![]() ![]() ![]() I get nothing out of this, for the record Rain actually hopes you’ll get this card with one of their laptops, but I’m just as curious to hear how it works on other machines. I’ll report back.Ģ Port FireWire Express Card (formerly ADS Tech PYRO1394a) I’ve also seen a cheap (US$30) card floating around some random Internet vendors it’s so cheap, I’m probably going to buy one just to see if it works. Now, your mileage may vary depending on the chipset in your laptop, but based on what I’ve been hearing, this looks like a good option. Speaking of Rain Recording, Rain is about the only vendor I’ve found that offers a 2-port FireWire ExpressCard known to work well with audio interfaces. The chipset in the controller and in the laptop can have an impact, but having a TI (Texas Instruments) controller in your ExpressCard seems to be a good start. Multichannel FireWire interfaces work beautifully with the proper drivers and controller, but get some element of that equation wrong, and you may find your high-end interface is rendered unusable (think glitches and dropouts). ExpressCard slots on new Mac and PC notebooks look tantalizing, but buyer beware: adding FireWire audio can be perilous. ![]()
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