[MPA] USB v FireWire

[Colin McDonald]

Aha! So the chances are she's actually been using PCI in studios (but 
wouldn't necessarily be involved in the installation of studio 
computers/racks etc) and USB on the road. That makes sense to me.

I found M-Audio USB MIDI stuff less reliable than the old printer/modem 
port stuff so I suppose that's why I'm suspicious of USB audio.
That and never getting the Griffen iMic to work reliably! Thanks for 
the info.

Colin McDonald


On Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 22:10 Europe/London, Jay Shaffer wrote:

> It's just a matter of cost. the M-Audio audiophile is a $100 
> difference between USB and FW400.
> FW400 is the superior technology over USB. but not PCI.

>> Just one thing bothers me. The interfaces between the mics etc and 
>> the Macs are to be M-Audio USB. I would have thought it would be 
>> better to go FireWire, even if only to future-proof the 
>> installations. The engineer says she hasn't ever used FireWire audio 
>> (external HDs excepted).
>>
>> What do you guys think?