RME Fireface UFX

60-channel Performance, in a Single Rackspace!

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When you demand uncompromising performance plus several I/O options from your audio interface, then you need RME's Fireface UFX. This outstanding USB 2.0/FireWire interface gives you 30 input and 30 output channels, digitally controlled preamps, a range of digital I/O options, and an onboard word clock. You'll love the Fireface UFX's included TotalMix FX DSP mixer and signal router; it maximizes what the Fireface UFX can do while it improves your workflow. The full-color front-panel display lets you meter plus view parameters and menus. The Fireface UFX can even be configured for standalone use as a preamp, a monitor mixer, an AD/DA converter, and more.

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If it's I/O flexibility you're seeking, then look no further than the Fireface UFX! You don't just get 12 channels of premium analog I/O; you also get AES/EBU, ADAT, S/PDIF, and MIDI I/O. You also get a rock-solid onboard word clock. RME did an outstanding job of making the Fireface UFX the ideal centerpiece for your studio setup. This incredible single-rackspace interface even includes built-in monitoring control. When you couple that functionality with the TotalMix FX DSP mixer/router, you have a total studio solution.

• 24-bit/192kHz
• 30 Input / 30 Output channels
• 12 x Analog I/O
• 4 x Mic/Instrument Preamp, digitally controlled
• 1 x AES/EBU I/O
• 2 x ADAT I/O (or 1 x ADAT I/O plus 1 x SPDIF I/O optical)
• 1 x Word Clock I/O
• 2 x MIDI I/O
• 1 x FireWire 400
• 1 x USB 2.0
• TotalMix FX DSP mixer/ signal router

AD, Line-in 1-8, rear

• Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 110dB RMS unweighted, 113dBA
• Frequency response @ 44.1kHz, -0.1dB: 5Hz - 21.5kHz
• Frequency response @ 96kHz, -0.5dB: 5Hz - 45.5kHz
• Frequency response @ 192kHz, -1dB: 5Hz - 66.5kHz
• THD: < -110dB, < 0.00032%
• THD+N: < -104dB, < 0.00063%
• Channel separation: > 110dB
• Input: 1/4" TRS jack, electronically balanced
• Input sensitivity switchable to Lo Gain, +4dBu, -10dBV
• Input level for 0 dBFS @ Lo Gain: +19dBu
• Input level for 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +13dBu
• Input level for 0 dBFS @ -10 dBV: +2dBV

Microphone In 9-12, front

• Input: XLR, electronically balanced
• Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 112dB RMS unweighted, 115dBA
• Gain range: 65dB
• Maximum input level, Gain 0dB: +12dBu

Instrument In 9-12, front

• Input: 1/4" TS jack, unbalanced
• Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 112dB RMS unweighted, 115dBA
• Gain range: 55dB

DA, Line Out 3-8, rear

• Dynamic range (DR): 115dB RMS unweighted, 118dBA
• Frequency response @ 44.1kHz, -0.5dB: 5Hz - 22kHz
• Frequency response @ 96kHz, -0.5dB: 5Hz - 34kHz
• Frequency response @ 192kHz, -1dB: 5Hz - 50kHz
• THD: -104dB, < 0.00063%
• THD+N: -100dB, < 0.00%
• Channel separation: > 110dB
• Output: 1/4" TRS jack, servo-balanced
• Output impedance: 75 ohm
• Output level switchable Hi Gain, +4 dBu, -10dBV
• Output level at 0dBFS @ Hi Gain: +19dBuB
• Output level at 0dBFS @ +4dBu: +13dBu
• Output level at 0dBFS @ -10dBV: +2dBV

DA - Stereo Monitor Output XLR (1-2)

• Output: XLR, balanced
• Output level switchable 24dBu, Hi Gain, +4dBu, -10dBV
• Output level at 0dBFS @ 24dBu: +24dBu

DA - Stereo Monitor Output Phones (9-12)

• Output: 1/4" TRS stereo jack, unbalanced
• Maximum output level at 0dBFS, High: +13dBu
• Maximum output level at 0dBFS, Low: +2dBV
• Output impedance: 30 ohm

AES/EBU

• XLR, transformer-balanced, galvanically isolated, according to AES3-1992

ADAT Optical

• 4 x TOSlink, format according to Alesis specification
• Standard: 2 x 8 channels 24-bit, up to 48kHz
• Double Speed (S/MUX): 2 x 4 channels 24 bit 96kHz
• Quad Speed (S/MUX4): 2 x 2 channels 24 bit 192kHz

Word Clock

• BNC, switch for internal termination 75 ohm