I was very interested in this product and I will try to find a store that still has it in stock.
It's very compact and very well integrated.
Thank you for bringing a good product into the world.

Bummer. And thanks for the info. Just bought our 3rd one, and are happy every day using it in our small and easy to use MADI network. Thanks for this really special and well-crafted piece of gear.

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Madiface Pro FS

I was wondering about the Madiface Pro, in particular an FS version. It really is the perfect interface for me. I don't know much about they details of MADI though, my understanding is the clock information is encoded in the data stream, in which case if I were using an external unit connected via MADI, would the FS clock actually offer anything?

As I understand it, an RME device with steadyclock would refresh the clock signal received via MADI and perform the AD/DA conversion with its own internal clock. If I remember right currently there is no RME converter/mic preamp with internal FS clock available. So in this case I think the FS clock on the recording interface side would not have any impact on the conversion quality of a RME preamp or AD/DA converter as such a device with Steadyclock is decoupled from the original clock. It already makes the best out of such a clock signal, removes the jitter, refreshes the clock signal.

Preamps/converter from other vendors without steadyclock technology will most likely use the clock signal which is embedded into the MADI data. In this case it is for me questionable whether the high precision of an internal FS clock can be maintained through MADI, because data (and the embedded clock signal) then goes through other network components / circuits (MADI).  Perhaps RME can shed some light on whether my understanding is correct here.

I personally would not depend too much on the presence of FS clock. In various discussions about ADI-2 Pro the consensus is, that it admittedly provides better measurement values but doesn't deliver audible advantages.

We usually do not comment on such things, but in this case I can say there will be no successor.

Just made my first recording with this interface - so glad I bought one of the last units a few months ago! Many input channels, monitoring for speakers and headphones, talkback, super compact...

I'm curious wether RME will present a AVB version instead.

That won't stop you from putting it to good use, nor does it mean that driver support will be discontinued....

Now that this amazing product is no longer available, what options do consumers have who need madi support and class compliant mode?

Got my madiface pro today!  Brand new in a box.   A shop in the Netherlands had one left.  Thank you, universe!

Out of curiosity: What is the intended usecase for class compliant mode and MADIface?

I connect the 12Mic via Madi and the Madiface Pro to a Raspberry Pi (a Linux computer), which I programmed to provide a portable remote recording solution. I wouldn’t want to leave a macBook unattended.