macbook pro presonus firebox
macbook pro presonus firebox
I got a new macbook pro yesterday and have been busy trying to update software so I just got around to trying to plug my firebox into it today. I get nothing. not even the red light. the firebox works in my powerbook and the firewire port on my mbp was used to transfer files from my powerbook, so I assume that it works too.
I know that this is not ableton related, but thought that i would ask anyway. any thoughts?
thanks
nathan.
I know that this is not ableton related, but thought that i would ask anyway. any thoughts?
thanks
nathan.
It needs a jump start.
Plug in your Firebox's power cord then start your Mac. Light should turn solid blue.
Then unplug your power cord and the Firebox should still be solid blue; running off of the firewire buss.
If everything is fine try shutting down and restarting your Mac; Firebox light should,again, turn solid blue.
I just got my Firebox; using it on a Macbook Pro CD2 2.33GHZ.
Also works great as a converter for ripping Vinyl using the SPDIF out of my turntable into the Firebox. Amazing quality.
Hope this helps.
Plug in your Firebox's power cord then start your Mac. Light should turn solid blue.
Then unplug your power cord and the Firebox should still be solid blue; running off of the firewire buss.
If everything is fine try shutting down and restarting your Mac; Firebox light should,again, turn solid blue.
I just got my Firebox; using it on a Macbook Pro CD2 2.33GHZ.
Also works great as a converter for ripping Vinyl using the SPDIF out of my turntable into the Firebox. Amazing quality.
Hope this helps.
apparently it's due to the limitation to voltage on the firewire ports when initially firing up hardware, in particular the firebox, as it requires more perhaps? there's a major discussion on the apple discussion forums..
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... 8� here is one of them.
looks like a well-known fact, especially now with apple, and presonus.
I have one too, and I'm planning to get a macbook pro soon, and I dont care about the problem either, I'll live with it.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jsp ... 8� here is one of them.
looks like a well-known fact, especially now with apple, and presonus.
I have one too, and I'm planning to get a macbook pro soon, and I dont care about the problem either, I'll live with it.
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No problems here,works OK on my macbookpro coreduo 2Ghz.
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Yeah I have the same problem. I was pretty annoyed to begin with, because who wouldn't want a working bus powered interface...? Bus power is a pretty sweet feature...
The MBP can't provide enough voltage to the firebox to begin with, due to a safety mechanism in the firewire bus... There are other interfaces that are supposed to be bus powered that have the same problem - I think the RME 400 also had an issue - but RME fixed up something on their side and it works ok now. Presonus never did anything about it though - except to say that it was due to the way Apple designed their firewire bus power... Hopefully the next MBP will work better, or just work like it should.
I have run into noise problems and a static hum sometimes when I have used the firebox after unplugging the power... Weird. I just leave it plugged into the power all the time now, but I can imagine the extra inconvenience when location recording, or being somewhere without power... BUT if you are in a place with no power - and you need a workaround you can jump start the firebox with 8 AA batteries or something equivalent to around 12 Volts...
The MBP can't provide enough voltage to the firebox to begin with, due to a safety mechanism in the firewire bus... There are other interfaces that are supposed to be bus powered that have the same problem - I think the RME 400 also had an issue - but RME fixed up something on their side and it works ok now. Presonus never did anything about it though - except to say that it was due to the way Apple designed their firewire bus power... Hopefully the next MBP will work better, or just work like it should.
I have run into noise problems and a static hum sometimes when I have used the firebox after unplugging the power... Weird. I just leave it plugged into the power all the time now, but I can imagine the extra inconvenience when location recording, or being somewhere without power... BUT if you are in a place with no power - and you need a workaround you can jump start the firebox with 8 AA batteries or something equivalent to around 12 Volts...
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I am sorry guys but what problems do you have?Because i have a macbookpro coreduo 2Ghz and a presonus firebox,and it works fine.Even with out the powersupply,only with firewire bus.I do have also an external HD firewire.No problems.
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http://mix2r.fm/audio/user/221
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MacBookPro 13" Core 2 Duo 2.26Ghz 2GB
Live 8 -Operator -Sampler
AKAI LPD8-GENELEC 1029A-iPhone runing TouchOSC.
http://mix2r.fm/audio/user/221
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MacBookPro 13" Core 2 Duo 2.26Ghz 2GB
Live 8 -Operator -Sampler
AKAI LPD8-GENELEC 1029A-iPhone runing TouchOSC.
I'm guessing your machine is the 15" Macbook Pro Core Duo.DJ VAKIS wrote:I am sorry guys but what problems do you have?Because i have a macbookpro coreduo 2Ghz and a presonus firebox,and it works fine.Even with out the powersupply,only with firewire bus.I do have also an external HD firewire.No problems.
I have the 17" version, and also the dubious honour of being the person that discovered this. It happens on the 17" model onwards (inc all Core 2 Duo models).
Presonus have said that they will NOT fix this, though newer versions may include a fix.
Annoys the hell out of me, so much so that I'm going to sell the Firebox and get an Ultralite