Rubix44 is an audio interface designed for personal music production, offering high-fidelity audio, rugged build quality, and essential features for musicians and producers. It supports high-resolution audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz, providing warm and clear sound reproduction. The interface includes four top-quality mic preamps that are carefully designed for pristine sound and low-noise performance.

With four simultaneous inputs, Rubix44 is well-suited for singer/songwriters and instrumentalists. It can accommodate microphones, electric guitars/basses, and line-level devices like keyboards and drum machines, allowing creators to capture mix-ready performances in a single pass. Singer/songwriters can record vocals and stereo instruments simultaneously, while instrumentalists can connect up to four different microphones to capture every nuance of their sound.

Rubix44 features high-definition mic preamps with low noise and ample headroom, ensuring the capture of impactful and detailed recordings. The interface offers flexible combo jacks and Hi-Z inputs, eliminating the need for adapters or special cables when connecting microphones and guitars. It also includes four individual outputs, enabling advanced routing and monitoring possibilities such as sending a click track to a performer, setting up a stage monitor, or routing audio to external gear.

To control and enhance the sound, Rubix44 includes analog compression and limiting. This feature is especially useful for highly dynamic sources like percussion instruments, as well as vocals and bass that benefit from level taming and even compression during tracking. The compressor/limiters on inputs 1/2 and 3/4 provide smooth and transparent control with zero added latency.

The interface is designed with performer-friendly features, including bright indicators that clearly show incoming signal and potential overloads. These indicators are easily visible from the front and top of the unit, allowing users to monitor signal status from various positions.

Rubix44 offers dedicated monitor controls on its front panel, allowing quick adjustments of overall volume and headphones level. It also provides direct monitor controls for latency-free monitoring without relying on a computer-based mixer. The interface seamlessly integrates with Mac and Windows systems, offering smooth and reliable performance with the included drivers. Additionally, Rubix44 supports iPad, providing a powerful and compact system for on-location recording, mobile production, and live performances.

With Rubix44, users also receive a Roland Cloud Pro membership, which grants access to a complete creative platform right out of the box. This includes software such as the Zenbeats multi-platform music creation app and software synthesizers like ZENOLOGY Pro, TR-808, D-50, and more.

 

Number of Audio Record/Playback Channels

Record: 4 channels

Playback: 4 channels

Signal Processing

PC interface: 24 bits

AD/DA conversion: 24 bits

Sampling Frequency

AD/DA conversion: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz

Interface

Hi-Speed USB

MIDI IN, OUT

Connectors

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) connectors: XLR type (balanced, phantom power: +48 V, 6 mA Max *1)

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks *2: 1/4-inch TRS phone type (balanced)

PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type

OUTPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: 1/4-inch TRS phone type (impedance balanced)

MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors

USB port: USB Type B

DC IN jack

*1 Current value per channel.

*2 INPUT 1L, 3L support high impedance

Controllers

SENS 1L, 2R, 3L, 4R knobs

Hi-Z switches

48V switches

THRS knobs

COMP/LIMIT switches

DIRECT MONITOR 1/2 knob

DIRECT MONITOR 3/4 knob

MONO switches

OUTPUT knob

PHONES knob

POWER switch

GROUND LIFT switch

PHONES SOURCE switch

LOOPBACK switch

COMP/LIMIT TYPE 1/2 switch

COMP/LIMIT TYPE 3/4 switch

Indicator

Level indicators (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R)

Level indicator (COMP/LIMIT)

POWER indicator

Hi-Z indicators

48V indicators

COMP/LIMIT indicators

Characteristics

Nominal Input Level

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) connectors (XLR type): -60-- -12 dBu

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks (1/4-inch TRS phone type): -44--+4 dBu

Maximum Input Level

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) connectors (XLR type): +2 dBu

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks (1/4-inch TRS phone type): +18 dBu

Nominal Output Level

OUTPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: -6 dBu (impedance balanced)

Maximum Output Level

OUTPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: +8 dBu (impedance balanced)

PHONES Maximum Output Power

20 mW + 20 mW (L + R, 47 ohms load)

Headroom

14 dB

Input Impedance

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) connectors (XLR type): 4 k ohms or greater (balanced)

INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks (1/4-inch TRS phone type): 15 k ohms or greater (balanced)

INPUT (1L, 3L) jacks (1/4-inch phone type): 500 k ohms or greater

*3 When the Hi-Z is turned on

Output Impedance

OUTPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: 2 k ohms (balanced)

PHONES jack: 47 ohms

Residual Noise Level

INPUT (1L, 2R) --> OUTPUT (1L, 2R): -94 dBu typ. (SENS 1L, SENS 2R knobs: min., input terminated with 600 ohms, IHF-A, typ.)

Dynamic Range

AD block INPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: 104 dB typ. (SENS 1L, SENS 2R knobs: min.)

DA block OUTPUT (1L, 2R, 3L, 4R) jacks: 109 dB typ.

Other

Power Supply

AC adaptor

Operating System

Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7, Windows(R) 8, Windows(R) 8.1, Windows(R) 10

Apple Mac OS X 10.10 or later

Apple iOS 9 or later



* Although Roland has tested numerous configurations, and has determined that on average, a computer system similar to that described above will permit normal operation of the Rubix, Roland cannot guarantee that a given computer can be used satisfactorily with the Rubix based solely on the fact that it meets the above requirements. This is because there are too many other variables that may influence the processing environment, including differences in motherboard design and the particular combination of other devices involved.

Dimensions

310 (W) x 165 (D) x 46 (H) mm

12-1/4 (W) x 6-1/2 (D) x 1-13/16 (H) inches

Weight (main unit only)

1.8 kg

4 lbs

Accessories

Setup Guide

Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

Power cord

USB cable

* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms