The Focusrite Liquid Saffire Producer Bundle
The Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 Multi-Channel Firewire Audio Interface is a 2U size multi-channel firewire audio interface. Liquid technology combines with Saffire PRO firewire interfacing to deliver a host of authentic pre-amp flavours, seamless software integration, excellent routing flexibility and
future-proof, rock-solid driver stability.
Two of Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56’s eight pre-amps utilise the third generation of Focusrite’s Liquid Pre-amp, each providing a choice of ten different pre-amp emulations. These include emulations based on the Neve 1073, Pultec MB-1, Telefunken V72 and seven more. A harmonics dial on each Liquid
pre-amp allows the user to compensate for variance in vintage originals of the same model, or to creatively add levels of 2nd, 3rd and 5th Harmonic distortion to shape the pre-amps performance.
The Liquid pre-amp analogue front-end allows for huge flexibility in resistance and capacitance parameters. With a flexible signal path and variable impedance value, it can mimic the interaction characteristics of different classic mic-pres. Combined with comprehensive dynamic convolution data, the Liquid pre-amp captures all the key variable elements of different mic pre designs.
Liquid Saffire 56 doesn’t just offer pre-amp variety; sonic integrity is also guaranteed throughout. Both the Liquid and Saffire pre-amps ensure low noise and distortion, whilst quality digital conversion and 'JetPLL' jitter elimination technology ensure pristine audio quality as your audio flows between the analogue and digital domains.
Liquid Saffire 56 also comes bundled with the Focusrite plug-in suite. The latest Focusrite Compression, Reverb, Gating and EQ VST/AU plug-ins provide a significant upgrade from standard sequencer effects, bringing a touch of class to your session.
The Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 Main Features Include:
- 2U Size
- 10 different pre-amp emulations including: Neve 1073, Pultec MB-1, Telefunken V72
- Firewire audio interface
- 'JetPLL' jitter elimination technology
- 2 Liquid Preamps
- 6 Saffire Preamps
- 10 Analogue Outputs
- 16 channels of ADAT I/O
- Stereo S/PDIF or AES I/O (on RCA phono)
- MIDI I/O
- 2 virtual ‘loopback’ inputs
- Word-clock I/O is Provided on BNC Connectors
- 18 x 16 DSP Mixer/Router software
- Front Panel 5-LED Metering for all inputs, including ADAT and S/PDIF
- 2 Instrument Channels featuring -9dB Pads for Additional Headroom
- 2 Independent Headphone Buses
Providing eight pristine discrete channels of Focusrite Class A mic pre and compression, the Focusrite OctoPre routes directly to any digital audio workstation via analogue outputs or a 24-bit, 96kHz A/D converter of the bundled ADAT card. The Focusrite OctoPre offers the unique qualities associated with the Focusrite name at an affordable price.
Each channel also features a revolutionary compressor / limiter circuit, providing a warm-sounding compressor, which morphs into a brick wall limiter to avoid those critical overs, ensuring total control over all eight channels.
The mic pres featured in OctoPre those featured elsewhere in the award winning Focusrite Platinum range. They are a transistor-based Class A design utilising the same full-bandwidth philosophy as the legendary Red and ISA mic pres, ensuring detail and clarity without colouration. The first two 'super channels' also feature phase reverse, as well as TRS jack inputs on the front fascia for quick and easy, DI-free instrument plug-in.
Output can be either analogue or digital; choices include 8 balanced analogue outputs, or the digital outputs of the ADAT card. An external Wordclock input is also provided (BNC connector.) The AES-EBU and S/PDIF format outputs all operate at up to 24bit /96kHz and can run simultaneously with the lightpipe outputs, giving up to 16 channels of digital output for sample rates of 44.1 and 48kHz, at 16, 20 or 24 bit dithered.
With Class A Focusrite processing and almost all the interface options known to man, the Platinum Octopre is the perfect partner for any Pro Tools system or any other Digital audio workstation, making high quality, multi-channel recording easy. Equally it could be utilised as an instant location recording solution, or as an additional set of mic pres for any analogue or digital console, or hard disk recorder.
The ADAT 24-bit/96 kHz interface card provides digital outputs for all eight OctoPre channels, which operate over the full sample frequency range (44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz) and can be dithered to 16-, 20-, or 24-bit depths depending upon the destination. External word clock synchronisation is possible using the rear panel BNC connector. The card features two ADAT-type lightpipe output connectors. For speeds up to 48KHz both connectors transmit all 8 channels simultaneously. However, ADAT-type connectors are bandwidth limited at sample rates above 48 kHz - each audio channel uses two ADAT digital channels to accommodate the increased quantity of data, hence the need for two ADAT connectors to allow 8 channels of conversion at high speed.
The main features of the Focusrite OCTOPRE 8 + ADAT CARD include:
- Eight pristine discrete channels
- Transistor-based Class A design mic pres
- Inputs: 1/4" jack (channels one and two only), 25 pin D-type 8 channel line level analogue connector, 8 XLR inputs for Mic
- Outputs: 25-pin D-type 8 channel analogue connector
- ADAT Expansion Board provides digital outputs for all eight OctoPre channels; two ADAT-type lightpipe output connectors
- THD: 0.001% @ 20dBu input, mic and line at 0dB gain
- Noise: -96dB at unity gain through the unit
- Mic EIN: -128 dBu @ 6dB of gain with 150Ohm termination impedance
- Frequency response: -1dB at 10Hz to 200kHz
Focusrite Liquid Saffire Producer Bundle (code 66228)
Includes Liquid Saffire 56, OctoPre Mic Pre-Amp / Compressor / Limiter with ADAT ADC option and optical cables giving a total of 2 liquid mic pre-amps, 8 Class A and 6 more Focusrite pre-amps
£799.00 (inc vat)