Thought of this. Don't really have the room and I sort of want something portable. I'm not a full-time AE by any means. I just do this for fun with my band.
Firewire to USB?!
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Thought of this. Don't really have the room and I sort of want something portable. I'm not a full-time AE by any means. I just do this for fun with my band.
C-Martin
Member
Just return it while you still have a chance to do it. Get another one that has Firewire port or a Express Card slot. The express card slot would almost be better since you could get a firewire card with a TI chip instead of the crap most Laptops have in them.
Don't wait too long and regret it, do it now while you still can. I would've done it immediately as soon as i found out.
Don't wait too long and regret it, do it now while you still can. I would've done it immediately as soon as i found out.
guitarguru777
Member
Get rid of it and buy something with a Express Slot.
Seriously I have a toshiba WITH an express slot and my Saffire pro40 doesnt work with it AT ALL no matter what expansion card I used. Toshibas just SUCK
C-Martin
Member
That's really odd.. So the laptop won't recognize the Saffire at all? I'm being given a Toshiba laptop soon and it has an express slot, i was planning on using it for some mobile recording but now this has me worried. Still im getting it for free so there is no loss for me.
To the OP, i would definitely return it and get something else then. Don't waste your money on something you didn't want. You'll end up regretting it and you'll never truly be satisfied with it.
guitarguru777
Member
No it does not. I have tried 5 different types of Expansion cards all with TI chipsets and the Toshiba wont recognize the Saffire at all.
C-Martin
Member
Wow that fucking blows.. Guess i'll have to save up for a real laptop then lol Thanks for info dude.
Just out of curiosity, what model is yours?
guitarguru777
Member
The Pro 40 works on my Toshiba Satellite A500 17x. Though I do have to disable the video card, wifi and the battery in hardware devices for some reason, and also restart the computer with the expresscard plugged in.Then it works fine.
ParsonsMatt
Alas, Tyranny
guitarguru777
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C-Martin
Member
To me this doesn't make sense. He already has a good interface capable of everything he will probably ever need, so why get rid of it? Selling the profire for something USB will probably end up making him loose a bit of money and downgrading his interface. The Laptop is still new and he still has a chance to return it and exchange it for something else that would be best for his needs.
rfahey86
Death Be Not Proud
I don't know if the actual recording quality would be any different, but I think you would notice higher latency with USB. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this.
AdamWathan
Member
USB is actually capable of lower latencies than FireWire, some of the newer USB interfaces are better choices for even people who DO have FireWire ports.
If I recall correctly, the M-Audio Fast Track Ultra 8 and the RME UFX and UC are the best performing non-PCI interfaces on the market currently as far as latency goes. I would switch to a UFX from my ProFire in a heart beat and only use the USB connection.
