bassjamm Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hi all, Looking to get an interface, but I don't really understand the advantages of going with either a USB or Firewire interface, can anyone help me with this? Thanks Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 [url="http://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm"]http://www.usb-ware.com/firewire-vs-usb.htm[/url] [url="http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm"]http://www.cwol.com/firewire/firewire-vs-usb.htm[/url] Here y'go matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjamm Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Thanks Kiwi...so in short...firewire is faster. How does that effect the use of an interface then, does it mean that the computer simply gets the information quicker, or is there a case of quality? Jamie p.s. did you end up with Steve's Update 4, if so, how's it playing, i'd have bought if i had the money, it's un stoppable for slapping man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I don't really know in much detail to be honest. I've just found firewire very very reliable and stable, hot plugging is easy and I can daisy chain devices (I have three external firewire drives) with no problems. The firewire devices are detected easily by the PC also. I don't think there's an issue of quality - if the device is working properly then the information is getting through. There's bound to be someone on here who knows more about it than me. Yes I have Flankers old Celinder. Its a great bass, and with the two Smith 5's and the Stingray I've got a quad of stunning basses that will cover nearly any playing situation I'm likely to encounter. Chris Celinder says he'd like it back if I ever choose to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassjamm Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) Thanks guys. I've also been in contact with the studio tech at Saville's (my band) studio, he said that there's not much between USB 2.0 and Firewire, so that brings an Digidesign Mbox 2 back in the line up...wahooo! As for the Celinder mate...you'll have to give me first dibs on that beast ahead of the luthier, surely? lol! Edited May 18, 2007 by bassjamm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Yeah, both USB2.0 and Firewire have plenty of speed, more than you'll ever need for audio work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneal6 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Not much difference, just make sure it's not usb1 Also, remember you don't want to be running an external hard drive and an audio interface at the same time if they're both firewire, it'll cause all kinds of problems since they have to share the bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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