RME Fireface 800

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saturnus
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RME Fireface 800

Post by saturnus » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:47 am

I have a question regarding the Signal chain.

I got an RME fireface 800 audio interface, which has great preamps. Is it necessary to have between guitar and RME a pedal to even boost more my signal?

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Re: RME Fireface 800

Post by silhouette » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:51 am

If the RME 800 has a Hi Z input, then no.

This is a quote from the RME site:

The FireFace 800's Hi-Z instrument input offers a soft-limiter, which has been tuned especially for musical instruments. Due to a soft transition and deliberate creation of harmonics, the input signal is compressed steplessly according to taste, or the limiter can be used for distortion with tube sound. Activate the Drive circuit too for broad guitar distortion. The Speaker Emulation filter, which can also be switched on separately, takes low- and high-frequency disturbances away and guarantees an optimal basic sound even when recording directly into the computer, or when monitoring through a mixing console.

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Re: RME Fireface 800

Post by saturnus » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:59 am

Thank you for the fast reply :D

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Re: RME Fireface 800

Post by LarsErik » Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:05 am

You have to check also the "Inst 1" in the Fireface Settings dialog to raise the input impedance. If you are using active guitar, you may need to check the "Pad" if overload.

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