Just curious, are these values from a test program ?

Is it really the case, that there is a relationship between ASIO buffer size and noise floor ?

Is it possible to control the Babyface Pro through MIDI over MADI in stand-alone mode? And if so which features?

Huge Thanx, G

Not possible.

Other than with the Lightning port there should be no 'adapter' necessary. There even exist USB-C to USB-B cables that should work.

(assuming this is even possible)

Hi,

I'm a first time user of the forum. Please apologize if this is not the most relevant space to post.

I recently acquired a Babyface Pro. I'm willing to use it with the following gear:
- Apple Macbook Pro (latest)
- Logic Pro X (latest)
- Focal Alpha 50
- Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250

Here is the problem I'm facing: When plugging an electric guitar directly to the Babyface Pro, I don't get a strong enough signal. In TotalMix FX, I have tried to change the settings (gain, +4dBu / -10dBV). Whatever the setting, there is no way to reach 0dB and it peaks at around maximum -20dB (I'm playing really hard to get there). As a consequence, when recording in Logic, the signal is too weak and unusable.

I have tried the following:
- Changed guitars (tried on a Fender Stratocaster and Rickenbacker 330)
- Changed cables
NB: I didn't have any pedals in between

I looked for answers in the manual as well as on RME's YouTube channel. Couldn't find any. Would you mind helping me? Where does the problem come from? Is there an option that the interface is faulty?

Thanks!

Yes, I did. Same issue on both.

Hi,

Thanks.

The shop is replacing it with a new one.

Last question: is there any possibility this faulty Babyface Pro damaged other parts of the set up (monitors, headphones, computer)?

Best,
Robin

Hi again,

I got a new BabyFace Pro from the shop. I still face the same issue. This is driving me crazy.

Would you mind giving me normal level references I should see in TotalMix FX when plugging an electric guitar (like the Stratocaster or 330 I have) with +4dBu and -10dBV settings in instrument inputs 3 or 4?

Many thanks,
Robin

Hi! Could you please get back to me? Thanks!

Why don't you simply consult the detailed handbook for "instr" ? Every  PDF reader has a search function.

You will find most likely within 2 minutes the information that you have to click to the tool symbol of an input channel.
If an input can be switched to instr then you find there the "Instr" Button.

RME is one on the rare companies who still write a very good structured and detailed manual. If you use it more regulary then you will see that it contains a lot of useful information.

hello! if that helps i'm using the line 3 with an ltd guitar equipped with active emg 81 pickups..i can read around -10 db with the gain set to zero and the channel at +4dbu...i cant see the problem with minus readings..you dont need to be close to clipping to get good sound..

Happy camper here!

Just for a bit of background, I have been recording live concert of all sorts and sizes since the '70s!
For the last few years my recording rig consist of a RME fireface UFx and 2 octamic of the first generation.
0 problems since day one.
But lugging and installing/packing the rig is getting cumbersome so I decided that just to make mixes all I need realy is a USB to 2 channels interface.
My monitoring amp is a brand new Audiolab 6000a with 2 optical/spdif inputs among its particulars...
The DA converters on this amp are very good I think.
After looking at usb to SPdif converters, reclocking devices, make sure that ASIO can be transfered properly I came to the conclusion that the best thing for me, in this application was a BFpro!
So I went in town (Montreal) sunday afternoon and bought one.
Now you know it is always exciting to install a new pice of gear and in my hastiness, I simply plugged the unit in a spare USB port on the PC (win7 Harrison Mixbus 5c DAW) and an optical cable to the amp.

I fired on the whole thing, not expecting that it would work, thinking of having to install drivers etc.... normal!

Once boothed, it took about 1 minute or so of disc whirring and some brief screen messages and bingo! The BFpro was right there, playing music with the beautifull RME neutralness and precision I love so much from RME!
Note here, I did not install ANY software, drivers, updates etc...
This PC already has totalmix running for the UFx, it simply adapted itself to the BFpro!

