All user reviews for the RME Audio Fireface 400

My choice was motivated by the size of the beast, to the number of inputs / outputs. Presence of Midi ports, Preamps and converters ... quality and reputation.
Used primarily on voice (Shure SM 58) and taken guitar (Vigier Excal.) Or Electro-acoustics.
SONAR runs with Win XP - Old CPU E6600 pushed 3Ghz, 2GB RAM ... (Yes, it still exists. Seeking moreover a Q9550 for cheap ...)
System dedicated solely to computer music, I said. (Or Linux Fedora)

UTILIZATION

Stable drivers (Updated regularly) imperceptible latency for me (Projects reasonable
I never recorded more than 5 tracks simultaneously (Ok) and read??? No idea how many tracks that "passes" in reading.

GETTING STARTED

Installation -> RAS
Config and use the mixer a bit more difficult (There's also stuff that I have not yet understood ...)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several years (I know!) And have never tried before another system. The only problem now is that the Firewire port begins to become scarce on laptops (except QLQ typed Pro models) So if the choice was again ............. j 'expect the same in USB 3!

I wanted a professional card. computer music see my config for my setup. I do the mastering and production EDM.

UTILIZATION

It is super stable. I've never had a updater since I bought and installed.

I did not push the record several tracks and the latency is mainly defines the firewire driver. See the website of RME fireface about the CPU for more details. Latency I get is just under 10 ms with some optimizations.

GETTING STARTED

Everything is easy to implement, except for Total Mix is ​​clear but the doc and ramp up quickly.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than a year. The definition it gives is staggering!

I had m-audio, motu and now I'm thrilled with RME.

I bought used, and the value for money was unbeatable!

I bought it after several user reviews of Audiofanzine inge and especially a friend tell me his dark So what I'm doing
I use it to prod the midi and then to record singer singer no lag no worries.

UTILIZATION

I use it in nuendo (cubase) never had any problem and faithful to her appointment on the other hand I never did update the driver I no neighboring utility everything works perfectly

GETTING STARTED

Everything is easy

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two years before I was cheap m-audio I was a beginner to a bygone era but throughout the studio or I realize I perceive always small rm ^ ^
I sincerely love all after I use it in a home you can be it of default but also cheap is dear to me she certe but faithful so yes I would do this choice that's for sure

The ADAT has motivated my choice, size and self-supply firewire

UTILIZATION

RME is probably the best developer of the same drivers for Linux!
Main use of Max / MSP.

GETTING STARTED

no worries on mac

OVERALL OPINION

3 years of use. I bought it for its small size, the ADAT and the self-supplied in firewire and after using many card (MOTU, M-Audio, Firepod ...).

Expensive but very good.

Excellent map, practical, simple and uncompromising sound quality.
Attention to the front knob that weakens the internal card, many users of the repair. be careful in transport.

The price, and its recommendation by many professionals.

Used to record synths, guitar, bass, drum

Configured with Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro in a real studio mini

UTILIZATION

iDrivers relatively stable, no problems here!

I use Logic Pro in the past Cubase and Nuendo.

I record at progressively so I did not go the pushed to its limits.

Latency is very thin, yet it sometimes happens that records noon are unstable according to the project, the computer, cables twelve o'clock perhaps.

GETTING STARTED

Installation is quick!
The interface is simple and clear!

Sometimes it may not be recognized by other Mac Book Pro even having to re-download the drivers ...

Manual as simple as using the card.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this sound card for 7 years!
It has already fallen several times it is just as tough!
I have used in amateur and pro! It is reassuring because stable and the sound is perfectly rendered

This is a gem that follows you everywhere!

I would almost say it is endearing! because she never betrayed you.
For the price the sound is terrible.


Not to sell even in times of crisis you would regret it!

I advise all the Fireface for composers / producers or for a young recording studio for months ... qq value / price ratio for bcp people.

Or move to a level well above and it will cost twice ...

PS: Every time I wanted to sell it I was always told it was a great sound card and a mistake to part ways.

