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rupps
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Posted : Sep 22, 2003 17:40
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Hi all !!! Well, this is my very first message in this forum. I would like to send big greets to you all. I'm an amateur music composer since tracker times (it's rained a lot!). Lately i'm getting into trance, coming from hard techno. I hope to be able to give any help to you track boosters!
After many years using various ISA & PCI cards, I think I've had enough with interferences, hardware conflicts, .... and plan to move into the promising world of external devices. So far, what I've seen, is that most of the actual devices are USB 1.1 based, and I don't really trust on that technology, specially because bandwidth seems heavily limited:
USB 1.1: 12 Mbits/s=1'5 MB/s
USB 2.0: 480Mbit/s=60 MB/s
FireWire: 400Mbit/s=50MB/s
So, it looks like evident, the choice has to be between USB 2.0 and Firewire. Thing is... nowadays 99% of available gear sport a f***ing USB 1.1, and I don't have the guts to buy one, despite they may actually be working well. On the other hand, available Firewire devices are pretty expensive.
Can anyone please post impressions on his external equipment, let it be USB or Firewire? I'd be grateful to hear about how devices such as M-Audio-Firewire410, MOTU828 or Presonus perform. I'd be interested in whatever equipment. I plan to spend 400-500€ as limit.
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dma
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Sep 22, 2003 17:57
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check out the 828mk2!!
this is an ideal tool for a profesional sound.
zero latency,midi i/o 24bit 96kh,
you cant go rong with this baby!! |
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digitalFlo
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Sep 22, 2003 18:11
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Is the 828mk3 the one with the blue face?
Does anyone know about any online shop to buy it in the US or Mexico?
Thxs.- |
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Pavel
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Posted : Sep 22, 2003 21:32
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As i've heard from trustworthy sources the USB 1.1 interfaces are not reliable enough for audio.
Didn't experienced myself but i guess there's some truth in their words.
As for Firewire, it's quite reliable. Most of todays Digital Video equipment works with Firewire, and it's a market that is much more BW consuming than Audio.
M-Audio's FW410 Should be good solution and MOTU are well know for the AD's. So you shouldn't work too much.
Good luck!
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UIU
IsraTrance Full Member
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Posted : Sep 29, 2003 23:46
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You can get an external device with PCMCIA as well. It uses firewire cable but it connects to your PCMCIA slot if you have one. The ones I know of are RME HAmmerfall and ECHO Layla. I have the hammerfall and it is great. |
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