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Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 - FireWire Digital Audio Interface
Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 - FireWire Digital Audio Interface
B&H # FOLS56 MFR # LIQUID SAFFIRE 56
Product Highlights
- 28 Inputs/28 Outputs
- 2 Liquid Microphone Preamps
- 6 Microphone Preamps
- Phantom Power
- S/PDIF
- ADAT
- Includes Software Bundle
- Focusrite Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-In Suite
- Mac OS X, Windows
Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 overview
- 1Description
- Product Demo
The Liquid Saffire 56 from Focusrite is a 28 input and 28 output FireWire digital audio interface featuring 8 microphone preamps, 2 of which utilize the company's innovative Liquid technology. A comprehensive complement of I/O options is provided, including a loop-back facility for routing audio between software applications via the Saffire Mix Control software.
The Liquid preamps represent a marriage of a flexible analog front end with dynamic convolution DSP, with each preamp providing a choice of 10 different classic pre-amp emulations, with an eleventh "flat" option. Emulations are based on the Neve 1073, the Pultec MB-1, Telefunken V72 amongst others. The other 6 preamps are Saffire based, with all 8 pre-amps demonstrating the same wide bandwidth philosophy that lay behind early vintage Focusrite units.
Front panel 5-LED metering for each analog and digital input offers accurate viewing of levels. Two independent headphone buses are provided, each with its own level control. Additional front panel controls include a main monitor dial with dim and mute switches, all of which fully integrate with customizable software to cover every possible monitoring need, basic stereo to full 7.1 surround.
Saffire Mix Control is a zero-latency DSP mixer/router software application that provides extensive output routing and monitoring, a clear mixing layout, and large on-screen metering for inputs, outputs and sub-mixes. A suite of Focusrite AU/VST plug-ins provide compression, EQ, gating and reverb. Focusrite's Xcite+ bundle features Ableton Live Lite (for all your production, performance and compositional needs), Novation's Bass Station soft synthesizer, the Midnight Plug-In Suite, and over 1 GB of royalty-free samples from Loopmasters.
The Focusrite Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-In Suite (AAX, Audio Units, VST) delivers accurately modeled plug-ins based on the classic Focusrite Red 2 EQ and Red 3 Compressor hardware. The plug-ins allow for conveniently exploring the sound of the hardware originals from within Pro Tools (10 and above), along with other audio software. The software is a free download for new and current owners of the Liquid Saffire 56.
- 28 input, 28 output FireWire interface
- 2 Liquid and 6 Focusrite microphone preamps
- 10 balanced line inputs
- Inputs 3 and 4 have additional Hi-Z instrument inputs on the front panel
- 10 balanced analog outputs
- Phantom power on all 8 microphone inputs, individually switchable
- Hi-pass filter on all 8 microphone inputs with 3 to 8 featuring phase reverse switches
- Coaxial S/PDIF on RCA connectors along with 16 channels of ADAT Lightpipe I/O (S/MUX supported up to 192kHz)
- ADAT Lightpipe can be switched to 2 channels of optical S/PDIF
- The interface is fully Thunderbolt compatible with the use of a simple FireWire to Thunderbolt adapter (sold separately)
- 2 independent headphone busses each with its own level control on the front panel provide fully customized monitor mixes
- Monitor control panel includes level control and "Dim" and "Mute" switches
- Front panel LED metering for each of the analog, ADAT1, ADAT2 or S/PDIF inputs offers accurate viewing of all levels
- Zero-latency 18 x 16 DSP mixer/router software for controlling the interface and for setting up every possible monitoring need, from basic stereo to 7.1 surround
- MIDI I/O
- Plug-in suite upgrades the standard sequencer effects with Focusrite compression, reverb, gating and EQ VST/AU plug-ins
- Focusrite Red 2 and Red 3 Plug-In Suite (AAX, Audio Units, VST) delivers accurately modeled plug-ins based on the classic Focusrite Red 2 EQ and Red 3 Compressor hardware
- Midnight EQ 4-band, full-parametric EQ with peaking and shelving plus low- and high-pass filters based on the ISA 110 hardware EQ
- Midnight Compressor with compression ratios of 1.5 to infinity, adjustable attack and auto/manual release, based on the ISA 130 hardware compressor
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Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 specs
| Converters | 24-bit |
| Sample Rates | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz |
| Analog Input |
8 x XLR Microphone 8 x 1/4" TRS phone Line (rear panel) 2 x 1/4" TRS phone Instrument (front panel) |
| Analog Output |
10 x 1/4" TRS phone 2 x 1/4" TRS phone Headphone |
| Digital Input |
2 x TOSLink ADAT Lightpipe 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF 1 x BNC Wordclock |
| Digital Output |
2 x TOSLink ADAT Lightpipe 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF 1 x BNC Wordclock |
| MIDI In/Out | 2 x 5-pin DIN I/O |
| Sync In/Out |
Wordclock S/PDIF |
| Headphone Output | 2 separate busses |
| THD + N |
Microphone/Line: 0.001% (@ 1kHz with 20Hz to 22kHz band-pass filter) Instrument: 0.004% (0dBu input and 20Hz to 22kHz band-pass filter) |
| Dynamic Range | 109dB, A-weighted |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/-0.1dB |
| Power Requirements | 100~240V, 50/60Hz |
| System Requirements |
Mac: PowerPC G4/Dual 1GHZ or faster or any Intel-based Mac OSX 10.4 and 10.5 512MB (more recommended) PC: |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 19 x 9.3 x 3.5" (483 x 236 x 89mm) |
| Weight | 11 lbs (5kg) |
| Specialties | JetPLL jitter elimination technology |
| Packaging Info | |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 13.5 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 24.0 x 13.0 x 7.0" |
