User Manual

The look-up tables at the end of this guide show how the DAW inputs and outputs are routed to the inputs and outputs of Safﬁre

MixControl.

DAW routing

Audio can be routed from Safﬁre to Safﬁre using your DAWs own routing capabilities. This allows audio processing from the DAW,

but will result in audio latency due to the DAWs audio buffer.

Look-up tables for every possible Safﬁre combination can be found at the end of the document.

Zero latency routing

When using a single Safﬁre unit, latency-free monitoring is achieved using internal routing.

Latency-free monitoring is possible when using two Safﬁres, however, it is not possible to create a single latency-free monitoring

mix for both units using the FireWire connection alone.

The way to achieve this is to make audio connections to/from both units, and conﬁgure the MixControl software for each unit. This

article outlines how to achieve this using the S/PDIF inputs and outputs, using the example of 2 Safﬁre PRO 40s connected to a

single computer. However the set-up process is the same for any Safﬁre combination.

Firstly, you will need to conﬁgure your hardware as outlined in the diagram below:

When you have connected your hardware as shown, you will then need to conﬁgure your software.

If you want to monitor all of your inputs from the outputs of both units (as pictured above), both units will need 2 output mixes

conﬁgured.

• a MONITOR output mix (going to speakers/headphones/etc)

• a S/PDIF output mix (going to the other unit)

FireWire

connection

FireWire

connection

Input

Output

Unit 1

S/PDIF

Unit 2