Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
- Subject: Re: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
- From: Chris Meidinger <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:29:37 +0200
I've been using an FA-66 for several months and have the following
thoughts: It became stable after about a month. I have no idea whether
this was because it automagically found some better firmware or
because the apple drivers were fixed in 10.5.3/10.5.4 but it became
stable after having had great issues. The largest problem I have with
it is the non-ability to route anything in software. The routing
matrix is very static (channels 1/2 are ALWAYS the monitor channels,
channels 3/4 and the other two quarter-inch outs, and channels 5/6 are
fixed to the spdif out. no chance to change anything) which can be a
bit of a pain. If that works for you it should work. Anyway, there are
6 outs, which I do not see as 5.1, because 4 of them are quarter inch
and two are digital ... FWIW
If you have problems with the FA-66, try pushing the digitial-in
button then turning it back off, that seems to reinitialize the card.
Otherwise ping and tell me what issues you've been seeing. I'm far
enough with this card at the moment to feel like it's a known evil:
every card has its problems, this card is pretty solid and happy to
help with issues.
Cheers,
Chris
On Jul 31, 2008, at 2:06 , Thorrin wrote:
try the edirol fa-66. I LOVE that sucker!
No drivers.. Firewire, plug and play. easy :) It has 6 ins and
outs, including optical in/out.
I'm assuming that the optical out is 5.1
-T
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--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Bob Lang <email@hidden> wrote:
From: Bob Lang <email@hidden>
Subject: Mac compatible 5.1 audio sound cards
To: "CoreAudio API" <email@hidden>
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 6:02 PM
Hi everyone
Sorry if this question is a bit off-topic but I'm sure
that the people
here will know the answer.
I'm considering a project which will require a Mac
compatible 5.1
sound card for output. Currently I own a Griffin FireWave
but I'm sad
to say that this great piece of kit is being discontinued.
I've done
some web searching and found that there are a number of 5.1
sound
cards available: internal cards using PCI, and external
interfaces
mainly using USB but some with FireWire, plus a collection
of higher
spec interfaces offering 8, 10 or more channels. Some of
these cards
claim to be OS X compatible, but most are silent on this
issue;
however, in my searching I've found some comments
stating that you can
plug any USB 5.1 sound card into a Mac and it work (despite
the
manufacturer's silence) whilst other comments complain
that some of
these cards some don't work correctly despite appearing
as 5.1 devices
in Audio/Midi Setup (e.g. Creative SB XFi Surround 5.1 is
allegedly
one such culprit).
I'm completely confused. What is the state of play
with Macs and the
range of surround cards etc now on the market? Can I plug
in any PCI
and expect the Mac to use it? Likewise for any USB or
FireWire
device? Clearly there's no point embarking on a
project which
inherently requires a 5.1 card/interface if there are no
longer any
usable purchase options for prospective users! Can anyone
shed any
light on this confused situation?
Perhaps I should mention that my project is output only -
there's no
sound capture required.
Many thanks in advance.
Bob
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