A new breed of FireWire interface.

The Focusrite Saffire FireWire Audio Interface fuses state-of-the-art hardware with highly integrated software to take audio interfacing one giant step closer to the professional studio experience with onboard DSP and 24-bit/192kHz processing.

4 inputs (2 digital and 2 with Focusrite preamps) and 10 outputs (2 digital) with unrivaled foldback and monitoring options ensure you have everything needed to navigate through a modern recording session: Focusrite build and sound quality, intelligent front-end design, cutting-edge compression, EQ, and foldback reverb software are all combined to guarantee an intuitive, trouble-free recording experience that results in superb sound.

The brand-new software accompanying the Saffire hardware is a revolutionary new platform from the team that produced LiquidControl and the Forte Suite. This seamless application floats comfortably over any recording software and allows extensive control over the sound of the recorded signals and the multiple (monitor and headphone) output paths.

Compression, reverb, amp modeling, and EQ Saffire-powered plug-ins are included. All 4 are also available as a suite of plug-ins from within the recording platform in use. Up to 5 separate user-defined stereo mixes can be created of all incoming signals and recorded tracks from the recording platform. With such comprehensive monitoring/foldback options and onboard high-quality signal processing and effects, the Saffire is truly the FireWire interface of choice for the serious recording engineer.

Focusrite Saffire FireWire Audio Interface Features:

• Ultra-low latency FireWire 400 interface with onboard DSP
• 24-bit, 192kHz integrated AD/DA converters
• 4 inputs; 2 Focusrite preamps and SPDIF I/O
• 8 balanced outputs for creating separate headphone/monitor mixes or 7.1 surround monitoring
• Suite of Saffire-powered plug-ins; compression, EQ, amp modeling, and monitor path reverb available on analogue inputs, for recording wet and/or monitoring
• Free accompanying software allows the engineer to create up to 5 unique stereo mixes of all incoming and recorded tracks
• Plug-ins also available for use within the user's software platform
• MIDI I/O
• Includes Cubase LE

The pro studio experience at a projec studio price. Upgrade with Saffire today.

Focusrite Saffire FireWire Audio Interface Specifications:

• Minimum System Requirements:
• To obtain the highest level of functionality especially at higher sampling frequencies, Focusrite recommends using higher CPU/clock speeds and more RAM
  
  Macintosh
• OS: OS X 10.3.3 or later
• CPU/Clock: G3/800MHz, G4/700MHz
• G4/1.2GHz or higher recommended for 192kHz operation
• Memory: 256MB RAM minimum
  
  PC
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/XP Professional
• CPU/Clock: Pentium, Celeron or Pentium compatible processor 900MHz or higher
• Memory: 256MB RAM minimum

Focusrite Saffire FireWire Audio Interface

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Extremely Solid Interface

Posted by patty from Ontario on Feb 4, 2009

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Home Recording

Reviewer's Play Style: Metal/Acoustic/Whatever

Right out of the box, this thing is easy to use. I just installed the drivers, plugged it in, and it was ready to go! I use Adobe Audition, and this interface works magically! The plug ins it comes with are somewhat simplisitic, but the EQ is good for some basic frequency cutting/boosting before being recorded.

Basically, this unit is a decent price, and the preamps and converters are great. I recommend this for a small home studio!

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Don't waste your time...

Posted by Anonymous Musician on Apr 16, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Radio Production

Reviewer's Play Style: N/A

I bought this based on the fact that it was Focusrite. I had to jump through all kinds of hoops to register it and the Cubase LE plugins and then, after doing all of that, it wouldn't work at all. I've returned it so I can get something else that actually works.

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An excellent interface for the home studio DAW...

Posted by brandnewcolony from Pensacola, Florida on Feb 27, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: All

Thia was the first interface I purchased when building my home studio. I took the word of others and gave it a try.

Right out of the box I was impressed. After spending a few hours messing around with it on Cubase I was able to gain a pretty good control of its features.

The DSP is great, as is the interface layout. A great buy.

You won't be dissapointed.

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A suprise

Posted by 5.1 Mix from Orlando, NYC on Jan 24, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Engineer, Sound Designer, Audio Post Specialist

Reviewer's Play Style: All

I've had this unit for about 2 years and have used it as an interface for recording voiceovers, room tone, and Instrument samples in an Iso. Very clean interface and when used with high-end tube pre's and mics I hear the mic and pre character not my interface (can't say the same for Mbox) and I do a lot of 5.1 mixes and this has worked like a charm. If your looking for the best of everything, this won't give you it, by then again look at the price, it can’t be a miracle box. If you want a great interface out of the box with some versatility and you want some new plug-ins, its worth it. Plug-ins are good, not great(great plug-ins are the same price as this entire unit),but if your system is already taxed by your project this might free up a little processing power and they might work for what you need. I use the reverb a lot as a placeholder until I can bring my project to a tried and true outboard unit for final mix. Volume is very digital however and doesn't have immediate response, also cuts of long before knob hits 0. USE CLEAN POWER, and DON’T RUN IT OFF FIREWIRE POWER!!! If you run it off firewire power or a fluctuating power souce you will have a drop in sensitivity while recording and playback volume at low levels will have a give or take of about 6 db. Also, never try to use the DSP without an external power source it just won’t work and you’ll have dropouts. If you use it with a laptop invest in a small Ferman conditioner and treat it like a real piece of rack gear. Would you try to run an Eventide off your computer? I do love this unit. I have an Mbox2 and this is my everyday unit. Mbox is only for when I need Protools. I have to deliver to high-end professional clients and most of the time this fits the bill.

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Great Little box!!

Posted by Migs72 from San Francisco on Oct 16, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Bass Player

Reviewer's Play Style: Alternative

It runs great! has all the features I needed, lot better that my M-box 2 Pro.

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