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  Fri 2 Dec 2005, 22:37
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Fri 2 Dec 2005, 22:37
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 28-Aug 04 From: Santa Barbara - US Member No.: 49,724 |
Usb ...yuk
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Sat 3 Dec 2005, 05:14
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 22-Aug 03 From: Greenwood - US Member No.: 23,402 |
I second that. Welcome to the Microsoft effect. Microsoft gets behind USB2 and every mobo maker puts it on their product for that sole reason. And a la peanut butter sandwich - instant standard!
The fact of the matter is that us audio freaks make up a very small portion of the buying public. Most people are just gonna use the connectors that their puters come with. Oh well. Their loss. Scott |
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Sat 3 Dec 2005, 14:05
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 495 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Chandler - US Member No.: 2,003 |
USB + Audio = Death.
Why would any end user torture themselves that way? BTW I use a MOTU 828 mkll (firewire, that is.). 
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Sat 3 Dec 2005, 15:14
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 03-Dec 05 From: Eddington - US Member No.: 73,364 |
Hi from a newbie to Macmusic. I have two Motu 828, one mk!! the other the original model.
I want to transfer 16 tracks from two ADAT tape players to my G4. Do I hook up each 8 track deck to a separate 828? Is there a trick to getting the 828 to sync? Please help.java script:emoticon(':-/') |
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Sun 4 Dec 2005, 10:37
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 479 Joined: 08-May 05 From: Portland - US Member No.: 65,373 |
I understand that USB 2.0 is actually pretty fast & It is actually faster than firewire 400 - I don't know that it's any faster than firewire 800 but I am not even sure if there are that many interfaces that even support firewire 800.
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Mon 27 Mar 2006, 18:27
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 27-Mar 06 From: Westfield - US Member No.: 78,682 |
USB2 is NOT, and I repeat, is NOT faster than Firewire 400...
Yes USB2 is 480mbs as compared to Firewire400's 400mbs...That is a difference of 80mbs... The catch is that USB2 sucks a considerably higher amount of system resources as compared to Firewire...Hence, making it far less stable...As well as taking a considerable amount of performance from the system's CPU, RAM, etc... Don't believe me(?)....Research it...Or worse yet, try it... All and all USB is for mice, keyboards, etc...And NOT pro multi-track audio... One to four tracks at a time...Maybe... USB SUCKS (In a literal sense) Although all this being said...MOTU was just offering what people (And only God knows why) were asking for... And i give the company a thumbs up for making that offer yet keeping the "old" and far superior Firewire 828MKII... 'nough said... My rant is over...lol All the best....Barry ';o) PS: The RME Fireface is the only true Firewire 800 interface I know of... My recommendation...? Metric-Halo all the way...Well worth the extra $... Although MOTU is the best bang for the buck... This post has been edited by bls2112: Mon 27 Mar 2006, 18:27 |
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 Mon 27 Mar 2006, 21:17
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
FW 400 = 400 Mbs (theory)
USB 2.0 = 480 Mbs (ditto) FW 800 = 800 Mbs (ter) Save USB is not efficient as a streaming protocol, at the opposite of firewire. Fw just work better. CPU load is also something to think about as bls2112 pointed out. There is a reason why you get a small number of tracks at the same time on USB 1 and 2 in regard to the current 16 in FW 400. -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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Mon 27 Mar 2006, 22:27
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 28-Aug 04 From: Santa Barbara - US Member No.: 49,724 |
I have owned two USB audio devices and used with a mac. Totally unreliable. CPU spikes WILL cause audio dropouts. I would advise against anyone purchasing a USB audio interface, regardless of the number of channels.
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