Firewire mixers also exist. I own two, one of which was recently destroyed by some well-meaning carpet-cleaning people who didn't know that you shouldn't put something with knobs upside down on a carpet and move it by sheer force. I currently use the Mackie 1640I 16-channel board.
On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 08:34:30 -0800, you wrote: >The firewire port is basically for transferring files if you have a supported >device, as well as if you have a monitor that uses that kind of plug. >Thunderbolt is Apple's way of either plugging in a monitor, which you would >need a special adapter if you have a VGA monitor and it can also be used to >transfer data if you have the proper drive for this. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus >Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:31 AM >To: PC Audio Discussion List >Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update > >Hello >Thanks for the info but what is a firewire port and a thunderbolt port? For >what are they used? >Regards >Fanus > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Armando Maldonado" <armando.maldonado0...@gmail.com> >To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:27 PM >Subject: RE: Mac Mini Update > > >Hello, the Mac Mini is indeed as you described. In addition to the 4 USB 3.0 >ports, you also have a firewire port, HDMI, Thunderbolt port, one input >line-in, one speaker jack and a memory card reader. Hope this helps. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Fanus >Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:24 AM >To: PC Audio Discussion List >Subject: Re: Mac Mini Update > >Hello Dane >It sounds very interesting but forgive my lack of knowledge. Am I correct >that the Mac Mini is a fairly small box with no built-in keyboard or screen, >in other words, one plugs in a keyboard and a screen if one needs one. What >other ports does the mini have? >Regards >Fanus > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> >To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 6:18 PM >Subject: Mac Mini Update > > >Hi! > >Ive had my new Mac Mini for about a month now and thought Id share some >observations with you. > >The Mac Mini is fast turning into my main computer of choice because of its >speed and power, heres an example which I think illustrates the point >rather well. > >Im testing a Mp3 player, I deleted all my Mp3 collection a few weeks back >so I needed to create or download some more, given I have a good FLAC >collection it made sense I guess to convert some of those, I started with >the Beatles Singles collection 4 CD set from 1962-1970 which contains more >than 40 tracks. > >Conversion was over in around 30 seconds and I was using the highest >settings with the LAME MP3 encoder to get the best I could out of it, on my >Windows desktop and other machines such a conversion task would have taken >around 20 minutes or even longer. > >I spoke to someone about this and he reckoned it would have only taken 5 >seconds or so with his Mac Pro machine and so it ought to given that his >machine contains 8 quad core i7 processors <smile>, mine only contains one >but I think the major contributing factor here is the Fusion Drive that my >Mac Mini uses, put simply a fusion drive is a 1TB standard hard drive with a >128GB SSD drive incorporated into the design, when idle the operating system >decides what resides on the SSD and what doesnt based on the most accessed >files, most run applications and so on. > >Now Im not writing this post as an advertisement for Mac Mini machines as Im >sure similar can be accomplished with Windows PCs, Im writing this because >Im amazed at just how far weve come, encoding and creating of MP3 files >used to take hours if not many minutes not all that long ago. > > >********** > >Dane Trethowan >grtd...@internode.on.net >Skype: grtdane12 >Phone US (213) 438-9741 >Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 >Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 >Mobile: +61400494862 >faceTime +61400494862 >Fax +61397437954 >Twitter: @grtdane > > > > > > > > > >
