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  • The Mac Mini is just about the best all around pro/am music & multi-media center out there. Less than $600 and it has all the ports needed for startup band recording and playback ... It is becoming quite the favorite in the studio what with Fire…
    in Question about the Mac Mini Comment by fasteddy August 2009
  • Aquatic: " ... That's interesting to hear about lighting! I am an environmental scientist and I have to say serial and parallel are widely used on field equipment. Like water quality equipment like YSI, Quanta, etc. Perhaps it is more reliable than …
    in USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June Comment by fasteddy August 2009
  • " USB CPU consumption used to be an issue, but I can't say I recall it being a problem lately. ..." An insignificant issue = USB has its own 32 bit processor connected to the desktop computer / CPU host bus, so performance degradation, if noticea…
    in USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June Comment by fasteddy August 2009
  • " ... Of course they're competing. There is so much overlap in usage that competition can't be helped ... They both [also] compete with SATA in external storage. ... " " ... the two connection types are complementary as much as they compete. ..."…
    in USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June Comment by fasteddy July 2009
  • The "white" MacBook / iBook laptops are a favorite of professional musicians, thus the absence of a FireWire port has degraded sales somewhat. Interestingly, white Apple laptops with FireWire seem to be holding value on the auction sites, eBay, et a…
    in Future of MacBook? Comment by fasteddy July 2009
  • "Firewire is far superior to USB in real-world tests. Even Firewire 400 is far superior to USB 2, and Firewire 3200 has been out for months now. ..." " ... Snow Leopard and Linux hardware should be giving us FW3200 this year. ..." " ... Most p…
    in USB 3 test spec to be in Apple's hands by June Comment by fasteddy July 2009
  • " I think that there are two places for the MacBook to go: 1) the dumpster, after the "tablet" comes out ... " Oh, don't do that. Just send it to me. I know of a whole bunch of kids who would just go ape for a used MacBook. Or send it to these ki…
    in Future of MacBook? Comment by fasteddy July 2009
  • " The MacBook has some weird specs that stand out like a sore thumb: 1) Firewire 400 (as opposed to 800 everywhere else in the Mac line). 2) Mini-DVI port (as apposed to Mini-Display Port everywhere else). 3) Non-multitouch trackpad (as opposed…
    in Future of MacBook? Comment by fasteddy July 2009
  • " ... Apple has now teamed up with Apogee, which makes industry standard digital converters and audio interfaces. ..." Which answers my question: Thanks ... http://www.apogeedigital.com/products/minidac.php Unfortunately, the above and other …
    in Apple Synthisizer patent! Comment by fasteddy July 2007
  • That Griffin Firewave looks like a piece o' carp ... appears to be a simple 16 bit DAC, not even 48K capable ... The NCIX device is even worse = not even CD quality. First off, the only way to get decent sound outta the Mac is through the …
    in 5.1 Audio on iMacs? Comment by fasteddy July 2007
  • Can't seem to find any info about newer Apple external audio interfaces. I would have guessed that for the above Sculpture software to make waves, higher quality audio I/O would be the thing ... ( http://www.apple.com/logicpro/sculpture.html )
    in Apple Synthisizer patent! Comment by fasteddy July 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM It looks likes a ground loop problem. One way to bypass it is to use optical audio cable. Yes ... cheaply = M-Audio USB Transit with the SPDIF digital optical output. For better quality (24 bit 96K or 192…
    in Mac Mini Audio Problems and Recomendations Comment by fasteddy May 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by sthapns247 ... looking for a half way decent USB or Firewire audio interface ... this one[?]: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...ce?sku=245507X What do you think? $150 is my money limit. Forget about it. R…
    in Cheap, decent audio interface Comment by fasteddy May 2007