[RWP] off topic u a d apollo audio interface accessabilityunderwindows 7 or other high end audio interface recommendations?

[Chris Belle]

I think the higher mid level and 
higher end are still holding solid in fw, it's just that fw isn't included natively on mobos so much these days.

But if you get a name brand controler card, you won't have problems,
like siig or belkin,
and there are important technical reasons why fw has it over usb even today, the better usb devices from rme can get nice round trip latencies with asio but since usb can only go one way at a time, and isn't pier to pier like fw can be they have to do tricks, also fw can guarantee bandwidth two ways,
it was designed for audio from the git go.

Usb 3 devices haven't shown up yet, neither have thunderbolt, but time may change that,
the reason usb proliferated so much is the low end home market and they're cheap to make.

But you always have more issues with bus noise, and poorer perfornance.

There are only a few devices that really stand up to fw or card based connections with usb and they'll cost you plenty.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gordon Kent 
  To: Reapers Without Peepers 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [RWP] off topic u a d apollo audio interface accessabilityunderwindows 7 or other high end audio interface recommendations?


  Hi:
  I use the pcie had cards and have a lot of their  plugs.  Once you get through the registration process of the card itself, you can buy plugs and update your license.  The software for all the plugs is actually installed on your system and you can try them out for 30 days.  I use it with Sonar, but it would probably be even better with reaper because you would be able to access all the parameters at once instead of four at a time.  And the stuff sounds great.  Lots of great reverbs, channel strips, vintage echo devices and choruses, and tape decks and moog filters and a nice guitar amp simulator, they have a bass amp one too.  You really can't beat it.  I don't have the appollo series because I have enough audio interfaces around and firewire is kind of on its way out anyway, it's just too fickle and usb3 is becoming more viable.  I guess if I were doing a lot of live recording of bands and stuff, it might be nice to have the plugs monitored directly through the interface, but I don't even know if that would be accessible.  Their control meter and console is only accessible with OCR, and works better with nvda than jaws if you're comfortable with object navigation and have VMouse installed. 
  Gord
  On Aug 5, 2013, at 3:17 PM, David P Shortland <dragamilov at comcen.com.au> wrote:

  > Hi & Greetings from The Great Southern Land
  > 
  > Check out the Mackie Onyx range. Tis FireWire and starts with the 820i.
  > 
  > Does not need any fancy interface, almost just plug & play...
  > 
  > There are several of us on the list who have these desks...
  > 
  > Kind regards
  > 
  > David P Shortland
  > DragonScore  Productions
  > 
  > 
  > -----Original Message----- From: trahern culver
  > Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:14 AM
  > To: Reapers Without Peepers
  > Subject: [RWP] off topic u a d apollo audio interface accessability underwindows 7 or other high end audio interface recommendations?
  > 
  > hey all i know this is off topic but does any one know how accessible are fire wire u a d Apollo audio interfaces with windows 7? if there not please could some one recommend an alternative it must have a good complement of line ins and outs at least one good quality mike pre and inbuilt midi if possible the inbuilt midi is not really a deal raker though. your help with this question would be most welcome kind regards trahern.
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