Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Audio Interface

Focusrite Saffire 6 USB

2-in/4-out USB audio interface uses the same award-winning Focusrite mic preamps as the rest of the Saffire range, making it the best value, and best sounding interface in its class.

The Saffire 6 USB is ultra reliable and easy to set up, giving you the simplest route to record into, and play back from your computer. It has lower latency than any of its rivals, and professional analogue-to-digital converters ensure you get the best possible signal into your recording software.

6 Channels of I/O - ( 2 In, 4 Out)

2 Award winning Focusrite mic-pres with combi jacks

Phantom power,Pad, and Gain on front inputs

Focusrite Saffire 6 has signal present and Overload indicators on front panel

6 Analog Outs, 4 on RCA jacks switchable A/B MIDI in/out

Bundle: "Xcite + Pack" software Bundle, featuring Ableton Live 7 Lite, Novation's Bass Station, and "Mike the Drummer" Drum loops with 1 Gb of samples

Focusrite's renown plug-in suite with Compressor/Reverb/EQ/and Gate -- VST/AU compatible

Half-Rack " 2U rack-mount

Ultra-low latency USB 1.1 interface

24-bit, 48kHz pristine A-D converters

Focusrite Saffire 6's dedicated switchable front panel headphone output - main or cue mix

Kensington lock

Bus powered via USB

Key Performance Figures
Real World ADC Dynamic Range: 105 dB (A-weighted)
Real World DAC Dynamic Range: 103 dB (A-weighted)
Chipset ADC/DAC Dynamic Range: 114 dB (A-weighted)
Latency (Minimum Buffer Size): 77 Samples

Note: For Latency, the test machine was a Dual Core 2.66gHz Xeon Mac Pro with 2GB of RAM, running 10.5.7

Microphone Inputs
Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 105 dB
SNR (A-weighted): -105 dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
THD+N: 0.0025% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Noise: EIN > 120dB (measured with 50dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Maximum Input level @ Minimum gain for 0 dBFS (without pad): -2.5 dBu
Pad Attenuation: 10 dBM

Line Inputs
Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 105 dB
SNR (A-weighted): 105 dB
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
THD+N (A-Weighted): < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.3dBu at 1%

Instrument Inputs
Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 105 dB
SNR (A-weighted): 105 dB
Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1 dB
THD+N, -1dBFS, min gain, no pad < 0.0025%
Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (minimum gain, no pad): -3 dBu
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (maximum gain, no pad): -53 dBu
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (minimum gain, with pad): +7 dBu
Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (maximum gain, with pad): -43 dBu
Pad Attenuation: 10 dB
Crosstalk: > 80 dB

Analogue Audio Outputs 1-2 (¼" TRS)
Electronically Balanced Outputs
Maximum Output Level (0dBFS): +9 dBu
THD+N: 0.0025% (0 dBFS input, 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)

Analogue Audio Outputs 1-4 (RCA phono)
Unbalanced Outputs
Maximum output level (0dBFS): -3.5 dBu
THD+N: 0.03% (0 dBFS input, 20Hz/20kHz bandpass filter)

Headphone Outputs
Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1 dB
SNR (A-weighted): 103 dB
Dynamic Range: 103 dB
Maximum Output into 32R: +3 dBu (-1.4 dBV)
Power into 32R: 24 mW
Output Impedance: < 7 Ohms
Load Impedance: > 24 Ohms

Additional Conversion Performance
Clock jitter < 250 picoseconds

Supported Sample Rates
44.1kHz / 48kHz
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Connectvity
Analogue Channel Inputs (Inputs 1-2)
2 x XLR Mic/Line/Inst Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Inputs 1-2)
Automatic switch of Mic / Line (inserting a jack switches from Mic to either Line or • Instrument (instrument selected via front panel)

Analogue Audio Outputs (Outputs 1-4)
2 x TRS analogue outputs (Outputs 1-2)
4 x RCA Phono outputs (Outputs 1-4)
1 x TRS stereo headphone output (switchable to outputs 1 and 2, or 3 and 4)

Other I/O
1 x USB 1.1 compliant USB port
1 x pair of MIDI I/O

Dimensions (WxHxD): 5.7 x 1.75 x 8.66" (220 x 45 x 145 mm)

Weight: 1 kg / 2.2 lbs

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