On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 07:58 -0400, Mac wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> > wrote: > <snip> > > I avoided to buy firewire, but now I've got issues with my RME PCI > > express card ;). > > > > Paul Davis on LAU some minutes ago mentioned, that firewire not only for > > Linux and Windows is problematic, but also for Mac. The best solution to > > get less issues seems to be the usage of PCI. But in the future there > > might only be PCI express slots on mobos. > > > > Paul is correct, the Windows community notes plenty of firewire issues. > > Unfortunately, I've found no PCI solution that will provide me 24 > channels in and still be within my budget. :)
He mentioned the Mac. That firewire is bad for PCs (Linux and Windows) is well known. He reported that even for a Mac it could be an issue. You can expand RME cards with cheap ADAT devices. I really need at least 1 high quality analog stereo IO (my RME might have one, hopefully I'll get some noise in/out of it today ;), but I'm really poor (for a West European) and I got a brand new Behringer Ultragain Pro-8 Digital (8 analog IOs <-> ADAT) for less than 170,- EUR, also untested until now. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users