FIREFACE 800
56-channel, 24-Bit/192kHz Firewire Audio Interface
Overview
The Fireface 800 is the world’s most powerful FireWire audio interface ever. Up to 56 channels record/playback, up to
192 kHz sample rate, and true FireWire 800 sum up to an unsurpassed high-end, high performance and high speed
FireWire audio interface. Since the Fireface first shipped in July 2004, the unit became the reference for FireWire
audio - and still is today!
The Fireface 800 combines the latest and also proven technologies of previous RME products with the fastest FireWire
technology. Analog technology of the ADI-8 converters, microphone technology of the OctaMic, TotalMix technology
of the Hammerfall DSP series, years of experience in programming of efficient and reliable drivers, up to complete
support from DIGICheck - only the best of the best, and even a bit more. The Fireface 800 offers the best worked out
instrument input that could ever be found in an audio interface, a high power headphone output and signal-to-noise
ratios of 119 dBA.
RME’s Fireface 800 is seen as reference by users and editors, when talking about FireWire audio and mobile recording.
RME’s FireWire audio offers many pro-audio features not available from other manufacturer’s units:
- Complete realtime sample rate lock
- Complete realtime sample rate control, even during playback/record
- Complete start/stop control. No changed offset after reboot.
- Extreme varispeed / external sync support, in all modes (even DS / QS)
- Despite having a superior sync behavior (see above), the Fireface’s SteadyClock provides a heavy jitter suppression
even in varipitch applications.
- Reduced protocol overhead, by not sending CIP (Common Isochronous Packet format) headers (AVC, mLan)
- Working FireWire 800 solution; Working FireWire 800 fix for Windows XP SP2
- Latency change on the fly, while ASIO is running; Latency change on the fly, while GSIF is running
- Hardware-based data packet check and drop out correction
- Complete realtime monitoring solution, covering all inputs and all playback channels, equaling an 28+28 channels
- inline console having 28 Aux sends per channel.
- Lots of advanced and unique features. Plus hardware based Peak/RMS metering.
- Windows and Mac OS X drivers are completely identical in terms of features and functionality
- Super low jitter MIDI I/O similar to PCI-based performance (1 ms)
Connectivity
8 x Analog I/O
1 x Stereo Headphone Out
2 x ADAT I/O or 1 x ADAT I/O
plus 1 x SPDIF I/O optical
1 x SPDIF I/O coaxial
1 x MIDI I/O
4 x Mic/Line Inputs with Preamps
1 x Instrument input adjustable
2 x FireWire 800
1 x Firewire 400
optional: Time Code Module
TotalMix
Features
TotalMix
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Intelligent Clock Control
ADAT S/MUX
ZLM
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SteadyClock
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SyncCheck
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SyncAlign
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