All user reviews of 5/5 for the M-Audio Firewire 410

Nothing more to say than the other

UTILIZATION

Simple, just follow the instructions (and especially not connect aveant we tell you!)

GETTING STARTED

DO NOT USE WITH OR EQUIPMENT NEC MOTHERBOARD VIA IS INCONSISTENT. Just visit the support site of M-Audio (well done incidentally) to understand that if you have the hardware in question you are not ready to get away. I followed all their advice (even more risky, such redraw the BIOS) I always click to read CDs and DVDs and stalls in enregistrment while scrolling a track reading. I am very sad

OVERALL OPINION

Qu'ordi on something with VIA motherboard is great

I wanted a small external card for my laptop to avoid using the AC97 chipset pourri of Acer 1363wlmi. I'm not! But beware, in the words of another person, there are problem with VIA chipsets. I had cuts to beginners ds I wanted to play a virtual instrument or even play a single audio track. APRS moult research, I found what was wrong. Just disable the Energy Management in Control Panel / Systm / hardware. Now it's nickel! This small external interface gives me satisfaction Entire.

UTILIZATION

Installation smoothly. As a letter in the mail. Incompatibility with VIA chipset but rgl (see above).

GETTING STARTED

I have not encountered the problem of drivers. It looks stable and mr.
I use Sonar 4 for the ride. Nickel! Latency is good but not exceptional. The internal PCI cards are much better. On my config (a Sempron 64 3 ghz) I can play 7-8 instruments (virtual analog synths mostly) before getting dcrochages of intensive use of CPU.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for several months. I like its simplicity of installation, quality of sound, stable drivers. The report qualitprix is ​​good, nothing more. If c'tait again, I would reiterate the MODEL or other models of m-audio because they make quality sound cards.

Firewire

for the home studio

I use a mac pro and logic

at the beginning I used in optics, but I got tired of the cracks so I went back to the analogy

UTILIZATION

No problem installing everything is nickel!

But I bought it there a year and a half and I neither know anything at all!! but it is very simple (except for setting the sample rate I galr I did not know this stuff!)

GETTING STARTED

Trs the last stable drivers SHIFT is very well ....

I use it with Logic 7

I get a good recording of audio tracks with 20in 7 midi track (instrument logic very greedy in CPU)

OVERALL OPINION

Since a year and a half

what I like most is prices are for what it offers!

what I like least is that there are only two input ...

yes 2 more ...

Q / P honestly very good ... there is a year and a half was fine, but now there is competition!!

yeah! This is great to start but I'll change it because I want better, but it's a good sound card trs for a beginner or quelqun that seeks to work anywhere!

I use it with the Live
I entered it serves to connect the m-audio axilire on my mixer
entered it in and out on my table

UTILIZATION

Install driver plug and voila
I recommend the big cable (plus chai posse)
I've had no problem j

GETTING STARTED

No problem of driver
never had a sukkah

OVERALL OPINION

I used the last three months I've had the opportunity of a 250 euro
j frankly have read al the critical era (just after the purchase have) and I got a little scared It's been 3 dj sound card that I ssaill and I got a little "bou ... "
but since I have the THERE is nothing which is described here that c produces:
dfaillence no driver
no input or out damaging yet I not address that well ...
all worked great ...
good if not J have the intention to buy a comprsseur amlirer sound because it sounds ass not analog (like all the sound card).
the only small sukkah c the volume of output will decline in the boot (a penssais mount every time the light Vou)
c hardware not pro either but when c mm a big step for the music dmocratisation lctronique personal thanks to this card stinks up j have a group that advances lctro dub a lot without the need for a great budjet.
Y is tired WHETHER always the most FRICA WHICH CAN MAKE THE MUSIC !!!!!!

I bought this card to go with my laptop (Sony FS 115 M).
I wanted to record anywhere, enjoy the ASIO drivers and Cubase everywhere (of course wherever there are at least one battery or a power outlet.
I use it sometimes in my home studio to enjoy the silence of the laptop (my tower is quite noisy, and sometimes recorded in the same room may prove to be synonymous with unwanted presence on the record)

UTILIZATION

I installed the card without any concern as well as subsequent updates, I've never been a hitch. the control panel and the hardware interface can be used in a very intuitive manner sufficient to avoid using the PDF manual.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are extremely stable, the latency of 5 ms is negligible 44,100 Hz No problem of integration into Cubase SX2, SX3, Cubase 4.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than two years, I'm very happy, it makes me services that I the destination.
Lightweight, compact, quality converters very honorable, reasonable price, this card combines the strengths and does what is asked of him rather brilliantly.
Little more valuable: its two inputs headphone!
It seems obvious that given all the praise that I wrote about it as I have no regrets and I would do this choice with his eyes closed.
PS: I do not understand the negative opinion if others on this site, apparently they must have fallen on machines manufactured on a Monday.

- What characteristics have motivated your choice? The number of inputs and output for this award, as well as the recommendations of the seller.

- For what purpose? Making coffee, and then record some synthesizers, microphones, singing, guitars etc..

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)? Today MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 2GB DDR2. Before, HP Notebook Intel Centrino 1.8 ghz 512 ram.

Specific level, this small is not too bad. However, I completely agree with the comment of the test. It has 4 inputs but not really very useful 2. Too bad. Otherwise it has what it takes.

UTILIZATION

No problem at all.

GETTING STARTED

Using impeccable since the beginning! Only minor complaint, either on my old laptop or on my new Mac, I occasionally have to go in the driver control of the map to re-engage the output ... he says he is sending the sound but nothing. Just click again to make it work. That way it does not look like much ... but when you're live to the world and play on your t'appuis sequencer .... and that there is no sound ... your air con ... "I still miiiinnnnce forgotten!" Certainly you do not lose that 30 seconds, but you're nothing to stress. Finally there I quibble a bit anyway ..... ^ ^

Otherwise it runs the steak .....

OVERALL OPINION

So I use it for 1 year and I had no problems (except the small detail recounted above). It seems that quite a few people have had problems with this card (grilled, breakdowns, etc.).

I have come across the director M-Audio France and I told him about the many echoes. It has indeed been a lot of dissatisfaction returns on this map, but he noted that in general, arrived on the problematic situation the devices connected to computers "cheap", very often with a Firewire port of poor quality . Basically, this card can be more sensitive than average (hard to tell), but if you have the hardware quality, it should not be a problem. With my HP, never had a concern, and not with the Mac (besides the return rate of SAV this card when used Mac is small it seems)
I have not tried other models before, so for sound quality, I can not say too much. For me it has a good sound. The ratio Q / P seems to me correct, I just was disappointed by the actual number of entries.

With experience, so I think I would do this choice. This card follows me without flinching for 1 year. It allowed me to save anywhere how ...

- For what purpose?
I use the firewire for the beatmaking of hiphop!
with Reason 4 and Cubase SX3!
I find her very well for this use in midi
and audio side is really nice! (for a good quality sound using a small preamp)
few problems at the beginning driver but since everything is going!

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
PC: Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz CPU, 1GB of ram! nothing grand but its tune very well yet!
apara had some problems with it but not me!
I am a chanceu (jme swells a little there)

- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) do you use the connection and how?
I use a master keyboard in the axiom 25 and two small audio monitoring from M SO (AV40)! I get an excellent latency around 10ms!

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
no problem but need to know if a little bit anyway!
What me this is my first sound card ...

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
for my part in more than 6 months of use!
it won once ...

OVERALL OPINION

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes and no because it's a good sound card!
but the trouble is that I no longer entered besion of microphones!
So in j'compte changed to something with that MIDI and monitoring!
so if somebody struts interessant!
I sell 170euros firm price!
with all the bundled software, drivers without the box!
(I'm upside down on your own in a package well protected!)
Moreover, it is still under warranty!

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
quality price! and also separated out! (Purchased in July 2004)
- For what purpose?
home studio / concerts
- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
macboook pro intel core 2 duo 2G2 (recently) OSX 10.5
before
12 inch mac powerbookG4 proce 1g ram osx inflated 1G2 1O.3

- Which instruments or Systmes (console, prampli, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...
all instruments, voice I / O box live on Di

UTILIZATION

- Installation is it without problem?
orii!

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
yes when I want to reinstall on my old mac powerbookG4 10.3 APRS use on another Mac 10.5 (this is the only problem)
information for drivers are on m audio download (and put regulieremnt days)
- The configuration gnrale is easy?
yes!
- The manual is clear and sufficient? ..
I remember! July 2004 date

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
super stable!
use of the DS 410 the Sahara! no problem (on mac)
+ + + Fifty concerts! for now a roll

- What software do you use most often?
Reason (2.5/3/4) protoolsmpowered now and Logic Express 8

- What you get lag?
bit with Logic and Reason

- How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment? ..
in general I record track by track
for reading and I have not checked yet!

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?
for 3 years and a half passbr />
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
the more its strong impact on travel and
least the entries = plastic

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
not on my system

- How do you report qualitprix?
from the time she baissbr /> for my part I have already paid!
if it is still on the market is reassuring !!!!!!!!!

