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Focusrite Saffire Pro 40

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50 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • numerous input and output options
  • Clean
  • pristine

Cons

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  • waves are not 64-bit)
  • lack of power gains

Key specs

  • Stereo
  • yes
  • yes
  • 24 bit / 96 kHz
  • External

Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 - Pros & Cons

Focusrite Saffire Pro 40

Pros

  • numerous input and output options
  • Clean
  • pristine
  • and with tons of dead quiet headroom
  • exceptionally clean and useful pre amp for
  • quality / price excellent in quality and number of options available
  • built well and are very easy to move
  • very user-friendly and a great improvement to
  • It also includes a useful monitor control section
  • the Saffire Plug in Suite is very effective
  • The built in monitor controller is a nice idea

Cons

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  • waves are not 64-bit)
  • lack of power gains
  • latency issues and FW problems
  • I've never had any issues when tracking some guitars or vocals
  • latency
  • perfect for everyone straight out of the box
  • the preamps is bland and not unique and sometimes too quiet when recording acoustic instruments
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  • Not all the inputs are on the same side of the interface
  • They are only accessible by clicking on the Saffire Control GUI

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Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 - Full Specifications

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General
Sound TypeStereo
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Design
Placement TypeExternal
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Power
Power sourcePowerline
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Connectivity
Analog 3.5mm output0
Analogue RCA outputs0
Headphone outputyes
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)2
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)8
Microphone inputyes
XLR8
Other connectors
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
  • Thunderbolt
USBno
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Audio properties
Noise level (SNR)109.0 dB
D/A audio24 bit / 96 kHz

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