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 Wed 10 Jun 2009, 06:13
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Yea i was going to buy the imac but they don't make one with 2 firewire ports one for my audio interface and the other for the audio drive so I don't have to record to my system drive, so i was asking about that and the guy says that's not an issue because firewire devices ckan be "piggy-backed" he said I can do it with the interface/soundcard and the external HD and record onto the hard drive from the audio interface still going through the apple software...?
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Mon 29 Jun 2009, 13:57
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I was also concerned about the new computer models only having one port and I asked an Apple Store employee and he told me the same thing. That's why I feel lucky to have the older iMac model that has FW800, FW400 and (3) USB. I'm not sure if the ports share a bus, but this is a great machine, so if you can find one used, I highly recommend it. Mine has a 750 GB hard drive which is plenty, and I have an external FW800 hard drive for audio. I'm running a Digi002 via FW400 and I have had no problems. Except for guitar players, but that's another story.
Apparently, all of the computer manufacturers (presumably audio gear too) are awaiting the arrival of USB 3, which might actually be "universal."
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 etadaepar Guy At Apple Store Told Me I Can Piggy Back Firewire Devices, The Audio Interface And The External Hardrive... Wed 10 Jun 2009, 06:13 lepetitmartien It does As long as you don't need to record a... Wed 10 Jun 2009, 16:54 ghess I also have my audio interface and FW HD on the sa... Thu 11 Jun 2009, 04:57  deaconblue It will depend on the interface. If you have a n... Thu 11 Jun 2009, 12:51 makaala Beware. I have an M-audio firewire 410 interface ... Fri 12 Jun 2009, 06:16 arvidtp I had a problem of stuttering audio when i had my ... Mon 29 Jun 2009, 06:49 mortalengines QUOTE (tsuliman @ Mon 29 Jun 2009, 13:57)... Wed 15 Jul 2009, 11:52 lancet QUOTE (mortalengines @ Wed 15 Jul 2009, 06... Tue 4 Aug 2009, 18:59
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