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
from the time! 2004 Now! marks progress but have M audio can be faithful to me!

There's everything you need in e / s for a small home studio, even if more than two physical inputs have not seen tons of refuse that I have nothing to use the spdif.

A priori, it is solid: it has 4 years I believe I am the owner of this troisime soundcard that VCU and moves a lot (former owner techno DJ), and two from three scratch, it is impeccable!

Uses in its direct HS pramps instrumentals for static and dynamic microphones and sometimes also to plug in a small mixer rpeter.

UTILIZATION

No problem installing, be it on XP Self-powered via firewire with my round (TI chipset, as prconis or Vista with my laptop in 4-pin (Dell Vostro 1510, chipset?) . I have a friend with same test on his macbook, of course no problemo.

Parc software that came with a little anecdote (or light versions of dmo) dj nice but probably for beginners.

GETTING STARTED

Stable drivers, there's also a new version last month. Their customer service email plutt is nice, for a technical question about the mix they rpondu me in two days and then followed a small, even for me as far from being the first buyer. This small software / driver is also pretty damn, we begin to be a world a little "pro", was good!

I use Live and Protools m-powered + lots of plugs, all it takes to compose and record easily without worries. Gnrale latency (in + out) perfect for recording in CD quality, in 10ms, so no audible latency to the beats of plugs, and if I live in rpeter monitoring. I increase the latency mixing on projects heavier, say from 8-track, and I have no problem sticking a lot of software in the mix. Just be careful if you go up the frquence (96khz style) and if you add plug on configs muscles too, as a saturated course faster, but I do not use it eventually the dj is the quality as it is. Anyway, it works well if you know how to use its hardware.

The sound is good carrment was enough to make both in terms of pramps microphones that made for direct instrumentals, there's something to mix with an excellent record. It's great on my KRK output, and headphone outputs are of good quality (also two headphone outputs, it's really great for work and two to catch!)

OVERALL OPINION

I honntement for a year and I do not see what you can ask for more but may be a little lack of volutivit and two physical inputs under certain circumstances (but hey if we also have a mixer is OK). If a fit, like me, in your needs, it's really good I like the quality of sound, ease of use, I / O, solid manufacturing, etc. .. .

The report qualitprix is ​​more than excellent - in time, it's really royal.

I had tried several other sound cards, including a digi and a motu, and honntement the diffrence in price is not worth the shot: plug in the same gear, and the Difference of quality is really not at all obvious, especially if its done properly taken or that mix! So if this is in addition to drive plugs, make mixes or add VST, I do not see the intrt because the converters are well on the dj trs FW410 - except when actually we want a full professional studio, but everything must follow the rest of the stuff from beginning to end in this case ... Anything I have not put the 4000 in there!

Clearly, I'm really not at all mcontent have made this choice: Do not believe the rleurs with some prcautions (such as a chipset brand REFERENCE forums for firewire) and a small minimum comprhension, there's zero-worries, it's good hardware.

I bought it because my old M-Audio (OmniStudio) n'tait not compatible with Mac OS X.5 I bought.

4 inputs (2 and 2 pramps line) but not used at the same time.
8 mono outputs. 2 headphone outputs with knob indpendant. Firewire connection.

Usage: taken from his / mix in home studio and some live. I made the decision-scratching, bass and singing with.

UTILIZATION

I use Logic Studio 8. The driver works trs well, but it is better to plug in before launching Logic.

There are 4 inputs but can only record two tracks at the same time (for each company must choose between mic and line, we can not have the 2 at the same time).

Never had a desire to mix a couple of tracks at the same time.

GETTING STARTED

The install and config are easy.

The two headphone outputs with indpendantes knob are pretty cool and allows the driver to route each output (a total of eight) in each headphone ... or not (like the total mix RME). It's quite convenient for the live o you put the click in the headphones of all but the drummer and click Output faade.

OVERALL OPINION

I'm going to change because I want to spend the range suprieure (RME Fireface 800) but I'll keep it to carry around in the BPS or live.

The pramps are nice but not exceptional either, they will not ring your micro low-end but to scratch it is largely good.

With exprience so I Rasht, especially at the price of the argus today for less than 100 euros for a given connection is also rich.

I use a PC: 2.5 ghz pentium dual core with 2G of ram.
I get to read about twenty audio tracks at the same time (I have not tried more) no worries.

UTILIZATION

It can happen that you start the PC the driver does not start, you must restart the pc and it reparti.cela said, it happens very rarely.
I have a latency of 14 milliseconds. (very low).
I find the preamps pretty good.
2 headphone jacks (nice)
I use the output fiber optic monitor of digital roland: nikel
I tested the acquisition fiber with the Vox ToneLab Guitar: nikel

GETTING STARTED

on the other hand out there I used 10 2or 4 max, others I do not use
I would have preferred additional entries, but both inputs are good enough as long as you do not save a live.

