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Fireface UC
  • 36-Channel, 24-Bit/192kHz
  • USB High Speed Audio Interface
Fireface UC
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Fireface UC System Compatibility:

Mac Laptop Systems:




Macbook Pro (MacBookPro 4,1)

Operating System: OS X 10.5.7

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.5 GHz

Chipset:

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[X] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 64 Samples with Logic, (32 also possible, but seems not so safe to me)

Comments: Lower performance with Cubase, 256 Samples.

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MacBook Pro 3,1

Operating System: Mac OS X (10.5.6)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.20 GHz

Chipset:

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 32 Samples

Comments: -

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MacBook Pro

Operating System: OSX 10.5.6

CPU:Intel Core Duo 2.2 Ghz

Compatibility:

[X] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: (probably) 128 ... with Cubase 5

Comments: Aggregation Device with RME HDSPe ExpressCard + Multiface.

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MacBook Pro 13,3 (Unibody)

Operating System: OS X 10.5.7

CPU: 2,53 GHz Dual

Chipset: NVidia

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 32

Comments: Short test with Guitar Rig 3 - works very good with 32 Samples buffer.

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Macbook Pro Unibody (late 2008)

Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz

Chipset: NVidia 9400

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 48 @ 44 kHz, 96 @ 88 kHz, 192 @ 176 kHz

Comments: With CPU load 65-70 % crackles.

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Macbook Pro

Operating System: OS X 10.5.7

CPU: Core Duo 2.16GHz

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 128 Samples

Comments: Interface needs reset after sleep mode to be detected again.

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Macbook Pro

Operating System: OS X 10.5.7

CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 64

Comments: --

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Mac Book Pro

Operating System: Mac OS X Version 10.5.4

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Chipset:

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[ ] full

[x] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 128 and lower with Logic (with small projects), fluid with from 128.

Comments: Works good so far.

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Macbook

Operating System: OS X 10.5.7

CPU: Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 128 Samples

Comments: ---

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MacBook 5,2

Operating System: Mac OS X (10.5.7)

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 32 Samples

Comments: -

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Mac Book (Schwarz)

Operating System: OS X 10.4.8

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Chipset:

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[ ] full

[x] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 128

Comments: Interface works so far.

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MacBook 2,1 (late 2006)

Operating System: Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.7

CPU: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Chipset:

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 64

Comments: astonishing performance with Mainstage. 32 Samples in theory, sometimes crackles.

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MacBook (Late 2008)

Operating System: OSX 10.5.6

CPU: 2,4 Ghz Dual Core Intel

Chipset: Intel

USB controller:

Compatibility:

[x] full

[ ] yes, with limited performance

[ ] no

Lowest usable buffer size: 32 - 64

Comments: UC works good and stable