FireWire 800 Audio/MIDI Interface with 24-Bit/192kHz Audio, ADAT and S/PDIF I/O.

After more than 2 years of development, time has come: RME presents the Fireface 800, a 56 channel 24 bit / 192 kHz high-end, high performance and high speed FireWire audio interface.

The Fireface 800 combines the latest proven technologies of previous RME products with the fastest FireWire technology. The Fireface 800 offers the some of the best instrument input implementation to be found anywhere in an audio interface plus a high power headphone output and signal-to-noise ratios of 119 dBA - typically RME!

RME Fireface 800 At A Glance:

8 balanced line I/O's operate a 192kHz, 119dBA Dynamic Range.

Direct ASIO Monitoring Cabable Headphone Output.

4 Phantom Powered Mic Pres with Balanced XLR and TRS inputs.

Hi-Z Input For Guitar and Bass With Built-In "Tube Sound" Limiter

2 x ADAT Digital I/O

Simultaneous use of XLR and TRS allow 35 simultaneous inputs to 28 tracks at once.

TotalMix DSP routing works in stand-alone mode as a submixer, format converter, mic-pre, headphone mixer, A/D-D/A converter and more!

SteadyClock funtions as a studio Master clock and removes jitter.

Optional LTC and VITC Sync.

Multi-Port Firewire hub connectivity allows use of multiple Fireface 800's on one FireWire port.

Balanced I/O at 192kHz and 119dBA Dynamic Range RME's highly successful Multiface was the basis for the development of the Fireface 800. The Fireface 800 features 8 balanced line I/Os with software controlled reference level switching (-10 dBV, +4 dBu, HiGain), to guarantee highest dynamic range and fidelity. Apart from the levels of the Fireface 800's microphone pre-amps and the headphone outputs, all device settings are software controlled. The RME Fireface 800 is equipped with the latest A/D and D/A converter chips and all I/Os operate up to 192 kHz with a dynamic range of 119 dBA on playback.

Direct ASIO Headphone Monitoring The Fireface 800's headphone output delivers high volume with low-impedance headphones and mirrors playback channels 9/10. In contrast to the Multiface, the Fireface 800's headphone output is capable of direct ASIO monitoring .

4 Phantom Powered Mic Pres The RME Fireface 800 has 4 discrete balanced microphone inputs with class-A stage, 48 V phantom power and separate TRS and XLR inputs, which can also be used as additional line inputs. Two of the Fireface 800's four mic inputs are permanently available as channels 9 and 10 while the other two can be used with inputs 7 / 8 on the back panel.

Built-In "Tube Sound" Limiter For Guitar And Bass The FireFace 800's Hi-Z instrument input offers an unprecedented fidelity and flexibility for guitar and bass. A soft-limiter, specifically designed instruments, provides overload protection for the A/D-converter and deliberately creates harmonic distortion to emulate tube sound. Due to a soft transition and creation of harmonics, the Fireface 800's limiter can emulate tube saturation. A 'fuzz' circuit, which can be activated in addition, deliversguitar distortion. A multi-stage filter can remove low- and high-frequency disturbances and guarantees a optimal sound even when recording directly into the computer or when monitoring through a mixing console. Signals from guitar or bass can be recorded clean for optimal plug-in processing in your DAW.