Lucky Sam
Joined: 23/09/08
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Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
#972989 - 29/02/12 09:07 AM
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Hi all
Very tempted by an imac for home studio set up but have a soundcard /
uad / controller keyboard that all require firewire. Just one FW port on the imac. At the
risk of asking the worlds most stupid question, is there a firewire adapter that does a 4
from 1 kind of thing and if so would these kind of devises be happy running on such a set
up?
Many thanks
Sam
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Richie Royale
Joined: 12/09/06
Posts: 3370
Loc: Bristol, England.
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Lucky Sam]
#972992 - 29/02/12 09:13 AM
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You can chain Firewire devices. Just make sure that the FW800 devices come first in the
chain and any FW400 devices are at the end.
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ef37a
Joined: 29/05/06
Posts: 5628
Loc: northampton uk
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Lucky Sam]
#972999 - 29/02/12 09:43 AM
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desmond
Joined: 10/01/06
Posts: 7902
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: ef37a]
#973087 - 29/02/12 01:27 PM
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Remember, having more ports doesn't make the bus faster, so forcing more stuff down the
same pipe means there's less room for everything else...
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Exalted Wombat
Joined: 06/02/10
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: ef37a]
#973091 - 29/02/12 01:44 PM
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Quote ef37a:
I think you want a
FW hub?
http://www.lindy.co.uk/3-port-firewire-800-repeater-hub/32911.html
TOP people too!
Dave.
Apart from acting as a repeater for long cables and maybe
boosting the power-down-Firewire capability, does this offer any functional advantage over
daisy-chaining?
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ef37a
Joined: 29/05/06
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Loc: northampton uk
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Exalted Wombat]
#973096 - 29/02/12 01:55 PM
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Quote Exalted Wombat:
Quote ef37a:
I think you want a
FW hub?
http://www.lindy.co.uk/3-port-firewire-800-repeater-hub/32911.html
TOP people too!
Dave.
Apart from acting as a repeater for long cables and maybe
boosting the power-down-Firewire capability, does this offer any functional advantage over
daisy-chaining?
"And what
else have the Romans ever done for us?" !!
Do all FW devices have two ports
then and are they all universally daisychainable (is that a proper word?)
this http://cpc.farnell.com/kouwell/582-h6/hub-firewire-5-port/dp/CS21401
is considerably cheaper but only FW400.
Dave.
Edited by ef37a (29/02/12 01:59 PM)
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G-Doubleyou
Joined: 10/02/06
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Exalted Wombat]
#973105 - 29/02/12 02:35 PM
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Quote Exalted Wombat:
Quote ef37a:
I think you want a
FW hub?
http://www.lindy.co.uk/3-port-firewire-800-repeater-hub/32911.html
TOP people too!
Dave.
Apart from acting as a repeater for long cables and maybe
boosting the power-down-Firewire capability, does this offer any functional advantage over
daisy-chaining?
Some devices
don't behave well when daisy-chained, a hub eliminates that issue.
I use a hub
on my quad MBP, currently have three hard drives and MOTU 828 connected without any
issues.
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G-Dub
Studio G-fx 15inch quad-core i7 Macbook Pro Logic913
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Dave B
Joined: 03/04/03
Posts: 5368
Loc: Maidenhead
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Lucky Sam]
#973109 - 29/02/12 03:00 PM
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There are also the first glimmerings of Thunderbolt -> Firewire adapters so now is a
relatively good time to buy and iMac.
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Veni, Vidi, Aesculi
(I came, I saw, I conkered)
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Lucky Sam
Joined: 23/09/08
Posts: 9
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Re: Multiple firewire needs from a single port?
[Re: Dave B]
#973120 - 29/02/12 03:41 PM
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Thanks so much everyone. imac it is then i think. I cant quite believe how out of the loop
i feel having not had to upgrade the studio machine for the last 6 years - i feel like a
complete beginner! Now then - a 27" screen - should i?
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