Anyone using USB 3 and older Mac Pro(2010) for audio
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Anyone using USB 3 and older Mac Pro(2010) for audio
I'm thinking of getting a USB 3 PCIe card for my Mac Pro. It would be for connecting USB 3 drives for recording and playback of audio. Any issues with USB 3 for this purpose? I have been using Firewire so far, but Firewire drives are not available locally, everything is USB 3 and cheaper then ordering Firewire drives online.
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- mikehalloran
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Re: Anyone using USB 3 and older Mac Pro(2010) for audio
There are no compatability issues with eSATA and it's just as fast if using mechanical HDs — faster if using SSDs and an eSATA III card.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%2 ... ATA6PROE2/
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- Michael Canavan
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Re: Anyone using USB 3 and older Mac Pro(2010) for audio
Sonnet for sure! if you want both eSATA and USB3 then the extra scrub might be worth it for this one.
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempoduopcie.html
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempoduopcie.html
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