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Most Popular Articles Are Focusrite's FireWire Products Compatible With Windows 7? All of Focusrite's FireWire products will work with Windows 7, however some will require the use of the Windows Legacy FireWire driver. How to install the Windows Legacy FireWire driver is... 2009-07-01    Views: 158784    Optimising your PC for audio on Windows 7 All of the tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your audio interface. Please note: If you are... 2009-11-13    Views: 155600    Optimising your PC for Audio on Windows XP All of the tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your Firewire audio interface. • Windows... 2007-03-19    Views: 82319    Saffire Product Troubleshooting - Connection Difficulties This article will be useful for you if you experiencing one of the following issues: • Saffire product does not connect to the computer. • Firmware updater fails. • You are having problems... 2008-10-06    Views: 76108    Guide to Setting up your Studio Part 1 Continue To Part 2This article is a tutorial-style guide to setting up your system correctly, and eliminating any problems to get the best results from your studio. The two most popular home... 2005-08-03    Views: 54219    Focusrite Product User Manuals Misplaced your user guide? Or simply curious about a Focusrite product? Download the user guide for the product of your choice from the downloads section of the Focusrite website: Focusrite... 2005-08-08    Views: 52976    Can I use a FireWire to USB adapter to connect my FireWire interface? No, it is not possible to connect a FireWire interface to your computer's USB port via a FireWire to USB adapter since this connection is not sufficient to run a FireWire audio interface. If... 2010-05-27    Views: 52349    Optimising your PC for Audio on Windows Vista The tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your Firewire audio interface. • Tuning Tips... 2007-08-13    Views: 51035    PCI Bus Latency Timer Issues Please note: this article applies to PCI FireWire adapters only, and is not applicable to PCI express FireWire adapters. When a device on the PCI bus, such as a PCI expansion card gets hold of... 2007-03-21    Views: 50396    Is my FireWire device compatible with my FireWire adapter? Due to the wide range of FireWire (IEEE 1394) chipsets and cards available today it is not possible for us to test every possible configuration. In many situations users will not experience any... 2009-09-18    Views: 48551    Saffire MixControl Tutorial Part I: Creating Mixes The first section of this Saffire MixControl tutorial is going to focus on the top half of the control panel (shown below), and how to use it to create custom mixes that can be routed to any of the... 2009-09-18    Views: 46065    Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Compatibility At the time of writing, the following products have been seen to work with OS X 10.7 with the latest respective version of the software from our website: Control 2802 Liquid Channel Control... 2011-07-15    Views: 45394    Technical Article: Liquid Mix FireWire Concepts and Multiple Device Connectivity Isochronous vs. Asynchronous Firewire Data Transfer The data traffic between FireWire devices and nodes is divided into isochronous and asynchronous transfers. Isochronous transfers provide... 2006-04-18    Views: 42017    Saffire Pro 24/Pro 24 DSP troubleshooting guide For any problem you may be experiencing, please ensure that you have the latest software for the Pro 24/Pro 24 DSP from here. If this doesn't help, see the steps below: I am having connection or... 2009-10-22    Views: 40654    Saffire MixControl Tutorial Part II: Routing Audio to the Outputs When you have created your mixes (see Part I of this tutorial), you then need to route them to the outputs of your device. This is done predominantly using the routing panel, shown below.... 2009-10-06    Views: 38692    Saffire 6 USB Troubleshooting Guide My Saffire won't connect to my computer - the USB light does not light - Please ensure that you have the latest driver installed for your Saffire 6 USB before connecting it. The latest driver is... 2009-09-15    Views: 37876

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