I went from a motu 828 MKII, which often made me blue screens and no updates to drivers.
I am mainly used to mix on Cubase 5. very few plug and sounds taken. The low latency is very significant
I5 PC, SSD, 6 GB of RAM

UTILIZATION

Drivers hyper stable, no worries or to install or use in
Used with Cubase
I have not had to track boundaries, up to 50, with multiple reverbs and plug on each slice

GETTING STARTED

install without pb
Config inuitive mix with fire, and digitchek

OVERALL OPINION

used since the beginning of the year I made a mix of top ten
value for money, good

The sound card is small but very powerful. I use it for the home studio, the sound is no pro soucis.Les preamps are great, incroyable.Je using with my keyboard to my songs and it is connected in USB.mon microphone AKG PERCEPTION 820 PERCEPTION TUBE . his impeccable.

UTILIZATION

the card and the drivers are perfectly stable with Windows Seven and Cubase Studio 5.

GETTING STARTED

The manual is very clear, the installation is a bit complicated but I think you get there safely.

OVERALL OPINION

I'd like mackie sound card, the difference is HUGE. I like this sound card to his QUALITY SONORE.j 'am fully satisfied ... it is a bit expensive 800-900 euros but it's worth it and makes it very well ...

I was debating on whether to use a usb interface or a firewire interface. I decided to try both, after using both I had my mind set on just using Firewire because it seemed to be so much faster on my system. So I went with the RME Fireface 400, the Fireface 400 worked great on my windows xp desktop and with the updated drivers from online I never had a single problem. I didn’t have a single problem before the driver update but I guess they updated them for a reason so I went with it.


UTILIZATION

It was easy to set up, but depending on what type of DAW you plan on using it with you may have to jump through some loops with setting it up and getting it work properly. I have used it with several daws, some of them cause no problems at all and some are just a pain in the butt trying to set it up and get it running right.


GETTING STARTED

After getting it all set up you will be good to go and shouldn’t have to do it again in the audio settings of your program. I have experienced less lag with using the Fireface 400 than usual. Its pretty close to no lag at all, but as the saying goes there is no such thing as having no lag at all but this is as close as I have got to having no latency between my gear and computer. I plan on switching this over to my vista computer soon so we will see how that goes.


OVERALL OPINION

Overall, I have been using for a few years and im happy with it. They will keep me posted with driver updates when they come out and it’s a very affordable audio interface. Fireware is greater than usb for my set up now. I will only use firewire.

Buy my card for use in acoustic music (classical and baroque music). Recording together, restoring vinyl and analog tape recording, sound for video post-production: 192KHz to 24bis/96KHz or DVD Audio.
Utlisisation Suite software ADOBE (Audition, Premiere, Encore DVD ,...) of Audio DVD Creator of Fentgao ,....

My config dating a year:
- A centrino laptop ACER TravelMate 8104 with external hard drive 35OGo.
- A tailored desktop PC: motherboard ASUS P5 SERIES multimicroproc Deluxe 3.2 GHZ 64-bit, 1GB RAM, two 200GB HDD in RAID, ATI X600Pro video card ...
The two configurations are Windows XP Pro

Tip: Use the card with good connectors and gold plated shielded OFC as in any audio-video Systm respectable.

UTILIZATION

Installation very easy, no problem.

An incompatibility When recording live I can not use the headphone output for monitoring STREO, I ask counsel, he will come good??

Configuration gnrale easy, no problem.

The manual is in French (the same as that only English and German) and well done, clear enough so I did not my rponse on my problem. The manual allows you to use the map to the smallest dtails.

GETTING STARTED

Trs good stability of drivers.
Update of drivers: just say tt but RME ...
Trs good latency ASIO 2.
April 2 track input and output variable.

OVERALL OPINION

Received a week ago (THE FIRST France).
L +: sound quality and ease of installation and use
L-: can not use the headphone output in Stereo mode enregisttrement direct (monitoring). If someone could explain to me why I'll be all oue.
Qualitprix pretty good value.
Remake the same choice may be another 400 or 800.

