 PowerBooks, Firewire & Music - how?, advice on making connections, please |
 dim. 1 juil. 2001, 09:37
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I use a PowerBook G4/400 MHz and would like to create a home studio. I have a good mic with a jack and intend to buy keyboards with a Midi connection. How do I configure things so that I can use the FireWire port instead of the USB? Does anybody know? I know Yamaha makes an interface but I read that it's not compatible with the G4. Can anyone confirm that?
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lun. 2 juil. 2001, 06:18
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I don't know about the Yamaha device, but I would use USB for MIDI (Roland, MIDIman & others make the interfaces) and Firewire for audio. Alternatively, there is a PC card from Digigram called the VXPocket with very high quality audio inputs. I don't know how much you're planning to spend, but if you don't mind being limited to 2 audio channels, I believe both Roland & Tascam make combination MIDI/audio boxes on USB in the $500 - $600 range. OTOH, a MOTU828 ( firewire audio w/18 channels) and a good basic MIDI interface will run you about $900. If you're not buying right now, things are changing rapidly in this area - many new USB and Firewire devices are scheduled to appear by year's end. As the market fills with choices the cost should come down.
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