When my Apogee Duet 3 no longer talked to my iPad Peo because of problems with iOS 16.x, my sales engineer David Snyder carefully assessed my needs and suggested the RME Babyface fs pro. He was right on. Though a bit less intuitive than the Duet 3, once you get passed some of the confusion in the accompanying Totalmix software, the unit behaves flawlessly and has an impeccable sound, more crystalline, unaltered and pure than the Duet 3. Totalmix turns out to be responsive, flexible and deep and most important, works flawlessly with the iPad in Class Complaint mode, and will, even when Apple upgrades its iOS again. Altogether, a great choice for a musician or composer who needs a completely portable interface with sterling sound. One last thing: when I hit a little ... MoreWhen my Apogee Duet 3 no longer talked to my iPad Peo because of problems with iOS 16.x, my sales engineer David Snyder carefully assessed my needs and suggested the RME Babyface fs pro. He was right on. Though a bit less intuitive than the Duet 3, once you get passed some of the confusion in the accompanying Totalmix software, the unit behaves flawlessly and has an impeccable sound, more crystalline, unaltered and pure than the Duet 3. Totalmix turns out to be responsive, flexible and deep and most important, works flawlessly with the iPad in Class Complaint mode, and will, even when Apple upgrades its iOS again. Altogether, a great choice for a musician or composer who needs a completely portable interface with sterling sound. One last thing: when I hit a little problem, I called RME. Unlike many other companies, RME got back to me the same day, helped me through the problem and I went on to record new tracks. Excellent!

I bought this interface initially because I was in need of a good D/A. I really didn't need another interface. My previous experience with an RME internal PCI card was excellent and since they are the industry standard for reliable drivers and long term support, I thought I would spend the extra money and get the Babyface Pro FS. Boy, am I glad I did! This palm sized device packs a punch with features and sounds FANTASTIC! The rotary encoder is such a convenience, I don't how I worked without it.The chassis is so solid and every part of the build quality is top notch. Great metering, ease of use (definitely want to read the manual though) makes this an exceptional interface. The fact that it comes with TotalMIX Fx and DigiCheck is just the icing on the cake. Once ... MoreI bought this interface initially because I was in need of a good D/A. I really didn't need another interface. My previous experience with an RME internal PCI card was excellent and since they are the industry standard for reliable drivers and long term support, I thought I would spend the extra money and get the Babyface Pro FS. Boy, am I glad I did! This palm sized device packs a punch with features and sounds FANTASTIC! The rotary encoder is such a convenience, I don't how I worked without it.The chassis is so solid and every part of the build quality is top notch. Great metering, ease of use (definitely want to read the manual though) makes this an exceptional interface. The fact that it comes with TotalMIX Fx and DigiCheck is just the icing on the cake. Once I realized how powerful the Babyface Pro FS was, I wanted more inputs and outputs and started looking at the UCXII (another powerhouse of a device!). I thought about trading in the BBF Pro FS and getting the UCXII instead but the Babyface is such quality that I knew I needed to keep it and I ordered the UCXII as well.The converters are neutral and accurate but never sterile. Routing is insanely powerful thanks to TotalMIX Fx. RME has done a great job engineering such powerful interfaces. Highly recommended!

I've used the apogee duet and the element 2/4 in the past and thought those tools did an incredible job. i loved the sturdiness of the element and the convenience of the duet but found both to have certain faults. the breakout cables for the duet were g-d awful and the cable would slip out sometimes if the unit was shifted. the duet itself felt hefty and great but the breakout cables made the unit kind of clunky and horrible. the satisfaction of the single rotary button kept me in the game though, i loved that thing. the element solved a lot of problems i had with the duet - it was REAL sturdy and the connections were rock solid, but something about express was lacking... the babyface is just the better version of both of these products...physically the unit is a ... MoreI've used the apogee duet and the element 2/4 in the past and thought those tools did an incredible job. i loved the sturdiness of the element and the convenience of the duet but found both to have certain faults. the breakout cables for the duet were g-d awful and the cable would slip out sometimes if the unit was shifted. the duet itself felt hefty and great but the breakout cables made the unit kind of clunky and horrible. the satisfaction of the single rotary button kept me in the game though, i loved that thing. the element solved a lot of problems i had with the duet - it was REAL sturdy and the connections were rock solid, but something about express was lacking... the babyface is just the better version of both of these products...physically the unit is a d-mn brick and just feels premium as h-ck. the connections are great no wiggling or surprise slip-outs and the audio quality is truly a lot more noticable than anticipated. listening back to mixes i can really hear things my apogee products more or less missed? maybe colored? not sure but i feel more confident in the interface. everything about it is wonderful and i would recommend this product to anyone considering apogee or universal audio products (esp if they're not like SOLD on the in unit processing power)