Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 Firewire Audio Interface

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• 24 channels of I/O (16 In, 8 Out)
• 2 award winning Focusrite mic-pres, 8 ADAT in, 6 analog out, SPDIF/Stereo in/out, MIDI in/out
• 2 unique loop-back virtual channels for routing between software applications
• Bundle: Xcite + Software Bundle, Ableton Live 7 Lite, and Focusrite Comp/Reverb/EQ/Gate VST/AU plugin
• Dedicated headphone output, 5 LED front panel

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To all experiencing troubles with their Saffire I/O box-

I just ended a 2 week battle with mine that ended in me prevailing and now I have an amazing breakout box with awesome preamps. First advice, don't give up keep trying all suggestions you read online as the preamps in this unit are not to be missed (especially considering the price).

I am running Windows 7 64bit on Gigabyte MB // i5 Quadcore @ 2.8Ghz // 8GB DDR // SIIG FW400 card with TI chipset (very important) // Ableton Suite 8 // Nonome 1.2.4 // mlrv 2.0 // Saffire PRO 14 Firewire //

I fried my old M-Audio Fast Track Pro at a show almost a month ago. After borrowing a friend's PreSonus Audiobox USB I noticed horrible popping and distorted signal. Updating the drivers seemed useless and after some research I found out that Pre Sonus doesn't even write exclusive drivers for their products they use pre-existing drivers that do NOT work well W7 64bit. So I switched to the Saffire PRO 14 after reading much about the preamps and overall performance praise. I was horrified when I couldn't even get a clear system sound out of the thing so I immediately exchanged for a new PRO14 thinking the problem was the box itself. When the new Saffire PRO 14 booted up with the same distortion I knew it was not the box. After much reading and research in the forums and messageboards I found that a very common problem with the Saffire PRO 14 PC users is the chipset of the firewire card. I purchased the Focusrite recommended SIIG FW card with a TI chipset and so far all problems have been solved. After more research I found that this problem is common with almost all FW audio interfaces for PC users. IN summary, check your FW card. It's probably the wrong chipset. Hope this helps someone.

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After 6 years with a Presonus Firebox, I decided to change. Before the firebox I used the original MBox from digidesign. The pres in that unit sounded great. I did not realize that until I switched to the Presonus. Although the preamps were acceptable, it didn't have that extra something the Focusrite pres delivered. The Saffire 24 brings back that fantastic sound I was missing. Great input options and software that is easy to grasp. I will probably stick with Focusrite for a long time. This unit is quiet and rock solid.

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Correction to the January 2010 review that noted problems with Windows 7, 64 bit - As of March 2010 Windows 64bit and OS X Snow Leopard are fully supported by the focusrite drivers (Saffire Mixcontrol 2.0).

I own both the Saffire Pro 24 and the Saffire Pro 24 DSP. Both have been rock solid on both my Windows and Mac boxes. Plenty of I/O options. If I only was going to get one interface I'd get the Pro 24 DSP as the Virtual Reference Monitoring (VRM) is quite impressive.

Another advantage of these interfaces is that they can be used in standalone mode (i.e. without a computer attached). I use this for one of my setups where I have a couple of synths attached to the Saffire Pro 24. If I want to track something out to my DAW it's as simple as hooking up the firewire cable to my laptop and I'm good to go.

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I've had the Saffire Pro 24 for a few days now and I haven't found anything not to like. The preamps are inaudible to my ear and I haven't had any problems recording or playing back audio. I'm using it with a Macbook Pro and running OSX 10.6.3. I bought the Pro 24 to replace a competing M-Audio product, which sounded about as good and looked better, but wasn't stable and reliable enough that I would consider using it outside of my studio. The Saffire Pro 24 software provides many more options for setting up routing and mixes as well. And, when I wrote Novation with a question, they responded quickly and helpfully.

I purchased this unit after struggling for over a year to get my Alesis IO14 to function. I was tired of having to shut off my network drives, the USB, my firewall and everything else just to get the IO14 to work for five minutes before constantly glitching or giving me a BSOD. After researching for weeks, I decided to get the PRO 24 and what a difference! I was able to install the drivers and software and have the unit up and running in less than 10 minutes and the sound quality is great! The preamps are far beyond what I expected for the price and the audio output is the cleanest I ever heard. When I first put on my headphones I thought the unit wasn't working because I am so used to equipment that gives a little hiss when it is running. Not with the PRO 24. The mixing software is also excellent and provides tons of options including looping audio from iTunes or Youtube (or any other source on your computer) right into your DAW. This unit also provides room for expansion with 2 XLR inputs, 2 line inputs, 2 SPDIF inputs, and 8 ADAT inputs through a lightpipe. Plus you can link this unit with other PRO 24s or most other Focusrite interfaces. Overall a fantastic unit for the price. I did give the unit 4 stars for features because it does lack the VRM and line effects that are found on the PRO 24 DSP. I personally don't see this as a huge deal since these features and definitely luxuries rather than necessities and I didn't think it was worth paying another $100 for the DSP functions and an extra headphone output. I would recommend this unit for anyone who is serious about recording and needs more than 4 channels without paying an arm and a leg.