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Most Popular Articles Optimising your PC for Audio on Windows XP All of the tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your Firewire audio interface. • Windows... 2007-03-19    Views: 34305    PCI Bus Latency Timer Issues When a device on the PCI bus, such as a PCI expansion card gets hold of the PCI bus, the PCI latency Timer starts counting down (from whatever value it is currently set to for the device to zero),... 2007-03-21    Views: 26091    Guide to Setting up your Studio Part 1 Continue To Part 2This article is a tutorial-style guide to setting up your system correctly, and eliminating any problems to get the best results from your studio. The two most popular home... 2005-08-03    Views: 25456    Optimising your PC for Audio on Windows Vista The tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your Firewire audio interface. • Tuning Tips... 2007-08-13    Views: 21140    Focusrite Product User Manuals Misplaced your user guide? Or simply curious about a Focusrite product? Download the user guide for the product of your choice from the Focusrite website: Focusrite User Guides If... 2005-08-08    Views: 19904    Technical Article: Liquid Mix FireWire Concepts and Multiple Device Connectivity Isochronous vs. Asynchronous Firewire Data Transfer The data traffic between FireWire devices and nodes is divided into isochronous and asynchronous transfers. Isochronous transfers provide... 2006-04-18    Views: 19086    Am I Running The Correct Apple FireWire Audio Driver For My Version Of Mac OS X? If you are experiencing problems using a Saffire/Saffire LE/Saffire PRO 10i/o or Saffire Pro 26i/o on a computer running Mac OS X, it is worth checking that you have the correct version of the... 2006-11-09    Views: 17697    Are Focusrite's FireWire Products Compatible With Windows 7? For more information about Windows 7 compatibility for the Old and New Saffire Ranges, and for the Liquid Mix, please click on the appropriate link below: Old Saffire Range, and Liquid Mix... 2009-07-01    Views: 17668    Guide to Setting up your Studio Part 2 Back To Part 1 | Continue To Part 3 Impedance Issues Some users seem concerned about whether the impedance differences between various inputs and outputs will cause any problems with their... 2005-08-04    Views: 15786    Installation and connection problems, and clicks and pops with Windows XP Service Pack 2 There is a IEEE 1394 (firewire) driver patch available for Windows XP SP2. Even if you have automatic updates turned on, you will still need to manually download and intall the update Please... 2006-09-26    Views: 14126    Saffire Product Troubleshooting - Connection Difficulties This article will be useful for you if you experiencing one of the following issues: • Saffire product does not connect to the computer. • Firmware updater fails. • You are having problems... 2008-10-06    Views: 13006    Guide to Setting up your Studio Part 3 Back To Part 2 Fig. 8: Table of fuses required for Focusrite units Focusrite deviceFuse 230/220V ACFuse 115/100V AC Red 1 T250mA anti-surge (Time lag) T500mA anti-surge (Time... 2005-08-04    Views: 11967    The firmware updater is failing. What should I do? Here's a short list of procedures to try if your Saffire firmware update fails repeatedly: • Try disconnecting any and all other firewire devices from the firewire bus, leaving only the Saffire... 2005-08-01    Views: 11641    Focusrite/Digidesign Products All enquiries about the Command 8, Mbox, Control 24, and D2/ D3 plug-ins are taken by Digidesign. Their contact details are as follows: Tel: 001-650-842-6699... 2005-08-19    Views: 11458    What is the difference between Firewire 400 and 800 specifications? The main difference is bandwidth. Firewire 400 is really all you need for audio applications unless you're running 48 tracks at 192 kHz. Of course, there is a higher price associated with Firewire... 2005-08-01    Views: 11260    How do I setup Liquid Mix for use with Pro Tools 7? The Liquid Mix Installer can wrap and install RTAS versions of the Liquid Mix plugins. The Liquid Mix must be connected to the computer before running the installer. PLEASE NOTE: The RTAS... 2006-07-07    Views: 10962

Latest Articles Is the Saffire Range compatible with my video editing software? We have found that audio from our FireWire interfaces will not show up in video editing software on a Mac, such as iMovie. Our testing has led us to believe that this problem isn’t specific to our... 2010-03-10    Views: 11    My new Mac won't pass audio through my Saffire There is a known issue with the FireWire chipset used in brand new Apple "tower" Macs (such as the Mac Pro) when using units in the new Saffire Range. Although the unit will connect successfully... 2010-02-16    Views: 228    My Liquid Mix is losing connection to my computer during Logic's AU Validation Sometimes it is possible for Logic's AU Validation process to cause the Liquid Mix to lose connection to the computer, causing AU Validation to hang and eventually fail. In some situations,... 2010-02-15    Views: 183    How can I sync my OctoPre MkII Dynamic? There are a number of synchronisation options available: OctoPre MkII Dynamic as clock source master - ADAT: Connect the OctoPre MkII Dynamic's optical output to the digital device's... 2010-02-10    Views: 230    How much compression does the compressor knob apply and what does the more button do? In normal mode (without the more button pressed in) compression is applied with a ratio of 2:1. When the More button switched in, the compression ratio is switched from 2:1 to 4:1. In normal... 2010-02-10    Views: 296    OctoPre MkII Dynamic Troubleshooting guide No output when using the MIC INPUT • Is the power switched on? • Is the LEVEL set correctly? Most of the gain is applied in the latter stages of the gain dial. Try turning it up further. • For... 2010-02-10    Views: 188    VIDEO: Steinberg Cubase DAW setup guide The following video guides you through how to set up your interface for recording and playback in Cubase: For more tutorial videos, see the FocusriteTV You Tube channel. 2009-11-25    Views: 1364    VIDEO: Cakewalk Sonar DAW setup guide The following video guides you through how to set up your interface for recording and playback in Sonar: For more tutorial videos, see the FocusriteTV You Tube channel. 2009-11-25    Views: 859    VIDEO: Ableton Live DAW setup guide The following video guides you through how to set up your interface for recording and playback in Ableton Live: For more tutorial videos, see the FocusriteTV You Tube channel. 2009-11-25    Views: 748    VIDEO: Apple Logic DAW setup guide The following video guides you through how to set up your interface for recording and playback in Logic: For more tutorial videos, see the FocusriteTV You Tube channel. 2009-11-25    Views: 1044    The Overload LED on my OctoPre LE is constantly lit, is it broken? As well as showing when a channel is clipping, the Overload LED performs a second function. When the LED is lit continuously, it means that this channel's level is being displayed on the front... 2009-11-20    Views: 351    I can't power a FireWire device from my Liquid Saffire 56's FireWire port, is my unit faulty? The Liquid Saffire 56 does not supply bus power to its FireWire ports, therefore you will not be able to power any other devices from the FireWire ports. This is not a hardware fault and can be... 2009-11-18    Views: 759    Optimising your PC for audio on Windows 7 All of the tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your FireWire audio interface. Please note... 2009-11-10    Views: 5253    Saffire Pro 24/Pro 24 DSP troubleshooting guide For any problem you may be experiencing, please ensure that you have the latest software for the Pro 24/Pro 24 DSP from here. If this doesn't help, see the steps below: I am having connection or... 2009-10-22    Views: 3319    Which Operating Systems is my Focusrite Product compatible with? For up-to-date information on Operating System compatibility for all Focusrite software and computer hardware, please visit the OS Compatibility Checker on the Focusrite website. If you have any... 2009-10-20    Views: 1679    Resolving audio performance issues when using boot camp on a Mac If you are experiencing performance problems with your FireWire interface when running it on Windows via boot camp on a Mac, you should perform the following steps to help improve performance.... 2009-10-14    Views: 1374