Topic: RME FF400: dropouts and more dropouts
I've been happily using my RME Fireface for about 10 years now. Since about a year, i've been experiencing occasional glitchy behaviour which has become more and more frequent. I have done some basic tests but this didn't help the problem: switched firewire cable, plugged into a different physical firewire card, updated the drivers etc.
It also happens that signals going into the inputs don't come through initially after i've just fired up my system (not audibly and no signal visible on the input meters in Total Mix). Then, after a few minutes, suddenly the sound appears. Sometimes, waiting doesn't help at all and then i need to reboot the entire system AND disconnect the Fireface from the power outlet before restarting, just to get things to work normally again.
It also happened that i was seeing signal, coming into both Totalmix and Cubase, and visibly being sent to the main outs (analog 1/2 in my case) in the bottom of Totalmix, but no sound could be heard through the speakers...
It feels like my RME is slowly dying. I am wondering about selling it off (but at what price and would anybody want this, maybe for parts?). I'm thinking the easiest solution (but an expensive one) would be to simply replace it with a new interface.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated