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 mer. 31 août 2005, 15:25
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Hello everybody,
I've been a random lurker here from time to time and I must say I got so much knoweldge I had to free up some space in my brain to make room for it. Very interesting threads and opinions/reviews, especially (for the these days) the one about the Firebox. I have a Powerbook 1.67Ghz 1Gb Ram with 2 Firewire800 drives connected (7200rpm and all that jazz) and Logic Pro 7.1 on Mac OS X 10.4.2 I was looking for a low budget audio card that works in this environment of mine and I ended up choosing between the Edirol FA66 and the Presonus Firebox. The FA66 is priced 320 euros here and the Firebox is 420. I noticed quite a bunch of people had problems with the Firebox: click/pops, syncing, midi etc. and I was wondering what could happen with my system and that audiocard. Both of those I mentioned above are class compliant no-drivers required but the FA66 seems a little more reliable, although no real reviews have been made yet. Bigger issue with the FA66 for me would be to have 1 mic pre that isn't mic/line switchable, while it seems that both pres on the Firebox are mic/line capable. This said..I would love to know what you people think about these audio cards..what's your latest experience? I know posts like these are a pain in the back and I read as much as I could about these two cards before posting, but I guess there might be an update from some you in this summer time. Is there anything I should be aware of, any behind-the-curtains ghost in these machines?  Thanks a lot in advance for this and the past knowledge-share I had so much interest and fun diving in! a|b -------------------- |
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mer. 31 août 2005, 18:34
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I would go with the firebox - i like mine. The problems that some mention are really no big deal. I run mine fine doing stuff on my powerbook 1.25GHz in panther. I use Logic 6.4 Pro and Max.
The only problem with the firebox is the cpu spikes it causes can lead to pops/clicks in some software on machines like ours (like not G5s). This generally does not happen in Logic, just in MaxMSP for me. I solved it though by using ProcessWizard to renice apps - make MaxMSP the most important and the Dock the least. That does it for me - works great. And the firebox has never failed me or given any trouble in any live situation or field recording i've used it for. Thats my two cents. peace -------------------- -Arvid •• Squish the Squid Productions, Modest Machine
•• digitally augmented trumpet, TOOB, flugelhorn, cracklebox, percussicube, no-input-mixers and Macbook Pro, 2.4 GHz 15", MacOS 10.5, MOTU Ultralite, Logic Studio 9, MaxMSP 5, JackOSX •• •• Electronic-experimental, jazz, digital instrument design, electronics, unique software and performance.•• |
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mer. 31 août 2005, 22:50
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Newbie Groupe : Members Messages : 2 Inscrit : 31 août 05 Lieu : Firenze - IT Membre no 69,384 |
Thanks Arvidtp,
I read your reports and opinions about the Firebox very carefully, thanks for sharing all those details: to me they've been definitely useful. I must say I feel more inclined to get a Firebox, we'll see I'll probably order it these days, then I shall add more feedback so that others can benefit
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