How to Connect 4 Audio Interfaces
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- In this video I show you how to connect 4 Focusrite audio interfaces for a massive 32 channels of audio. These are all available microphone inputs using ADAT and Focusrite's Dual Unit Mode over FireWire. We also use some FireWire to Thunderbolt adapters to bring the older technology in line with today's hardware connections.
How to connect 2 audio interfaces • How To Connect 2 Audio...
Timestamps
0:00 Intro/Overview
3:49 Hardware
6:15 Saffire Mix Control/Dual Unit Mode
8:25 Focusrite Control
9:20 Input List
10:07 DAW setup (Logic Pro)
11:08 Outro/Conclusion
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Thank you so much for your connected interface videos. I was able to connect four Pro-40s loaded with inputs from outboard gear and get ev'rything up and running successfully complete with live monitoring. Excellent resource!!
Wow that’s great! Glad it was helpful 🙏
I`m just the same. Fiddeling around with all kinds of gear to use or missuse for recording. I`m also the only guy I know who synced to stereo VHS machines for 4 track recording (back in the 80`s).
Absolutely priceless video, thanks! Just the one I’ve been looking for. I have two Saffs Pro 40 and had no clew how to daisy chain them! This video is the best tutorial for dummies like me! Millions of thanks! A like and subscription from me!
Fantastic explanation of how to connect via tos links and firewire etc.
I’ve got the Clarett 8 Pre X and the OctoPre and a Behringer Ultragain Pro 8 ad /ad converter all coupled with toslink cables giving me 32 audio channels.
I’m having great success with this on a MacBook Pro 2019.
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thanks for this video! what a workhorse the pro 40's been, and continues to be. i can confirm that this works with my mac running Monterey...
Awesome video!!!!!
Thanks man help way more now
Thank you for sharing this
Glad it helped!
This is not ridiculous at all! In fact this can work for someone that want to record a whole band through an interface. Furthermore, you gave an excellent idea to record my band…I just need to get another Saffire Pro 40 at least! 😂
Yeahh many thanks bro
Thank YOU!
thansk for the info im traying to routing two satires pro 24 hope I can achieve
Thanks for the Video, very helpful. Could you do a video on routing live monitor mixes?
Great suggestion!
So could I daisy chain a Clarett 8 pre usb with 2x octopre’s connected to it?
Thanks a lot for the video. Im running liquid 56 and im starting getting problems with compatibilty on windows. Thought that i will have to get rid of it, but now i see i can buy new interface with adat and use all my liquid pre amps, just buy connecting it thruu adat to new interface. Am i right? @Online Drum Studio
Hi, I have two Pro 40, last version ofmix monitor, Mac pro running MacOs Catalina 10.15, Logic audio 10.6.3, I can listen to the monitor in, but I can´t record the incoming audio. Where do you thing the problem is?
I´m thinking on buying Clarett 8 pre + and a Clarett octopre, and use the whole set up to mix hybrid between this four interfaces and my Mackie 32/8 Bus mixer, do you think it will work? Thx for this video!
Thanks for the great info. I am making a shorter step first with using a Clarett 4pre as interface and expanding with a Pro40 on adat cable. (Your fault getting me interested!) I am new to saffire - I am not sure which version of Mix Control I should download to make changes in the Saffire. Do you know how I pick one on Focusrite site? Does it matter?
Nice! Download version 3.9 which is currently the latest release downloads.focusrite.com/focusrite/saffire/saffire-pro-40
hi anyone on line? Just sorting pro 40 with pro 24 as clock ,Im stuck trying to get headphones on 24 to hear daw passed the 40 any solutions welcome? please im new to setup so sorry if its a simple fix . ...up date , now running on Big Sur yippee! , the clock source keeps defaulting to the pro 40 on start up and I’ve ordered two spdif cables to sort headphone monitoring out .
I’m running Reason 11 as daw on 27” iMac because I love the app now that it’s got full audio multi track capability combined with the rack emulation its boss ! Cant wait to start projects . Many thanks for the vids it’s helped out enormously !
