A certain American based audio interface company claimed at NAMM 2013 that they had launched “The first professional multi-channel audio interface for iPad & Mac”. As well as this being an obvious untruth in that they were definitely not the “first”, this was also a little insulting to pro users that had been using their iPad and RME Fireface UCX for almost a year already (See our announcement from Jan 2012). But, they wouldn’t be the first to ride on the coat tails of RME’s ground breaking technologies, and they certainly will not be the last.
The arrival of apps that supported multichannel playback with iOS 6 in September 2012 allowed some companies to finally get excited about the iPad being a genuine option for multitrack recording. This of course gave the early adopting Fireface UCX and Babyface even more functionality with the iPad and the many DAW apps that are now available.
Now, if that wasn’t news enough for you screen swiping and tapping iPad junkies (of which I am definitely one), RME have just announced that their flagship Fireface UFX is the latest interface to feature the class compliant mode. This makes it the most versatile high-end professional audio interface available, giving you up to 22 channels of I/O on your iPad. You can of course still use the Fireface UFX with TotalMix on your Mac or PC and with DURec in stand-alone mode. And remember, all RME audio interfaces come with rock solid drivers that work from day one!
So, does that make the RME Fireface UFX “The first REALLY professional multi-channel audio interface for iPad & Mac”? (It’s hard to come up with these tag lines, there must be an App… Oh Gee!)
Click below for Fireface UFX class compliant mode information and firmware updates.
RME Fireface UFX Class Compliant Mode Information PDF
Firmware update for Class Compliant mode;