RME Fireface UCX II USB Audio Interface

#946446

Product discontinued

RME Fireface UCX II USB Audio Interface

#946446

Product discontinued

RME Fireface UCX II USB Audio Interface Overview

The Fireface UCX II is a deeply integrated pro audio device for studio and live use in an incredibly compact unit. It follows RME’s longstanding history of creating tiny powerful interfaces, putting what would normally be spread out over two or three 19-inch panels into a half-rack size unit.

The audio system of the Fireface UCX II directly sends analogue and digital audio data to Windows and Mac PCs. Even for unskilled users, the newest Plug & Play technology ensures an easy installation. The Fireface UCX II operates quickly, comfortably, and efficiently thanks to several unique features such as a well-thought-out Settings dialogue and an integrated routing solution.

On the front panel of the Fireface UCX II, there are two XLR combo mic/line preamps, two digitally controlled line/instrument inputs, the primary volume knob, a display, a headphone jack, and numerous control buttons. There are ten analogue balanced line inputs and outputs on the back, as well as MIDI, ADAT, AES/EBU, and SPDIF I/O, USB 2.0, and a switchable word clock I/O.

The Fireface UCX II has RME’s newest clock and jitter rejection technology, the SteadyClock FS. It is based on a femtosecond clock and decreases intrinsic jitter while converting from and to analogue across all digital formats.

To provide quick, immediate access to all functionalities, you can control all device states straight from the front panel. You can quickly modify and adjust device settings using the colour display with a well-designed menu and four keys and the encoder. Internal memory lets you permanently store six different unit states. The Fireface UCX II can run on its own without being connected to a PC, and when used on its own, it can be changed into different devices by just clicking a button.

DURec is an integrated digital recorder for all inputs and outputs directly to USB memory through the rear USB port and lets you record on USB thumb drives or hard drives up to 2TB. The recording feature is provided by the inbuilt DSP and works standalone. The USB connector can also be utilised for the RME optional USB remote control.

The Direct USB recording turns the Fireface UCX II into a stand-alone field recorder, for example for virtual sound checks, into a live multi-channel player. You can record rehearsals, live performances, and jams without a computer or software. For recording and playback, all input and output channels can be selected separately.

Fireface UCX II comes with extensive routing and monitoring options for the TotalMix FX DSP Mixer and a DIGICheck Analyzer that lets the digital data feed be measured and analysed with utmost precision. TotalMix FX can substitute external mixers, so you can create many latency-free monitor mixes with Reverb, Dynamics, Delay and EQ for all outputs, including main monitors, and headphone mixes.

The extra TotalMix Remote is a TotalMix FX remote controller to operate the hardware mixer and audio effects of RME audio interfaces. TotalMix Remote mimics the host system in the current state on iPad and Windows/Mac PCs — the full mixing state, the whole routing process, including FX configurations, up to the level meters and all in real-time. Change the mixer and FX settings easily through Ethernet and WiFi.

Fireface UCX II can operate in two different modes - driver-based USB2 and Class Compliant. Since 2001 TotalMix has brought unlimited routing and mixing to RME’s audio interfaces and is able to create as many independent submixes as there are output channels available, turning it into the most flexible and powerful mixer of its kind.