RME Audio Fireface 800 Specifications

FIREFACE 800

56-channel, 24-Bit/192kHz        Firewire Audio Interface

Overview

 The Fireface 800 is the world’s most powerful FireWire audio interface ever. Up to 56 channels record/playback, up to 

192 kHz sample rate, and true FireWire 800 sum up to an unsurpassed high-end, high performance and high speed 

FireWire audio interface. Since the Fireface first shipped in July 2004, the unit became the reference for FireWire 

audio - and still is today!

The Fireface 800 combines the latest and also proven technologies of previous RME products with the fastest FireWire 

technology. Analog technology of the ADI-8 converters, microphone technology of the OctaMic, TotalMix technology 

of the Hammerfall DSP series, years of experience in programming of efficient and reliable drivers, up to complete 

support from DIGICheck - only the best of the best, and even a bit more. The Fireface 800 offers the best worked out 

instrument input that could ever be found in an audio interface, a high power headphone output and signal-to-noise 

ratios of 119 dBA. 

RME’s Fireface 800 is seen as reference by users and editors, when talking about FireWire audio and mobile recording. 

RME’s FireWire audio offers many pro-audio features not available from other manufacturer’s units:  

- Complete realtime sample rate lock  

- Complete realtime sample rate control, even during playback/record  

- Complete start/stop control. No changed offset after reboot.  

- Extreme varispeed / external sync support, in all modes (even DS / QS)  

- Despite having a superior sync behavior (see above), the Fireface’s SteadyClock provides a heavy jitter suppression 

   even in varipitch applications.  

- Reduced protocol overhead, by not sending CIP (Common Isochronous Packet format) headers (AVC, mLan)  

- Working FireWire 800 solution; Working FireWire 800 fix for Windows XP SP2  

- Latency change on the fly, while ASIO is running; Latency change on the fly, while GSIF is running  

- Hardware-based data packet check and drop out correction  

- Complete realtime monitoring solution, covering all inputs and all playback channels, equaling an 28+28 channels 

- inline console having 28 Aux sends per channel. 

- Lots of advanced and unique features. Plus hardware based Peak/RMS metering.  

- Windows and Mac OS X drivers are completely identical in terms of features and functionality  

- Super low jitter MIDI I/O similar to PCI-based performance (1 ms)

Connectivity

8 x Analog I/O

1 x Stereo Headphone Out

2 x ADAT I/O or 1 x ADAT I/O 

plus 1 x SPDIF I/O optical

1 x SPDIF I/O coaxial

1 x MIDI I/O

4 x Mic/Line Inputs with Preamps

1 x Instrument input adjustable

2 x FireWire 800

1 x Firewire 400

optional: Time Code Module

TotalMix

Features

TotalMix

TM

Intelligent Clock Control

ADAT S/MUX

ZLM

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SteadyClock

TM

SyncCheck

TM

SyncAlign

TM

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