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  • moustickmoustick

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 08/19/13 at 12:20
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    For specifications, see the manufacturer's website

    UTILIZATION

    The drivers are quite stable and I have no complaints about this interface if not 2 or 3 crashes in 2 years due to losses syncro Firewire. In terms of latency it's okay if you have a good processor. Finally special mention routing of this card, the virtual mixer is really great, a little bewildering at first, but once in hand it is really powerful!

    GETTING STARTED

    Regarding the install is very simple. No conflict for me on windows ...

    OVERALL OPINION

    So frankly to summarize, I would say that the preamp liquid are pretty good, others too ...
    Unfortunately, these preamps are not supported by good…
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    For specifications, see the manufacturer's website

    UTILIZATION

    The drivers are quite stable and I have no complaints about this interface if not 2 or 3 crashes in 2 years due to losses syncro Firewire. In terms of latency it's okay if you have a good processor. Finally special mention routing of this card, the virtual mixer is really great, a little bewildering at first, but once in hand it is really powerful!

    GETTING STARTED

    Regarding the install is very simple. No conflict for me on windows ...

    OVERALL OPINION

    So frankly to summarize, I would say that the preamp liquid are pretty good, others too ...
    Unfortunately, these preamps are not supported by good converters ... This is the big Achilles heel of this interface. In my case it is not a problem, I use this sound card via external digital converters as well as with good quality preamps dedicated! For the home studio, it is relative is still good stuff for the studio pro but there are better elsewhere for much more! I like cete sound card unless its converters I found a way.
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  • Guitar KillerGuitar Killer

    Quiet life ...

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 05/06/13 at 04:39
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    What characteristics have motivated your choice?
    8 mic / line / instrument 10 Digital in / out analog outputs, quality pre-amps, 2 "Liquid Pre-amp", two independent outputs headsets, sampling 96kHz/24bit, Midi In / Out, the seriousness of the mark.

    For what purpose?
    Recordings pieces / models ranging from Heavy Metal to the French song.

    What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)?
    PC i7 2.93 Ghz - Motherboard ASUS P7P55D LE - 16 Gig DDR3 Ram (soon 32 Gigas) - Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit - Dual screens

    Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections?
    Cubase July 64 bit - Taking guitar sounds - voices - Midi (Roland keyboard)…
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    What characteristics have motivated your choice?
    8 mic / line / instrument 10 Digital in / out analog outputs, quality pre-amps, 2 "Liquid Pre-amp", two independent outputs headsets, sampling 96kHz/24bit, Midi In / Out, the seriousness of the mark.

    For what purpose?
    Recordings pieces / models ranging from Heavy Metal to the French song.

    What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard, ...)?
    PC i7 2.93 Ghz - Motherboard ASUS P7P55D LE - 16 Gig DDR3 Ram (soon 32 Gigas) - Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit - Dual screens

    Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections?
    Cubase July 64 bit - Taking guitar sounds - voices - Midi (Roland keyboard) - Using Home Studio - Production models - Micro Sennheizer MK 4 - Shure SRH840 - Alesis M1 Active speakers (soon replaced by JBL LSR2325P) + a Creative System Multimedia for the "mat".

    UTILIZATION

    The drivers are stable?
    Yes, absolutely nothing to say to that level.

    Are they often updated?
    We will say yes: 4 updated 2 years (yes, it was well calculated: it's SHIFT 2 per year.).

    What software do you use most often?
    Cubase July 64 bit

    What you get lag?
    Well, when you start a new project, I rule 128 or 256 44kHz 96kHz with buffers "means" to save the scratch in Cubase internal monitoring so as not to feel "lag". Then, the more advance project, the more it stuck and increases ... ALL for this to continue reading ...

    How many tracks you get record / playback simultaneously?
    Aahhh, here's a question, it is good. Everything depends on the number of tracks AND the number of "Plug In" per track. I never record more tracks at once. on the other hand read, I can go up to 20, 24 tracks, sometimes BUT as mentioned above, depending on the number of "Plug In" and "Plug In" themselves, their qualities are starting to become very well (more in 64 bit): some puff a lot more CPU than others ... and here begins the dance to "freeze" tracks. Pffffff! Come on, we'll try 32 gigabytes of RAM.

