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Karlis Abolins


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(near) Seattle, WA, USA
Post  Posted 1 Oct 2006 6:11 am    
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What experiences have you had with Firewire interfaces?

I am looking to upgrade from my Edirol USB 1.1 UA-20 to a firewire interface. I want to improve my monitoring. The UA-20 has direct monitoring but has no way to blend the source and the recorded like the newer units. I have been reading reviews like mad and find a lot of conflicting info.
Edirol FA-66 - stable drivers, mediocre preamps
Focusrite Saffire LE - unstable drivers, great preamps
TC Konnekt8 - too new but Konnekt24 has problems with drivers and really nice preamps
Presonus Firebox - driver problems but good preamps

From what I see, the FA-66 seems to be floating to the top of the list (for me) because of the stable drivers. It also lacks a software based mixer which all of the other units have. That sounds like a minus but I am using a 2G Celeron laptop and I don't want too much happening on the PC that can affect performance.

Karlis
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Chris LeDrew


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Canada
Post  Posted 1 Oct 2006 6:25 am    
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I've got a Firebox and haven't got a clue how to get it running with the computer programs.........I just play my music through it now. Ha-ha.......
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Ken Lang


From:
Simi Valley, Ca
Post  Posted 1 Oct 2006 7:08 pm    
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I have a Presonus Firebox that's firewire. I had to buy a firewire card and install it and for some reason a few months later the card quit working. I replaced it and have had no problems since. The 3 input firewire card was about $40 and it drops in an available slot like the other cards. I like it just fine.

Edited for driver comments.
I have seen no problems with the drivers in the unit.

[This message was edited by Ken Lang on 01 October 2006 at 08:11 PM.]

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Karlis Abolins


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(near) Seattle, WA, USA
Post  Posted 2 Oct 2006 8:05 am    
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Ken, How is the monitoring on the Firebox? Do you use headphones or speakers?

Karlis
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Steve Stallings


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Houston/Cypress, Texas
Post  Posted 3 Oct 2006 8:34 am    
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I have the Mackie Onyx400F as well as the Presonus Firepod. I believe the Onyx is a significant step up. The preamps in the Onyx are actually pretty good for the money.

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Ken Lang


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Simi Valley, Ca
Post  Posted 3 Oct 2006 4:52 pm    
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Karlis: I use the headphones and only for what I'm inputing at the moment. I really don't have the room for monitoring speakers, and my computer speakers (with woofer) sound really good.
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Tore Blestrud


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Oslo, Norway
Post  Posted 7 Oct 2006 8:46 am    
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I use the Focusrite Saffire. Works perfectly, I have not had any driver issues, and the preamps sound great!
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