Get a better performance with audio interface?
Hi all.
I got a silly question. I run Logic 7 on a Powerbook G4 12" with 1.33 Ghz and (only) 768 Mb RAM and a (hard to built in) 160 Gb Harddrive.
After having often the "Disk is too slow..." message I was thinking about buying a external audio interface (presonus firebox).
My simple question is: does an external audio interface give Logic (or CoreAudio) more free DSP-Power? So that maybe I got a better performance? Or do I need to get something like a TC Powercore Firewire?
An answer would be great ... otherwise I have to sell my nice and small 12incher and buy an Intelbook ...
Thanks. Frank.
Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.8)
A new audio interface won't help.
You should start by getting an external 7200 RPM Firewire drive to put your audio on. That right there will help, especially with higher track counts.
Secondly, get more RAM. 768 of RAM is borderline for Logic. I always recommend at least 1 gig. Go ahead and max out that Powerbook to 2 gig of RAM, if you can.
All that to say, an Intel mac would be a huge improvement over the Powerbook. And if you do go that route, still get an external FW drive for audio, and as much RAM as you can afford.
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(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen) -
GarageBand`11 with audio interface
Is it possible to send through a audio interface a click track to the drummer headphones and the rest of the tracks to the PA´s?. We need that to live performance, so de click track not to be listened by de audience
I know thats possible with other software but I´m using GB and I wonder if it´s also possible with it.
Thx
Manuraitanin wrote:
Is it possible to send through a audio interface a click track to the drummer headphones and the rest of the tracks to the PA´s?.
you would need to pan the click track to one side (e.g. left) and everything else to the other side (e.g. right)
GB only offers two channel-OUT -
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After I install "OS X Lion" from "Mac App Store" system can't find my audio interface ("Creative E-MU 0404 USB"), I see Audio Card in System Profiler, but it doesn't apear in "System Preference - Audio".
Also, "Creative Proffessional Software" doesn't run under Lion, because it's a "PowerPC" application, but I install update from June, 2010.
Is it possible that driver was written for "PPC", and now "Lion" doesn't support it, and what should I do?Quite frankly, having to switch to 32-bit mode, to use My 0404 Audio interface, that is btw still being sold alongside competitor interfaces in the same price range (From Cakewalk, Tascam etc. etc.), that have OS X Lion (or at least intel native) drivers that allow their cards to be used with maximum efficiency, is completely unacceptable.
I wrote the tech support, and (like everyone else I've heard about) I got a copy/paste answer, saying that the tech-supporters in E-MU had no idea what the plans of the development team were, in regards to updating the drivers for the E-MU 0404.
Here's the reply I got from them, when I tried to get some clarity on all of this:
Thomas,
We are sorry to inform you at this time Technical Support has not been informed by product development, as to when
OSX Lion drivers will be available. Technical support is not the place where E-MU discusses or discloses upcoming
product development or non released features and functions. That is done via marketing, usually through an official
press release, and usually done at a trade show event and/or posted on our website.
Please remember the more information you provide, including previous correspondence in your mail, helps in troubleshooting and solving the problem you are experiencing.
Thank You
Casey
EMU Systems
Don't forget to check out http://www.EMU.com for your latest drivers, and updates, and EMU Products. E-MU is now featured on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/user/EMUsupport and FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/EMUSystems
and I don't blame the tech-support. The entire thing has been thrown on their shoulders, as E-MU seemingly couldn't give enough of a !#€% to even update them about the situation.
I suppose this problem could have been averted a loooooooong time ago, by simply updating the drivers for the unit, when Apple went Intel (I suppose the 0404 is pre 2005, when Apple changed to Intel Architecture? If not, this is even more of an outrage).
As many others, the fact that the drivers were PPC and not Intel makes me wonder if I've been running the interface all this time, with un-needed latency.
This is definitely the last time I buy anything from E-MU, or Creative for that matter. -
Firewire problems with audio interface
Hi, I have a problem with the firewire connection of my Power Mac G4: I have a Tascam FW-1884 audio interface and when I turn it on, the firewire led (that should be always turned on for the correct working of the machine) after a pair of seconds turns off and doesn't work at all..
Here's what my system console says if helps..
===== Thu Jan 12 2006 ===== 09:44:12 Europe/Rome =====
Jan 12 09:44:20 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: init (1 of 1)
Jan 12 09:44:20 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: start 1.2.1 (instances 1)
Jan 12 09:44:21 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: message 0xE00087D2 for 0x12060000
Jan 12 09:44:23 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: HandleWatchdogTimer: prefs daemon relaunched
Jan 12 09:44:24 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: newUserClient
Jan 12 09:44:24 localhost kernel: TASCAM User Client: start
Jan 12 09:44:24 localhost kernel: TASCAM User Client: clientMemoryForType
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: High speed bus detected
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FinishStartup: FW884MacXDevice (216812)
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: Driver Register Version 0x00000014
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884REGISTERVERSION 0x00000014
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884FPGAVERSION 0x00010031
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884ARMVERSION 0x000100B7
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884HARDWAREVERSION 0x00030000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884HARDWARESERIAL 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884GUIDMSB 0x00022EFF
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884GUIDLSB 0xFE800000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mRegBaseAddress 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mNodeNum 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mGenerationNumber 0x0000000E
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mlocalNodeNum 0x00000001
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mMIDIReceiveHi 0x00000002
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: FW1884DeviceHandlePlugIn mMIDIReceiveLo 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: initHardware
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: createAudioEngine
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM Audio Engine: init (1)
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM Audio Engine: start (3)
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM Audio Engine: initHardware (3)
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM Audio Engine: performFormatChange
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM Audio Engine: performFormatChange
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New RECORD_ISOCHANNEL 0x00000001
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New RECORD_ISOSPEED 0x00000002
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New PLAYBACK_ISOCHANNEL 0x00000002
Jan 12 09:44:29 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: DoStartAudioTransfers w/resync
Jan 12 09:44:30 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: Input stream stopped (B)
Jan 12 09:44:30 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:30 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000200
Jan 12 09:44:31 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed ReadRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:31 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000200
Jan 12 09:44:31 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New RECORD_ISOCHANNEL 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:31 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:31 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000204
Jan 12 09:44:32 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed ReadRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:32 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000204
Jan 12 09:44:32 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New RECORD_ISOSPEED 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:32 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:32 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x0000020C
Jan 12 09:44:33 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed ReadRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:33 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x0000020C
Jan 12 09:44:33 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: New PLAYBACK_ISOCHANNEL 0x00000000
Jan 12 09:44:33 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:33 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x0000022C
Jan 12 09:44:34 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:34 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000214
Jan 12 09:44:34 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:34 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000218
Jan 12 09:44:35 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:35 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x0000021C
Jan 12 09:44:35 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: * Failed WriteRegisterLong 0xE00002D6
Jan 12 09:44:35 localhost kernel: TASCAM FW1884 Audio Device: at 0x00000228
I've tried running the same interface on my i-book (with the same drivers installed on the powermac) and all was good..
Anyone can help me?
Thanks =)
power mac G4 quicksilver 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) i-book G4 1,25Ghz
power mac G4 quicksilver 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) i-book G4 1,25Ghz
power mac G4 quicksilver 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) i-book G4 1,25Ghz
power mac G4 quicksilver 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) i-book G4 1,25Ghz
power mac G4 quicksilver 800Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) i-book G4 1,25GhzOn both computers I have only one account, the fw cable is always the same..
I have purchased a new cable and I'm testing it..
Another thing to say is that the fw port number 2 is generally working better than 1.. I mean, while port 1 never loads my tascam (the computer firewire connection is always loaded succesfully on both ports) port 2 sometimes works.. well this can't be called stability at all =)
Sometimes reastarting computer, unplugging cables etc can help starting succesfully a new session.. I've already resetted PMU but no progress..
All these things don't last longer than one session.. -
Movie Clips Actions Get Out Of Synch With Audio
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My swf file doesn't seem that big, about 2.2MB and my move clips aren't that complex, although up to three levels deep.
My version is Flash 8 Professional and my laptop was on the high end about 18 months ago.
Am I missing something or expecting too much from Flash?
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Mike (who seems to know enough to be dangerous) -
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Hello,
I am a sound engineer and I use my macbook to record music with external audio interfaces such as the digi002 and the digi003 by Digidesign and with the related Pro Tools software which, as you probably know, is the best software for audio recording and is known as the worldwide standard for it.
As my actual macbook is now 4 years old, I was impatiently waiting for the macbook update but I was really astonished when I've seen that apple decided to delete the firewire port on the new model.
This bizarre choice makes the new model incompatible with all the professional audio cards by Digidesign avoiding the use of Pro Tools on these notebooks and forcing me and my colleagues to switch to pcs (or to macbooks pro, if you can afford spending more than the double...).
Can I (we) hope in a sort of new update reintegrating the firewire port which, I say it once again, is fundamental for us in order to continue using macbooks in our job as sound engineers?
Thanks,
Sincerely,
FrancescoThe subject has been covered here in multiple threads already. The best way to submit feedback to Apple is through this web page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbook.html
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Help needed with audio interface
need help regarding setting up a small studio at home, i have a 13'inch macbook pro, if anybody here can help me with what all i need?
i am planning to buy Focusrite 2i2 audio interface with MXL 990 condenser microphone and alesis Q61 usb keyboard.
my question is should i go for 2i2 or 2i4 (which has a midi in/out option)
i m low on budget so if anybody can suggest me or recommend any other products, ill be grateful
regardsneed help regarding setting up a small studio at home, i have a 13'inch macbook pro, if anybody here can help me with what all i need?
i am planning to buy Focusrite 2i2 audio interface with MXL 990 condenser microphone and alesis Q61 usb keyboard.
my question is should i go for 2i2 or 2i4 (which has a midi in/out option)
i m low on budget so if anybody can suggest me or recommend any other products, ill be grateful
regards -
Recording with audio interface FCA 202 Behringer
Recording from mixing board through audio interface and was wondering how to record new track and listen to the other tracks at same time to play to? I know I want to use headphones but where do I plug headphones into? tried coming off of computer and did not work. Could come off of audio interface but that would probley give me just my sound going to the computer. Not quite sure of the signal pattern I need to set up?... Do I patch another cable out of the interface to the board and listen with headphones off the board. Not sure if the audio interface works in 2 diffrent directions at once thru the firewire cable..
You choose the output in Garageband > Preferences > Audio Midi. Just choose built in output and monitor from your mac.
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