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mmafrance
Published on 12/28/09 at 09:00
<strong>What characteristics have motivated your choice?:
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The reputation of the RME cards for interfacing external Firewire "Premium"
</span> For what purpose?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Home Studio / Recording demos, guitars, vocals, synths, various ...
What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk ,...)?
Apple iMac 24 "2.66 GHz Core 2Duo, 2GB RAM
With which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) and you use the connection with what?
Logic Express 9, connected by Firewire
In other words, on paper, this card is magical, just that everyone's dream!</span></strong>
UTILIZATION
<strong>The drivers are stable?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Yes, no problem, a place to install SHIFT</span>
They are often updated?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apparently not</span>
What software do you use most often?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apple Logic Express 9
</span> What latency you get?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Approximately 50ms ...</span>
How many tracks do you manage to record / playback simultaneously? ..
<span style="font-weight: normal;">No ...</span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">You begin to understand the problem? No recording possible, 50ms latency?</span></strong>
GETTING STARTED
<strong>The installation is done it without problems?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Installation on Imac, No worries when the install, everything seemed good
Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
Yes, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">total</span> incompatibility of the card with Firewire ports on the Apple IMAC 24 "! Problem known since 2007, never resolved by Apple / EMR. There are manipulations to circumvent the bug by using a firewire external hard drive but I do not tinkering with the hardware at this price.
The general configuration is easy?
Yes, it's going.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Manual German / English, not translated into French. Translation not included in the carton, or even in pdf. Zero pointed</span></strong>
OVERALL OPINION
<strong>For how long have you been using it?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Hype around noon, bug discovered thanks to 15h in the forums, repackaged card will be shipped tomorrow
What thing do you like most/least about it?
Not had time to enjoy myself by its strengths, but a big impression made myself put EMR who knows the problem since 2007 without actually communicate or inform the consumer.
Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Presonus Firebox on a PC
What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Impossible to say
Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
Impossible, Mac users, go your way!
Incompatible card (excluding DIY) Apple iMac computers with Intel
</span></strong>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The reputation of the RME cards for interfacing external Firewire "Premium"
</span> For what purpose?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Home Studio / Recording demos, guitars, vocals, synths, various ...
What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk ,...)?
Apple iMac 24 "2.66 GHz Core 2Duo, 2GB RAM
With which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) and you use the connection with what?
Logic Express 9, connected by Firewire
In other words, on paper, this card is magical, just that everyone's dream!</span></strong>
UTILIZATION
<strong>The drivers are stable?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Yes, no problem, a place to install SHIFT</span>
They are often updated?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apparently not</span>
What software do you use most often?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Apple Logic Express 9
</span> What latency you get?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Approximately 50ms ...</span>
How many tracks do you manage to record / playback simultaneously? ..
<span style="font-weight: normal;">No ...</span>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">You begin to understand the problem? No recording possible, 50ms latency?</span></strong>
GETTING STARTED
<strong>The installation is done it without problems?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Installation on Imac, No worries when the install, everything seemed good
Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
Yes, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">total</span> incompatibility of the card with Firewire ports on the Apple IMAC 24 "! Problem known since 2007, never resolved by Apple / EMR. There are manipulations to circumvent the bug by using a firewire external hard drive but I do not tinkering with the hardware at this price.
The general configuration is easy?
Yes, it's going.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
Manual German / English, not translated into French. Translation not included in the carton, or even in pdf. Zero pointed</span></strong>
OVERALL OPINION
<strong>For how long have you been using it?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Hype around noon, bug discovered thanks to 15h in the forums, repackaged card will be shipped tomorrow
What thing do you like most/least about it?
Not had time to enjoy myself by its strengths, but a big impression made myself put EMR who knows the problem since 2007 without actually communicate or inform the consumer.
Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Presonus Firebox on a PC
What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Impossible to say
Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
Impossible, Mac users, go your way!
Incompatible card (excluding DIY) Apple iMac computers with Intel
</span></strong>