Rme Fireface 800 X 2, Two Fireface 800s - routing question Options

[Jim Hoyland]

I've recently bought a pair of RME FF800s for use in a new rehearsal facility. They're hooked up to a Mackie 24-8 mixer's direct outs, giving us 16 channels of input.

Unfortunately they only came with FW400 cables so I've been unable to cascade them so far, but I'm just wondering if, once they're cascaded, channels recorded from the second interface (inputs 9-16) will be routable to Outputs 1&2 on the first.

I guess I'm asking if the two interfaces will appear as one combined unit within Audio / Midi set-up and the DAW (primarily Logic) .

Anybody got any clue about this? The RME website is both ugly and lacking in info.

[artyfuffull]

[quote name='Jim Hoyland' date='Sun 22 Apr 2007, 01:30' post='236739']
I've recently bought a pair of RME FF800s for use in a new rehearsal facility. They're hooked up to a Mackie 24-8 mixer's direct outs, giving us 16 channels of input.

Unfortunately they only came with FW400 cables so I've been unable to cascade them so far, but I'm just wondering if, once they're cascaded, channels recorded from the second interface (inputs 9-16) will be routable to Outputs 1&2 on the first.

I guess I'm asking if the two interfaces will appear as one combined unit within Audio / Midi set-up and the DAW (primarily Logic) .

Anybody got any clue about this? The RME website is both ugly and lacking in info.
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once they're cascaded, channels recorded from the second interface (inputs 9-16) will be routable to Outputs 1&2 on the first.


the best way to do this is to connect one interface to your mac and then hook the 1 ff to the other via the adat connection. rme provide a software mixer/patch matrix that installs with the drivers.

imho the ff sound NICE and the drivers are stable. i know what you're saying about the website though.

Also,i'm not sure who decided it would be a good idea to print a block diagram on the top of the ff. make's it look cheap and naff.