I have 15 synthesizers and thinking of getting 3 or 4 more Scarlett 18i20’s. Though, would you recommend using the same interfaces? I came across some post on Gearspace of some chaps talking about it being better to use an OctoPre Dynamic instead of another 18i20. Now I’m just really trying to figure out how I should go about this properly soon, as I use a Windows system (Alienware Area 51m - only has one Thunderbolt port).
Honestly with what’s out there today I would go with an EVO 16 and their new expansion units the SP8. They work together well as 1 unit and it can give you 24 channels.
@@bobdrums thanks, I’ve just checked it out! But looks like I may have to sell my Scarlett now 😆
Great video, thanks for this. I have a question if you see this - in your experiment, did all of the outputs across all 4 interfaces work too? My goal is to route 40 channels of audio out of my DAW, through the 40 jack outputs across 4 interfaces (set up as you've demonstrated) and then into each individual channel of a 40 channel analogue console, so that I can mix full 40 track productions "out of the box". Keen to hear if you had any evidence of all of those outputs working alongside the great may inputs 😂😂😂 We must be completely barking mad right? Thanks again!
Yeah so all 40 inputs were working! I'd say you'll be able to get that working no bother, there will likely be 1 or 2 stumbles but it's technically possible. Good luck!
I've been running a clarett+ 8 pre with a saffire pro 40, can i replace the pro 40 with another clarett+ 8 pre to have 16 high quality inputs?
You can but maybe consider the clarett octopre
Hey man, how are you?
I’ve a studio in Brazil and I’m looking for an interface that gives me 32 I/O. My first option was Presonus Quantum 4848, but I noticed it was discontinued and there’re some people with problems without answers in the company website…
Then I discovered Orion 32 + Gen 3, did some research and noticed some people complaining about the company support…
Im in Brazil and it’s very expensive to send an unit to be replaced, and it takes time either. So it’s much better if it’s a reliable equipment…
Did you ever hear about problems with Orions 32?
Now a days I have two VRS 8, but some of their outs are completely failed and they don’t work well together. I really need a solution here! Kkkk
My system should be: 32 inputs into the interface, then 32 outs into my analog console (Soundcraft GB8). Do you think Orion is a good choice?
is it possible to do 24 I/O with two claretts and a saffire pro40?
I don’t believe that’s possible, no
Thank you for this brilliant video.
I have a scarlet 18i20 1 gen and a saffire pro 40 would I be able to add a Behringer ULTRAGAIN PRO-8 DIGITAL ADA8000 to the stack using Adat?
And please provide explanation
I used to use this setup (minus the Scarlet) and the Pro 40 and ADA8000 pair without issue over ADAT. Just know the Behringer is limited to 48khz.
@@12ealDealOfficial How did you connect 3 devices over ADAT? it seems each unit has only IN OUT ADAT ports. How do you chain 3 devices together???
@@DALTRON666 adat out from first one to second, adat out from second to third, adat out from third to first. Adat in on one from three, two from one, and three from two.
@@12ealDealOfficial wow Thanks. Ill try this tonight!!
@@12ealDealOfficial so my gear now is UMC 1820 master, focusrite 18i20 slave and ADA8200 slave.
So what I need to do is;
ADAT steps
1. out from UMC matser to in FR slave
2. out from UMC master to in ADA slave
3. out from ADA slave to the in of UMC master
Correct? I have 3 units. Not 4. Ill need 3 ADAT cables?
Will more audio tracks risk crashing the OS on the computer, or is all the extra ‘strain’ happening within the interfaces so the amount of tracks coming in doesn’t matter?
Most computers will easily handle the channel count. What would take its toll would be the processing on every channel such as compression, eq etc
@@bobdrums thanks. Also - i've had 2 summed together for a few months at 44.1khz, can i go up to 48? Also if i sum 3 together what's the max sample rate?