J have long sought a la carte idalie RAPORT my budjet to finally buy the Fireface 400
what seduced my c is the half-rack format and the true quality cot nomade.La converters, the number of analog inputs, the adat, the pramps Class A (even if it does not say much thing, for it is just a type of architecture, not the certificate of components of game ... high) with j in multitrack recording, or just a couple of flies with my laptop! Asus W3V centrino 1.5 1.73g g ram 100HD Voil

UTILIZATION

In theory yes, but in fact, little by little J had bugs, and after j CARREMENT galr have serious! But this comes from my laptop trs capricious! J have to wait until the last rm drivers because I bought the QLQ time APRS out today ... and it works even if there QLQ bizare stuff: when two or 2et3 1et2 faders are adjustable linksi j performs on a per example, in the setting of the card, the 1 and 2 move together which makes sense ... but when I made my gain by means of a comuter in faade (leaving the button enfon long to link mode ON the two track) one varies: the one! and from time to time the possibility to increase the sampling is to frquence mask! j ralumme complexion and the map c is good (?)

GETTING STARTED

After all in this card is simply a killing! the convertos are really good, c is dynamic, precise, slightly less in the lower than in acute compartment of a TDM Pro Tools HD or motu, but even when c is exellent for the little beast ... The pramps are super right! too much for my taste for rock, for example, but for taking his electro-acoustic c is terible, attention anyway because they twist trs fast cash that a slab! I think I run between 2 and 4 ms following the latense of soft drinks, for the time being j have done a max of 8piste in analog rec

OVERALL OPINION

I have been using the same approx 4 months if I have it galr trs trs are especially well qualitnomade cot, even if the blow is paid because the beast really hot! j've managed to rack plate bricollant alluvial, but I've let two units so that she breaks down and to be able to dye the ... ah also the only switch in the faade stinks to Zaur m better finally, the simplicity of the total mix and matrix ratrape all (c is great!!) before j had an edirol fa 101 I deprecated! c is unmatched in audio quality report qualitprix trs trs is good ... a depant of what we do, I move a lot so ... I would do if this choice is not here the best of!

Too many problems with other cards, especially presonus incompatibility, not for serious ups

studio sound and image, live

PIV 3ghz, 1G ram
Focusrite preamps AU

UTILIZATION

Very simple installation,
Finally, more problems
config very clear and practical

manual in English??

9! not for the manual on their site in french

GETTING STARTED

Super stable

latency in NULE directmonitor otherwise 12ms
I work on her of + / - 80 tracks

OVERALL OPINION

RouteRANK for 3 months full time

sound, the sound, the sound ....
the difference with others is enormous in sound and a dynamic
+ mix of house is clean and pro, I mix the cabin Listen on multiple HP, + returns to the studio different headphones, ect ...

2X midi in / out

the first listen, the sound is huge and music with a variety of microphones Neuman Tbone ribbon microphones and other Chinese lamp

prblm with presonus and motu,

quality / price considering the quality EXCELLENT

I regret not having bought it earlier

I would do this choice X 100

all good music

and hello to my old wallonia

What motivated my choice?
The preamp-linkable to record the piano in stereo
Fame-preamp and A / D converter
-Firewire
-Size
Usage: home studio recording and personal friends groups
Used on 3 pc windows XP, old enough in all cases, 512 MB RAM, Pentium 4 or Athlon 64.
With a Joemeek OneQ, a OctaMic D necessary by adat

UTILIZATION

Insatallation easy
Bug 0
Everything is very clear and explicit, we can not do better

GETTING STARTED

Drivers super stable, not updated for 3 months I have no problem in Cubase SX and LE
Track record simultaneously max: 10 trouble-free.

OVERALL OPINION

Use for 3 months.
What I like most:
-The internal routing of the sublime with wonderful TotalMix. the total mix is ​​the ultimate tool to save time and not take the cabbage, I use it almost all the time instead of the mixer.
The preamp-
-L 'adat childish and super stable
It total control over the drivers
what I like least: the price
DMX 6 fire tried, EMU 1820, well ok it's not the same category ...
I can not not judge the value for money.
Yes I would do this choice.