RME Babyface Pro FS - Review (ESS version and TotalMix)

Correction correction: I have triple-checked and my Babyface really does deliver 125 dB(A) dynamic range with the XLR output. I might have gotten lucky here and I wouldn't expect every Babyface to reach this exact dynamic range but they will be close and that's an excellent performance.

compare sound,,, to mix pre.... which one is more truthful,,, accurate

Julian, I’m having a tough time deciding between the Audient i44 mk2 and an rme babyface fs or the ucx. Your thoughts?

Have you any plans on reviewing the RME UCX ii? These vids are great. Cheers

Julian is the best.

I had my eye set on this but the cable/midi out on the left side is going to be a problem.

Julian, how come the Babyface Pro FS doesn't have the same respect in the voice over community as the Universal Audio Twin?

I need only two inputs (guitar and vocal mic) for my small home studio and I don’t need portability either. However, I want the best latency available. Is this still a good choice for me or is it overkill?

Is a power supply included? Or does it have to be purchased separately?

Are you on the RME preamp? And what mic are you on? The narration sounds great.

What would you say that offers a state of the art performance?

Now please review the RME ADI-2 PRO FS R

I'm assuming RME don't use built-in EQ Room correction to prevent from adding RTL. And also because mostly, people using RME have already a brilliant room and a brilliant system, so mostly, don't need this feature.

One of the great thing about the RME products is the clocking accuracy over adat.

I only need 2 microphone output. Is this babyface pro fs still relevant in 2023?

Love the wheel, the interface is great for guitar sims, finally they sound like the demos on YT

The Babyface ticks all my boxes at an acceptable price EXCEPT for this deal breaker:
There is NO DYNAMICS available in the dsp fx...dynamics being the ONLY dsp FX that I would ever print when tracking. ...and the whole f*cking reason for dsp latency free FX.

Julian, for the sake of completion, when are you going to do a UAD interface, e.g. the solo. ?

babyface pro fs the best interface

how good does it perform in case of electric guitar input?

Hey Julian, here's another Julian :) Nice review - just one thing I think should be mentioned regarding RME in general: The driver support for their products is second to non. You will most likely never run into the issue of not having proper drivers for your old interface trying to use it with your future system. I think that's is one of the BIG pluses when buying RME stuff and saves you money in the (not so) long run; particularly compared to other brands. For me this was the main reason to get RME interfaces and I will never change that for exactly that reason; besides their state of the art performance as a brand. Best regards Q

Thank you for this amazing review! I wanted to purchase it but I wasn't sure between babyface vs apollo twin! but now I wanna use this as my main interface so I can add some more in and out channels through ADAT, thank you again Julian and good luck!

Very nice review as always..In your opinion until now which is the best overall interface in 2023 under 1000?

i'm really looking foward to the review of fireface ucx ii!

Hi. I'm looking for the cheapest interface that will make my audeze lcd-x sound good, and I'm seeing from your comparison table that the Audient iD4 mkII can be a good option. Currently I have the SSL2+. How about? Would it improve the sound I currently get with SSL? From the table, it seems that the Audient has nothing to envy from the RME in this regard, right? Thx 🙏

Hey, do you know how to setup multi client operation? When I'm performing a liveset it would be cool to have a loop playing as backup for when Ableton would crash, do you think this is possible? Love your reviews btw :D

i am surpised you didnt post the jitter specs as u have done with the other reviews for RME 😂

Thanks for the vid !
Is it possible to connect a 32ohms headphones to the 10kOhms HP output ? No risk a part from having artefacts in the sound ?

It would be nice if you can do the AKAI MPC X and the Live Series many folks use this as their audio interface.

I do not know what low impedance/high impedance headphones are? Might be worth making a video of it?

Excellent video for Babyface Pro fs though

Please review RME UCX II and RME UFX II

great review

Hi does the baby face have cross feed option ?

Wish I had $1100 to drop on one .. My Motu Ultralite MK4 has been a buzzkill, regular audio glitching on the analog inputs when tracking to my mac, which is a common issue.

Are there any other interfaces that come close to RME’s low input latency and solid drivers, but in the $600 to $700 range?

Should I get Audient ID44 MKII or BabyFace RME Pro in terms of sound and converters quality ?

Can you plug in two Yamaha HS8s and a subwoofer to this?

Another fantastic video. Thanks for that! Have you considered doing a review of the Apogee Duet 3? I'd love to see how it stacks up against interfaces like this RME and a lot of others around this price point. Preamp noise, frequency response and AD/DA converters etc are all aspects of the Duet 3 that I haven't been able to find much into about. Cheers! R

The gain is displayed here with something like 58 or 59 dB. But in Totalmix you can choose between 0 up to 65 dB. What does that mean? Are the numbers in Totalmix wrong and the real gain is lower? Is that linear over the range from 0 to 65 dB? Did you check that?

Julian I want to know what THREE interfaces ARE state of the art for around $1000,if any....I want something clinically clean and flat..period...I got the WaMi Rack 24 and need something USB based..with full MIDi

Wenn die Peitsche nicht wäre ..
Arturia audiofuse hat es so cool gemacht ..
Das minimale Design ist ohne Monitor hart zu bedienen. ..hab es dank deinem test probiert...Danke....
p.s. unbalanced Line??

What monitors are those? 😍😍

Hi julian, your analysis are impeccable. Wondering if you are avoiding Apollo Twin review or we just need to wait a little bit more. Can't wait.
Thank you for such a nice job in all your videos.

How do these converters compare to an Apollo twin?

Hello
Please help me to buy a pro Interface ,
I now use a pre-amp ( golden age pre 73 )& microphone TLM 102 & and 2i2 for record RAP ; (my line record )
I want to raise my quality one step higher.
In your opinion, between Apollo Twin X ,Apogee duet 3 and RME Babyface Fs ; Which one is suitable for the record?
(They have written for all three at the World Class ,level)
Thanks

Anyone know if this unit can power the Audeze LCD X Headphones?

hey julian can you please make this test for the apollo twin x?

Intricate review. Thanks, Julian. Subscribed.

How do Audio terms like precise stereo image, deep sound stage,... transform into the world of measurements? I get that channel uniformity, low THD, high SNR are probably the first things, but those are all static measurements. Clock Jitter is a dynamic parameter I can think of. Any other ones that influence such subjective sound parameters? Channel crosstalk maybe, on headphones at least.

Great review as always, Julian. I wish that you would point out wether you are using the device in USB Class Compliant mode, or with proprietary drivers. That mattters for the RTL tests. Dependence on proprietry software also matters for future proofing of devices, and is a clear negative in my point of view. The piece of gear you acquired works on your current system, but will it work on your next one?