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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I think the higher mid level and </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>higher end are still holding solid in fw, it's just
that fw isn't included natively on mobos so much these days.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But if you get a name brand controler card, you
won't have problems,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>like siig or belkin,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>it was designed for audio from the git
go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Usb 3 devices haven't shown up yet, neither have
thunderbolt, but time may change that,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>the reason usb proliferated so much is the low end
home market and they're cheap to make.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But you always have more issues with bus noise, and
poorer perfornance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>There are only a few devices that really stand up
to fw or card based connections with usb and they'll cost you
plenty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dbmusic@cybernex.net href="mailto:dbmusic@cybernex.net">Gordon
Kent</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=rwp@reaaccess.com
href="mailto:rwp@reaaccess.com">Reapers Without Peepers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 13, 2013 8:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RWP] off topic u a d apollo
audio interface accessabilityunderwindows 7 or other high end audio interface
recommendations?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi:<BR>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. <BR>Gord<BR>On
Aug 5, 2013, at 3:17 PM, David P Shortland <<A
href="mailto:dragamilov@comcen.com.au">dragamilov@comcen.com.au</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR>> Hi & Greetings from The Great Southern Land<BR>>
<BR>> Check out the Mackie Onyx range. Tis FireWire and starts with the
820i.<BR>> <BR>> Does not need any fancy interface, almost just plug
& play...<BR>> <BR>> There are several of us on the list who have
these desks...<BR>> <BR>> Kind regards<BR>> <BR>> David P
Shortland<BR>> DragonScore Productions<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>
-----Original Message----- From: trahern culver<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, August
06, 2013 2:14 AM<BR>> To: Reapers Without Peepers<BR>> Subject: [RWP]
off topic u a d apollo audio interface accessability underwindows 7 or other
high end audio interface recommendations?<BR>> <BR>> 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.<BR>>
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