RME Fireface 802

USB and Firewire Audio Interface

24 Bit, 192 khz

Incl. DSP mixer with EQ, dynamics and reverb

4 Analog mic preamps with gain control

Remote control for inputs via software

8 Analog inputs and outputs bal. jack

Outputs 9/10 and 11/12 as headphone outputs and line outputs

1 x AES/EBU I/O

2 x ADAT I/O (or 1 x ADAT I/O plus 1x SPDIF I/O optical)

1 x Word Clock I/O

1 x MIDI I/O

1x Firewire 400

1x Firewire 800

1x USB 2.0

TotalMix FX

Standalone function with setup recall

DIGICheck

SteadyClock

Model: 19" 1 U

System requirements: Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7 and 8, Apple OSX 10.6 or later

Incl. Opto-cable, USB cable and power cable

Further Information

Recording/Playback Channels	30/30
Number of microphone inputs	4
Number of Line Inputs	12
Number of instrument inputs	4
Number of Line Outs	8
Headphone Outputs	2
Phantom power	Yes
S/PDIF Connectors	0
ADAT Connectors	2
AES/EBU Connectors	1
MADI Connectors	0
Ethernet	0
Misc. Connectors	No
MIDI Interface	Yes
Word Clock	1xIn, 1xOut
max. Samplerate in kHz	192 kHz
Max. Resolution in bit	24 bit
Bus-Powered	No
Incl. power supply	Yes
Firewire Version	800
Width in mm	483 mm
Depth in mm	242 mm
Height in mm	44 mm

Recording/Playback Channels

30/30

Number of microphone inputs

Number of Line Inputs

Number of instrument inputs

Number of Line Outs

Headphone Outputs

Phantom power

Yes

S/PDIF Connectors

ADAT Connectors

AES/EBU Connectors

MADI Connectors

Ethernet

Misc. Connectors

MIDI Interface

Yes

Word Clock

1xIn, 1xOut

max. Samplerate in kHz

192 kHz

Max. Resolution in bit

24 bit

Bus-Powered

Incl. power supply

Yes

Firewire Version

800

Width in mm

483 mm

Depth in mm

242 mm

Height in mm

44 mm

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This is the example of how you should build an AI

03.02.2016

I bought this AI for 3 reasons: stability, quality preamps, low latency. And good reviews. A lot of good reviews. I guess this will be one of them, but i managed to find some... specificities.

First of all, i got all three of these traits i mentioned.
Preamps are really clear, and they have this kind of clarity in very low end and very high end that makes sound very juicy, very rich and big. If you're recording decent instrument, that is. I have Radial DI box, which everybody consider a really good one, and DI input on this AI sound way more sexy with this Gibson SG of mine. I hope it does say something, since if i'd were to buy 4 of these Radial DI's, i'd spend 400$. One third of a price of that AI. And this AI have much more than just DI preamps. So it REALLY does worth more than it costs on Thomann.

Stability. Well, i have almost none comments on that - and that means everything is smooth as hell. If you're doing things in a right way, that is - be sure to use separate USB/Firewire controller for this AI. Separate from other devices, i mean. I plugged it in on the controller i had an iLok and a USB keyboard Oxygen 61 on at first - after one week Fireface suddenly started to give me really bit-crushed signal on the outputs. This effect of distortion were gone after turning AI off and on again, but it was back again after half an hour or so. Moving AI to other USB controller solved the problem. I don't really blame the device - digital sound is a touchy thing and problems like that are usual in AI field, you just need to be sure you're keeping risks on minimum on your end.
My motherboard is asus maximus VII hero.

Low latency. Well, it's really better than on my previous AI Scarlett 6i6. Like, i can load twice as much stuff on project and still record on twice as lower latency than with 6i6. Still, i expected more for some reason, but hey, it's not like i need so much stuff on a recording project - song turns out best when it was recorded awesomely and mixed good, not when it have been recorded meh and awesomly fixed.

About TotalmixFX, the driver for this AI. First of all, it was waaay more easy to understand than drivers of other AI manufacturers. Simplier than driver for 6i6 i mentioned, even, and 6i6 means that there's only 6 inputs and 6 outputs.

There is some specificities though. First - there is FX send here, but FX are not true-bypass and FX's are full wet. That means you can't use this send as unaffected by effects send. Second, a loopback feature could have been implemented in a more flexible way - you can loopback, let's say, output "Analog 3" only to input with the same number, only to "Analog 3" input. And if you turn loopback on, that means you won't hear what you'll send to physical "Analog 3" input. They could have implemented a small slider for mixing these two signals together, if you ask me. It'd help me slightly.

Again, it's really awesome interface. I feel like i won't need to change it for at least a decade. Expand it, yes, but not replace with something.

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Very good sound

Smirnow, 19.04.2018

I use my new RME in home studio so it's cool to have many inputs and outputs for my synths and samplers. The user interface powered by RME TotalMix is very nice and eazy to use. Also the instalation of stabil drivers is very fast without any problems. The most important is a sound quality. Before I was using quite old interface MOTU 828 mk2, so in this case RME Fireface 802 is matchless better. The very low latency is also important thing. In my opinion RME is a very good choice for everybody who need reliable audio interface witch perfect quality of sound.

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