Chuck, you say UAD plugs are now accessible in 12.8? I always wanted to enter the UAD eco system but accessibility held me back.
Nickus Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > On 25 Aug 2017, at 17:17, Phil Muir <i...@accessibilitytraining.co.uk> wrote: > > Or as you are not requiring a lot of inputs you could even go USB if required. > From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Nickus de Vos > Sent: 25 August 2017 15:08 > To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Thunderbolt or Firewire > > Hi in my opinion FireWire is pretty much dead, yes you still get the > converters to connect FireWire devices to newer Mac's, but buying a new > FireWire device at this stage when you can go for thunderbolt directly, won't > be such a smart move. > Thunderbolt is much newer technology with much faster throughput and it will > be supported for some time to come, where some manufacturers already started > discontinuing support for FireWire. > > As for your issue of only having one thunderbolt port, most fundable devices > monitors, drives, and audio interfaces, have more than one port on them > which allows you to daisy chain devices. Look for a interface with 2 > Thunderbolt ports, run out off your computer into the interface, and out of > the Interface into your monitor. > > Look at the Focusrite Clarett interfaces, just keep in mind from what I > understand there Control software isn't accessible on the Mac. > > > > Nickus > Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any typos... > > >> On 25 Aug 2017, at 15:37, Phil Muir <i...@accessibilitytraining.co.uk> wrote: >> Doesn't matter really because firewire is still a good choice. Also you are >> still future proofed because as long as there's thunderbolt then chances are >> you can get a firewire to thunderbolt converter and still use the firewire >> device. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Peter Bosher >> Sent: 25 August 2017 14:29 >> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Thunderbolt or Firewire >> >> Hi All, >> >> >> I need to choose a new audio interface, and looking around suggests that >> Thunderbolt may be better than FireWire. I only have one Thunderbolt >> port which is used by the monitor, so what would be the best way of >> connecting an interface? >> >> >> Secondary question, do you have a recommendation for an interface with >> at least 4 (but not more than 8) independent inputs and MIDI in, from >> the likes of Focusrite or Mackie, whether TB or FW? >> >> Best, >> >> Peter >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ptaccess+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
