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 Sat 26 Apr 2003, 14:52
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I have a Powermac MDD 1GHz, and plan on using it for music, with basic recording and midi stuff. Now I'm looking at the new M-audio Firewire 410, which looks like a great audio interface for me, with audio and midi in/out. Well, my question is: are there any real advantages in having a firewire interface on a stationary machine as opposed to a PCI card. I mean is the firewire card only better for portable computers?
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Thu 1 May 2003, 08:05
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I had the MOTU 828 Firewire interface and returned it because I didn't like it at all. You can only monitor one pair of inputs at a time through the hardware, and it did really goofy things like switching the monitor inputs back to "none" every time I pressed stop. I couldn't record more than a minute of audio without dropouts too. I might have had a bad unit though...
Anyway, I now have the MOTU 2408mk3 and could not be happier. It rocks. Tons of ins and outs and total control over all of them. I only use the analog section and it's still well worth the money. Lots of room for expansion too, should I ever need it. By the way, I'm using it with DP4 and a FW800 dual 1.25 G4 Power Mac. 
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dissident Firewire Or Pci? Sat 26 Apr 2003, 14:52
rickenbacker Some people say the FireWire option is a good one ... Sun 27 Apr 2003, 19:51 krisg The FireWire Interface will let you hook it up to ... Wed 30 Apr 2003, 21:41 urbanmatador i've also got the 828, though i haven't ha... Sat 3 May 2003, 22:36 krisg With Mac Os X, the 828 should have a lower latency... Sun 4 May 2003, 07:14 dissident Well, thanks for your replies. The problem is that... Mon 5 May 2003, 18:41 krisg How many I/Os do you need? Mon 5 May 2003, 21:51 rickenbacker As tempting as the 410 is, I don't have a lot ... Tue 6 May 2003, 11:20 dissident QUOTE (rickenbacker @ May 6 2003, 10:20)As te... Tue 6 May 2003, 11:49 krisg You can also look up the PCI 2408 MKII second hand... Tue 6 May 2003, 17:46
rickenbacker No idea about the Waveterminal card - ask around h... Tue 6 May 2003, 17:47 |
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