• Dan
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Topic: Fireface 800 32 bit float

Hi, as Logic has been updated to 10.8 and now supports 32 bit float, I'd like to know if the Fireface 800 supports 32 bit float as well, thanks.

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2 Reply by oli77sch (edited by oli77sch 2023-11-07 12:48:43)

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Re: Fireface 800 32 bit float

No, it doesn’t. See also: https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=38338

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Re: Fireface 800 32 bit float

oli77sch wrote:

No, it doesn’t. See also: https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=38338

Can you tell me where you found this information please ?
Thanks for the link even no Fireface 800 is mentioned...

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Re: Fireface 800 32 bit float

Dan wrote:
oli77sch wrote:

No, it doesn’t. See also: https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=38338

Can you tell me where you found this information please ?
Thanks for the link even no Fireface 800 is mentioned...

Fireface 800 manual, page 82, tech specs:
Resolution AD: 24 bit

Only to avoid misunderstandings: it’s not 'incompatible' to 32 bit floating point projects in Logic. But there is no benefit so far because the audio from the interface is 'only' 24 bit. As I wrote in the other thread Apple probably implemented this to make Logic compatible to all this 32 bit recorders / interfaces which came to the market recently.

UCX - FF 400 - Babyface pro - Digiface USB - ADI-2 (original)
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Re: Fireface 800 32 bit float

oli77sch wrote:
Dan wrote:
oli77sch wrote:

No, it doesn’t. See also: https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=38338

Can you tell me where you found this information please ?
Thanks for the link even no Fireface 800 is mentioned...

Fireface 800 manual, page 82, tech specs:
Resolution AD: 24 bit

Only to avoid misunderstandings: it’s not 'incompatible' to 32 bit floating point projects in Logic. But there is no benefit so far because the audio from the interface is 'only' 24 bit. As I wrote in the other thread Apple probably implemented this to make Logic compatible to all this 32 bit recorders / interfaces which came to the market recently.

Perfect, thanks for clarifying.

iMac 27 12.6
3,6 GHz i9 128 Go Ram
AMD Radeon Pro 5700
LOGIC 10.7.4 - Fireface 800 - Buffer 128