Tag: FireWire

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Repairing my MOTU Traveler faulty Firewire Port by replacing IC TSB41AB2

This is a general guide video on how my friend John D. repaired my MOTU Traveler Audio Interface that had a faulty Firewire Comms port, by replacing the integrated circuit TSB41AB2 by Texas Instruments. A special thanks to john for…

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Mackie Onyx 400F Firewire Audio Interface – A Quick Demo running on Windows 7

A quick demo of my old Mackie Onyx 400F firewire audio interface, running again on my laptop with Windows 7 (64bit). This is the start of my experiments to join 2 firewire audio interfaces as one, under ASIO4ALL driver.

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Combining Two Audio Interfaces Using ASIO4ALL and SPDIF Clock Link

Got two audio interfaces and like to use them to extend your available microphone inputs? If both interfaces support SPDIF digital audio connections, we can use the clock data to sync them both for solid sync between the two devices….

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Combining Two Audio Interfaces Using ASIO4ALL and ADAT Clock Link

Have you ever wondered how to use two audio interfaces to expand for additional microphone inputs and audio outputs? It is not as simple as connecting them to your PC. A tutorial on the basics and the importance of clock…

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M-Audio ProjectMix I/O: Setup With Studio One V3 – Part 3

In this final part of the series on setting up the M-Audio ProjectMix I/O Control Surface and Audio Interface, I demonstrate how to set it up with PreSonus Studio One V3 as an external Control Surface Device. August 2016: I…

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M-Audio ProjectMix I/O: Driver Settings Control Panel – Part 2

Following up on the setting up of the M-Audio ProjectMix I/O, I explain the options within the Firewire driver Control Panel. August 2016: I no longer have the unit. It is now installed and running in my friend’s home studio.

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M-Audio ProjectMix I/O: Unboxing & Introduction – Part 1

Recently I was asked by a good musician friend to help him set up his home studio with great but affordable gear. My first move was to get him an audio interface and a Control Surface. I found the M-Audio…

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Behringer Firepower FCA1616 Review – Part 6, Conclusion

The final part of the series. I run some simple tests, go over its latency settings and do a few demo recordings. For a budget home recording studio, the Behringer Firepower FCA1616 Audio Interface is a great flexible choice with…

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Behringer Firepower FCA1616 – Part 5, Audio Connections

This is part 5 of the Behringer Firepower FCA1616 Audio Interface review videos. I get to plug in a mic, guitar and an arranger keyboard and talk about the audio routing system of the unit.

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Behringer Firepower FCA1616 – Part 4, Firewire Connection

In this video, I demonstrate how to connect the Behringer Firepower FCA1616 Audio Interface to my iMac using the Firewire connection, check and do a quick recording demo.

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Behringer Firepower FCA1616 – Part 3, Installing Drivers

I describe and show in detail how to install the USB drivers for the Behringer FCA1616 Audio Interface on Windows 8.1.

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Behringer Firepower FCA1616 – Part 2, A Closer Look

Having a closer look at the Behringer FCA1616 Audio Interface.