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 Sat 10 Aug 2002, 16:04
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Firewire has been around for over ten years. Does anyone have any insight into why there are so precious few audio/midi interfaces utilizing this technology?
The field is glutted with USB interfaces, which only carry about 1/40 the bandwidth and information transfer capability of Firewire. Of the few Firewire interfaces on the market, the cheapest I can find (MOTU's 828) starts at over $800.00--and that doesn't include MIDI, while being complete overkill on the audio side for my needs. Five years ago I expected to SOON see Firewire interfaces for audio and MIDI that would be affordable and accessible. Now there are quite a few under $500.00 using USB, but NONE in t hat price bracket using Firewire. I think the market is ripe for a Firewire interface with, e.g., four audio inputs and two MIDI ins and outs priced for the masses. Why, oh, why was it not there years ago? |
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Fri 16 Aug 2002, 10:54
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705 |
I don't think companies showing products at trade shows means zip. How many products in the past have been shown, then either delayed by a year or two - or more - or never actually appear at all? I saw Reason demo-ed running on OS X back in January - six months later, it finally appears. Cubase SX was shown in January... still waiting...
As for OS X's CoreMidi, it was always pretty good, then release 10.1.5 really tightened up performance. See Intuem's Midi sequencing program for what OS X has been able to do for months, Jaguar conspiracy theories notwithstanding! 
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Levon River Where Are The Firewire Audio/midi Interfaces? Sat 10 Aug 2002, 16:04
aladinsane maybe YOU think the market is ready for firewire i... Sun 11 Aug 2002, 10:00 Levon River Since Firewire PCI cards can be had for as little ... Sun 11 Aug 2002, 10:10 kaboombahchuck Unfutunatly aladinsane hit the nail on the head. ... Sun 11 Aug 2002, 10:13 chrisk4 QUOTE (Levon River @ Aug 10 2002, 15:04)I thi... Thu 15 Aug 2002, 14:58 Levon River chrisk4' wrote that a reviewer wrote: "... Thu 15 Aug 2002, 15:24 bandara1 Go to the Digidesign site and look at the fabulous... Sat 17 Aug 2002, 21:36 Synthetik when getting my new system I decided to go with PC... Mon 26 Aug 2002, 00:38 Levon River QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Aug 16 2002, 09:54)I do... Mon 26 Aug 2002, 02:33 Synthetik I've been looking at that press release for aw... Tue 27 Aug 2002, 00:45 rickenbacker As colourful and comprehensive as your explanation... Tue 27 Aug 2002, 22:39 Levon River Thanks, rickenbacker, for the penetrating glimpses... Fri 30 Aug 2002, 00:32 rickenbacker Er, it was actually you who went off-topic first i... Fri 30 Aug 2002, 10:59 Levon River QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Aug 30 2002, 09:59)Er, ... Fri 30 Aug 2002, 23:06 Soif keel cool guys please,
since lepetitmartien in on... Fri 30 Aug 2002, 23:56 Stuartpa Logic for Mac OSX is out you can get from Emagic... Wed 4 Sep 2002, 17:54 Synthetik There is a new firewire in development, that has t... Thu 5 Sep 2002, 04:22
Matmac I too am suprised at the lack of firewire audio de... Wed 11 Sep 2002, 12:31 |
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