Hi Michael, With the newer chipset for the Firewire port, there is more latency in the recording process. This was a big factor in the decision by professional musicians of which computer to get, going all the way back to the initial MacBook Pro releases (pre-Unibody design). Justin, or someone who is using their Mac for professional music recording could doubtless give you a better answer. Also, when there is only one Firewire port, you need to think very carefully about the order of your devices in the chain.
Cheers, Esther On Feb 23, 2011, at 13:18, Michael Thurman wrote: > why does the chipset matter? just curious as i have never used firewire > > On Feb 22, 2011, at 6:59 PM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > >> I'm thinking about purchasing the 27 inch iMac but had one question before >> making the leap. Does anyone have any idea whether the newest models have a >> Texas Instruments chipset for the Firewire port? >> >> I called Apple, and they wouldn't say. This was a real bummer, as the >> chipset on this thing is going to be a deal breaker for me. >> >> If anyone has one of these models and isn't sure how to find out what the >> chipset is, as far as I know, you can find it out if you have boot camp >> running. The device manager in Windows tells you the manufacturer of the >> chipset.. >> >> Thanks to anyone who might be able to hook me up with this info. >> >> Justin >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
