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Saffire PRO 40

User Guide

FA0212-04

Summary of Contents for Saffire PRO 40

Page 1: ...1 Saf re PRO 40 User Guide FA0212 04...

Page 2: ...pparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING To reduce the risk of re or electric shock do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture It is im...

Page 3: ...nergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a part...

Page 4: ...Back Panel 7 Front Panel 8 Installation 9 Audio Set up in your DAW 9 Saf re PRO 40 Architecture 10 Saf re MixControl 12 Mixer Section 13 Routing Section 17 Monitor Section 19 Device Setup Section 22 S...

Page 5: ...dio recording software digital audio workstation referred to throughout this user guide as DAW All audio signals connected to the inputs plus audio output from your computer programs are routed to the...

Page 6: ...g more data than can be dealt with The Saf re PRO 40 should be able to work along side other devices connected to the same Firewire bus However whether this will work for you will depend on what other...

Page 7: ...RS jack sockets for balanced outputs 3 10 will accept either balanced or unbalanced jacks 3 2 TRS jack sockets for balanced outputs main monitor mix will accept either balanced or unbalanced jacks 4 2...

Page 8: ...to 8 Preamp Gain control knobs use these to set the level of your input signal 7 Signal level meters for analogue inputs 1 8 42 18 6 3 0dBFS LEDs 8 Firewire active LED Lit when the Saf re PRO 40 is su...

Page 9: ...puter OS should automatically switch its default audio outputs to be the Saf re PRO 40 To make sure this is the case On Windows go to Start Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Set the input and out...

Page 10: ...IF 1 2 9 10 ADAT 1 8 11 20 Loop back 1 2 19 20 44 1kHz 48kHz Optical as S PDIF HARDWARE IN DAW IN Analogue 1 8 1 8 S PDIF 1 2 9 10 S PDIF 1 2 11 12 DAW IN 13 18 are redundant Loop back 1 2 19 20 Saffi...

Page 11: ...4 S PDIF 1 2 ADAT 1 2 3 4 S PDIF 1 2 HARDWARE OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Analog 16 IN Loop back 16 OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Saffire MixControl Mu...

Page 12: ...and buffer size settings Windows only are available from Saf re MixControl To open Saf re MixControl Windows Start Programs Focusrite Saf re MixControl Mac Open Finder Applications Saf re MixControl...

Page 13: ...af re MixControl only affects what is heard in the outputs The Input recording levels that are sent to the DAW are therefore those set on the hardware using the Gain knobs An example of one use for th...

Page 14: ...The input needs to be deselected from the track where it is already taken and then re selected on the desired track To get your sounds from your DAW or other computer applications into the mixer you...

Page 15: ...high You will need to turn down the signal level by either using the gain knobs on the front panel for the analogue inputs using the gain on the external devices connected to the digital inputs or us...

Page 16: ...ereo version takes up 2 channels of the available total output channel count Note that when pressing on the solo button on an output channel that channel i e the whole mix is soloed and routed to Moni...

Page 17: ...ve named the mix by clicking in the track name section see previous chapter then this name is displayed as the mix source name Note that the routing section is linked to the selection made for the out...

Page 18: ...Headphone outputs 1 and 2 Line inputs and DAW outputs must be set up in Mix 1 so that you are able to monitor these sources with zero latency You must also ensure that you are not monitoring the same...

Page 19: ...hat you have hands on control of volume levels and depending on your monitoring set up you may control no speakers just a single pair of speakers or up to 10 speakers simultaneously All digital output...

Page 20: ...ust have your speakers connected to the line outputs as shown in the picture below Surround Sound Monitoring Quad 2 1 5 1 or 7 1 1 Left 2 Right 3 Centre 4 Sub Woofer 5 Left Side 6 Right Side 7 Left Re...

Page 21: ...ts 9 10 Monitor Section Controls The Monitor section will affect those channels that have been selected for monitor control indicated with a blue button see above Monitor level control knob Set the ou...

Page 22: ...puts selected for control i e Blue in the monitor control section Device Status section The Device Status section shows information about the sample rate synchronisation and driver status of the Saf r...

Page 23: ...isconnected then restart the computer and then re start the Saf re PRO 40 FireWire Driver In Use When the Audio Applications are open and using the Saf re PRO 24 driver the FireWire Driver Status will...

Page 24: ...f re PRO 40s latency performance will be dictated by the Core Audio buffer size speci ed in your DAW Mac or as set in the ASIO buffer size Windows The Firewire Driver Latency affects the performance o...

Page 25: ...o globally reset all mixer routing and monitor settings allowing creation of a new set up from scratch Save to Hardware This saves the current Saf re MixControl set up to the Saf re PRO 40 hardware If...

Page 26: ...output channels from computer Analogue 10 S PDIF 2 and ADAT 8 Fully assignable 18 input by 16 output mixer WEIGHT and DIMS 3kg 35cm x 4 5cm x 26 5cm ANALOGUE INPUTS Mic Line inputs on XLR Combo with...

Page 27: ...HEADPHONE MONITORING 2 x 1 4 inch TRS Jack on front panel mirrors outputs 7 8 and 9 10 High power headphone drivers FRONT PANEL INDICATORS Metering of analogue inputs channels 1 8 5 segment 42 18 6 3...

Page 28: ...1 RTAS MixControl User Guide FA0556 01...

Page 29: ...Information Focsurite Requirements www focusrite com support and select OS checker Installation Download the latest Saf re MixControl installer AND the RTAS MixControl installer from www focusrite com...

Page 30: ...nd Headphone 1 and Headphone 2 where applicable allow for independent Blend setting for each output pair Note When using RTAS MixControl in Tracking Mode record channels in Pro Tools should be set wit...

Page 31: ...tput in Saf re MixControl must be set exclusively to Headphone 1 L and or R Blend control in the Headphone 2 tab The mix output in Saf re MixControl must be set exclusively to Headphone 2 L and or R S...

Page 32: ...ng numerous troubleshooting examples http www focusrite com answerbase Copyright Focusrite is a registered trade mark of Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited Saf re is a trade mark of Focusrite Audio E...

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Page 54: ...ter of taking care and not cutting corners We know how to implement a good phase locked loop for effective clock recovery and jitter minimisation Not only have higher sample rates given us much more r...

Page 55: ...rn requires larger circuit board track areas and more careful design PRINCIPLE INTO PRACTICE When you look at a 192kHz A D conversion system like the digital board in Focusrite s ISA One Digital you r...

Page 56: ...o change but of course it does as devices need to lock to each other And the minute a phase locked loop is involved the situation gets more complex and simplicity goes out of the window But readily av...

Page 57: ...erboard or FireWire card does not This can lead to damage from hot plugging Other FireWire chip failure causes include putting the connector in the wrong way round putting it in at an angle or using a...

Page 58: ...Xcite Pack Software Samples BASS STATION mid _ 0 c Unlversol Vista COMPATIBLE Windows XP COMPATIBLE...

Page 59: ...nge RE SO URCES CD INSERT THIS DISC TD GET STARTED D ISC CON TE N TS Saffire Mix Control Saffire Mix Control Snapshot Library Scarlett Plug in Suite VSTI AU RTAS User Gu1des V E RSION 2 2 Mac OS Windo...

Page 60: ...Focusrite For Essential Software Updates go to www focusrite com support software Activation Code SCARLETT PLUGIN SUITE www focusrite com FA0251 02...

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