A lot of trouble with RME Fireface 800 - 3rd post attempt

[Bump Music]

Never had a problem like that. Why don't you email them and ask.

[Reptil]

Did you test your setup with other applications? Those RME drivers are pretty rock solid, so my intuition would suggest there is something going on inside your sequencer. Activating a plugin and getting a negative result would point in that direction... RME made converterboxes for Steinberg, they were even rebranded. Did you try Nuendo forum?

http://forum.nuendo.com/phpbb2/

[thermos]

I have had problems with these units ever since I got them. The reason I keep them is that there is nothing in the price bracket that comes close in terms of quality. Also, they usually post some kind of update that fixes the worst problems (only to break other things). In Tiger over the last few months I was having crazy bad firewire bus speed issues, causing dropouts and general sadness/anger. The new drivers fixed that.

BUT....I also have the loudest screaching noise ever that comes from my 2nd fireface unit when I first turn it on (that started happening after the newest drivers were installed). The first 2 times it happened I got fried. Now I just wait to turn my speakers on, so its ok.

Please write RME, I'll do the same. I was wondering today if anyone else has this problem.

[Geert van den Berg]

I never had any problems with my Fireface. There might be something wrong with your unit.

Can you reproduce it's weird behaviour or is it random?

Contact RME or subscribe to their newsgroup. They usually react on that too.

[Reptil]

the only problem I have is when the stupid lacie D2 firewire harddisk is doing something. (on seperate bus G4) man, I'm starting to hate the thing then there's that metallic crap coming out. But that is a firewire issue. Maybe your problem is also a firewire issue. might be poor firewire controller. those exist. also on apples (G5)

[George Necola]

like geert said.. subscribe to the newsgroup!

one of the developers is answering questions, day and night.

direct link:
news://news.x-networks.de/rme-audio.forum

adress for news-programms:
* News Server: news.x-networks.de
* Forum: rme-audio.forum


cheers

[dirren]

I have never experienced anything similar with the FF 800, however if you get loud bursts of white noise from using your Waves plugins, try upgrading your WaveShell. This will obviously not help if you have a faulty FF...

Best of luck!

/D

[Slaytex]

Do you have the latest bios and system drivers for it? Mine is flawless on both my desktop and laptop running Nuendo 3 using all the inputs. I've personally never dealt with a poor running RME product unless it was a defect from the factory.
Also there are some good guys at www.synthax.com that can help you.
Good luck.

[Digamma]

Hi,
Here goes some strange advice. I got my fireface about a year ago, and couldnt get it to work for abou 2 months. I tried everything. Diferent fierwire cards (Recomended Lacie included), diferente computers, diferent nuendos. Everything, even RME was confused at the problems i was having.
Guess what, the firewire cable that came with the unit was totally f*ked. I would get levels on the progams software inputs and everything. I just couldnt record.
Changed the cable and never had a problem again. Not 1. Touch wood.
Anyway, this probably isnt your prob, but check it out anyway.
Cheers

[Sirocco]

sorry never had a problem like this