This is wonderful!, and at the same time, this is the way it should be! 

Now here is some questions

- Should I still install some software/drivers etc from the supplied disc. If it works why mess with it?

- I use the optical SPdif connection to the amp's optical input/DA converter, would it be better to use the analog out (maybe better converters' of the BFpro?

But so far it sounds very good, is flawless as it is out of the box where realy all I did was connect the new toy to the PC and I DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING!
I was playing music and seeing Totalmix in about 30 seconds to a minute!!
Yessss RME!
I am really happy I bought this instead of anything else!

Luc

Noticed some people were wondering about using an headphone AMP with RME Babyface Pro.

So I've had the Babyface Pro quite a while now and used it with numerous headphones.

Currently using Beyerdynamics DT 1990 Pro as my headphones.

I alsop consider my ears being pretty d*mn good as well as I work with audio pretty much daily basis, with ~30 years of audio/musical experience.

So, I bought Schiit Magni 3 and poked it to Babyface Pro, using 2x XLR on outputs 1/2.

I've tried a dozen tracks - flacs included. I cannot hear ANY difference. Nothing stands out. Nothing in the transients. Nothing in ...any of the frequency spectrum. These seem to sound identical to me.

I need to confirm this with a friend on a blind study (he'll be setting the headphones either to RME or Magni 3)...

However, I'll vouch for this after testing this myself: YOU DO NOT NEED OR BENEFIT FROM A HEADPHONE AMP if you're using Babyface Pro.

= if you can pump enough volume out; the interface can drive your headphones.

-Artifex 28

There are two line-ins on the side of Babyface Pro, so you will need stereo minijack to 2 x mono jack cable to be able to connect your iPhone to it.

completely desperate....
hi everybody. I hope someone can help me. I got my brand new MacBook Pro (August 2019) and plugged in my babyface (not Pro, about 6 Years). The Mac doesn't
recognise it. The Babyface works standalone and I have installed the latest rme usb-driver. my firmware is 204. An update to 225 doesn't work (don't know if this is important).
What's crazy: My babyface works with the same Mac Book of a friend.
I already asked the rme support and some friends. No-one can help me.
Hopefully you!

FileVault deactivated. Works!!!   You made my day :-) !!!!!

No one has any ideas? Maybe the 1/4" inputs didn't have noise because they are unbalanced? But I have no idea why that would happen.

Windows version? Driver and TM FX version? Firmware version of the Babyface Pro?

Under latest Windows 10 you might have to 'allow' the microphone for TotalMix FX.

Hi! My windows 10 has just updated to a new version and the driver installation of babyface pro is not launching!
driver_usb_win_1168
I start the file rmeinstaller.exe and the installation window disappears. What should I do? Is this a common problem?
Thank you.

Hello, I'm very excited to finally have my Babyface pro 7 and to start making music. My problem now is, that in the CC-mode I can use the interface for Audio only (of course) but in PC-mode the device gets still shown as ,,Babyface (serial number)'', instead of ,,RME Babyface'' (or something like that) like it's supposed to be in PC-mode. Also in the devices there stands ,,Treiberfehler'' under the name of my interface, which means ,,driver error'' in German. (I'm German) When I install the newest driver the problem doesn't go away, even after a reboot. Thank you very much for your attention I hope we can find a solution, because I can't wait to start with my music.
Also I want to say, that I'm a complete rookie, so maybe the answer is way more obvious then one may think at first.
Edit: I use Windows 10

when will be released the newer version of Babyface Pro? Do you know?

Not possible.

Hi,
is there a way the Babyface Pro can always boot up with some lower volume setting for its hardware outputs, regardless which settings were used before or which Total Mix configuration is saved on the Laptop?
Our studios are used by a number of people using different laptops etc. and I would like to understand if we would still need a dedicated Hardware Monitor Controller when using a Babyface Pro. Its digital volume control would only work for us if it allows for a setting which makes it a bit safer to use for beginners.