I got a Profire 610 a couple months ago and had so many complications using Firewire that I decided to shelf it and fall back on the old Emu 0404 PCI card I previously used. Couple of my friends talked me out of using Firewire, too.
It still bothers me that I have a perfectly good Profire just sitting there, probly waiting to hit Craigslist, with better conversion, etc. than this old PCI card..
The peeps at M-Audio suggested to me the same solution (TI Chipset) over and over again, I went through three different 1394 cards and finally gave up, at least until I can afford a MacBook or something.
Anyway, it dawned on me that theres a SPDIF In on this Emu card and an Out on this Profire.. I know the M-Audio works in standalone, but I have no idea how the SPDIF jungle works.. if I got the Profire running just on external power, plugged my preamp into one of the Mic/Line Inputs on the Profire, sent a SPDIF cable out of the Profire and into the Emu... would that even work?
All else fails, this Profire hits Craigslist and I get a way better PCI card.
It still bothers me that I have a perfectly good Profire just sitting there, probly waiting to hit Craigslist, with better conversion, etc. than this old PCI card..
The peeps at M-Audio suggested to me the same solution (TI Chipset) over and over again, I went through three different 1394 cards and finally gave up, at least until I can afford a MacBook or something.
Anyway, it dawned on me that theres a SPDIF In on this Emu card and an Out on this Profire.. I know the M-Audio works in standalone, but I have no idea how the SPDIF jungle works.. if I got the Profire running just on external power, plugged my preamp into one of the Mic/Line Inputs on the Profire, sent a SPDIF cable out of the Profire and into the Emu... would that even work?
All else fails, this Profire hits Craigslist and I get a way better PCI card.
