Can I use this to connect a firewire mixer to my laptop through usb 2.0 or 3.0?
318012
Not really.Your laptop needs to have an Express Card slot.I'm afraid most new laptops dont have one.
318013
No you can not connect firewire to any sort USB ports. Fire wire and Usb are two different dinosaurs. Fire wire sends a signal kinda like this [-------------------------------------------] [-------------------------------------------] where usb sends signals like this [---] [---] [---] [---] While there are some supposed USB to PCMCIA or even Express Card adapters on the market. You can not use a Firewire card in such adaptor, because the same signal issues. You have a USB BUS and also a PCI bus that interface with an Express Card slot or PCMCIA slot. Firewire HAS to interface with the PCI aspect of it. Due to the way the firewire sends its signal. It just will not work. Trust me on this one. For Laptops with such Express Card slots try an older Dell E latitude series. There is also a handful of laptops out there if you search hard enough for such slots, and or still have A T.I. Firewire chipset built in. They are getting harder to find, and they are much more $$$ than the average consumer laptop sadly. The fact is people who use firewire devices are far and few between. So Hopefully manufactures of Audio devices will adapt to the USB 3.0 or the future the USB 4.0 (not out yet) instead of firewire. for an attempt at lossy formats.
701789
Correct. FireWire is only used for connecting a camcorder or external hard drive.
37427
I don't know - I stopped using this drive due to unreliable communication with the host computer. I never got the Firewire to work, and the USB often requires many attempts before the drive connects.
211929
This is a stand alone mixer. It does not interface on it's own. You could route output to via a seperate interface to laptop but it doesn't contain a native interface itself
683668
It has two Firewire 800 ports in the back. Though it will also accept one USB.
1225866
Just the stereo mix. I just purchased the ProFX8 and spoke to Mackie about this same issue. Mackie makes a more expensive (about $500) Firewire mixer that will separate all channels. However, it's my understanding that Firewire is on its way out and everything is going to USB 3. I believe that in the near future there will be a large selection of such mixers at low cost.
877549
For USB you need 2.0 USB Type A to Mini B Male to Male 5 PIN and for firwirewire you need 4-pin to 6-pin.
997162
Can't be 100% sure but I see no reason it wouldn't work unless there is an issue with Windows 8. We use Windows 7 connecting a Presonus audio interface using Studio One software and it has been working great since we purchased the firewire card.
1191642
I have another XLR cable that goes to my interface (a gizmo that has six ins and outs both XLR and standard instrument "phone" jacks). To hook that interface up to the computer there is a Firewire cable. It has a Firewire plug on both ends. There is no such animal as a XLR to USB or Firewire. The XLR is a patch cord while USB (or Firewire) carry power and data. My interface is called a Presonus Firebox. I've had it a long time and it works pretty well. Line 6 has some good interfaces too. I am really liking that Behringer pre amp. It's well worth the $50
1362535
No, this drive enclosure does not convert from USB 3 to Firewire. It either operates as USB or Firewire. When using Firewire, it provides a pass thru port to daisy chain other Firewire devices.
1010670
Yes you can use both. However, you may an adapter for the firewire. The LaCie runs on 2.0 even though it is equipped for 3.0 just fine. Currently, I am running my 17in MacBook Pro with thunderbolt and firewire since I have two external hard drives plugged in. Before Thunderbolt, I just used firewire and my 2.0 USB.
1814001
I have no idea whether or not works with a firewire. I use mine with usb3 and a pc. My son uses one with a mac and usb2 w/o problems.
906380
Yes, basically. Plugging in the USB cable will set up a new USB audio output in Windows 7/8, and you could use that device for anything really. But the output is limited to 48kzh / 16-bit if that matters to you. It is designed so that you would use the USB device as your "default communications device" and then plug in a digital or analog cable and set that device as the "default device" for other applications. You would lose partial mixer functionality using it in this way.
1138776
Yes, use the usb3 port on the drive left of the firewire portshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154548
653134
It did not work with my firewire device, but that was trying to transfer high grade audio, so USB 2.0 may not been able to handle the amount of data I was trying to send it. It was a gamble when I bought it, and the package specifically shows a camera to USB as a compatible device, so it may be worth a few bucks to try it out. No way to know if the drivers will work and the device will be recognized without trying, but for a few bucks, it may be worth rolling the dice.
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make sure this is not software limitation. most audio and video production software cannot use more than 1 interface at a time, so it might not be a problem with the card, but the program itself. I personally have never had to plug in more than 1 FireWire device, so can't comment on the card's ability to do this.
24075
No there is no firewire port on here - most computers today (past two years have removed firewire).Built in audio is excellent for a laptop - There are only 3 USB ports that's the only downside - but you can be very, very cheaply usb hub - other then that I highly recommend this laptop for the money