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M-Audio Firewire Audiophile or Fast Track Pro USB?
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e-motion
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 02:43
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i'm looking to buy a soundcard to my laptop. which is the better solution? in terms of sound quality and cpu usage? i know firewire has less latency than usb but is the card better too?
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Glitch_CapeTown
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 03:24
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Trip-
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 08:30
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If you prefer firewire, why not get the Firewire Solo ?
It is the same price as the Fast Track Pro.
The Firewire Audiophile with those RCA i/o just doesn't feel good to tell you the truth... Only if you're on the road all the time and connecting RCA with dj mixers all the time.
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mk47
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 08:43
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stay away from fast track pro .. it has this very irritating bug where external electric currents cause it to freeze .. i had thought initially it was to do with the electricity in my apartment .. but then i shifted .. twice .. and its still there .. maybe i have buggy 1 but i heard similar complaints from other m audio users here too .. |
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Seamoon
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 09:58
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i have the fast track pro.
hm it's ok but i wouldn't buy it again... cause it's too buggy as mk47 said. |
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orange
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 10:20
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vegetal
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 11:48
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Elad
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 13:00
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piko_bianko
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 14:23
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TRANCER
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 19:36
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as said by vegetal go for the FW-410, cos its a better option , if u r tight on budget go gor firewire solo |
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bandarlog
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Posted : Nov 30, 2007 20:20
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orange
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Posted : Dec 1, 2007 00:33
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On 2007-11-30 11:48, vegetal wrote:
Never had any problems with my FW m-audio 410, Orange do you refer to the FW audiophile only?
Anyway id go for AF FW instead of the fasttrack
Edit: I once had the Terratec DMX 6Fire, worst soundcard i ever tried in my life. I stay away from terratec after i used that product
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i had the dmx 6fire and i also had alot of problems... but none of this occured with the phase x24 i have it worked out of the box and the past 2 years is working like a dog and in the studio and on stage.
i had terrible experiences with m-audios and specialy with usb and firewire ones. i dont recomend them.
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smehoparanoya
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Posted : Dec 3, 2007 00:42
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I have the m-audio firewire audiophile. Dude, i suggest you f... AVOID it!!!  it's been giving me troubles ever since i got it hooked up to my laptop. the 4' firewire cable tends to have troubles with connection. all the time, also the official forum states they still haven't found a fix for bug related to core duo processors causing weird behaviour. I have been browsing forums ever since i bought it about 3 years ago, even tried beta driver from m-audio. nothing helped. The 6' PC firewire connector works fine. But with laptop i need to power cycle the device all the time to make it work again if i move laptop just a tiny bit. (tried 2 cables same thing) I have played on parties with it though, very good unless you touch the wire!
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Andreh
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Posted : Dec 6, 2007 18:55
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Jeto
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