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 Mon 13 Apr 2009, 05:49
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Hey all, question: Now that i have a beast of a machine and don't need a portable (and really unreliable) D/A convertor anymore (Presonus firebox) I was thinking of getting a new and more robust and MORE RELIABLE I/O box. I have read that the PCIE cards take a lot of the strain off of the processor and are generally more stable than their fw400 and usb2.0 brethren. Can someone please tell me since i have a 'decent' rig now (3.0 Dual Quad January 08 Mac Pro) which units have you with similar set ups been running? I like the 896 and the ensemble which are both firewire but if anyone is running a pci or pcie system please let me know your experiences.
sp Just to be fair to the firebox and to let you know what my issue is with it; it seems to be losing connection with my tower and needs to be 'reset' at least once a day... BUMMER. Some users have said they have been experiencing the same issues... -------------------- *2 x 2.8 Quad MacPro, 6Gb ram, 512vram, Logic 9
*2 x 2.0 G5, Everything else.... These lists bum everyone out... ;( *Power Book 1.67, 2Gb ram, 128vram, 100hd, PodXtPro, Firebox, Logic 8, Live 7." |
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Sun 19 Apr 2009, 20:30
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I have been digging my Duet as well. I just got the new Unibody 17" 2.9 gHz running Logic and although I am loving the interface... I am having an issue with my Macbook losing its internet connection when I plug in my Duet in the firewire port. Anyone else having issues. It seems to be the only happening with the Duet. I am not sure if its drawing power away from the Airport Card or what, but it drops off the network. It doesn't happen with External Hard Drives using the same (and only) firewire port.
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SadPandas Pcie Card Vs. Firewire Mon 13 Apr 2009, 05:49
houstonmusic I regularly use MOTU 828 and 2408 systems, firewir... Mon 13 Apr 2009, 15:46
SadPandas QUOTE (houstonmusic @ Mon 13 Apr 2009, 15... Tue 14 Apr 2009, 01:30 mortalengines Gotta say that I love my Duet. If you are willing... Tue 14 Apr 2009, 05:49 SadPandas QUOTE (mortalengines @ Tue 14 Apr 2009, 05... Sat 18 Apr 2009, 10:43 |
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