Which One is Faster?

cl516 · 17th July 2007

I've been using Digi 002 rack for years, eventually using Logic much more.

I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 with 1 Firewire 800 port.

I currently devote that Firewire 800 port to an external hard drive for audio recording.

Would it be signigicantly faster if i fed an RME FF800 (or any firewire 800) interface to that port, and then give my recording drive a Firewire 400 connection instead?

Digi 002 rack is Firewire 400.

?

theblue1 · 17th July 2007

Is your HDD over 7200 RPM and support FW800? If not, it won't make any diff.

cl516 · 18th July 2007

actually i posted wrong.
my audio drive is indeed 7200rpm SATA.
i'm running Digi 002 rack , which is Firewire 400.

So basically i'm just curious how much faster using the Fireface 800 RME instead, will be in Logic Pro. (32+ 24/96 tracks)

17th July 2007	#1
cl516 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,224 Thread Starter	Which One is Faster? I've been using Digi 002 rack for years, eventually using Logic much more. I have a Power Mac G5 Dual 2.0 with 1 Firewire 800 port. I currently devote that Firewire 800 port to an external hard drive for audio recording. Would it be signigicantly faster if i fed an RME FF800 (or any firewire 800) interface to that port, and then give my recording drive a Firewire 400 connection instead? Digi 002 rack is Firewire 400. ?

17th July 2007	#2
theblue1 Gear Guru Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 15,095	Is your HDD over 7200 RPM and support FW800? If not, it won't make any diff. __________________ day job \| A Year of Songs \| music and social stuff \| mutant pop on facebook \| roots acoustic on facebook

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18th July 2007	#3
cl516 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,224 Thread Starter	actually i posted wrong. my audio drive is indeed 7200rpm SATA. i'm running Digi 002 rack , which is Firewire 400. So basically i'm just curious how much faster using the Fireface 800 RME instead, will be in Logic Pro. (32+ 24/96 tracks)