Except that it is USB, not firewire.
Is anyone using a
cardbus (PCMCIA) Firewire/USB adaptor? You plug it into your PCMCIA
slot and you get both USB 2.0 and firewire. It's not an audio card, but a I/O
converter or adaptor.
Kris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:29
PM
Subject: Re: Firewire/USB 2.0 Adaptors
for M-Audio Firewire Solo
Hi Kris,
I just acquired a Tascam us122.
2 in 2 out, XLR/line or hi impedance guitar,
direct monitoring, phantom power xlr, usb and - no power
supply!!
24 bit - bloody marvelous - its my main card
now
Oh and
MIDI too!!!!!
G
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:48
PM
Subject: Firewire/USB 2.0 Adaptors for
M-Audio Firewire Solo
While we're on this topic. I am thinking of
getting the m-Audio Firewire Solo as input for my guitar, not because I
don't like my Echo Indio IO card, but because I'd like the option of having
an actual mic XLR and as well as 1/4 inch inputs. However, my notebook
doesn't have firewire, only USB 2.0.
Can anyone else make any
recommendations?
Kris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 2:02
PM
Subject: Re: Sample sound clip from
my notebook computer system
Ted, the trick is to build your computer
system on the side so that you don't have to go without full functioning
system for any period of time...then you can transition slowly into the
notebook system. Once you get your notebook computer and sound card,
then we can help you build a basic system for very low cost. Get an
inexpensive VST host like Chainer, EnergyXT, or Plogue Bidule (all less
than $100), and then take advantage of the thousands of free VST effects
out there. You will be amazed at how many effects you can replace in
your hardware system with just free VSTs...astounding.
...then, once you get that basic notebook
system up and running, you can start selling one hardware effect at a time
to purchase more expensive and higher quality VST effects and hosts.
You could buy sophisticated VST effect systems like Reaktor, PSP84 and
PSP42, Pluggo, Hipno, etc. And you could get more sophisticated
VST hosts, like MAX/MSP, if you choose. Next thing
you know, you have gradually replaced every cell in your guitar system
body with a new cell...hope you like the analogy.
So, there is a relatively easy way to make
the transition without it being too painful, radical, or
costly.
Kris
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 1:51
PM
Subject: Re: Sample sound clip from
my notebook computer system
Jeff,
On Jul 22, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Jeff Kaiser
wrote:
Ted: Sell your gear. Buy a laptop.
I
might just yet . . . however, I have a track record of selling off
bunches of perfectly good gear from time to time in order to afford
getting the "latest greatest" thing (ya know it's true) and then
about 3/4 of the time I wind up being so disappointed with the new
stuff and wishin' I hadn't that it's
sorta heartbreaking.
After 43 years of playing I finally have
a set of sounds I like, I finally sound like myself (I think). And I
still have the depth in what gear I have to learn new things -- room
for growth. Yes, hauling gear is a pain, but giving up that other
aspect (my personal sound) for the total unknown is a daunting
proposition that will probably have to take some significant other
motivating factor to get me to give in, turn loose, whatever. Pain
is a good motivator . . . but so far it's only
pain.
Peace,
tEd ® kiLLiAn
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better, but better is always
different"
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