Does anyone use the Focusrite products for an interface with Sonar?

I currently use M-Audio products for recording, but I'm curious about the Focusrite product line.
Anyone use a Focusrite? Pros, cons, compatibility, etc.?
 
I run Sonar X1d on a Windows 7 64 bit box.

I use both products.

On one computer I have a M-Audio firewire 410 (on a LaCie Firewire card with TI chip), and it works great. No complaints, but I know this card can be very picky on the firewire connection (that's the reason I have chosen the more expensive LaCie).

On my second computer I use a Focusrite Saffire 6 USB. I really love this interface. The pre-amps are better than those in the M-Audio, and it has enough in- and outputs to satisfy my needs. The quality of the sound is really good, and the latency can be set fairly low.

Both cards work without a problem in Sonar X1 expanded, so very little to say here.

In my opinion you can not go very wrong with the Focusrite interfaces (although I did not used all of them, so my opinion is based on the one card I use).

I use the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP without problems and with low latency.
With the Focusrite MixControl software at version 2.4.1, there was a delayed refresh issue in Sonar (eg Record button status very slow to change) and, on general indications from other users, I rolled back to version 2.2 and all is now OK.

I've been using the same Saffire Pro 26IO since 2007 without a single issue.

When my new DAW was built for me, Carillon (who built it) asked me to ship the unit to them, where they configured it into my system.

Latency is 5.6ms

Currently, I wouldn't swap it for anything else that wouldn't break the bank.

Now this is interesting - all but the first guy wrote good reports on Focusrite, but my older
M-Audio Delta 44 card produces a very low latency of 2.9ms, in contrast to the stated
5.6ms mentioned above!

Mmmm.

Does anyone get 2.9ms or better from Focusrite?

Saffire Pro 26 i\o here.Awesome!!!!

Coreysan


Now this is interesting - all but the first guy wrote good reports on Focusrite, but my older
M-Audio Delta 44 card produces a very low latency of 2.9ms, in contrast to the stated
5.6ms mentioned above!

Mmmm.

Does anyone get 2.9ms or better from Focusrite?

I believe it's fair to say the Focusrite aren't renowned for ultra low latencies, but this might have changed with their recent crop of interfaces.


And you have to say, who cares anyway? It's the difference between listening to a Marshall stack standing 6 feet away and 3 feet away.

Its all good here with my Scarlett 18i6 and Focusrite software. A big improvement  having started from M-audio Mobile Pre. It was a good investment for a USB interface. Solid drivers and great sound.

Coreysan


Now this is interesting - all but the first guy wrote good reports on Focusrite, but my older
M-Audio Delta 44 card produces a very low latency of 2.9ms, in contrast to the stated
5.6ms mentioned above!

Mmmm.

Does anyone get 2.9ms or better from Focusrite?

My Fast Track gets down to the 2.9ms range but it cant play back even 16 bars of a simple drum loop.
It starts to break up, then I stop the project and restart. Lather, rinse, repeat.


For smooth playback of more then 3 or 4 tracks I need to set it to about 28ms or above.


WDM works the best. ASIO pretty much not at all.


My guitar player just bought one of the Focusrite models (Saffire Pro 26 I believe). 
I'll see if I can grab it for a few hours this weekend and test it out on X1.


Mike 

hi Coreysan,
i use the Liquid 56 with an Octopre MK11 linked by adat.
i spent weeks trying to configure it ,especially the mix control and like Bristol Jonesy suggested,took them to my pc builder and had them configured and "quantisized" whatever that means and they`ve been absolutely bulletproof.
ps: Focusrite support were very helpful and the emulations are actually fun to play with-matching vocalists with mic`s is pretty cool. 
good luck!