Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting

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2013/02/01 19:18:46 (permalink)

Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting

I have been surfing and looking at hardware on the internet, and in my search I discovered a Firewire to USB 2.0 adapter. So my questions are, Has anyone here used this with Sonar? If so did you have any issues or problems? here is a link to one of the adapters.

 http://www.wisegeek.com/w...-usb-adapter.htm 


http://www.amazon.com/IEE...e+adapter+to+usb 

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    Maarkr
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    Re:Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting 2013/02/01 19:37:10 (permalink)


    interesting... did u see the 12 ratings the device got as a '1' on amazon and that it was useless?

    I'd try one that worked well with USB 3.0.

    It prob like the pos serial to usb converter i tried a few years back.



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    Re:Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting 2013/02/01 19:54:42 (permalink)
    USB transfers data as packets, while Firewire transfers data as a steady stream. So I would wonder if there would be a problem trying to stream audio and converting that to a packet USB format.

    I honestly don't know the answer to this. or if the stream to packet thing is even an issue. I did see the one rating. I have seen in other places where people said they worked fine for taking the video off their camera and putting it on their computer.

    I don't know how well it would work in Sonar if at all. This would give some life into some older gear that I have sitting around.
    post edited by Marcus Curtis - 2013/02/01 21:03:06

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    Re:Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting 2013/02/01 20:06:40 (permalink)
    there are other adapters as well. here is a hub that plugs in USB and it has a firewire conection to it.

    http://www.cooldrives.com/4usb20huband.html 

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    Re:Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting 2013/02/01 21:21:27 (permalink)
    The hubs you see are simply a combination of a firewire hub and a usb hub. Needs connecting to both a firewire and a usb port on the PC. There is no conversion. The amazon device is a sham. Reviews mostly say "didn't try it yet" or "doesn't work".
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    Re:Firewire to USB adapter. wow looks interesting 2013/02/02 08:24:32 (permalink)
    Actually the link I posted is a hub that plugs in to a USB port. it takes a power supply. It has one firewire connection on it. The only output on the hub goes to a USB 2.0 port. Now all of a sudden the link no longer works.

    I have been reading about these adapters, The power requirements for Firewire is higher then USB. Some people have fried hard drives using these things. I think it would just be better to get a Firewire card. 

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