Focusrite le saffire manual

Rotating the dials clockwise will increase the value in each case, the exact numerical value being displayed in a box below the dial whilst rotating and when the mouse cursor moves over it.

Page 23 The Saffire Compressor plug-in is modelled on the legendary Focusrite hardware devices, with individually tuned optos to help create the sound of vintage s compression. The plug-in can be used to squash the dynamics of a sound in varying degrees, e. Page 24 Compression continued rotated in a clockwise direction the more heavily the signal is compressed.

Page 25 Reverb Dial sets the amount Dial sets the size of the Dial sets the tone amount of reverberation reverberant space of high and low frequency of the reverberation Dial sets the absorption of the Switches allow the copying and reverberant space, decreasing pasting of settings to and from when rotating clockwise other Saffire Reverbs This is supplied by the Firewire cable, is one connected?

If connecting to a 4-pin Firewire port, is the external PSU connected? Saffire LE is not recognised as a valid audio interface by the recording software in use e.

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On the right-hand side are four stereo level meters displaying software playback channel levels, plus two rows of four stereo faders controlling the amount of each of these signals that gets routed to the main and headphone outputs. A central vertical strip of controls offers master level controls for the three analogue output pairs, which — usefully — can be linked for surround work, plus associated Mute buttons.

The Saffire Control LE utility can also operate in two preset modes. A low-jitter clock is vital for excellent stereo imaging, so I was very keen to see whether this figure translated into an obviously audible improvement. Switching to the Saffire LE was like lifting a veil from the sound, letting me hear the instruments beneath. It took me slightly longer to make up my mind between the Emu and Focusrite interfaces as the differences were smaller, but while the Emu M, as always, turned in a refined performance, the Saffire LE took the lead with even tighter and more focused imaging, making the Emu sound a little 'woolly' by comparison.

I was also impressed with its mic preamps, while the 1MOhm impedance of the instrument inputs was high enough to avoid any premature roll-off of high frequencies. With comprehensive monitor mixing and metering of input and output levels, the Saffire LE's new Control utility is effective across a variety of recording and playback scenarios.

Frequency response was Measured dynamic range confirmed the manufacturer's figure of dBA, and although you can buy 'quieter' interfaces, I personally feel that the Saffire LE's lower-jitter clock is more important to overall audio quality. Driver performance was also good, with Cubase SX managing the lowest 4ms latency at It's always a gamble introducing a new cheaper model to an existing range, since the manufacturer risks losing sales of the more expensive version. So have Focusrite thrown out the baby with the bathwater by dispensing with the hardware DSP effects of the original Saffire, or have they got their sums right?

I think they have judged the Saffire LE very well indeed — built-in DSP effects can be handy, but many musicians will be perfectly happy to save money and rely on plug-in or outboard effects. The Saffire LE provides two excellent mic preamps, instrument inputs that work well for DI'ing guitars, two extra line inputs compared with the more expensive Saffire, enough outputs to suit stereo or surround work, and excellent audio quality throughout.

Brief Technical Specs Sample rates: Dynamic range: dBA analogue inputs and outputs.