oh yeah, and it only has 1 fw 800 port, its the 13 inch model. GF
On Jul 10, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Slau Halatyn wrote: > I don't recall whether you're using a laptop or Mac Pro but, whatever the > case is, if there's only one FireWire port available on the laptop, you > absolutely need a chassis with at least 2 FireWire ports and hang the control > surface off the drive. With FireWire stuff and Pro Tools, the interface is > always last in the chain. Otherwise, yeah, if it's a MacBook Pro with 400 and > 800 ports, it's possible to just keep the drive and interface on separate > busses. Whatever configuration you're using, it should be way more than > powerful enough to handle a ton of tracks. > > Years ago, I did a remote session with an iBook which was only a 600 MHz > processor and recorded 16 tracks live without any hiccups at all. > > Slau > > On Jul 10, 2010, at 12:03 PM, clarence griffin wrote: > >> ah! thanks. this sounds good. I didn't even think of that. so I need to get >> a caddy with 2 fw ports on it, then I can connect that to the mac, and the >> project mix to the drive. >> Is this correct? I just want to make sure I am understanding you correctly. >> I think that's right. >> >> GF >> >> >> On Jul 10, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Slau Halatyn wrote: >> >>> OK, yeah, I see what other people have since commented and, certainly, stay >>> away from USB and I woldn't at all recommend recording to your internal >>> drive. Yes, it will work and it'll work for a while but you're asking for >>> trouble. The way the interface connects is by being the last item in the >>> FireWire chain. Get a drive with two FireWire ports and connect computer to >>> drive and drive to interface. The smaller compact bus-powered drives have >>> fewer options in terms of multiple You'll want to go with something a bit >>> more substantial. If the computer has a FW 800 port, you can record to that >>> bus and use the 400 bus just for the interface. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Slau >>> ports. >>> On Jul 9, 2010, at 8:19 PM, clarence griffin wrote: >>> >>>> I disabled the drive I was recording to from the spot light settings. >>>> Maybe I can't use an external drive? Its USB 2.0. I would think that's >>>> fast enough. Maybe I need to record to my hard drive? If so. I have a lot >>>> of clearing out of stuff to do. >>>> Any suggestions?? >>>> >>>> GF >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
