Saffire Pro 24 DSP
The Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP is Focusrite's latest 16
In/8 Out FireWire audio interface, featuring real-time DSP-powered tracking and
mixing solutions tailor-made for the modern home studio environment.
Alongside DSP-powered Compression and EQ for latency-free tracking and
"comfort" reverb for vocal monitoring, is VRM; a Virtual Reference Monitoring
technology that lets you hear your mix in different environments, through
different speakers and from different positions, all just using headphones.
VRM makes Saffire Pro 24 DSP the only interface capable of simulating
over one hundred different monitoring scenarios through your headphones. VRM
overcomes the major obstacle for mixing with headphones by giving you multiple
perspectives on your mix, as if you were listening through speakers. Indeed,
noise levels from mixing through speakers can make it impossible for most to mix
at home, especially late at night; with VRM, you can mix anytime, anywhere.
Using any pair of monitoring headphones, VRM let's you choose your mixing
environment from a living room, a bedroom studio, or a professional studio. You
then simply choose where you are positioned in that room and what speakers you
listen through.
Saffire Pro 24 DSP draws on twenty-five years of mic-pre
excellence. The two Focusrite pre-amps capture every subtle nuance of your sound
while ensuring low noise and distortion. Meanwhile, high-quality digital
conversion and JetPLL jitter elimination technology ensure pristine audio
quality as your audio flows between the analog and digital domains.
Saffire Pro 24 DSP's other real-time DSP-powered effects also exhibit
Focusrite's uncompromising approach to audio quality. EQ, Compression and
"Comfort" Reverb sonically derived from the 'Focusrite Plug-in Suite' (also
included as VST/AU plug-ins) are all integrated within the Saffire Mix Control
software, providing professional latency-free tools for tracking and monitoring.
Alongside the two Focusrite pre-amps are a host of I/O options; two
additional analog inputs, six analog outputs, ADAT inputs (for expanding the
interface with, for example, Focusrite's OctoPre), stereo SPDIF I/O and 2
virtual "loopback" inputs for routing digital audio between software
applications - ideal for capturing online audio. Front panel 5-LED metering for
each analog input offers accurate viewing of levels.
Saffire Mix
Control, the zero-latency 16 x 8 DSP Mixer/Router software provided with Saffire
Pro 24 DSP, sets a new standard at this price point for audio interface control.
It features flexible output routing and monitoring, as well as intuitive
one-click setup solutions designed to help you track, monitor, and mix as easily
as possible.
Saffire Pro 24 DSP also comes with all the additional tools
needed to start making music right away. These include the latest version of the
Focusrite Plug-in Suite, which provides a significant upgrade from your standard
sequencer effects. The suite includes Compression, Reverb, Gating and EQ VST/AU
plug-ins.
Focusrite's established Xcite+ bundle is also included. The
bundle features Ableton Live 7 Lite (for all your production, performance and
compositional needs), Novation's Bass Station soft synth and over 1 gig of
royalty-free samples from Loopmasters and 'Mike the Drummer.'
Saffire
Pro 24 DSP combines two award-winning Focusrite pre-amps and a host of other I/O
with VRM Virtual Reference Monitoring, integrated real-time tracking and
monitoring effects, and easy-to-use mix control software. Together, they deliver
the most comprehensive professional compact music-recording interface to date.