I have a computer that only has USB. Im looking to buy an audio interface to use with ableton. My friend found a cool one but its got a firewire output. Is there any way this can work with my computer? Do i have to use a usb interface? Suggestions for an interface i should look into? Looking for something with 8 mic inputs.
Thanks in advance!
Firewire...
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Warrior Bob
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Re: Firewire...
If you only have USB on your machine then your options are:
(1) Get an interface that supports USB
(2) Add firewire to your computer somehow
That second one there is generally only going to work for desktop machines where you can get a Firewire expansion board.
Unfortunately I don't have any experience with any 8-mic-input USB interfaces. Good luck though!
(1) Get an interface that supports USB
(2) Add firewire to your computer somehow
That second one there is generally only going to work for desktop machines where you can get a Firewire expansion board.
Unfortunately I don't have any experience with any 8-mic-input USB interfaces. Good luck though!
Re: Firewire...
Firewire might not be a major problem. Cards are cheap.
I got a PCMIA card for a laptop so I could capture digital video on my laptop. It works fine.
Just because you don't have firewire doesn't mean you can't get it cheap.
I got a PCMIA card for a laptop so I could capture digital video on my laptop. It works fine.
Just because you don't have firewire doesn't mean you can't get it cheap.
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Re: Firewire...
I totally forgot about PCMCIA firewire - yes, this can be a solution too!