On 10/24/09 11:57 AM, Geoff Black of [email protected] sent
>
> Pre Sonus make a good firewire interface for midi. Firewire 400 and
> SPDIF plus live instrument inputs - mixer - with 48v mic input booster.
> I use it on CME keyboard - works on G4 MDD and Tiger - also runs on
> G5 quad.
>
> Rgds Geoff b
> On 24 Oct 2009, at 5:15 PM, John Niven wrote:
>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Paul Kemner <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Midi would be faster.
>>
>> This is a timely reply, Paul. I was just going to ask a question.
>>
>> I'm an Ableton Live user. My "studio" setup is XP PC based because
>> it was available, and I needed something that would take the 5V PCI
>> interface card for an M-Audio Delta 1010 audio/midi interface. This
>> all works fine and because I ONLY use XP with the one program, it
>> doesn't get in the way. The midi timing is always perfect.
>>
>> But I need an additinal mobile setup. I had hoped to use my trusty
>> 12" G4 867MHz Aluminum PowerBook, at least for just driving my midi
>> sound modules (I'm old-school), which shouldn't take much CPU power.
>>
>> I bought a Turtle beach USB midi interface (One in, one out) which
>> works but the timing goes off sporadically. I was wondering if this
>> is because it's only a usb 1.1 interface on the PowerBook or if it
>> was a CPU power issue, or just a bad interface. The interface just
>> uses the built-in Apple drivers (Tiger).
>>
>> The shame is that the PB has a FW400 interface which would be MUCH
>> faster so if it's just the usb speed then a FireWire midi interface
>> would be great. But I can't find one that isn't an Audio/midi
>> interface which is more than I need.
>>
>> Is anybody else doing this sort of thing? Anybody got any
>> recommendations for a FireWire Audio/midi interface (but mainly for
>> the midi)? I'd love to press the old PB G4 but into regular use.
>>
>> Cheers, Paul
For what its worth,
PreSonus and M-Audio are your best bets for a small FW interface, esp. if
money is an issue, and if you're hoping to match the specs of your G4
PowerBook. FireWire interfaces will (always I bet) have audio connectivity
(not just MIDI) which of course ramps up the price (to $300 plus - the
cheapest I could find was a PreSonus "FireBox" for under $200-TC Electronics
makes a "Desktop Konnekt 6" for the samew price - the rest are over $300).
Since timing is an issue for MIDI, and you mentioned really targeting MIDI
use over audio, consider just trying a USB 2.0 interface to see if you like
one (they are much better than 1.1 units), and if you do, save yourself a
load of cash.
Just my 2ยข worth.
Regards,
Dana
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