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FireWire is a method of transferring information between digital devices, especially audio and video equipment. Also known as IEEE 1394, FireWire is fast -- the latest version achieves speeds up to 800 Mbps. ... You can connect up to 63 devices to a FireWire bus. IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily Sony and Panasonic. Apple called the interface FireWire.

HELP! Firewire + Workstation Problem (High freq. Whistle)

Hello everyone,

A while back i purchased a Yamaha Motif XF6 (A synth Workstation), and i connected this device to my P6T Motherboard Firewire slot. 6 pin <-> 6 pin.
Also, my KRK's are connected to the back of the Motif XF6.

Everything works fine UNTIL i plugin the Firewire connector from the PC to the Motif to Record.

firewire interface?

hey forum, i just invested in a mac, and I'm loving the computer but I'm not sure how to go about a recording interface with it. ive done work for a long time doing "off the soundcard" recordings and working with adobe audition, but its about time to start doing some better quality work, I'm studying theatre and sound design is my focus so eventually this kind of thing will become a career.

StudioLive 16.4.2 and express card firewire interface

Hello, friends!

I'm newbie here but I have recording audio by years..

I'm thinking about use a presonuns StudioLive16.4.2 (or 2 linked units) with a dual core notebook that have not a firewire port so I would buy a firewire express card.

Does anybody knows if these firewire express cards are ok with the studiolives?

Very Thanx!

The myth of mobile recording with Firewire audio interfaces

Why is it that many manufacturers of firewire audio interfaces advertize that they are bus powered and thus good for field recording, when virtually no notebooks come with 6 pin firewire connects? I think except for a Mac or two, virtually all pc's are 4 pin, and I am almost certain that they must be 6 pin to provide power.