|
DMala |
|
Sleep is overrated
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reged: 05/09/05
|
|
Posts: 3989
|
|
Loc: Waltham, MA
|
|
|
|
Send PM
|
|
Re: Question for you audio production people
02/10/12 05:31 PM
|
|
|
> Hell no. FireWire will give far better performance than USB2 because there's no host
> CPU overhead. USB2 will invariably get you pops and lost samples sooner or later.
> FireWire supports device-initiated DMA and isochronous mode managed entirely by the
> controller. That's why the devices cost more. Native USB3 devices have many of the
> advantages of FireWire, but it has to be a native USB3 device connected to a USB3
> port - if either end is USB2 you lose the advantages.
It's all true, and in a typical home studio setup it doesn't make a bit of difference. Maybe on an ancient, underpowered machine, or if you're pushing the CPU to the limit with giant, orchestral softsynth projects, but for 10-20 tracks, a few softsynths, and some plugins, USB 2.0 works just fine. Crackles and dropped samples are far more likely to be due to bad drivers or flakiness on the host side.
|
|
Index 
Flat 
Re: Question for you audio production people
Reply
Re: Hmmmm, what about this unit?
