On Tue, 24 May 2005, Francesco sciacca wrote: > > MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI interface connected to the second USB port. > > MOTU 896 Firewire interface connected to the Ti and a 120GB OWC Firewire > > drive connected to the 896. > > Nick, > > thanks for sharing that. I have a setup with some similarities running on a > TiBook 1 GHz and wasn't sure whether the FW drive would work properly if > connected to the 896, I had conflicting info on this (I actually have a 828 > MK2 but I assume it will be the same).
When I got the set-up, I went to MOTUs site and one of the tech articles said to hang your FW HD off of the 896. I do it that way cause that's what MOTU said. Whether it works the other way or not, I have not tried. I keep my cables short. 3 ft. for the 896 to Ti, and 1.5 [I think] for the 896 to FWHD. The other thing is my FWHD is not bus powered. It has it's own power cord. No power flow issues that way. > > You say the 896 is upset if hot-unplugged. I haven't noticed problems with > the 828. What does happen exactly? Well it's more the driver. If I leave the 896 on and unplug it , and then plug it back in, the driver would not always reload automatically. I would have to turn it off and then back on and the driver would load. Nothing major. This is what used to happen. I stopped doing a while ago though, so I'm not sure if it does it anymore. I just turn it off and then unplug it. > > Apart from that, is the system stable? Or do you experience occasional > problems? It's very stable. No problems. I get a message saying something like "The FWHD was not unmounted cleanly" or something like that when I cut the 896 power first. Happens occasionally when I'm in a hurry. There is a pause in the audio when I turn on the FWHD while playing tunes through the 896. Probably a protocol issue. The weirdest thing is when using the modem. When I disconnect, sound stops flowing through the 896 for a brief moment. Must be an OS issue. Never crashed though. > > My desktop setup is: FW to the MOTU 828 MK2 audio interface, USB to > unpowered cheap hub to which I connect the Apple Pro Mouse, Logic Pro 7 > dongle, Emagic EMT8 USB MIDI interface, Beringher BC2000 Control Faders. > Planning to add a 20" Cinema display soon and the FW drive. Stable as a > rock, until I upgraded RAM, that is. Had to go back to the original stick... > But will need to upgrade nevertheless from 512 Mb. I got my RAM from OWC. Never had a problem. When I read about the rare occurance of someone getting a bad DIMM [they are not perfect] from OWC, they get it replaced fast. > > I print via airport to a USB printer hooked to the Lombard (hard-Ethernet to > WL router -> cable modem) and I also run mini-jack audio out to the mixing > desk for casual listening without having to fire up the 828. So only 4 > cables to the 'book, not too bad! That's pretty cool. I wish had wireless. Enjoy the toys, -- Nick http://www.izap.com/~pinnacle therhythmex: AIM, Jabber, and Yahoo Messenger ID "So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" Galations 4:16 [NASB] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
