EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

My guess is that because G4 Macs and Powerbooks come with Firewire, MOTU has 
the intention of making Mac a higher priority than Intel.  Currently, most 
Intel machines do not come with Firewire, but it is an add-on card you buy 
for the PCI bus.  Some manufacturers (Sony, Toshiba) do include Firewire in 
their laptops and desktops.

Mark



>From: "HELP@..." <HELP@...>
>Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [exs] Re: Best Audio Card
>Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:03:09 -0400
>
>Firewire is a different matter altogether. This device (theoretically) has
>many advantages, and I've heard a lot about it (so far so good). Keep tabs
>on this product. I am not saying that the brand MOTU 2408 sucks by any
>means. I just don't suggest it over other solutions. I'm sure the 2408 is 
>as
>good as my VXPocket. Watch the reviews of the Firewire device for a solid
>response, but definitely don't generalize MOTU on a criticism of one device
>for ASIO. I may still test out the MOTU Firewire device before springing 
>for
>the Hammerfall-laptop solution. -Jer
>
> > From: "Toranaga" <toranaga@...>
> > Reply-To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:47:12 +0100
> > To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [exs] Re: Best Audio Card
> >
> > Hi,
> > I\ufffdm very interested (and sad) to hear about the MOTU issues, because I 
>was
> > strongly considering their new Firewire interface for my laptop.
> > I saw most of the upcoming new solutions for laptops at Musikmesse, the 
>MOTU
> > as well as the Hammerfall PCMCIA looked both very promising (not taking 
>in
> > account any experiences with drivers, support and general experience 
>with
> > the companies). The big advantage of the Hammerfall PCMCIA is of course 
>the
> > different breakout-boxes they will offer - for different connection 
>needs,
> > and apparently the PCMCIA-version uses the same tested driver the 
>"regular"
> > Hammerfall uses...
> > For Audio cards n general (not laptop): I\ufffdm personally very satisfied 
>with
> > my Midiman/M-Audio Delta1010 - although there apparently are some issues
> > with driver updates not taking in account the wishes of the users and
> > general support, the quality of the Delta series is excellent.
> > For info about the Alesis AI-3 look here:
> > http://www.alesis.com/products/ai3/index.html
> > The price for one unit (in Germany) is about 1300,-- - 1400,-- DEM.
> >
> > I would be interested in more opinions / infos about the MOTU Firewire,
> > Hammerfall PCMCIA, Emagic EMI 2|6 and other possibly good solutions for
> > laptop...
> >
> > Regards, Tora
> >
> >
> >
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