Name: Fireface UC
Brand: RME
SKU: 163784
Rating: 4.1 (45 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

3.8 / 5

The setup is simple and clean
reliable reviews of the latest and greatest hardware and software technology
crystal clear and glitch free

performance previously not available from typical USB audio interfaces
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having only one headphone output is a downer)

Sound type: Stereo
Interface type: FireWire
Number of channels: 18
Headphone output: yes
Microphone input: no
D/a audio: 24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality: 24 bit
Placement type: External

RME Fireface UC - Pros & Cons

The setup is simple and clean
reliable reviews of the latest and greatest hardware and software technology
crystal clear and glitch free
excellent quality / price ratio
good converters for recording
a good clock
software interface to manage inputs and outputs is very comfortable
the aluminum rack is very good
collection of durable audio products built to the highest standards

performance previously not available from typical USB audio interfaces
Audio Rumble may earn from qualifying purchases
having only one headphone output is a downer)
some studio engineers may find it too complicated and elaborate
Analog gain control can be a pain
Somewhat expensive for what it offers
there are no analogue controls at all
busy rear panel
only a single USB socket
the six analogue outputs can be controlled from the front panel rotary encoder
Never opened the manual
does not send MIDI data
slower than my day TC firewire
there is no switch
the rattling would be the buttons at the front
rolled out TB across the range
are the four push buttons on the front
there are no relays in this unit
SNR of DACs when changing output levels
UCX II is not only a USB audio interface for Mac OS

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RME Fireface UC - Full Specifications

Sound Type	Stereo
Interface Type	FireWire
Number of channels	18

Placement Type	External

Noise level (SNR)	100.0 dB
Line-out Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	100.0 dB
D/A audio	24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio quality	24.0 bit

Analog 3.5mm output	0
Analogue RCA outputs	0
Headphone output	yes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)	0
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)	1
Headphone outputs	1
Jack Plug input	6
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)	2
Microphone input	no
Microphone Jack Plug (3.5mm)	0
XLR	2
Line-in	yes
Line-out	yes
S/PDIF in port	yes
S/PDIF out port	yes
Other connectors	Digital coaxial input Digital coaxial output Digital optical input Digital optical output Firewire MIDI
USB	yes

Plug and Play	yes
Remote control	no
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.0 %
Support for ASIO	yes

Power source	Powerline USB

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RME Fireface UC RME - Editorial Reviews (3)

RME Fireface UC RME FIREFACE UC — AudioTechnology

audiotechnology.com.au

Published: 14.07.2013

RME FIREFACE UC — AudioTechnology

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MusicRadar

Published: 13.10.2009

RME Fireface UC review

The Fireface UC is ostensibly the same as RME's Fireface 400, providing 36 channels of analogue and digital I/O with only the interface format changed from FireWire to USB 2.0. The analogue inputs are