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From: Zeek Duff [zkduff@...]
Date: Mon 02/25/2002 12:51 PM
Subject: [LUG]  RE: [OT] Any mLAN systems out there?

> Original Message:
>   Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 16:33:48 -0800
>   From: "Neil Goldstein" <ngold@...>
> Subject: RE: [OT] Any mLAN systems out there?
>
> You're confusing a firewire-connected audio system with a new
protocol.
>
> Others can elaborate better than I can.
>
> I have an 828 and AW4416 using ADAT litepipe. Aside from mLan not
being out
> yet, I tried to see but don't see the advantages of mLan over this
setup.

Hi Neil,
Nope, not confusing it at all.  According to the MOTU site, the 828 IS
Firewire spec. http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/828/body.html

And, the 896 is also Firewire and just started shipping.
http://www.motu.com/english/motuaudio/896/body.html

Also, the Metric Halo Mobile i/o is Firewire, as well.
http://www.mhlabs.com/home.html

AFAIK, these three devices are the only ones shipping at this point in
time that use the IEEE1394 or "Firewireô" protocol.  The MOTU devices
use their own (for lack of a better term) "internal protocol" for
converting to/from Firewire, and the Metric Halo device uses Digital
Harmony's "internal protocol" in the same way.  The Yamaha mLAN started
out to be it's own protocol and BECAME Firewire compatible sometime last
year I believe, but isn't shipping to the public, yet.

As far as I'm concerned, the MLAN card is of the most interest, because
it's an affordable solution for those thousands of users who already own
a Yamaha mixer like the O1v and/or O2r, and it's my impression the same
card will work in both mixers as well as their AW recorder(s).  The
"advantage" is going straight into the computer without using some
"other" interface for either audio OR MIDI if you already own the mixer,
or in your case, the AW.  I've been using an O1v for about a year to get
everything into Logic Audio, even using the S/PDIF digital between a
Roland VS and the Yamaha to get the VS tracks into Logic Audio, but I'm
stuck with doing two at a time with no PCI slots left for an additional
audio card.  My MIDI interface goes into the printer port, and requires
my moving a cable to use the printer, and back for MIDI.  The mLAN card
is THE perfect solution...

So, the original question's answer is then of course, "no, not yet."  :)

Regards,
...z


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