Sonar X1 and RME Fireface UFX

Any one tried the new RME unit with Sonar?

How does it work?
Glitches?

Brammer

there was a thread a while back when this was first advertised
It's also reviewed in january Sound on Sound
Just wondering if there are any problems (not that RME has them!)

The UFX is a verynice unit: keep in mind USB3 is out so
the firewire option it has, is very nice, I did a lotta reading
on this unit. and from what ive read. its the unit to buy..

The UFX is excellent! (as are all the derivatives)
Exactly what you'd expect (rock-solid and great sound).
 
Note on USB-3, the latest firmware for the RME units allows them to "work" when connected to USB-3 controllers.
That said, if you're pushing the unit hard at ultra low latency settings, you'll achieve better performance connected to the USB-2 controller that's integrated into the chipset.
ie:  If you plan to use the unit at a 48-sample ASIO buffer size, don't connect it to a USB-3 controller.
 
If you have the budget, the UFX will easily last you a decade.

I have the UFX - I run it via USB2 - it's quite solid with the recent drivers.  I did have some issues when I first purchased it about a year ago (although I'm still unclear whether X1a contributed to those issues), however those have all gone away with subsequent driver updates & X1c. 

Ok here's how you do it.  Forget the video on how to use Fireface and Cakewalk, it's somewhat confusing.
1.  Go into the matrix view of the fireface software
2.  Define your inputs and any outputs you might be using.  The inputs are most important as they will be the channels that are sending informaiton to Sonar / Cakewalk
3.  Head over to sonar and set up a new project.  Make sure your fireface is registered as the input device in the options section of Sonar.
4.  If the fireface is the input device then on each channel of your project you can assign where the channel / track is to receive it's info.
5.  When you look at the available inputs from the fireface they will be labled at 1 left, 1 right, 1 stereo, next one will be 3 Left, 3 right 3, stereo
Notice 2 is missing.  The fireface takes each input and allows you to divide them as 2 mono channels or one stereo channel
This should pick up all of your inputs and allow you to individually manage each channel.
 
I will be playing around with the Playback option.  It should be just as simple.  Unfortunately the folks at cakewalk have been little to no help on this topic and the folks at Fireface have been equally void of assistance.  I'll update this inquiry once I play around with the playback.  The important area you need to read in the Fireface manual is the section on the matrix.  The matrix will give you a graphical layout of the inputs and outputs. The thing about the UFX is you get a host of choices and there is really very little in terms of an overview of how it actually all comes together for recording.
Hope this helps people in this thread
Sheldon

Jim Roseberry


The UFX is excellent! (as are all the derivatives)
Exactly what you'd expect (rock-solid and great sound).
 
Note on USB-3, the latest firmware for the RME units allows them to "work" when connected to USB-3 controllers.
That said, if you're pushing the unit hard at ultra low latency settings, you'll achieve better performance connected to the USB-2 controller that's integrated into the chipset.
ie:  If you plan to use the unit at a 48-sample ASIO buffer size, don't connect it to a USB-3 controller.
 
If you have the budget, the UFX will easily last you a decade.

Jim:
I  have been looking at this to replace the DACS in my remote rack #1.  I had an 800 and loved it.  Honestly scared to death about USB - I suspect I'd never use it - might I be too narrow minded on that?
-D

Hi Miguel,
 
I'm happy to see a fellow X2 user have some success with the UFX. I have an identical setup to yours but after taking delivery of my UFX last week I still can't avoid dropouts - even at a latency setting of 1024. My PC is 'optimized' so to speak in every recommended way... I've even tried re-installing everything from the ground up, but still no luck (UFX firmware and drivers are current)
 
May I ask - did you have this problem initially? And did you change any of Sonar's Config settings to improve performance?
 
I have been pulling my hair out for days here.  :(
 
 
Thanks again for any advice (mercy) you can give.
 
 
Regards,
 
Nathan

I am using the UFX without issues. I love the versatility. Excellent choice for an interface!

Make a recording with rme digicheck. Does that work?

Make a recording with rme digicheck. Does that work?

 
Sure it works.  I rarely use it personally unless I need to record the output of my computer for VOIP interviews and such.  It can record any and all inputs or outputs.  
 
The DUREC usb recording function is also great.  I use it 80% for live recording and the automatic backup via USB is a real stress reliever.  
 
The sound is great, preamps are dynamic and clean.  I've compared the conversion with my Mytek 192 ADC and honestly I can't really hear a difference.  
 
It is completely stable with every piece of software I have used.  Drivers are the best in the bizz.  
 
Recommended 100%