Or RME owners: Firewire or USB?

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2014/07/14 22:29:55 (permalink)

Or RME owners: Firewire or USB?

Which do you find gives lower latency and CPU usage?
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    DeeringAmps
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    Re: Or RME owners: Firewire or USB? 2014/07/15 16:07:39 (permalink)
    I use USB, make sure that the RME is the only device on that hub (I think that's the right term).
    IIRC, RME states that USB uses 32 fewer "hidden" buffers; BUT, performance is system dependent.
    I've never tried the UFX with firewire, but my FW connects via firewire; so that's not an option.
     
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    Re: Or RME owners: Firewire or USB? 2014/07/15 16:26:06 (permalink)
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    Re: Or RME owners: Firewire or USB? 2014/07/15 17:33:54 (permalink)
    I use USB as well.

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    Re: Or RME owners: Firewire or USB? 2014/07/16 15:39:32 (permalink)
    RME UCX user here via USB.
     
    Don't use Firewire, but I recall seeing some performance data on an independant test site for the UCX comparing Firewire and USB. There was no difference to speak of, so that made USB a no-brainer for simplicity sake.
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