The Focusrite Saffire 6 USB is a two-in/four-out USB audio interface. It uses the same award-winning Focusrite mic preamps as the rest of the Saffire range. This makes it the best value, and best sounding interface in its class.

It is ultra reliable and easy to set up, providing you with the simplest route to record into, and play back from your computer. It has lower latency than any of its rivals, and professional analogue-to-digital converters ensure you get the best possible signal into your recording software.

With two mic pres, multiple outputs and MIDI I/O, the Saffire 6 USB can be at the centre of your home recording setup. However, its rock-solid reliability means that you can take it out and record on location with confidence. The two-in, four-out configuration is perfect for laptop DJs who need to be able to cue up material, or send two different signals to either side of a DJ mixer.

The Saffire 6 USB comes with Ableton Live Lite 8, Novation's Bass Station synthesizer and over a gigabyte of samples. In addition to all this, you get the Focusrite FX Suite, which includes a compressor, gate, reverb and EQ to upgrade your standard AU/VST effects.

The Saffire 6 USB is the easiest way of getting the classic Focusrite mic preamp into your recording set-up.

MPN: Saffire 6 USB
UPC: 815301008118

Key Performance Figures

• Real World ADC Dynamic Range: 105 dB (A-weighted)
  
• Real World DAC Dynamic Range: 103 dB (A-weighted)
  
• Chipset ADC/DAC Dynamic Range: 114 dB (A-weighted)
  
• Latency (Minimum Buffer Size): 77 SamplesNote: For Latency, the test machine was a Dual Core 2.66gHz Xeon
  
• Mac Pro with 2GB of RAM, running 10.5.7
  
  Microphone Inputs
  
• Dynamic Range (A-Weighted): 105 dB
  
• SNR (A-weighted): -105 dB
  
• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB
  
• THD+N: 0.0025% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  
• Noise: EIN > 120dB (measured with 50dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  
• Maximum Input level @ Minimum gain for 0 dBFS (without pad): -2.5 dBu
  
• Pad Attenuation: 10 dB
  
  Line Inputs
  
• Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 105 dB
  
• SNR (A-weighted): 105 dB
  
• Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB
  
• THD+N (A-Weighted): < 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  
• Noise: -90dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  
• Maximum level (A-weighted): 16.3dBu at 1%
  
  Instrument Inputs
  
• Dynamic Range (A-weighted): 105 dB
  
• SNR (A-weighted): 105 dB
  
• Frequency Response 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1 dB
  
• THD+N, -1dBFS, min gain, no pad < 0.0025%
  
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (minimum gain, no pad): -3 dBu
  
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (maximum gain, no pad): -53 dBu
  
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (minimum gain, with pad): +7 dBu
  
• Maximum Input Level for 0 dBFS (maximum gain, with pad): -43 dBu
  
• Pad Attenuation: 10 dB
  
• Crosstalk: > 80 dB
  
  Analogue Audio Outputs 1-2 (¼" TRS)
  
• Electronically Balanced Outputs
  
• Maximum Output Level (0dBFS): +9 dBu
  
• THD+N: 0.0025% (0 dBFS input, 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter)
  
  Analogue Audio Outputs 1-4 (RCA phono)
  
• Unbalanced Outputs
  
• Maximum output level (0dBFS): -3.5 dBu
  
• THD+N: 0.03% (0 dBFS input, 20Hz/20kHz bandpass filter)
  
  Headphone Outputs
  
• Frequency Response: 20Hz-20KHz +/- 0.1 dB
  
• SNR (A-weighted): 103 dB
  
• Dynamic Range: 103 dB
  
• Maximum Output into 32R: +3 dBu (-1.4 dBV)
  
• Power into 32R: 24 mW
  
• Output Impedance: < 7 Ohms
  
• Load Impedance: > 24 Ohms
  
  Additional Conversion Performance
  
• Clock jitter < 250 picoseconds
  
  Supported Sample Rates
  
• 44.1kHz / 48kHz
  
  Connectivity
  Analogue Channel Inputs (Inputs 1-2)
  
• 2 x XLR Mic/Line/Inst Neutrik Combi-Jacks (Inputs 1-2)
  
• Automatic switch of Mic / Line (inserting a jack switches from Mic to either Line or Instrument (instrument selected via front panel)
  
  Analogue Audio Outputs (Outputs 1-4)
  
• 2 x TRS analogue outputs (Outputs 1-2)
  
• 4 x RCA Phono outputs (Outputs 1-4)
  
• 1 x TRS stereo headphone output (switchable to outputs 1 and 2, or 3 and 4)
  
  Other I/O
  
• 1 x USB 1.1 compliant USB port
  
• 1 x pair of MIDI I/O
  
  Dimensions
  
• W = 220 mm / 8 ¾", H = 45 mm / 1 ¾" , D = 145 mm / 5 ¾"
  
  Weight
  
• 1 kg / 2.2 lbs