#FOCUSRITE SAFFIRE MIXCONTROL SOFTWARE#

The onboard DSP mixer provides a ton of possibilities for your workflow - but Focusrite also gave the Liquid Saffire 56 the tools to make setting up a breeze.

#FOCUSRITE SAFFIRE MIXCONTROL SOFTWARE#

That means, you can track with a completely separate headphone mix than your bandmate - by only making a few tweaks within the easy software control panel. Using its Saffire Mix Control 18x16 DSP Mixer/Router, you can route any combination of inputs - or DAW feeds - to either headphone output - and you can dial in just the right amount of the level. The front panel offers two headphone jacks with independent level controls, so you and your recording partner can each have your own 'phones connected, with no need for an external headphone amplifier - but the Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 doesn't stop there. All of it is simple to do, just call up the easily navigable Mix Control panel and you're on your way. This makes it handy to create special monitor mixes, or to creatively route combinations of tracks into a piece of outboard gear - whatever you want. Using the Saffire Mix Control 18x16 DSP Mixer/Router, you can control any input to any output - including streams from the DAW. Not only does the Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 pack in an incredible onslaught of I/O, but you also have a ton of control over what goes where - without taking a processing hit. All in all, this gives you a ton of flexibility if you're just starting out - and a serious amount of room for expansion. Flip over to the rear panel, and you've got S/PDIF I/O, two banks of ADAT optical I/O (S/MUX-capable), two FireWire ports, MIDI I/O, word clock I/O, and a total of 10 line outputs. Phase is available on channels five and six and a pad is available on channels 3 and 4. What's more, every single channel offers individually selectable 48V phantom power and a highpass filter. With it, you get a total of eight microphone preamplifiers, with individual line inputs on each channel and two hi-Z instrument inputs on the front panel for channels three and four. All those flavors give you a tremendous palette to select from, as you work to choose the perfect preamplifier for each source.Īpart from the Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56's impressive Liquid technology, Focusrite astounds again with the I/O count on this FireWire audio interface. Using the included software, you can dial in the perfect tone using models based on gear from Avalon, Focusrite, HELIOS, Manley, Milenia, Neve, Pultec, Telefunken, and Universal Audio. The Liquid Saffire 56 is their first FireWire audio interface to feature this technology - and it effectively builds 10 famous, highly sought-after preamplifiers right into your interface, on the first two channels. With their innovative Convolution DSP Liquid modeling method - which marries the analog and digital worlds - Focusrite has been able to create tremendous models of famous pieces of outboard gear. Includes a suite of Focusrite VST/AU plug-insįocusrite has achieved long-term fame for their revered microphone preamplifiers - and most recently they've emerged as a different kind of leader with the Liquid technology. Handy loopback function lets you route audio between applications Two separate headphone busses let you create two independent headphone mixesĮasy monitoring solutions built into the software, for fast setup timesĭedicated stereo monitor mix outputs with special 'Anti-thump' circuit Saffire Mix Control 18x16 DSP Mixer/Router Liquid Technology puts famous preamplifiers on your first two channelsĪ staggering amount of I/O - 28-in/28-out - with six more Focusrite preamps Information and Specifications: Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56 FireWire Audio Interface at a Glance: The unit comes with power cable, firewire cable, original box and packaging. Unit is in working order and excellent physical condition.

28 inputs/28 outputs, firewire interface, featuring 2 liquid preamps.

Focusrite saffire mixcontrol