in number compared to numbers sold) are found not to exhibit any fault at all. Please check that the mains voltage is correctly set for your local supply and that your connecting cables are in good order and correctly connected.
If in doubt about the product functions please read the user guide and if necessary contact your dealer for advice before returning the product to the supplying dealer. You can also contact the Focusrite Tech Support team at the Focusrite Answerbase for general advice.
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Love this interface. Solid pre-amp, dynamics, EQ, and the Holy Grail of vocal tracking - REVERB! I'm no engineer, I'm a vocalist, and I couldn't find a better option for my needs at this price. Actually tracking in stereo with two mics and getting really clean results.
One caveat - still having trouble getting a really strong signal. The tracks are no where near as hot as tracks cut with my Motu UltraLite. Probably something I'm not doing right. I've been able to make up the difference with gain without increasing noise. To my ear, the pre-amp sounds better than the UltraLite.
I would certainly recommend this audio interface to anyone planning to track a vocalist who wants to be able to hear themselves in the mix while recording. Since the reverb comes from the Focusrite, no latency!
This is the second interface I bought within a year. The first one was from "M" "-)(*&^" somebody with not much support. I had lots of issues with computer related setups regarding latency and USB comunications which was really funny in a way considering I'm an MCSE with a minor in electronics during my day job. I sold that one on E_B_)* something and got the Focusrite unit.
The recording from my Saffire Pro 24 DSP are incredible. I chose the one with DSP as I have a great set of Headphones already to use with the VRM while I save some extra for good monitors. I chose focusrite for the incredible preamp and sound of the recordings I had heard.
Be aware setting up these units is a pain in the but for the newbie first time. Do not expect to plug and play with anybodies interface if you want the best performance. Go to the Focusrite website which is very well laid out and easy to find information on, read about anything you can do to decrease latency on your computer and you'll be rewarded with great recordings. Their tech support was also on the ball and replied to me proptly (within 24 hours their in UK I think).
Is the VRM (Virtual Reference Monitoring) worth the extra 100 dollars? If your going to be using headphones and have sub par monitors AND you really want it to be mobile ...Absolutely. If it is gonna sit in your space stationary with monitors to listen through and you will not be using headphones much.... save the 100 bucks and get the DSP 24 without the VRM.
OVERALL once I got over the learning curve 6 out of 5 stars. Way more than I bargained for.
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Usually the connection between the keyboard and the chair!
I have to say this is a great unit. At first I was concerned since most of the reviews on this firewire model (Saffire Pro 24 DSP) seemed mostly problematic. However I think I'm a pretty smart guy and thought I could make it work regardless of what issues came up. I really wanted this unit for the mic pre-amps since I also have the Shure KSM 42 mic.
So I received the unit and read the instructions of connecting it to the firewire port (everything should be turned off so not to damages it. seems this is just a good general practice for firewire. I mention this since most people are lazy with the USB technology and just plug and unplug as they want.) I'm running Sonar X1, windows professional x64 and also have a Yamaha S80 keyboard plugged in via botht eh midi in/out and the #3 & #4 inputs on the back of the 24 DSP. YOu have to do the normal setup of the unit where it loads the drivers and MixControl software (give this software a chance since when you first open it you will be overwhelmed since it looks complex. It's not. just common sense will get you throuhg it). I also had to go into Sonar to set up my audio and midi inputs/outputs as well.
Once all connected I was able to lay down some tracks immediately with an internal softsynth within Sonar (drums) and then another track with the S80 keyboard via midi. All was well until I trid to playl it back through my monitor speakers (hooked up to outputs #1 & #2). Hum??? all I heard was what was on the DAW (this is Sonar X1 but only the softsynths) and I could not hear the S80 yet I could see the vol. bars moving from green to yellow to red etc. so I knew there was sound there. After shooting a quick email to Focusrite support the pointed me to rather than have my DAW1 going to mon 1 and DAW2 going to mon 2 (this is within the MixControl program) that I shoulod point Mix1 to mon 1 and Mix 2 to mon 2. The reason for this is that the various MIX tabs at the top allow you to assign various inputs to that mix along with settings. For Mix 1 I had both DAWs and both #3 & #4 inputs (these were the sound coming from the S80 into the 24DSP unit. think of it that this is how you would hook that keyboard up to an amp to hear it. these 2 outputs from the S80 would bo into an amp or in this case the 24DSP so the midi signals being sent back to it to play would be heard). So now that I've set the Mix 1 & 2 to the monitors 1 & 2 in MixControl software I'm solid now. Well I thought. I was good until I started laying down tracks that were longer than 30 secs. (remember I'm just setting this up and making sure everything worked so I only did short tracks to test varous VSTs, Mics/guitars via the XLR ports 1 & 2 on the front and the S80. But when I tried to record an actual song that was 3 - 4 mins I began to receive dropouts!!!! Not good since this is what most of the reviews said was the problem with the firewire ports. Perplexed I was ready to take it back to GC to exchange it for a USB model. However I sent a note to Focusrite support and included all the infor of the model, OS I had installed, the DAW software and the drivers I had loaded for the 24DSP. Hey, there's that connection between the keyboard and chair acting up again. Yup, I didn't load the newest drivers that are on the Focusrite site. I was running 2.1 and the newest was 4.0 (which is included int he MIxControl v. 3 download. Once I loaded that I also downloaded and ran Latencymon to just make sure my system was good for streaming live audio and it was. I was able to play a song with 24 tracks that was 7+ mins long, lots of VSTs, synths, vocals etc. and never had any dropout or latency!!!!!
So, the unit is excellent. What I find might be most peoples issues are not the most current driver (I have the much written about Ricoh firewire port which in most reviews says this doesn't work and people go out and buy a different card , usually TI)since I was able to get this to work with no issues once I have the 4.0 driver. Granted I had the issues everyone wrote about using the 2.1 driver so UPDATE the driver. Also the MIxControl software is intimidating when you open it. But take your time to understand how you have things configured. Hence software such as EZDrummer, Kontact 5, Session Drummer, Dreamweaver etc that are installed on the PC should be played through the DAW setting within MixControl. Hence why I was able to hear my softsynths but not the S80 keyboard. So if you can't hear some external unit that's pluged into the 24DSP via the inputs (this would be minus a microphone or guitar since these would be "audio" tracks and stored withion the DAW for playback)such as a physical synthisizer or effects box it could be that you don't have those things pointed at a specific Mix that you have or don't have pointed to your monitor out puts (mon 1 & mon 2).
Ok, I am a happy customre, it was a challenge at times but due to my own lack of understanding and lazyness of just wanting/hopeing to plug and play without having to use my brain.
Again, excellent unit. LOTS of flexibility in the MixControl software, EXCELLENT mic pre-amps!!!! If you give it some time and use your brain you should be able to get it set up just the way you want it.
Enjoy.
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