1/17/2023 0 Comments Saffire mixcontrol tutorial![]() ![]() Buffer sizeįocusrite Saffire PRO 14 latency measurement results and DAW report values, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Reaper 4.261, Cubase Elements 6.06, Firmware version 1718, FW-Driver: 4.5, MixControl version 3.0 Round trip latency, driver performance (Windows 7) You can choose between Short, Medium, Long and Very long buffer settings. Safety buffers can be adjusted through the MixControl app. Latency raises by 2 samples when using custom mixes via MixControl (you can redirect DAW outputs to physical outputs). Drivers are reliable and their low latency performance is fantastic. There's no latency drift - it's stable no matter what. ![]() With the buffer set to 128 samples at the same driver latency mode, the overall latency raises to 10.158ms (448 samples). Measured round trip latency goes down to 5.011ms (221 samples 44.1kHz) at Core Audio buffer size of 14 samples and firewire driver latency set to Short. Round trip latency, driver performance (Mac OS X Lion, Intel Core i5-2410M) Fortunately the PRO 14 has other outputs which work fine. IMHO it does sound a bit different especially on headphones, giving an impression of more saturated and fuller low end, and, what's worse, it also affects double and quad tracking guitars resulting in a certain weird quality in recorded material (phase issues?). In theory this shouldn't make a difference as the sound is a wave and it doesn't matter to human ear if it's compression or decompression, because both are perceivable. ![]() There's a 180 degree phase shift on the phones out that the Focusrite support confirmed to me in a reply to my inquiry. Note that the Mac mini also uses a power plug without the earth pin. The problem never appeared when the PRO was powered through the included external power supply. I noticed a small problem when the unit was powered via Firewire bus - occasional noise appeared in the guitar signal chain and it seemed to have some connection with what was going on with Mac mini that the Saffire was connected to. Saffire PRO 24 vs Saffire PRO 14, information taken from user guides downloaded from (FA0268-02, FA0415-01) These are differences in A/D and D/A dynamic range of both units: Parameter With input gain set to 3.5/10 there's more gain than on other interfaces with gain set to 5 or 7.Ĭompared to the PRO 24, the PRO 14's guitar inputs sounds a little bit better. Without processing recorded guitar tracks sound full, dynamic and natural. They have plenty of clean gain and sound nothing like most digital devices with instrument inputs. Hi-Z inputs are really exceptional in this unit. It's not as tight sounding as Presonus Firestudio Mobile, but it has a nice character of its own. The PRO 14 sounds pleasantly with soft low middle range and enough clarity to my ears. This interface has pretty much standard features, but what's interesting is a software loopback stereo input which allows recording the output mix of the device. 8 inputs (4 analog, 2 S/PDIF, 2 loopback), 6 outputs (4 analog, 2 S/PDIF).It uses JetPLL jitter elimination technology that ensures stable clock and pristine audio quality. It offers 8 inputs, 6 outputs, great sounding Focusrite preamps, 2 Hi-Z inputs and a phantom power. Mac Users Users of Tiger (10.4.11) should install version 1.8, below.The Focusrite Saffire PRO 14 is a firewire audio interface for PC and Mac computers. Windows 7 32-bit users should however use the. Driver updated to 3.5.6 release - Adds compatibility for Mac OS 10.7 (Lion) - Improves performance with Pro Tools 9 (Mac and PC) - Fixed snapshot load/save functions (Mac) - Fixed crash on non-admin accounts (Mac) Additional Information: PC Users This release requires the use of the on Windows 7 64-bit. For further OS compatibility information please see the OS checker. For the latest supported version please see the latest release version on this page. ![]() Release notes - Fixed issue that might cause glitches using Quicktime on OS X Mavericks - Fixed issue that might cause distortion on second ADAT port and loopback using Liquid Saffire 56 - Improved sample rate switching Tested with: - Mac OS 10.8 - Mac OS 10.9 - Windows 7 - Windows 8 Please note: this version of Saffire MixControl is no longer supported. This installer includes all necessary drivers and software to run the firewire Saffire range of Focusrite interfaces. ![]()
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