FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface

The FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface is the latest in FocusRite’s next generation of FireWire audio interfaces. As with all FocusRite interfaces, Saffire Pro 24 is the best sounding interface in its class, attentively designed with recording musicians and the modern home studio in mind.  Twenty-five years of mic-pre excellence form the foundation of this interface, with two award-winning FocusRite pre-amps. These combine with the very latest in mix control software and FireWire interfacing technology to deliver seamless integration, excellent routing flexibility and rock-solid driver stability.

FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface Features:
-Two High Quality Award-winning FocusRite Pre-amps
-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
-Dedicated front-panel headphone bus

With the FocusRite Saffire Pro 24, sonic integrity reigns supreme. The two FocusRite pre-amps ensure low noise and distortion, whilst quality digital conversion and JetPLL jitter elimination technology ensure pristine audio quality as your audio flows between the analogue and digital domains.

Alongside the two FocusRite pre-amps are a host of I/O options; two additional analogue inputs, six analogue 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 detailed viewing of levels.

Saffire Mix Control, the zero-latency 18 x 8 DSP Mixer/Router software provided with Saffire Pro 24, 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 set-up solutions designed to help you track, monitor and mix as quickly as possible.

The FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface also comes with all the additional tools needed to start making music straight away. These include the latest version of the FocusRite Plug-in Suite, providing 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 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’.

The FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 is designed to capture every subtle nuance of your recordings, dropped seamlessly and effortlessly into the digital domain, leaving you free to enjoy the freedom of a creative modern music making experience.

FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface Specifications
-Microphone Inputs
  -Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 106dB
  -SNR (A-weighted): -105.3dB
  -Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
  -THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  -Noise: EIN > 125dB (128dB analogue to digital) (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  -Maximum level (A-weighted): 8.6dBu at 1%
-Line Inputs
  -Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 106.5dB
  -SNR (A-weighted): -106dB
  -Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
  -THD+N (A-Weighted): < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  -Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  -Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.3dBu at 1%
-Instrument Inputs
  -Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1dB
  -Maximum Input Level min gain no pad +8dBu
  -Maximum Input Level max gain no pad -42dBu
  -THD+N, -1dBFS, min gain, no pad < 0.0015%
  -SNR 105dB "A"
  -DNR 105dB "A"
  -Input Impedance > 1MOhm
  -X-talk < -100dB
  -Adjustable Gain > 50dB
  -Pad Attenuation 10dB
-Headphone Outputs
  -Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1dB
  -SNR 105dB "A"
  -DNR 105dB "A"
  -Maximum Output into 32R +12.4dBu (+10.2dBV)
  -Power into 32R 250mW
  -Output Impedance < 7Ohms
  -Load Impedance > 24Ohms
-Line level Outputs
  -Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 105dB
  -SNR (A-weighted): -104.5dB
  -THD+N: < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  -Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.13dBu at 0.885%
-Additional Conversion Performance
  -Clock jitter < 250 picoseconds
  -THD+N AMPL (A-weighted)= -107dBFS
-Analogue 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)
-Analogue Audio Outputs (Outputs 1-6)
  -6 x TRS analogue outputs (Outputs 1-6)
  -1 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
-Dimensions 215mm / 8.5" (W) x 45mm / 1.8" (H) x 220mm / 8.65" (D)

FocusRite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface System Requirements:
-Windows
  -Vista (All Versions) or Windows XP SP2 or higher (All Versions)
  -Windows compatible computer with FireWire 400 port.
  -Pentium or AMD with 1 GHz or higher (Dual 1 GHz or better recommended)
  -512 MB RAM (more recommended)
  -Screen Resolution 1024x768 (1280x1024 or more recommended)
-Mac
  -OSX (10.4.11 or later, including 10.5)
  -Apple Macintosh with FireWire 400 port (or 800 port with 800 to 400 adaptor)
  -PowerPC G4/Dual 1 GHZ or faster or any Intel-based Mac
  -512 MB RAM (more recommended)
  -Screen Resolution 1024x768 (1280x1024 or more recommended)