? CPU consumption: Firewire audio vs. echo indigo

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:30 am

Anyone tried both a firewire audio interface and an echo card?

I love my MOTU 828 but it is sucking too much cpu off the top for my live performances. However, playing off the built in sound card sounds awfull. I'm thinking of getting an echo indigo dj for the stage and keeping my 828 for recording at home.

Has anyone compared the cpu usage of these devices??

.lm.

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:11 pm

Anyone? PLease?

I know people here use those echo cards, maybe no one can compare directly, but do the echo cards suck any CPU off the top????

.lm.

ernene · Post by **ernene** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:02 am

can't help you, but all I can say is that my FW410 increase cpu in 2 or 3 points comparing whe i use built in aiudio. I'm on a Pbook G4 1 gh, 1gb ram.

cheers:>)

montrealbreaks · Post by **montrealbreaks** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:30 am

My MOTU 828 is between 0 and 1% worse than my Echo Indigo DJ.

Not enough to notice...

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:26 am

I have an echo mia and an echo Audiofire8 (echo's new firewire interface). They use exactly (or too close for me to see a difference) the same cpu on my desktop. I also tried a Presonus Firebox, it seemed to use more cpu than the mia/audiofire8.

s.

leisuremuffin · Post by **leisuremuffin** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:43 am

Ahhh welll. Thanks guys. guess it wouldn't help that much.

.lm.