Firewire or Usb?

[jbreed]

I recently bought a laptop and would like to record on it. I 'm going to buy an audio interface but I can't decide between the m-audio usb mobile pre and the m-audio firewire solo. I'm on a tight budget , that's why my choice went on those two devices. Does anyone know which one is better or has any experience with those interfaces? Thank you!

[Dr_simon]

Firewire is much faster than USB1, USB2 is faster than firewire,

I use two daisy chained firewire inputs (MOTU 828 mk IIs) giving me up to 40 simultaneous ins @ 24/48 or 20 at 24/96.

No bandwidth problems !

[jbreed]

Thank you Dr. Simon,
I'm leaning towards usb mobile pre right now but I'm still not sure.

[Dr_simon]

sounds like a plan to me, I have never had a problem with M-audio.

If you can (and if you haven't already) you might want to think about some flat response, near-field monitors (speakers). Even really cheap one represent a huge bang for your buck and will give you a huge improvement over computer-speakers or even expensive headphones.

[markc2005]

i think usb is more reliable than firewire

[jbreed]

Thank you. I'll probably buy the mobile pre. I hope it will work with Audition and Acid.

[SuiCycoE]

Take a look at the Black Box by M-Audio. It's a guitar and Mic interface.

Got one. Its good.

Sui

[bigbuda]

I think Firewire is more stable than USB. I currently record using USB and I have had problems where my PC drops the connection or the audio suddenly isn't full duplex. Reboot then everything works fine, but who wants to go through all that. I just finished putting a fresh 80 gig hard drive in so maybe that will help my problem but I really want to go to firewire. I think the Alesis MulitMix Firewire mixers look good but I don't know much about them.

[foursquaremusic]

I have both USB and firewire. ProTools and Sonar recommend firewire. My firewire always chokes and my usb is pretty reliable. Hope that helps.