    GETTING STARTED

    The installation is done it without problems?
    Yessssss

    Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
    No

    The general configuration is easy?
    Yes: it does not have to be a graduate ES to understand the beast, although the Mix Control is not obvious

    The manual is clear and sufficient?
    Yes, although as mentioned above, a better explanation of the Mix Control was not superfluous sometimes we do not understand everything. Anyway, must go to document too!

    OVERALL OPINION

    How long have you use it?
    A little less than two and a half years

    What is the particular feature you like best and least?
    Plus:
    For me, the quality of pre-amps. I also like the 2 "Liquid Pre-amps" which, after testing on various simulations channel strip, have a very different record. I also like the two separate outputs headsets. Even if it is "Made In China", all Cheap does not at all. It smells serious, solid. I also enjoyed the bargraffe five segments (when we know that now we often green or red LED and then basta). I also enjoyed the "design" of all inputs and 2 3 and 4 front.
    The least:
    All inputs on the back (but hey, you can not put everything in front). But for me, this is not a handicap: the cable into the 1 (microphone) is always connected and inputs 3 and 4 guitars before: therefore, personal, no prob but I could understand that it bothers some users.
    Sometimes the transition frequency between 44 kHz and 96 kHz and / or pass my session "Register" to my session Mutimedia forces me to restart the card and / or the PC because there is more sound. Is the interface itself, the connection between the Control Mix and card or firewire? I do not know. Annoying but nothing more. And it does not happen all the time either.

    Have you tried many other models before buying it?
    Before Saffire 56, I worked with the Saffire Pro 24 DSP I was very satisfied and before I get into buying the Saffire 56, I learned about a lot of forums. I also had the opportunity to work on a MOTU MK II (which got me back because there was a big discrepancy between the PC band in which I played before and MOTU itself. Had the impression that the MOTU that was born to run on Mac). I also had to work with a secondhand Presonus 1818VSL. And dare I say that in a distant time (though not so far that) I worked with Isis Guillemot "".

    How would you rate the quality / price?
    Nothing to say. I think it was worth the money. We can do a good job! I definitely would put in the category of "semi-pro" very ... respectable.

    With experience, you do again this choice?
    Yes, no problem, although I have long hesitated with RME 800 (with fewer opportunities) but the budget has prevailed and I do not regret. But it is clear that I would have liked to compare, being able to work in exactly the same way with other interfaces. But that very few people can do (Aahhhh, lucky. Ha Ha).
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  • mrjasonmrjason

    This has some Classic Pre-Amps

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 12/29/12 at 22:53
    The Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 is an interface that connects to your computer via FireWire. It is very stable and will not crash or cause you system any problems at all. The drivers have not been updated for my desktop computer yet but so far I have not had any issues to want to update. The pre-amps are very good; you can choose which style of pre-amp it is you want to use. There are a total of ten different pre-amps to choose from and all of have a different “feel” and warmth to them since they are based off of classic pre-amps.

    UTILIZATION

    There are 28 inputs and 28 outputs on this interface which is plenty for your set up. Depending on how many instruments and microphones you …
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    The Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 is an interface that connects to your computer via FireWire. It is very stable and will not crash or cause you system any problems at all. The drivers have not been updated for my desktop computer yet but so far I have not had any issues to want to update. The pre-amps are very good; you can choose which style of pre-amp it is you want to use. There are a total of ten different pre-amps to choose from and all of have a different “feel” and warmth to them since they are based off of classic pre-amps.

    UTILIZATION

    There are 28 inputs and 28 outputs on this interface which is plenty for your set up. Depending on how many instruments and microphones you have set up you could need more or less. But for me I have a drum set and about 7 other instruments that are all ready to be recorded so I needed an interface to be able to handle that.

    GETTING STARTED

    One thing I can say about this interface is that it can cause some issues with you computer if you don’t have a fast processor. My processor is an i7 core and it runs smoothly but I can only imagine using it on a slower computer. It would cause a world of problems especially when using certain pre-amps.

