RME Fireface UFX+ 188-Channel USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt Audio Interface

RME Fireface UFX+ 188-Channel USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt Audio Interface

The Fireface UFX+ becomes the center of any multitrack studio because it is able to handle up to 94 channels I/O with ease. With unprecedented flexibility, compatibility, the inclusion of DURec (Direct USB Recording) and RME’s famous low latency hardware and driver designs, the Fireface UFX+ raises the bar to new heights. Packed with features not found on its older sibling, including MADI I/O (188 channels of I/O, 128 channels more than the Fireface UFX), a more powerful DSP, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt TM technology, and a new optional remote control firmly places the RME Fireface UFX+ as the new reference in multitrack recording, mixing and monitoring

Features:

• Comprehensive MADI connectivity
• In USB 2 mode, which is limited to 30 channels I/O (12 analog plus 16 ADAT plus AES), the MADI I/O is still available via RME's TotalMix FX digital mixer
• Wordclock I/O (BNC) can be switched to MADI I/O (coaxial), and a special split mode supports the use of both MADI I/Os simultaneously, with 32 channel each on optical and coaxial
• DURec, available on the front of the interface, offers second generation hardware with improved USB functionality and compatibility, providing greater reliability even with slower or multi-partitioned USB thumb drives
• The maximum number of recordable channels has been raised to 76, meaning all 12 analog inputs plus 64 MADI channels can be recorded simultaneously
• An internal Realtime Clock (RTC) delivers time-stamped files
• TotalMix provides unlimited routing and mixing to the interface, with the capability to create as many independent submixes as output channels are available, and includes a complete effects system
• TotalMix FX for iPad (available separately) adds full control over the mixer and DSP effects

Specifications

• Analog:
  • AD, Line In 1-8, rear:
    • Resolution AD: 24 bit
    • Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 113 dB RMS unweighted, 116 dBA
    • Frequency response @ 44.1 kHz, -0.1 dB: 5 Hz – 20.8 kHz
    • Frequency response @ 96 kHz, -0.5 dB: 3 Hz – 45.8 kHz
    • Frequency response @ 192 kHz, -1 dB: 2 Hz – 92 kHz
    • THD: < -110 dB, < 0.00032 %
    • THD+N: < -104 dB, < 0.00063 %
    • Channel separation: > 110 dB
    • Maximum input level: +19 dBu
    • Input: 6.3 mm TRS jack, electronically balanced
    • Input impedance: 8 kOhm unbalanced, 12 kOhm balanced
    • Input sensitivity switchable to Lo Gain, +4 dBu
    • Input level for 0 dBFS @ Lo Gain: +19 dBu
    • Input level for 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +13 dBu
    • Variable gain: 0 to +12 dB
    • Minimum level for 0 dBFS: +1 dBu, -1.2 dBV
  • Microphone In 9-12, front - As AD, but:
    • Input: XLR, electronically balanced
    • Input impedance: 3.4 kOhm
    • Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 115 dB RMS unweighted, 118 dBA
    • Gain range: 75 dB
    • Maximum input level, Gain 0 dB: +18 dBu
    • Maximum input level, Gain 75 dB: -57 dBu
    • CLIP LED: 0 dBFS • SIG LED: -60 dBFS
  • Instrument In 9-12, front - As AD, but:
    • Input: 6.3 mm TS jack, unbalanced
    • Input impedance: 1 MOhm
    • Signal to Noise ratio (SNR): 114 dB RMS unweighted, 118 dBA
    • Gain range: 42 dB
    • Maximum input level, Gain 8 dB: +21 dBu
    • Maximum input level, Gain 50 dB: -21 dBu
  • DA, Line Out 3-8, rear:
    • Resolution: 24 bit
    • Dynamic range (DR): 115 dB RMS unweighted, 118 dBA
    • Frequency response @ 44.1 kHz, -0.5 dB: 5 Hz – 20.8 kHz
    • Frequency response @ 96 kHz, -0.5 dB: 5 Hz – 45 kHz
    • Frequency response @ 192 kHz, -1 dB: 5 Hz - 89 kHz
    • THD: < -110 dB, < 0.00032 %
    • THD+N: < -104 dB, < 0.00063 %
    • Channel separation: > 110 dB
    • Maximum output level: +19 dBu
    • Output: 6.3 mm TRS jack, servo-balanced
    • Output impedance: 75 Ohm unbalanced, 150 Ohm balanced
    • Output level switchable Hi Gain, +4 dBu, -10 dBV
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ Hi Gain: +19 dBu
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +13 dBu
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ -10 dBV: +2 dBV
  • DA - Stereo Monitor Output XLR (1-2) - As DA, but:
    • Output: XLR, balanced
    • Output level switchable 24 dBu, Hi Gain, +4 dBu, -10 dBV
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ 24 dBu: +24 dBu
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ Hi Gain: +19 dBu
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +13 dBu
    • Output level at 0 dBFS @ -10 dBV: +2 dBV
  • DA - Stereo Monitor Output Phones (9-12) - As DA, but:
    • Output: 2 x 6.3 mm TRS stereo jack, unbalanced
    • Maximum output level at 0 dBFS, High: +19 dBu
    • Maximum output level at 0 dBFS, Low: +2 dBV
    • Output impedance: 2 Ohm
    • Max power per channel @ 32 Ohm load, 0.1% THD: 210 mW (2.6 Vrms, +10.5 dBu)