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rafbzh « Avoid it like the plague »
Published on 03/18/11 at 03:27I wanted to use pro tools.
USE
You can't really talk about use.
OPERATION
First test with an old IBM laptop
It kind of worked. I blamed the PC for the sloppiness and malfunctioning.
I tried with more powerful computers and it never worked.
I tried several times during a 3-year period.
- On three or four different PCs (XP, Vista)
- I bought a firewire card (chipste TI) without success
- I actually ended up buying a Macbook specially for it. (OS 10.6 / 2.4GHz 2Gb RAM) it surely must be enough, I thought!!!
FAIL, FAIL, FAIL
But I remained optimistic.
I continued working with other setups, telling myself that someday I would get this machine working. A brand like Digidesign, a reference product like pro tools, the problem certainly had to do with me, because I didn't know what it took.
But I gave up. I'm exhausted.
Not even the money I paid for it is worth wrecking my head about it.
The soundcard can't be used with other software programs.
Today, the Digidesign site doesn't exist anymore and it was replaced by AVID.
Getting drivers or infos is more complicated every day.
Not to mention the hotline, which isn't free anymore.
I asked for help:
Back when the hotline was still free: The guys at the other end of the phone always managed to come up with something to win some time ("Download the update," "it might be your Firewire," "try Pro Tools 8").
The same happened with the store where I bought it. They tested the soundcard on one of their machines (a Mac) and it worked.
However, it never worked on my computers. Besides, I use lots of programs, audio, video, computer music... and everything works fairly well.
OVERALL OPINION
It's my worst purchase ever.
It was supposed to help me be more efficient. The result?
A waste of time, energy, money, loss of hair and lots of frustration.
I don't think there's anything more to do than to put it back in its box and throw it away. I wouldn't even dare sell it secondhand, it's a hot potato.
USE
You can't really talk about use.
OPERATION
First test with an old IBM laptop
It kind of worked. I blamed the PC for the sloppiness and malfunctioning.
I tried with more powerful computers and it never worked.
I tried several times during a 3-year period.
- On three or four different PCs (XP, Vista)
- I bought a firewire card (chipste TI) without success
- I actually ended up buying a Macbook specially for it. (OS 10.6 / 2.4GHz 2Gb RAM) it surely must be enough, I thought!!!
FAIL, FAIL, FAIL
But I remained optimistic.
I continued working with other setups, telling myself that someday I would get this machine working. A brand like Digidesign, a reference product like pro tools, the problem certainly had to do with me, because I didn't know what it took.
But I gave up. I'm exhausted.
Not even the money I paid for it is worth wrecking my head about it.
The soundcard can't be used with other software programs.
Today, the Digidesign site doesn't exist anymore and it was replaced by AVID.
Getting drivers or infos is more complicated every day.
Not to mention the hotline, which isn't free anymore.
I asked for help:
Back when the hotline was still free: The guys at the other end of the phone always managed to come up with something to win some time ("Download the update," "it might be your Firewire," "try Pro Tools 8").
The same happened with the store where I bought it. They tested the soundcard on one of their machines (a Mac) and it worked.
However, it never worked on my computers. Besides, I use lots of programs, audio, video, computer music... and everything works fairly well.
OVERALL OPINION
It's my worst purchase ever.
It was supposed to help me be more efficient. The result?
A waste of time, energy, money, loss of hair and lots of frustration.
I don't think there's anything more to do than to put it back in its box and throw it away. I wouldn't even dare sell it secondhand, it's a hot potato.