    OVERALL OPINION

    When you purchase this you will also get some great plug-ins from Focusrite too like the reverb and gate plug-ins. You can use these plug-ins in any program you want because they are VST’s. The only reason I really chose to go with this interface is for how many inputs it has. The pre-amps feature played no part in my decision though it was a nice bonus to be able to switch pre-amps on the fly and get some different sounds instantly. This price of this interface does cost more than I wanted to spend but after working with it I see why it cost so much.
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  • undylenundylen

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 11/05/12 at 08:12
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    A complete map, a little mass and does not want to lug around too. Used to send sound in Logic Pro or Protools, no worries config met.

    UTILIZATION

    Nickel, nothing to say. (Except that it makes fun of running gear without confusing!) Very low latency, which varies softwares.

    GETTING STARTED

    THE strong point. It runs on Mac directly.

    OVERALL OPINION

    The highlight is undoubtedly its price / quality ratio. There are good and less good at Focusrite Sapphire and 56 is on the right side. Convolution preamps are actually used, the "real" preamps are quite honest about the competition, map effective, well thought out.
    Rather use fixed in my opinion. (The knobs are …
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    A complete map, a little mass and does not want to lug around too. Used to send sound in Logic Pro or Protools, no worries config met.

    UTILIZATION

    Nickel, nothing to say. (Except that it makes fun of running gear without confusing!) Very low latency, which varies softwares.

    GETTING STARTED

    THE strong point. It runs on Mac directly.

    OVERALL OPINION

    The highlight is undoubtedly its price / quality ratio. There are good and less good at Focusrite Sapphire and 56 is on the right side. Convolution preamps are actually used, the "real" preamps are quite honest about the competition, map effective, well thought out.
    Rather use fixed in my opinion. (The knobs are a bit fragile, finishing nice but a bit plastoc)
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  • SplotchSplotch

    Flexibility and quality

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 03/02/12 at 03:29
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    Firewire 400 sound card with 8 mic / line, 2 DI and 10 analog output + 2 headphone outputs with separate volume. 2 digital input side, one with ADAT option S / PDIF optical input and output S / PDIF coax. MIDI input and output and wordclock.

    It only lacks the AES / EBU.

    Two preamp technology with "Liquid" that emulates famous preamps, digital processing is applied and the impedance of the microphone input is changed, you can run the total harmonic distortion via the interface software.

    Each preamp has a separate phantom power and a low cut, has a two-phase inverter and the DI has a pad.

    Strong point is it possible to leave the plug in mic / line / DI have separate connectors and…
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    Firewire 400 sound card with 8 mic / line, 2 DI and 10 analog output + 2 headphone outputs with separate volume. 2 digital input side, one with ADAT option S / PDIF optical input and output S / PDIF coax. MIDI input and output and wordclock.

    It only lacks the AES / EBU.

    Two preamp technology with "Liquid" that emulates famous preamps, digital processing is applied and the impedance of the microphone input is changed, you can run the total harmonic distortion via the interface software.

    Each preamp has a separate phantom power and a low cut, has a two-phase inverter and the DI has a pad.

    Strong point is it possible to leave the plug in mic / line / DI have separate connectors and choose the software that you want used. That which does not disconnect connectors at the back of the unit when changing config.

    A monitoring section is present in front with the overall output level, a dimmer which partially attenuated the release button and a mono sum.

    Another interesting thing that the loopback is used to retrieve the output signal to send it directly into the DAW. Useful to retrieve the sound of a youtube video reading for example.

    With the sound card are sold plug-in compressor, gate, EQ, reverb and good quality. This is the plug in suite.

    Frequency of 44.1 to 192 kHz with ADAT S-MUX 4.

    UTILIZATION

    For now I have not exceeded 6 simultaneous inputs, but thanks to the digital inputs and outputs can theoretically reach 26 simultaneous inputs to 44.1 kHz
    Latency is almost zero if I Monitore via the GUI, I use Live 8 and I arrive at a latency of 4 ms in both input and output without cracking.

    Use simple and flexible and you can choose in which order the entries appear in the GUI and the assignment of the mix in one or more outputs, with up to 16 mix outputs assignable to all outputs.

