No fireface for Linux/GNU. However, the Multiface II works fantastically under ALSA/Jack and uses the snd-hdsp driver (same as Hdsp 9652). Low latency. I get no xruns (buffer underruns) with half a dozen tracks, soft synths, all while compiling a program (obviously pegging the cpu %100)--using the realtime kernel patches you can have a true pre-empted realtime OS. Midi works well too. The Hdspmixer is a clone of totalmix and alone is worthy of the price of membership :-) Hard to overestimate the value of a hardware mixer in the sound card. Ardour version 2 is the recommended recording software.

We use a dav bg-1 preamp and I've recently bought a fivefish SC-1 preamp. If you are handy with a soldering iron they are a cost-effective alternative to commercially produced mic amps. The development blog is a real testament to the work which went into designing this preamp. I haven't built mine yet.

No chance. hth

A driver for the FF400/FF800 is on it's way. In the first phase it will be a jack driver in user space. If there is demand for it, I can make an Alsa driver, too.

Priority at the moment has the new hdspm driver and the new set of configuration tools, including a new TotalMix.

hello. any updates on that linux driver? is there any project page for it?

Yes, ALSA driver pretty pleeeeeeeease...

Regards,

    b.

Cool! Thx a lot!
If you need help/betatesting: I would be glad to do it. I work using Matlab/Simulink to control robots. Would be a nice AD/DA Interface.

hi I just bought a fireface 400 for my portable mac laptop needs , but was hoping to use it with Ubuntu studio on a pc and on a mac, disappointed to hear that there are  no drivers right now, as it was a factor for not buying apogee, guess i should have read this first, I heard RME was very supportive of linux, is there any where that news of a driver development will be posted?

I would use linux instead of windows with my fireface 400, if only i could.

Wow, this is great news!

Thank you RME and developers!

What about the FFUC? Is that whole thing going to start again with proprietary USB-drivers?

great news, RME!
i'm going to buy a fireface unit as soon as linux drivers will be released.

I have the wonderfull fireface 400, also I strongly dislike Window$. I can see this thread have had 10.000 hits and 25 people asking for the driver for Ubuntu/linux. Is there any news about the driver for linux.. After all this thread started 3 yrs ago...

Hello???  Any news or are we just waisting time here?

I just logged in to mention two things:

a) I read willowyok's post now more than a dozens time and my mind bends and stretches while trying to understand it. I never read a text, which is so close to something that seems to make sense, but alas is yet still out of my mental reach.

b) There now seems to be an unofficial TESTING!Linux-driver available for the FF400: FFADO-Driver for FF400 (Test-driver)
Carefully read the text in the description and be aware that there is some danger involved in running this unofficial driver, which is not completely done yet. I myself do not own a RME FF400, so i have no experience about the driver myself.