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Focusrite Saffire
lesoufs lesoufs
Published on 09/11/06 at 05:45
Best value: Excellent
- What characteristics have motivated your choice?

Both compressor and eq more reverb amp simulator and no latency.
reputation in the Focusrite preamps

- For what purpose?

Home studio and Voice Post Prod

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

G5 dual 2Ghz/2.5gb ram / Logic 7 under X.3.9

- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ..

48v microphones, bass and electric guitar

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
Yes but not firmware updates

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
not

- The general configuration is easy?

the soft mix Saffire letter size is very small on a 19 "CRT 1280X1024

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
YES

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
Yes when the card works

- Are they often updated?
2 firmware updates since October 2005

- What software do you use most often?

Logic 7

- What you get lag?

128 samples without any prob
- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...

4 (two analog / spdif two)

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?

October 2005

- What is so special that you like most and least?

good preamps if they took the road

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

firebox, OO2 digi

- How would you rate the quality / price?

good but ...
- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

I had the first two Saffire the 48 v power supply died after 2 hours, the second after 6 months was beginning to see more boot properly and yesterday after 11 months as the phantom power supply to drop. I opened the card and hello correction of printed circuit boards, like two resistors in series raised more than two strap!?!

Focusrite made in China

Good to discharge Focusrite they send me a card in return via UPS and that one month from the end of my warranty is that Service Focusrite side so it's serious. . .