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Originally Posted by soundpalace
I have been using a Layla3G for ages and absolutely LOVE IT! But of course, that's PCI. I was always curious to know how the Echo firewire interfaces performed. Can you get low latencies with the Audiofire? I usually run at 6ms with no issues with my Layla3G. It can go lower and works well, but starts to crackle when the project gets too busy.
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Yeah I went through a bit of setup issue at first as the Audiofire drivers weren't performing as well as I wanted - it was about 7ms in/out, but I wanted it to perform as well as my the desktop running PCI-RME in the studio was. I ended up trying the much hated ASIO4ALL driver and now the latency is no trouble at all with huge sets. Keep in mind I haven't done any huge multitrack recording though.
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Originally Posted by feadingear
What are the pluses and minuses of using USB 2.0 interface over the Firewire interface? This isnt an area I know much about.
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Pluses for USB: Pretty much complete connectivity, and very little chance of incompatibility..... but slow as all fuck - looking forward to reading about RMEs new USB box when it's more widely used as they might have squeezed more juice of USB2 (USB will always be slower, but RME are amazing with their gear).
Pluses for FW: Fast enough, but for great results needs more specific chipsets on the computer running the interface.
I would be going PCI for a desktop based DAW, but if you need to have something for both a laptop and desktop, then FW isn't a bad option these days. USB just didn't come close for what I needed, but maybe the new RME might be different - won't hold my breath though.