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Dr. Wiggy
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  		   Posted 10/24/2012 6:58 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I'm about to buy one of the new iMacs, but I'm a bit disappointed that FireWire has been ditched. I've currently got a Roland Edirol FA-66, a FireWire-powered MIDI and audio interface. It's got 6 audio inputs and 6 outputs, plus MIDI. It doesn't need any drivers as it is designed for OS X's CoreAudio and CoreMIDI.

Can anyone recommend a roughly similar piece of kit that runs on USB? I know some things have had a patchy record with Finale, so I'd probably want to avoid those.

The Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 looks quite nice. Anyone tried one of those?
MOTU Audio Express also seems similar. Weren' there problems with MOTU and Finale? Or are they all fixed?

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  		   Posted 10/24/2012 8:13 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Not answering your question directly, but wouldn't you be able to use the Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter (cost £25) with your present Audio/Midi set-up should you prefer to go on using it?

Before too long, I'll need to up-grade most of my computer equipment and software, so I have begun to note some of the options.

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  		   Posted 10/24/2012 9:12 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I have just replaced my Edirol FA-101 with a MOTU Audio Express (4 audio in, 4 out I think, 1 midi in, 1 midi out) and I am pleased, it is reliable. USB 2 and Firewire 400. I use it on USB, AC powered.

Michel
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Dr. Wiggy
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  		   Posted 10/24/2012 9:26 AM (GMT -6)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
David Ward said...
Not answering your question directly, but wouldn't you be able to use the Apple Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter (cost £25) with your present Audio/Midi set-up should you prefer to go on using it?

Perhaps. That adaptor adapts to a FW800, and I would then want to use an adaptor to FW400 to connect my Cinema Display's FW hub, giving me access to 2 FW ports for my G-Drive and the Roland Audio interface. I'm expecting that may not be without some problems. I was also hoping to use two external monitors from the Thunderbolt ports!

One of the beauties of FireWire was that many devices were bus-powered. USB 2 seems to provide some bus-power, but not as much. Hence the 2-USB plugged hard drives. Most of the USB Audio interfaces require a power lead at a much lower level of complexity than the FireWire equivalent. There don't seem to be (m)any USB3 audio interfaces yet, and I don't know whether USB3 is any better for power.
The other reason I like the Roland box is that it requires NO drivers. Finding a similar piece of kit that needs no drivers, is bus-powered and with a similar number of input/outputs is proving tricky.

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Finale 2012c, 2Ghz iMac (10.7.5); 2Ghz MacBook, (10.8.2)
Edirol FA-66; M-Audio Oxygen 61; Yamaha PSR-410, HP Laserjet 5200 DTN
Ancient Groove Music www.ancientgroove.co.uk

Post Edited (Wiggy) : 10/24/2012 9:30:43 AM (GMT-5)

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