Need help with buying an audio interface

I'm looking to get some kind of audio interface to record beats on the mpc1000 onto my laptop. Can I hook up a 6 pin 400 or even an 800 firewire interface to my computer that only has a 4 pin port? Is there a big difference between quality from a usb interface and a firewire interface?

if you are getting a USB 2.0 interface or a firewire 400 interface.... they are basically the same thing.


you can use a 6 pin firewire 400 interface on your laptop's 4 pin port as long as the interface can be powered by an AC adapter.

for example, I have a motu interface that uses firewire.

I connect it to the laptop using the 6 pin to 4 pin cable and the 2 missing pins is not at all for data, it is only the 2 pins supplying the power to the interface... therefor I plug in the adapter that came with the interface and it works fine.

6 pin to 4 pin USB should be the same thing except most laptops have normal usb ports.

chandelier wrote:Is there a big difference between quality from a usb interface and a firewire interface?

Depends, what BPM are you recording at?

yeah this is a good topic, i'm trying to decide what to buy, usb mixer our audio interface, i have a mv 8000 with out the out's expansion, what would be the best option

picalo32 wrote:yeah this is a good topic, i'm trying to decide what to buy, usb mixer our audio interface, i have a mv 8000 with out the out's expansion, what would be the best option

presonus FP-10 or better?

if you guys want the true bang for the buck
check out the RME, its a grand but let me tell you its worth every penny
one of the best converters on the market for its price.

J-tawn wrote:if you guys want the true bang for the buck
check out the RME, its a grand but let me tell you its worth every penny
one of the best converters on the market for its price.

Cosign, +1, +1,000,000,000 and all that good sh!t.

Couldn't have said it any better.

i was checking out the rme babyface

http://www.rme-audio.de/en_products_babyface.php

looks similar to the mac duet!!

M-audio makes some high quality audio interfaces like the fast track pro. If your not familiar, here's a pick:



It's a USB interface. You can hook up your inserts in the back and record your MPC strait into your PC!

maje_h wrote:M-audio makes some high quality audio interfaces like the fast track pro. If your not familiar, here's a pick:

It's a USB interface. You can hook up your inserts in the back and record your MPC strait into your PC!

Yo stop tryn to front like you aint a Beat Kang, told yall months aint no one interested. Step yall promo game up.....

Yo stop tryn to front like you aint a Beat Kang, told yall months aint no one interested. Step yall promo game up..... [/quote]

Aight, at the moment I'm leaning towards the mbox 2 because it seems its a solid piece of hardware that also comes with pro tools. But I might want something that's a little cheaper but with similar features of the mbox 2.

I cant wait to start recording these beats; I got hundreds of them just sitting on my flash card.

I'm just waiting for the day Akai put a F/W interface on the back of the MPC so a DAW can get all the channels anyway. Doesnt have to double us as a soundcard or anything but good god it would be useful.

Bigmojo wrote:I'm just waiting for the day Akai put a F/W interface on the back of the MPC so a DAW can get all the channels anyway. Doesnt have to double us as a soundcard or anything but good god it would be useful.

Firewire? Gosh no.

Anyway, the 4000 already has an optional ADAT board so you need not wait.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--AKAIB4ADT