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Chris from Focusrite UK runs us through the Saffire Pro 14, 24 and 24DSP audio/midi firewire interfaces.

The Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP is physically almost the same as the previous sibling model - The Saffire Pro 24, the only hardware difference being an extra headphone input over the standard model Pro 24. However the real star features of the Pro 24 come from the added software functionality that the DSP (Digital Signal Processing) has added to this already popular Firewire Audio interface ...

So having established that the only physical difference on the Pro 24 DSP is an additional headphone input let's move straight on to the DSP features, firstly Focusrite have added something called VRM (Virtual Room Monitoring) - this will be a godsend for all those of you who are forced to mix down your latest musical masterpiece on headphones... VRM emulates a variety of speaker characteristics AND it also emulates different room scenarios, in fact Focusrite offer 100 differnt monitoring scenarios including different brands of monitor, different rooms sizes and different listening positions ...

However, there are a few more tricks up the sleeve of the Pro 24 DSP aside from the VRM functionality, for example there's also DSP-powered Compression and EQ with all of the appropriate adjustment parameters and along with this you have the addition of "Comfort Reverb" which is DSP generated reverb that can be added to enhance the tracking and mixing process. We've already mentioned two headphone inputs with individually adjustable volume controls, there's also front panel 5 LED metering for at-a-glance sound level monitoring.

Digital to analogue conversion is 24 Bit/96Khz sample rate as is the Analogue to Digital path and the unit can be powered either by its own A/C adapter or else can draw power from the Firewire bus. The Saffire Pro DSP comes with a host of included software goodies featuring the Focusrite VST/AU Plug-In Suite, the Xcite+ Software bundle that include Ableton Live Lite 8.0 along with oodles of royalty free loops and samples. As with all of the Focusrite audio interfaces this unit has zero latency monitoring and additionally comes with Saffire Mix Control capability ...

I cannot stress highly enough what a superbly engineered and easily affordable piece of equipment this is, the lay-out is completely intuitive, all controls are clearly marked and easy to use plus the VRM functionality will be a fantastic asset for those late night mix sessions where you can't mix on speakers due to monitoring volumes scaring the neighbours. If you're serious about your recording set-up, do yourself a massive favour and check out the Saffire Pro 24 now at PMT

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