I'm assuming i can't go higher than 48? If so what's the next level of gear to get to 16 or 24 tracks at 96khz?
Thanks these videos are super helpful
Hello, How would I daisy chain 3 interfaces?? Im using a focusrite 1st gen and its a slave to the UMC1820. Connected via ADAT.
Now, my question is, I bought a ADA8200 because I want to leave my drums and synths ready to record all the time so I need more than 16 channels. Can I link the ADA to the UMC1820, that is linked to the FR 18i20???? do I need both ADAT cables connected from the UMC to the FR? if I leave as it is, I have no free ADAT in and out! How can I work around this!? I see no one asking this on other forums or comments. Im at a loss. It seems people are not connecting more than 2 interfaces or not needing more than 16 inputs or they spend 3k on an interface, which I cant do.
How do I get what I have to get me to 24 inputs!?
I was looking at some RME products and came across the RME Digiface USB which seems to be what would work for me? but its 400$......f** that.............
I have Saffire Pro 40 and Octopre MKII... is there anything l can buy to get 24ch in/out?
If you were to get another Pro 40 you could have 24ch in!
So, no way to get 24ch out?
How low is the latency if you want to monitor with plugins at 32 or 64 buffer size? Is it usable? Also does this work with M1 or M2 macs? Thanks!
I've been running this setup at 128 buffer size so I'm not sure. It doesn't work with any M1 or M2 Macs unfortunately so it really is showing its age now
@@bobdrums actually I just recorded a 2-day session using a focusrite clarett 8 USB with an 8 channel pre coming into its adat port, along with a focusrite 18i8 slaved as an aggregate device at 64 buffer on my m1 mini and it was all flawless! I even sent 2 separate headphone mixes to the band with basic eq and compression on most channels in pro tools. Thanks for the inspiration!
Can a 24 mic/pre channels be achieved by using a Scarlett 18i20 3rd with 2 Saffire Pro40’s?
Same as your video but with 1 Scarlett instead of 2 Clarett’s.
Absolutely it could yes!
I have an 18i20 3rd gen. Just picked up a couple of saphire pros to try this out!
I have the same question and I'm using a PC. Was your set up successful? Thanks
Are you able to link 3 or 4 pro40s together? If so is there any advantage or is the clarret better?
Yes you can connect 4 together! The advantage is really just updated preamps, connection type, and air functionality.
@@bobdrums How to connect 3 or more over ADAT? doesnt seem like theres enough ADAT in and outs?
Really helpful information. You're right that you can't find much information on use cases outside of Octo-pre or Liquid 56.
I'm trying to run a Saffire pro 40 into a Mac Studio but I don't see any direct FireWire 800 to USB-C type converters. It looks like you just did double converters? FW800 -> thunderbolt -> USB-C?
I also have a Behringer FCA 1616 that has FW800 and USB-B that I think would run directly into the Mac Studio.
I would rather run the Saffire Pro40 on my older Macbook Pro (as I have been). So Macbook would run Ableton. while the FCA1616 functions as a mixer into my Mac Studio for OBS livestream. Thoughts or suggestions?
Nice one on the Mac Studio I’d love one of those! I suppose software plays a part. Are you on Monterey? I believe Saffire mix control isn’t supported on Monterey so you’ll likely have issues there.
Yes I used those 2 converters you mentioned, both by Apple.
I think running the pro40 with an older max is a great idea, I cabt speak for the behringer FCA 1616 as I’ve not used them before.
Let us know how you get on!
So how many live channels can you achieve with this setup? Say dual mode Saffire pro 40’s and a octopre 8 le? Could I have 24 live channels?
That setup would give you 24 channels yes! You could also use another octopus into the other Safire for a total of 32 if you ever needed that much
@@bobdrums 24 live channel through a FireWire? That’s sounds awesome. I just scored a Focusrite octopre 8 Le for mere 175$ I am excited to set it up now!
@@bobdrums what about latency, running through a FireWire, would more than 16 channels wreak havoc?
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@@bobdrums thank you for answering !