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Small USB2 equivalent of Echo AudioFire2
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:31 pm
by robin
Suggestions?
I need two stereo outs (one a headphone out), MIDI, One stereo input.
Apple are a proper bunch of divs and have no firewire on the new Macbooks and no small MBP either.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:49 pm
by e.maynard
That's a drag.
If it were me, I'd get a Expresscard Firewire card.
This would actually have the added benefit of being on a different bus that you HD and and external USB2 HD. About $40.00 (US)
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/usb/add- ... mcia-cards
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:52 pm
by robin
No ExpressCard on Macbook either.
Apple have dropped the ball this time.
...I'm not cheap btw, I'd happily buy a small MBP.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:19 pm
by robleighton22
robin wrote:No ExpressCard on Macbook either.
Apple have dropped the ball this time.
...I'm not cheap btw, I'd happily buy a small MBP.
motu 828 mkII or mkIII usb. fantastic sounding beasts of a soundcard. i got my mkII for £300, which isnt too bad. u might be able to get it even cheaper than that now the mkIII is out. i use mine wiv vista, but motu is made for macs. plus its got loads of outputs and inputs (9 stereo, if i remember correctly). could b too big tho. def worth the price.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:23 pm
by robin
Thanks but it has to be Audiofire2 sized. It need to be small to fit in my custom enclosure that also has my Faderfoxes.
The NIO is even too big. I suspect there isn't an option here.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:24 pm
by e.maynard
I just looked at the new "lineup" of macbooks.
Pretty lame. Only 2 options?
I'd hold off or buy a earlier model on the cheap.
What giant improvement have they made on the new books?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:37 pm
by robin
I've promised this Blackbook to my wife.
I just wish there was a small MBP or bleeding firewire on the macbook.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:39 pm
by Kodama
How about the presonus or edirol USB 2 boxes?
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:43 pm
by robin
The audiobox usb looks ok but it's massive compared with the Audiofire2.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:07 pm
by stutter
that thing's tiny ... good luck.
...unhelpful: another way of saying - I can't think of anything, I don't think there is anything. NIO would have been my suggestion, which you've already discounted. Presonus Audiobox, NI Audio Kontrol 1, E-MU 02 are the ones I can think of. Numark do one to, but i'm not sure I'd trust it. All are bigger than that... roughly similar dimensions I would guess. Time to get DIY on your enclosure perhaps.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:10 pm
by beats me
NI Audio Kontrol. That will do it.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:10 pm
by robin
Yep. Well, more DIY
I dunno the other option is not buy Apple. Unthinkable I know
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:13 pm
by robin
beats me wrote:NI Audio Kontrol. That will do it.
I supect that's the closest I'll get. It's pretty big but it might be the compromise I have to take.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:56 pm
by sroom3000
haa! I just hit the web with the EXACT same problem. Have an Audiofire2, want a new macbook, no firewire. It's pretty lame that they have dropped the firewire port from the macbook line. I bet we'll see a whole new crop of USB 2.0 interfaces now.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:30 pm
by e.maynard
sroom3000 wrote:haa! I just hit the web with the EXACT same problem. Have an Audiofire2, want a new macbook, no firewire. It's pretty lame that they have dropped the firewire port from the macbook line. I bet we'll see a whole new crop of USB 2.0 interfaces now.
I bet Apple will put Firewire ports back on in rev. B.
Target Disk mode, Video cameras, tens of thousands of FW external drives etc.
Everyone is pissed. They'll put the ports back.