RME Babyface Pro FS USB Audio Interface

I got this interface so that I could have my XLR microphone and my audiophile grade headphones all plugged in on one device so that I could cut down on clutter, and it absolutely fills that role. I was originally put off by the price, considering I had an Audient ID14MK2 which was already 95% of what I needed for a smidge over 3x less. However, this audio interface is so much more worth it. There are so many things you can do with this interface that I would never need, but I am so happy that I can do them. EQ was one of the things I couldnt do before and am tremendously excited that is now a possibility, thats both on the headphone end and on the microphone end. I have always EQ'd my headphones, so this was super nice to have EQ for both my input and output with just one software. Also, the onboard controls are honestly so nice to have with the interface. One of the big selling points for me is that there is pretty much a way to do everything that you can do with the software, on the device itself. The small catch is that it can be a little tricky to remember or learn the controls, but there is an entire 200 page manual sent with the device that contains the answer to literally any question you could possibly have about the device. I sometimes feel like it was an unnecessary purchase or maybe it was a bit too overkill but I wouldn't have it any other way and Im confident that I wont need another audio interface or any other audio device for decades to come.

I have been a Focusrite user since the Scarlett first gen came out. I then purchased a gen 3 and later a Clarett 2pre and a Clarett+ 2pre. The Clarett was really nice, but I had issues with the drivers and I also needed 4 inputs for use with my Fractal Audio FM3. The Babyface is much more expensive, but well worth it. There is also a bit of a learning curve as it's not as straight forward as the focusrite products. Give it a shot, you will not be disappointed. The sound is incredible both through the Line outs and the Headphone outs.

It is difficult to configure, there is a fairly long learning curve, it is not very intuitive to use, the quality is very good but the price is quite high. Although it has two headphone outputs, the routed audio is the same, that is, it cannot be separated, you cannot control the headphone volume independently of the other, it is the same signal on two outputs, since that option is only available on the another model that is more expensive.

This small block of aluminum is a must-have for serious home studios. Great drivers, great preamps and converters that are a cut above what you find in the SSL2 and other lesser interfaces that use generic components. If you're using a high end mic, you'd better be using an interface that's just as good, or that mic is wasted.

Wow. What an upgrade from Audient and SSL 2. RME Babyface pro FS have insanely clean preamps. I don’t even use my focusrite ISA one anymore because these preamps are so clean and clear. Everyone says it felt like a blanket got lifted…well..they are right. After a few months I had to still give it a try and I conclude that I am finally a huge fan of RME. The price may be high but it was well worth it over the SSL2 and Audient ID 22. Thank you RME! You truly make amazing high quality products! 🙏

I was using an XR18 but wanted to downsize my set up for solo vocal and guitar running backing tracks. I've used it for once so far, but I can tell you that it sounds so much cleaner in addition to having a tiny footprint. It doesn't have the audio routing or the built in effects of the XR18, but I can make it work with my iPad Pro 11 2018 using plugins for my needs. My rack case is now a 3U versus a 5U with the XR. I'll update in a week.

I spent three days to figure out the headphone to work it never worked. I installed the right driver and everything went smoothly and perfectly BUT the Totalmix fx doesn’t work at all. I can’t get do anything with the setting, output and input works perfectly. But headphones output never worked for me. After contacting to customer service I still haven’t heard all I heard was an automated message. No help. All I could do is get rid of this piece of trash. Returning is only solution. It is wast of time and $1100.

just buy it!

Esta interfaz la compré por tres razones: La reputación de la marca, que me llevó a elegir este producto por encima de otros similares. Esta interfaz simplemente funciona y es de alta calidad, hay otras de Universal Audio que más o menos están en un rango de precio similar, con una cantidad de inputs similar, incluso un tamaño similar, pero dado que yo no requiero uso de plugins, preferí enfocarme en la calidad, robustez y profesionalismo que caracteriza a RME. La utilizo para conectar instrumentos y capturar la señal para usarla en el DAW o el software de mi interés, considerando que yo toco bajo y guitarra. Los datos técnicos del ADC de este producto hablan por sí solos, es un producto de grado profesional. También la utilizo para conectar dos micrófonos, y en ese sentido, basta echarle un vistazo a la hoja técnica o bien, investigar en internet, para saber que los pre amplificadores son de nivel profesional. Otros puntos positivos de este producto es que los drivers de RME son reconocidos y admirados, funcionan de maravilla en macOS y nunca me ha dado el más mínimo problema, y es el mismo caso en Windows. La construcción es de un pesado bloque de aluminio. No la considero nada bonita, pero sobra decir que se trata de un producto de la más alta durabilidad. El único punto negativo que podría comentar es que no tiene las mismas funciones DSP de otras interfaces de RME, solamente posee un ecualizador de tres bandas muy simple, pero no tiene un limitador o un compresor, sólo por poner ejemplos. Dependiendo del caso de uso esto puede ser útil o inconveniente. En general este producto es altamente recomendable, sólo que ya tiene unos años en el mercado y creo que la competencia está avanzando para dejarlo obsoleto, seguramente será necesario que el Babyface tenga una renovación tarde o temprano. De mi parte estoy ahorrando para comprar otra interface RME que tenga más inputs y sobre todo puerto MADI.

This is not my first RME , and definitely not the last , best product in this price range and beyond , the drivers and converters are flawless 👌, I highly recommend this, for people who are serious about audio .

La qualità del suono è eccellente ben oltre le classiche focusrite, grazie ai decodificatori a.d. e d.a. cyrrus logic ma con windows e Cubase 13 quando la scollego e ricollego, Cubase non nvede la scheda e devo riconfigurare ma forse sbaglio io qualcosa. Tutto sommato è un prodotto eccellente, anche collegando cuffie professionali di 300 ohm senza amplificatore dedicato, il suono è molto alto e cristallino.

Buenos materiales, de inmediato se siente y se ve la calidad. El sonido es nítido, sólido y preciso… una belleza

The sound is crystal clear and the product is rock solid. Yes it’s complicated at first but with an actual read of the manual and some YouTube tutorials you’ll be up and running quickly. Would have bought this sooner if I had known the difference between the interface I was using