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hugaw
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Posted : Mar 30, 2008 23:15
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all the firewire stuff goes bad with PC's, i have a Firebox for example and it works poorly when plugged to PC.
Mac = go for firewire
PC= go for PCI or USB2 |
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orange
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Posted : Mar 30, 2008 23:49
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On 2008-03-30 23:15, hugaw wrote:
all the firewire stuff goes bad with PC's, i have a Firebox for example and it works poorly when plugged to PC.
Mac = go for firewire
PC= go for PCI or USB2
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well... tell that to my firewire card that hasnt crashed even once in 3 years now!
firebox also runs great on a pc.
rme also..
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smehoparanoya
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Posted : Mar 31, 2008 22:23
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Firewire has to be 6 pin to work great, a 4 pin one will give you loads of pain in the... Disconnects as soon as you touch the wire. All the time. Same setup but 6 pin works perfectly
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Kadavr
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Posted : Mar 31, 2008 23:33
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On 2008-03-27 19:53, mubali wrote:
Has anyone had any issues with the Motu Ultralite? I think I'm gonna save the cash and buy this one very soon...
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Most problems with motu and pc are caused by the firewire cards, but if you have a Texas Instruments firewire card you shouldn't have any problems. I had some problems with my motu 828mkII for some time, and I couldn't figure out the problem for a while, in the end it was one of the settings in my bios that caused the conflict, now it runs nice and smooth. Ultimately it's the next best thing to RME, but even in the quality of sound I don't think there is any noticeable difference between the two. RME has more stable stable drivers, and better mic preamps. But price value wise, UL is very good. |
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WillianDiesel
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Posted : May 1, 2008 19:30
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With Pci interfaces you can achieve 2ms even with heavy cpu load, on Firewire its dificult to get less than 5 ou 8 ms.
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Elad
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Posted : May 2, 2008 13:53
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Hi guys
what can you tell on the M-audio 410 ?
it seems like the best for its price , most of in/out options etc.
i plan to connect throu pcmcia>Fw so it will be 6 pins Fw.
anyone had expirience with it?
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gutter
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Posted : May 2, 2008 16:02
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Just be sure that the pcmcia is with TI chipset on it . M Audio has alot of stability issues due to that .
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Elad
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Posted : May 3, 2008 12:33
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gutter
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Posted : May 5, 2008 10:49
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it all about the chipset thats within the card
For example , one famous (or better most used on motherboards) type of fw chipsets is VIA ,
other type is TI (texas instruments) which was also the first fw technology
i had also a 410 , and from what i know and discussed a a little , M Audio FW products
cooperate with the TI chipset with other types it is not stable (may have crashes etc..) (RME for example does not have that problem , its stable both in VIA and TI )
Its MAudio problem in my opinion , though i never had any problem (cause i have an Asus motherboard with TI on board)
So i suggest you check the specs of the card to make sure it uses TI on it and not some other chipset ,
look here , they make nice outboard fw :
http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/FireCard400.htm
http://www.unibrain.com/Products/p1394/FireCard800_e.htm
the second is fw 800 (you dont need it - just to see)90% of the cards works with 400
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smehoparanoya
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Posted : May 5, 2008 12:12
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I use the smaller brother - audiphile, and had issues with 4pin connection with it ever since, but after getting pcmcia with TI (just to make sure) it works wonders.
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Elad
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Posted : May 5, 2008 13:50
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ok cheers guys
im out to buy that 6pin thingo will make sure its TI
i trust m-audio since im using their card in the studio and is working flawless and also tried the fast track pro and was working great and really hard to find something that is giving so much for this price
will update how it goes
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Mesq
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Posted : May 6, 2008 13:05
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Yes my friend has also had problems with 410 and his firewire chipset. So its vital to get the TI one.
Also I personally think that although the fast trackpro is good value for money, for some reason it puts out colder signal than all other external soundcards... I am pretty sure this is the case. |
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Elad
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Posted : May 6, 2008 18:19
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Psynaesthesian
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Posted : May 24, 2008 11:26
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maybe noobish enquiry .....
does the frequency range of the soundcard matter when ur picking up PCI?? ... or would you overlook this particular spec detail? Does the Freq range depend entirely on the monitors u choose?
i'm gonna be picking up a PCI soon ... maybe the Echo or Delta 66/44 ..... was wondering if i'm weighing the pros and cons correctly here!!
Appreciate the feedback!!
B'om Shanti B'om!!
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MoonWalker
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Posted : May 26, 2008 14:32
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hey guys anyone can reccomend me sound card untill 150 euros ? thanks |
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