

- #EASIEST CONNECTION FIREWIRE 800 TO USB DRIVERS#
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Before getting the Focusrites, my M-Audio Projectmix was running on drivers that they stopped updating in 2007.ĭo it! Firewire interfaces are ridiculous bang for the buck, if you're running a system that supports them. It took a little bit of finagling to get them to work with Windows 10, something about the previous release's drivers working better than the final drivers, but once I got that set up it's been smooth sailing ever since. If I wanted the same IO with a modern equivalent, I'd be spending $1200-$2000 and running on USB, which has come a long way, but Firewire's ability to have dedicated bandwidth has always been a huge plus. I'm still using the Firewire PCI card I bought for my ProjectMix and I just never have any issues. I think I spent $400 for 16 ins and 16 outs, easily the most flexible setup I've ever had.
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Every single piece of gear I have is connected now (via a patch bay) and it's amazing.
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and replaced it with a pair of Focusrite Saffire Pro 40s. I finally retired my M-Audio ProjectMix IO this year. Adapters won't work for what you want to do - there are fundamental differences in the architecture of the protocols of USB and Firewire/IEEE1394. Yes, get a Firewire PCI card with a TI chipset and you'll largely be good to go.

Personally my main criteria for an interface isn't usb/firewire or even audio quality but is it class compliant? Is that even still a thing these days? Devices becoming bricks because the manufacturer stops updating the drivers is the main thing to avoid. If you hit the wall like I did back then, consider a 2nd hand Mac if your interface is what you'd prefer to use.

I tried various firewire cards for PCs in the past and found the cards unreliable, even after my obsessive research prior to avoid that. I've cable tied my adaptor chain to a steel rack, so if any strain occurs it'll be on the main FireWire cable not the adaptors or mac mini. I was avoidant of using adaptors, thinking it would be a likely fail point, but gave it a go and it's fine.

on a thunderbolt bus with all that bandwidth. FireWire devices daisy chain pretty well off of each other esp. This is unfortunate! You CAN run FireWire over Thunderbolt with adapters - this is what I do, even if it sometimes means a foot of adapters - USBC thunderbolt to older chunky thunderbolt, thunderbolt to FireWire 800, FireWire 800 to 400. There is absolutely no way to run FireWire devices over USB. Using the Mobius is as easy as using an external hard drive- simply set the RAID mode via the mode switch, connect the cables, and turn on the power for massive storage capacity, redundancy or instant real-time backups.I have a studio still based all around FireWire devices in 2021. The thermally efficient aluminum also maintains optimal HDD operating temperature, prolonging the life of the HDDs. The trayless design provides a simple way of HDD removal and installation - simply pull the handle to insert or withdraw the HDDs.Īirflow is maximized due to the high quality, quiet fans that exhaust air away from the internal HDDs, dramatically enhancing internal air flow.
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The LED indicators provide easy verification of operating status and drive health/activity. Mobius offers flexible RAID storage management options: including RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), RAID 10, RAID 3, RAID 5, JBOD (5 independent disks) and Combine (Span). The 20TB Mobius 5-Bay RAID Storage System is a powerful RAID storage management device with flexible connectivity, hot swap support, and easy HDD access.
