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Freebase Dali · 07-08-2010, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisdetweiler

I bought an alesis io/26 firewire interface today from my buddies music shop. It was secondhand; paid $159. It came with cubase le. Haven't gotten it working yet. My laptop only has usb ports, so I need to find a converter for the firewire. It's 6 pin to 4 pin. I'm getting an education on recording equipment.

Question: Will audacity work with the alesis or should I stick with the software that came with it?

I think my old cassette 4 track was easier to set up.

Cubase (even the Limited Edition) is far better than Audacity.

And regarding your firewire, you're going to need an add-in card (either PCI-E or Cardbus) which plugs into a slot on your laptop and provides you with a firewire interface. Find out what kind of card slot you have, then you'll know what you need to get for your firewire card.

chrisdetweiler · 07-15-2010, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

Cubase (even the Limited Edition) is far better than Audacity.

And regarding your firewire, you're going to need an add-in card (either PCI-E or Cardbus) which plugs into a slot on your laptop and provides you with a firewire interface. Find out what kind of card slot you have, then you'll know what you need to get for your firewire card.

I haven't been online in a while, but I discovered the issue with firewire. I have no cardslot on my pc. I actually returned the used unit and picked up an m-audio interface for usb. I've started recording using protools essentials. It's ok so far, but I'm still learning the program. I've been told to upgrade to a better version of protools, but I want to learn the program a little better first. My only issue so far is the compression. In past years I used an analog compression on my tracks. I'm not finding the plug-in compression to be as effective. We'll see how it goes. My biggest problem is finding the time to play around with it!