OVERALL OPINION

I am very happy to use my home studio.
produces very good quality / price ratio.

The portability is mimi ... it's small,
I wanted something really portable
and especially the eight output jack 6.5 ...

I use it on stage, in fact I take the other group members
with a console and I re-balance in the sound card to grind all the time
real

So my config:
an old Fuji-Siemens Amilo 2003, the processor is a wheelbarrow,
512MB of RAM ... the hard drive? is the name of hard ...

As against this too can not do without it,



And you know what? it crashes ever

UTILIZATION

required to have a stable operating system with all updates to XP Pro ... So ... it hurts not only portfolio giving money to microsoft



Live professor I want to say that I only use the freeware is a kind of rack effects and instrument VST ..

barely perceptible latency ...

GETTING STARTED

yes

yes

Initially yes, XP Home pfff ... I bought the XP Pro and there .. ok!


Not


Not read the manual ...

OVERALL OPINION

4 years ...

not


in retrospect, it came 2 a fair bit ..


the -: the blue light start ... too much ..

as: robustness, a year on the coast Mahorais (10 meters from the beach not a point of rust) no entry that crackles like new .. nothing ..

I had to okaz (through Audiofanzine) to 190 euros including postage ..


but altogether, and I intend to buy another one since my same chains!!

Scne and use of home-studio
I have a notebook with Intel Core Quad 2.4 ghz
3 M Ram

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable and put rgulirement day, I work on Windows 7 32-bit, Sonar X1 and rolls

GETTING STARTED

The installation is no problem, very easy to use, no need for manual or elsewhere pedro

OVERALL OPINION

Trs good report quality price, the sound recording is good, I use it for more than six years without a failure in prcisant that I use on scne so she changed much .
Voil product that I recommend and I Rasht no problem.

Choice of this model to its full connectivity, and overall performance as a function of price.

Used on a PC (today) quadricore, 4 gb ram, dd TO 7200tpm, etc.. Cubase and Komplete, with an Axiom 49, a micro m-audio luna, and a keyboard Rolan FP5.

computer music "semiprofessional" miking acoustic and midi instruments, pseudo-house production ...

UTILIZATION

The drivers are relatively stable, but do not load the mule! Or do not often change pc: she likes it. On the other hand, they are not updated frequently: once every 2 years?

Software used: Cubase essentially Komplete 6 and 7.

Number of tracks: I sui not a glutton, I used to max 20, and holds up the card reading (that is abused by greedy with effects on it)

The latency depends greatly on the size of buffer:
suddenly, when I save, I choose very small sizes, and latency falls below 10 ms.
When I export my song, I choose a maximum size, latency no longer intervenes.

GETTING STARTED

Installation is a delicate moment, we must respect the order: first, Cubase, then after (...) M-Audio.

The manual is brief, and I believe in pdf. The general config is simple, but for a beginner, it is opaque! FY thank you for helping me to understand.

I have not encountered any incompatibilities.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since 2005. This is my first external interface (before I worked with sound cards built into the motherboard: FRO).

The feature I like most: his range of connection and even excessive for my modest needs.
I like the least: some instability and crashes.

The value seems excellent, I think above this target m-audio is the first step aim pro world. If we do not afford the cards (and products) m-audio are very valid:
especially today-hand, one can find less than 100 € a case on me!

With the experience? I have no other experience ... In any case, I do not regret this purchase: thanks to him, I was able to climb several steps in my career Apprenticeship Maoist!

Compact - sturdy and easy to use
I use it as an external sound card for my iMac.

The sounds of my 11 synths (expanders and keyboards), my Z4 sampler pass through the 410 via a Soundcraft table which "feeds" two Tapco S5.

410 is plugged into the firewire on the Mac.


UTILIZATION

Very stable drivers that I update once a year but I honestly do not see the difference.
I use my songs Record and include an average of 12 audio tracks.

Zero latency.

GETTING STARTED

I loaded the software, follow the directions clear and precise, the 410 put on and everything worked!

Originally used on Emac, I also used Dell laptop PC, and now on Imac.

Always the same result - it works!

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased in 2005 from memory, I've never used anything else.

It is compact, robust, attractive and reliable.
I have nothing to reproach him.

Difficult to talk about value for money. At the time I wanted to equip myself. I'm not looking to spend.

In hindsight, I would do this choice without hesitation, although I am not aware of the latest technologies in the field!