EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 10:01 am -0600 30/12/04, Julie Larson wrote:
>Thanks Hans,
>I'm sorry. My message was ambiguous.  I understand what you're saying. 
>I'm not sure if I understand what Gareth was saying.
>
>Gareth wrote
>
>  >I have Hammerfall Cardbus and Fireface
>   >
>   >I get better performance out of the Cardbus system (I can run more
>   >complex mixes on it...)
>
>I understood Gareth to say that he was getting better performance with
>his PCMCIA cardbus interface than his 800 Fireface interface.  I'm
>trying to determine if the inferior firewire performance he is
>experiencing is caused by running his firewire interface on the same
>bus as his hard drives.....or if PCMCIA is just better in his
>experience?
>
>I really appreciate all the help.
>
>Julie
>
>
>
>
>>   Sorry, you misunderstood. I was suggesting exactly the opposite.
>>
>>   Again:
>>
>>   Buy a FW interface and run it of the internal built-in FW port
>>
>>   Get a cheap $40 PCMCIA FW controller (this is a little card that will
>>   add more FW ports to the PCMCIA) and run the drives there.
>>
>>   If I'm still not clear, please ask again.
>>
>>   Cheers
>  >  Hans

Hans is certainly giving good advice - and I purchased a PC card 
Firewire Interface so I could get more Firewire busses

However I *still* find that I get better performance out of the 
Hammerfall Cardbus Interface

Perhaps the Driver for the Hammerfall is more efficient?

I should add that I am really pushing the capabilities of the system 
here - running 48+ tracks and more on my laptop as well as a TC 
Powercore and loads of internal processing.

I would like to use the Fireface for this work (more i/o and future 
orientated) but I did extensive testing at the start of the 2 LP 
mixing projects I am doing right now and could not get the same 
performance out of the Fireface as out of my old Hammerfall/CardBus

As always others may report a different experience.
-- 
Best Regards,
Gareth Jones

http://www.garethjones.com