    The 8 meter seen on the front are significant and are assignable from the GUI input analo/ADAT1 or 2 and SP DIF with status LED on the front.

    Section monitring has preset that mutates or démute the Sorites analog 1-10 for example to pass a config 5.1 or stereo direct monitoring for recording.
    Assignable headphone outputs are mirrored in real output.

    From a quality standpoint preamp it did not turn pale in this price range even though the liquid preamps are not a little soft. It will come in 3/4 of the race to a socket with a dynamic mic on an acoustic guitar kind of source.

    GETTING STARTED

    I'm working on an IMAC I7 I have had no problem installing, but I have some problem of the interface software freeze at startup only sometimes that requires me to restart the sound card. You plug and go.

    It is not so simple to learn, monitor section requires a little time to adapt.

    I also have a desire for recognition in Live when I pass the two ADAT S / P DIF input output section of Live always tells me I have 4 inputs / outputs 96kHz when in fact they are only stereo.

    OVERALL OPINION

    It's been over a year that I work with this sound card at home, I already have the Presonus FIREPOD, the Echo 12 and Audiofire Gina3G. I also work with Twin TC Konnekt 48 and impact at work.

    The input / quality / price is very good and flexible connections is a really good point. The software is stable once properly launched, the freeze on startup are not too common but are annoyed.

    In comparison I could Konnekt 48 of the city which TCelectronic for a higher price has less digital connectors (8 max enrtrée ADAT SMUX but even 44.1 2) less preamp (but better quality) and is less flexible.

    Overall Saffire 56 is positioned as a good sound card that can change with a quality converter perfectly honest for the price. A good tool for the home studio that can afford to move.
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  • DCSOUNDSTUDIODCSOUNDSTUDIO

    Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56Published on 09/19/09 at 00:15
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    1-What characteristics have motivated your choice?
    The firewire connection 8 pre amp with two liquid that are really clear, transparent, more, each with its own phantom power supply, pad, phase reverse, hi pass filter ...
    2-For what purpose?
    I use it in the studio recording. Buffer of 128KB, no problem mixing phase, even with slices armored plugs.
    3-What is your config?
    Pentium4core 4GB 1TB Serial ATA (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
    4-Which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) do you use the connection and how?
    I use it directly to disc with an MCU in cubase to control the whole.

    UTILIZATION

    5-The drivers are stable?
    The installation of drivers…
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    1-What characteristics have motivated your choice?
    The firewire connection 8 pre amp with two liquid that are really clear, transparent, more, each with its own phantom power supply, pad, phase reverse, hi pass filter ...
    2-For what purpose?
    I use it in the studio recording. Buffer of 128KB, no problem mixing phase, even with slices armored plugs.
    3-What is your config?
    Pentium4core 4GB 1TB Serial ATA (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
    4-Which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) do you use the connection and how?
    I use it directly to disc with an MCU in cubase to control the whole.

    UTILIZATION

    5-The drivers are stable?
    The installation of drivers is very simple, no problems to date in terms of their stability
    6-Is it frequently updated?
    Focusrite has just released the 1st update, I will make maj shortly.
    7-What software do you use most often?
    I works with cubase.
    8-What latency you get?
    I get a latency of 6.3 ms.
    9-How many tracks you get to record / playback simultaneously?
    16-track recording and a good 40 on average for a rock band.

    GETTING STARTED

    10-L'installation is it without problems?
    There's Ben has put the cd in the drive and click and it turns hop!
    11-Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
    None to date.
    12-The general configuration is easy?
    Indeed, over the virtual console allows an impressive number of routing.
    13-The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
    Yes, provided in PDF.

    OVERALL OPINION

    14-How long have you use it?
    I've had six months.
    15-What is so special that you like most and least?
    The +: the 8 pre-amp with two liquid (emulation brings really different colors), the -: ben at the moment, that +!
    16-Did you try many other models before buying it?
    Yes, I had a emu1820 a motu828mk3.
    17-How would you rate the quality / price?
    And saw the quality of the preamp and the stability of the system is really a good interface.
    18-With experience, you do again this choice? ... Without hesitating, waiting to enter the 2nd preamp 16.
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