It's a Beauty !
And probably tomorrow sold-out ?

How is Word Clock I/O working with only one BNC connector ?
I am more than happy to see when BNC connectors are disappearing, they are always in the way, scratching the hands etc.

Edit :
Now the user manuals is online and the question with the BNC connector is answered, it is a dual-function connector.
In the settings dialog switchable WC-input or output.
That is great !

Finally!

A big + compared to FF400 or UCX. For those who use CV, of course.

Front panel control should make this an ideal Linux interface, as it is class compliant too! Still, no TotalMix or DigiCheck on Linux, but maybe someone will surprise us.

Me wants one...

@RME

Congrats!!! Looking awesome!!

What is CV?

I’m definitely buying one of these when released in the US and Canada

I am also very interested in this! Which DAC and ADC chip models it uses?

@RME: If I understood correctly the DURec port can be used alternatively for connecting an ARC USB.

Would it be possible to use something like an USB hub to connect both, USB stick and ARC USB
which would be useful for stand-alone operation ?

Sir, could you please tell me if the UCX2 uses the same converters and preamps as the Babyface Pro FS? Or does UCX 2 use different converters / mic pre's?

Thanks for the info, I've already read your blog. You did a good job.

But I would like to hear a response from an official member of the RME team. Because I have been waiting for the UCX II for 4 years, and I believe that I have the right to know what converters and preamps this model is equipped with. The same in the Babyface Pro FS?

I think that there is nothing strange in my question, since people usually ask questions to manufacturers about their product and get an answer. I specially registered on the official RME forum to ask this question.

I have a question related to the power supply. I was waiting for the UCXII. I still use a Multiface via pcie and it's very handy that it's powering off automatically with the computer when powering it just via bus-power without an external power supply.

I had hoped that it's possible to use the UCXII without an external power supply powered by usb-c for example.

How do you handle this with the UCXII or UCX?  Do you have to power/unpower the UCX before starting the computer and after turning it off? Or does the it detect that the host computer is off and is going into standby, and turning itself on as soon as the computer starts again?

Hello,

Will the RME UCX II work with Usb B to Usb C cable connected to the iMac Usb C port?

Thank you in advance.

Do we have any word on availability to distributors in EU, UK, or USA? How long will it take before folks can buy this unit?

thanks but they only ship to the EU, was wondering about USA market

You are very kind Ramses, I appreciate it! Thank you!

Perhaps that question seemed strange. There are just a few things I didn't like about the sound of the new BF Pro FS. Therefore, I inquired about the similarity of internal components between BF Fs and UCX2. I didn’t write about what I didn’t like in BF Fs, because there will always be people who, due to the large amount of free time, begin to organize a holy war for which I do not have time. That is why I asked about the similarity of converters and preamps between the two interfaces.

I found answer from RME on another forum.
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/foru … -ii.23864/

"AD is AK5558, DA is AK4458. We secured tons of these chips very early so will have no problem to manufacture the units for the forseeable future."

Given the datasheet,  Babyface Pro Fs uses (or has used) AD AK5574 which have better specs than UCX 2 AD AK5558 ?

Here is datasheet:

Babyface Pro Fs AD AK5574 https://kz.micro-semiconductor.hk/datas … 5574EN.pdf   

UCX 2 AD AK5558  https://datasheetspdf.com/pdf/1352076/AKM/AK5558/1

AK5558               vs      AK5574
S/(N+D): 106 dB  vs    S/(N+D): 112 dB
DR: 115 dB         vs    DR: 121 dB
S/N: 115 dB        vs    S/N: 121 dB

Maybe I have not got the loopback feature right.
Couldn't you just route the loopback to any other output and then there's no problem anyway? But maybe I'm wrong there (?)
Or could you tell another example for the benefit of a prefader loopback?

And what can be the reason for RME to change this?

Thx!

Sorry, but your explanation of loopback is incomprehensible.

The description of loopback from manual is better understandable: "TotalMix includes an internal loopback function, from the Hardware Outputs to the recording software. Instead of the signal at the hardware input, the signal at the hardware output is sent to the record software. This way, submixes can be recorded without an external loopback cable. Also the playback from a software can be recorded by another software."

I also don't understand your remark "Pre-fader loopback would be great" ... the UCX II has exactly that.

Did you read my comment in post #12? Maybe best to be read in combination the RME manuals:

a) for pre-fader implementation see UCX II manual ch 27.6 (-> block diagram):
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fface_ucx2_d.pdf
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fface_ucx2_e.pdf

b) for post-fader implementation see UFX+ manual ch 27.6 (-> block diagram):
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fface_ufxplus_d.pdf
https://www.rme-audio.de/downloads/fface_ufxplus_e.pdf

Or look at this information that I put together for you

EDIT: Not that you wonder, I copy/pasted the mute button from TM FX and placed it into the block diagram over the symbol for the output fader to make clear, that with the fader symbol not only the volume is meant, but that also mute is working here. I added the main active monitors to the output on the block diagram to make the diagram more clear.

See also here, I moved this topic to this new thread: https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.ph … 55#p171655

this.

Ok! I checked!

It's the same for all the manuals, so I marked the pages for the English manuals:

MadiFace XT      -> page 90
MadiFace USB    -> p. 62
MadiFace Pro       -> p. 71
BabyFace Pro FS -> p. 71
FireFace UCX       -> p. 85
FireFace UCX II    -> p. 87                p.86(Ger)
FireFace UC         -> p. 77
FireFace 802        -> p. 83
FireFace UFX II    -> p. 82
FireFace UFX+     -> p. 87
DigiFace USB       -> p. 58
DigiFace AVB        -> p. 59
DigiFace Dante    -> p. 57

HDSP 9652         -> p. 64 (no Recall function in the manual)
HDSP 9632         -> p, 73 (no Recall function in the manual)        p.74(Ger)
HDSPe MADI FX -> p. 74
HDSPe MADI       -> p. 66
HDSPe AES         -> p. 65                 p.66(Ger)
HDSPe RayDat   -> p. 66
HDSPe AIO Pro   -> p. 66

So, now that I learned the difference, I noticed that Snapshot 6 corresponds to "B3", for both English and German manuals.
(And that is the english B3, since #A3 is used for Snapshot 5.)

Does Snapshot 6 need to be changed to H3 for the German version?

EDIT: I checked the page numbers for the German manuals, as well.
          The page numbers are the same for both versions, except the ones with the "(Ger)"

I don't understand what's going on at all. We are on the official RME forum asking about the converters that the new UCX 2 is equipped with. Here we are not given an answer, but on a third-party forum, the official RME account answers these questions.

So why the new UCX2 uses lower class AD than those used in the Babyface Pro Fs?

I thought the UC / UCX specs was slightly lower than the Babyface Pro because the UC / UCX interfaces were released much earlier than the Babyface Pro (UCX was released in 2012, I suppose?).
Anyway, thanks for your reply.

Very nice piece of Gear! i am wondering how the preamps sound compared to something like the apollo twin´s. From what i´ve heard through youtube videos, the apollo preamps always sounded a litte darker and not so open in the high´s.

The new Synthax video about the UCX II tells, that it comes packaged with 3rd party plugins.
Is this a special offering from Synthax USA?
https://youtu.be/usv4sIgmBls?t=249

Brainworks Masterdesk is an excellent mastering tool $299 worth, really nice indeed.