Ultralite FW400 to USB?

[FunkyBearMusic]

Anybody have any experience with this? Got a new MacBook Pro and of course there is no Firewire 400. Is this even possible with some cables?

[mikehalloran]

No.

You can get a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter. You need the Apple TB-FW adapter and an 800-400 cable or adapter. Many Ultralite owners are doing this successfully. Oh, bus power is no longer possible since TB only passes 7V -- you need to power externally if you don't do so already.

IIRC, only the original 8pre is incompatible as it requires functionality not supported by the TB spec.

[FunkyBearMusic]

Great, thanks! Just wanted to make sure it would work.

[jackroland]

I have a mid MacbookPro with retina and use the thunderbolt to firewire and it works.. but you need a 400 to 800 cable into the firewire to thunderbolt (apple) adapter. I recommend Belkin. Although for some reason since the 10.10.3 Yosemite update it has not been detecting the interface at all and my sound options completely crash / my system starts to get really slow -- I have no idea why. I produced a track after the update with no issues and now all of a sudden its completely unstable. However - I'm making another post for that issue!

[FunkyBearMusic]

Awesome

Well, the adapter and a belkin cable are due to arrive tomorrow, so I guess I'll see how things go.

[mikehalloran]

I have a mid MacbookPro with retina and use the thunderbolt to firewire and it works.. but you need a 400 to 800 cable into the firewire to thunderbolt (apple) adapter. I recommend Belkin. Although for some reason since the 10.10.3 Yosemite update it has not been detecting the interface at all and my sound options completely crash / my system starts to get really slow -- I have no idea why. I produced a track after the update with no issues and now all of a sudden its completely unstable. However - I'm making another post for that issue!

Have you filed a support ticket with MOTU?