Yamaha 01v to G4 hard drive, Question from new user Options

[mdlv]

I am fairly new to music and recording (but a Mac user for 15 years)I want to record my drums using my Yamaha 01V digital mixer to my G4 (9.1, 733, DVD-RAM, 500+ RAM. I understand that there are cards for the 01V to send out multiple tracks ( I want 8 at least) What is the best way to get multiple tracks from the Yamaha to the Mac? I am smart ( yes we all think that of ourselves but I was a math major and I am now a doctor so I can comprehend somewhat) but fairly acronym and jargon impaired so a simple explanation would best for me at this stage of things.
Thanks
Mike mclifford@mdlv.com

[WSpeckmann]

Hi Mike,

still no answer to this post?
Okay, you need a digital i/o card for the 01v - adat format is quite common - so ask your friendly yamaha dealer for the my8at card.
Next step is adat i/o for the mac. You have two options: pci card with adat i/o - like a lot of cards already have: digi001, rme hammerfall etc. or you go via firewire: motu 828 would be a good choice.
To avoid any further problems, it's always good to stick to a company with experience in mac audio (digi or motu) or to take a special mac version of the card (rme).

Kind regards
Walter