This will be the last software release for the Saffire range as they are now discontinued, please see this article from our Help Centre.

Tested on:

• macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
• macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
• macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
• macOS 10.12 (Sierra)

macOS 10.12 or later is required to run Saffire Mix Control 3.9. This version will not install on macOS 10.11 or earlier.

What’s New

• Saffire Mix Control is now a 64-bit application
• Updates Saffire Pro40 firmware to either r2761 or r742 depending on hardware revision. Fixes no audio from second Pro40 sync slave on dual unit mode (also available in previous 3.8b1 beta)
• Updates driver to r2991. Fixes issue where DAW channels 17-20 were not present on a Saffire Pro40 (also available in previous 3.8b1 beta).

• Includes a fix for Saffire interfaces that would not retain their Sync Source in standalone mode.
• Includes a fix for OS X users seeing the "No Hardware Connected" message and experiencing disconnects on account of there being two drivers installed (after the 3.5/3.6 upgrade).
• Includes a fix to keep Saffire Mix Control running after new firmware is deployed to the Saffire interface.

This release has a version of the driver that has been signed to be compatible with Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite. If you are running Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion or earlier please refer to the driver versions below.

Fixes

• The driver is signed for Yosemite.
• Fixed issue with sync source could get stuck on internal.
• Fixed issue where menu bar might not appear on Mac OS X Mavericks.
• Fixed issue where harmonics would not be reset using line input (LS56 only).

This installer includes all necessary drivers and software to run the firewire Saffire range of Focusrite interfaces.

• Fixed issue that might cause glitches using Quicktime on OS X Mavericks
• Fixed issue that might cause distortion on second ADAT port and loopback using Liquid Saffire 56
• Improved sample rate switching

Tested with:

• Mac OS 10.8
• Mac OS 10.9
• Windows 7
• Windows 8

Please note: this version of Saffire MixControl is no longer supported. For the latest supported version please see the latest release version on this page.

• Driver updated to 3.5.6 release
• Adds support for Mac OS 10.7 (Lion)
• Improves performance with Pro Tools 9 (Mac and PC)
• Fixed snapshot load/save functions (Mac)
• Fixed crash on non-admin accounts (Mac)

Windows Users: This release requires the use of the Windows Legacy FireWire driver on Windows 7 64-bit. Windows 7 32-bit users should however use the default Windows 7 FireWire driver.