My recording setup is so close to comploete all I need is a way to get my signal into the computer. I have a studio projects B1 going into a VTB1 tube preamp, And now I am having a hard time deciding between firewire and PCI, as it seems I think firewire would be a faster clearer connection without all the crappy driver support and whatnot..
Fire wire? or PCI, and if PCI which is the best bang for buck choice?
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FW is very mobile. It will work on both a desktop and a laptop,
FW is very mobile. It will work on both a desktop and a laptop, Mac and PC. A PCI card will not work in a new Mac (it's all PCI-E in there).
I just came back from a gig where I had mLAN stuff working in a live situation with my MacBook. Now that it's all home, I plug it into my Windows desktop and here we go again. Same interface, different computer.
nah, you dont want the m.audio interfaces. they are cheap and t
nah, you dont want the m.audio interfaces. they are cheap and the software is lame.
last i knew, the mackie onyx satellite was down to $199 -- originally $400!!
for $200 it's a steal... the onyx preamps are pretty fly, and it's firewire which is fly as well.
all in all, the satellite might be your flyest choice
otherwise presonus makes a few firewire interfaces, but i think they are more in the 300-400 range.
goodluck!
PCI is superior to Firewire in terms of Latency and reliability/
PCI is superior to Firewire in terms of Latency and reliability/stability. Firewire relies on packet-based transfers, and this adds latency (must cache data to get it into a packet). Thisd also uses a bit of CPU power.
PCI and now PCIe will always be the preferred I/O format for a serious desktop DAW. RME, MOTU, and now SSL and Apogee are players, too :eek: Good stuff
My RME HDSP PCI system runs reliably with 32 sample buffers (that is 0.75ms per buffer - and results in 2.25ms "round trip" latency at 44.1K, or 1.12ms at 96K - besting Apogee's Symphony :P ). That is NEVER going to happen with a Firewire interface...
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I use firewire for the meare fact that it is very simple to tran
I use firewire for the meare fact that it is very simple to transport, faster than USB 1 (i dont know about 2), its been very reliable. PCI is beter in certian regards, but I really like the products that have been designed around a firewire connection.