Recent content by hbz

I am tearing my hair out over a problem recording the audio version of a MIDI drum track. Here's the thing: it sounds great when I am just playing back, but when I go to record, the first few minutes are fine, but then the audio slowly drifts out of sync. For example, drum beats land...

Unhide bus/track ErichS, you rule! Now that I know about the Track Manager, I was able to find out more from the help files. Aside from the shortcut, the long-cut is to go to the zoom tool and then choose "Show All..." Thank you!

Stupid newbie question: If I hide a bus, how do I unhide? I can't find it in the manual or help files anywhere. hbz

Case closed! Aha! You've got it! So they're talking about 16 physical inputs: Inputs 1 and 2 (1/4 inch / XLR) = 2 Inputs 3 and 4 (1/4 inch) = 2 Digital input = Up to 8 ADAT ins, or 2 SPDIF ins = 10 1 SPDIF input 1 SPDIF labeled "output" which perhaps is some sort of input. ... And 8 coming...

This is not a promising introduction to this piece of gear, then. The official Saffire manual on the Focusrite site is way wrong and is misleading...

... So you're saying that the user manual is lying to me and is not a reliable source? =)

I just got the Focusrite Saffire Pro 24. (I am also a complete newbie, and this will be the first of a zillion questions.) In the manual, it says that there are 24 input signals. No matter how I count them, I cannot get up to 24: Inputs 1 and 2 are both 1/4 inch and XLR -- being generous...