audiofire 2/4 + mbp user ? please read this

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:02 pm

kineticUk wrote: I found that the problem also relates to a driver used, which will be part of the OSX 10.4.9 update. So basically I think I'm waiting for 10.4.9 and afterwards the echo driver will no doubt follow this.

and let´s congratulate him for providing us with a much amusing piece of wisdom !!!!

so...
the problems with echoaudio cards is in the apple osx driver ...
hahhaahhahahaahha
i can´t help it....
but....
ahahahahahahahah
10.4.8
10.4.9
llolololololololololo

poor echoaudio,
trapped in a malicioous driver limbo waiting for 10.4.9 while other brands (not many, though) manage to get their audio cards happily working for their happier customers when they buy them...

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:03 pm

kineticUk:
the joke in the previous post was not intended to relate in any way to you...

just didn´t want to be misunderstood...

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:04 pm

nonnus wrote: poor echoaudio,
trapped in a malicioous driver limbo waiting for 10.4.9 while other brands (not many, though) manage to get their audio cards happily working for their happier customers when they buy them...

See, MOTU are rock solid. You don't see them blaming port voltages of hardware (Firebox) or software revisions (Echo) for poor performance.

ahem

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:14 pm

hmmm...

a bunch of echoaudio users praising motu hardware

this cannot be considered good marketing anywhere !!!

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:07 pm

is´n there more people around here with mbp + audiofire 2/4 who can report if they had any issues ?

please ???

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:37 am

attention!!!

new osx driver 3.1 out today ! (20/2)

http://www.echoaudio.com/Downloads/Drivers.php

just installed new console, updated firmware, rebooted
and started a long long testing season

lets see if they finally got it right...

Zerobae · Post by **Zerobae** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:13 am

nonnus wrote:attention!!!

new osx driver 3.1 out today ! (20/2)

http://www.echoaudio.com/Downloads/Drivers.php

just installed new console, updated firmware, rebooted
and started a long long testing season

lets see if they finally got it right...

so, nonnus — is it safe to upgrade the firmware?

cheers

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:27 am

at least it doen´t seem to brake anything as the 3.05 seem to have...

i have been playing nonstop since i installed it
so far so good..

but i am still expecting that at any moment the sound from the left speker (channel 1) will go away...

Zerobae · Post by **Zerobae** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:13 am

thanks! just updated my af2

i still think it's a beautiful device, although i could use a little less latency...

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:20 am

Zerobae wrote:thanks! just updated my af2

i still think it's a beautiful device, although i could use a little less latency...

I agree completely (I can only really go as low as 256 samples).

I'll update mine soon and will report back.

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:23 am

what latency have you been running at ?
what system have u been using it with ?

over here i have been able to succesfully play at 128 samples@48khz
(but only if i don´t use izotope spectron or trash, some presets from these don´t seem to go along low latencies very well...)

nonnus · Post by **nonnus** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:24 am

hey robin

how about the news ???

we should have started this thread earlier...

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:27 am

nonnus wrote:what latency have you been running at ?
what system have u been using it with ?

over here i have been able to succesfully play at 128 samples@48khz
(but only if i don´t use izotope spectron or trash, some presets from these don´t seem to go along low latencies very well...)

Macbook 2GHz/1GB (just put 2GB in)/120GB 5400rpm Core 2 Duo. All my files are 16bit/44.1 so I leave at that setting for playback.

As I say 256 samples, I don't recall what it thinks that latency is. I set it up with the test tone in Live and 128 wouldn't play correctly.

I used to think that I needed as low latency as possible but I have enough resposiveness with this latency to not be that bothered (I can cut faders and tweak things and not notice a delay).

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:31 am

nonnus wrote:hey robin

how about the news ???

we should have started this thread earlier...

yeah looks that way eh...

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:12 pm

Firmware 3.1.1 installed:

That slight glitching when stopping all clips has gone and I can now run 128 samples (6.9 ms latency) no probs at all.

All good so far.