Rmes fireface 800 is seen as reference by users and editors, when talking about firewire audio and mobile recording. Severe distortions fixed at levels higher than 0 dbfs. Downloads rme audio interfaces format converters preamps. Just wanted to make sure you had the latest driver since it looks like they have been fixing some midi problems. I altered my setup to use the midi interface on a fireface 800 for my master keyboard xp80. Drivers for video cards and other devices are up to date. Please check that your fireface 800 package contains each of the following.
Repairing permission can solve problems with the installation process plus many others. Jul 09, 2008 i recently bought a new imac and logic studio 8. Call our gear experts now for help with your purchase. The fireface 400 is not just the little brother of the fireface 800 it is a completely newly designed device. Rme news, driver updates and further product information are available on our website. Id prefer the fireface as long as it is still more than relevant in 2017. Imho you can have any qualified electronic technician have a look if it is a simple failing connection and let him fix it i would look myself and fix it and i have medium experience, i replaced the power supply of my adi8. Rme driver cd cable ieee94a fw400, 4 m ft power cord manual 1 optical cable toslink, 2 m 6. Nov 20, 2016 ever plugged an rme multiface firewire connector round the wrong way.
Now i have no totalmix icon showing in the windows taskbar, and no rme asio devices show up in any of my daw programs for selection. Up to 56 channels recordplayback, up to 192 khz sample rate, and true firewire 800 sum up to an unsurpassed highend, high performance and high speed firewire audio interface. One of the most powerful firewire audio interfaces on the market today, the rme fireface 800 is an audio interface that takes no prisoners. Hey guys,this is my first post here cause im having a major problem my fireface 800 worked very well until 2 days agoi installed a new operating system and when i tryed to connected it didnt workthe pc didnt recognize the firewire and the fireface,so i bought a new firewire,now the pc doesnt recognize the fireface,it has a red led on the host on and when i try to open the mixer. The little module provides the fireface with a word clock input and offers a. Rme fireface 800 firewire computer recording interface. The fireface 802 picks up where its highly successful predecessor left off. To solve this problem switch the fireface clock mode to master clock source internal. When facing problems with the automatic driver update, the userdriven way of driver. Rme firewire 800 connector for fireface 800 and 802. Driver changes are listed in the readme file within the downloaded driver archive.
However, if a significant driver has problems, then you may need to have your computer professionally repaired. Rme fireface 800 hiperformance fw audio interface, 24 bit. Box 708 1200 as hilversum the netherlands all prices are including 21% vat for eu costomers. If a minor driver has an issue, fixing it can be as simple as installing a program and connecting to the internet. In order to ensure the right driver download, official driver links from rme are listed at first. The fireface 800 is a very powerful firewire interface, one of the reasons i chose to use it is because it has the fast technology for a firewire interface. When facing problems with the automatic driver update, the user driven way of driver. The little module provides the fireface with a word clock input and offers a synchronization to ltc and video. Its longevity is testament both to the thought that went into its design, and to the companys admirable commitment to longterm product support. Im using a new i believe it was made 208 imac and logic studio 8. The latest firewire interface from rme is very much a slimmeddown and redesigned version of the powerful fireface 800, featured in the december 2004 issue of sos. However, we have the fix for this problem and it is with the firewire driver a. Im shopping for a firewire interface and was wondering if anyone could give me a difinitive answer on whether or not there are any compatability issues with the rme fireface 800. As an update, i have just successfully updated from v10.
Windows installed texas instrument 94 ohci compliant controller. I put 9 because there are better convertos because it has no physical knob for volume and it has no builtin effects etc. I could go for an open box rme baby face pro for the same price, which is newer. Mac os x intel driver for fireface 400, 800, 802, ucx, ufx, version 3. All uptodate drivers for the current rme product line. The current driver supports up to three fireface 400 800 802. I had no super large projects running yet with the fix applied. Four recording channels, 56channel record and playback, and up to 192 khz sampling rate are just a few of the features the fireface 800 has to offer.
