From: Justin M. S. <str...@cl...> - 2007-11-08 06:57:01
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On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Jonathan Woithe wrote: >>> I think such a comparison would be helpful since there are known issues >>> between certain firewire cards and firewire audio interfaces. The problem >>> we're having with iso cycle length is the kind of problem which, given the >>> circumstances, seems only possible if there's a hardware problem. >> >> Do you have any recommendations on a model to use? > > The main issue is the chipset the device is based on rather than the exact > model number. Texas Instruments (TI) chipsets are generally well regarded > and well behaved although there is one which seems a little flaky (check the > list archives - Francois discovered it). I think recent Via chipsets are Ok > but the older ones weren't good. NEC aren't recommended for audio work at > all AFAIK. The following card claims to have a TI chipset, but doesn't state which revision. I'm going to try to contact their tech department on Thursday to see if I can get more details. http://www.firewiregear.net/productdetails1.cfm?sku=2P-PCMCIA-F2&cats=302&catid=302,288,316,303 A lot of the other cards I've looked at had NEC chipsets. > RME had a list of recommended firewire chipsets on their website at one > point but I couldn't find it quickly now - you may have more luck. I poked around a bit and found some interesting reading, but most of it was pretty well out of date. jms |