Because windows isnt all that firewire 800 friendly, i suggest to use the firewire 400 port on the fireface 800 to. Hey guys,this is my first post here cause im having a major problemmy fireface 800 worked very well until 2 days agoi installed a new operating system and when i tryed to connected it didnt workthe pc didnt recognize the firewire and the fireface,so i bought a new firewire,now the pc doesnt recognize the fireface,it has a red led on the host on and when i try to open the mixer. A question, on older os we used the legacy firewire driver, rather than the default windows installed driver, for recording studio interface units as it was the most stable and no dropouts. Windows 2000 sp4, xp, xp 64, vista and vista 64 pnp driver for fireface 400 800, version 2. In an industry that moves so fast, its astonishing to think that rme s fireface 800 has now been around for 10 years. Resolving audio interface issues on mac sweetwater. To do this, i need to be able to control the levels of multiple inputs and outputs simultaneously. After some experimentation i have managed to get my fireface 800 working perfectly. Download rme fireface 800 audio interface driver 3.
With my new system, i installed the firewire card and let windows install a driver. Hope this helps those in a similar position if there are. Im trying to use my fireface 800 as an effect router for live performancesort of like a blendable patch bay. Controlling an rme fireface 800 maxmsp forum cycling 74. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. The fireface 800 offers the best worked out instrument input that could ever be found in an audio interface, a high power headphone output and signaltonoise ratios of 119 dba. After youve downloaded, installed the latest driver and connected your interface, the mixer. Unfortunately the levels can only be controlled for one submix at a time. Mac os x firewire driver for fireface 400, 800, 802, ucx, ufx. System requirements windows 2000 sp4, xp, xp 64, vista, vista 64, mac os x 10. Firewire 800 hardware compatibility problems firewire 800 under windows xp sp2 driver updates fireface 800 lists all changes of the driver updates.
The fireface 802 renews rme s reputation built on the legendary fireface 800. The fireface 800 is the worlds most powerful firewire audio interface ever. Designed in germany, rmes fireface line of firewire interfaces delivers serious studio sound quality. Rme fireface uc driver, firmware, and tool download and. Rmes new clock technology in theory and operation digicheck. Rme fireface 800 firewire audio interface driver 2. With the multiports, several fireface 800s can be used in parallel and at the same time with no problems. Please read this article first, then go back and follow the instructions to correct the problem. Fully functional, with audio, totalmix, settings and midi. The purpose of the firewire 800 connection is to be able to passthrough an external firewire 400 hard drive and not diminish the bandwidth of the fireface 800. In totalmix the menu item viewtotalmix was missing. Analysis, tests and measurements with rme audio hardware a description of digicheck, including technical background.
It is the only device in its class with active jitter suppression, standalone functionality, complete controllability from the front panel, highly flexible ios in professional quality, and an. I then downloaded the latest rme driver currently vs. Because windows isnt all that firewire 800 friendly, i suggest to use the firewire 400 port on the fireface 800 to the firewire 400 port on the pc. It has real time sample rate lock and sample rat control during playback and recording. If the official driver can not be downloaded, a copy of official driver can be provided at local server. Rme fireface 800 computer interface calistro music reverb. Rme fireface uc driver, firmware, and tool download and update for windows and mac os. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer. Additionally, rmes exclusive synccheck indicates if one of these inputs is locked, but. About rme time code option the tco module is an optional extension for the fireface 800 option slot. The one that i managed to fix update was the nvidia geforce gtx 960. The fireface 800 has a second port for hub functionality, a bilingual mode for full firewire 400 compatibility, and an additional fw 400 port. When mounting in a rack, leave some space between this device and.
Ever plugged an rme multiface firewire connector round the wrong way. Fireface 802 rme audio interfaces format converters. According to the manufacturer, the fireface 400 is not just the little brother of the fireface 800. One is the total mix icon, which is the green mixer looking one, and the other is the rme control panel where you set the latency, input gain, etc. Oct 08, 2009 sending a 12db test tone from software to the rme fireface 800 s eight outputs, heres what is actually coming out of the outputs by measuring using totalmix and a trs patch cable routed to input. Like the 800, the fireface 400 handles analogue and digital audio using a diverse and comprehensive array of io and supports sample rates up to 192khz. Alternatively please visit the appropriate product pages for the latest drivers and downloads. Found 16 files for windows vista, windows vista 64bit, windows xp, windows xp 64bit, windows 2000, mac os x, windows xp 64bit, other. The rme fireface 800 was the first fw device, which was no worse than the external rme interfaces that required a digital pci or cardbus controller for a pc connection. Sep 03, 2016 this will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Rme fireface 800 firewire audio interface driver download. Sending a 12db test tone from software to the rme fireface 800s eight outputs, heres what is actually coming out of the outputs by measuring using totalmix and a trs patch cable routed to input. Rme time code option for fireface 800 audio interface tco ff. Rme fireface 800 firewire audio interface driver for mac os x intel 10.