Firewire > USB conversion? (possible?)

[yosefTux]

ta-ta-ta-DAH. He answers his own question, and correctly
It might be time for Craig's List. Hopefully someone local will have a USB interface you want in exchange for your FW.

[TimOBrienFlorida]

Your instincts are indeed correct. Take out a for-sale ad and get a usb interface.

[Tony H]

It would be hard for me to believe that your laptop doesn't have an iEEE 1394 port on it. If it does, you only need a 4 to 6 pin firewire cable.

Amazon.com: Belkin IEEE 1394 4-Pin/6-Pin 400 Mbps FireWire Cable (6 Feet): Computers & Accessories

[yosefTux]

It would be harder for me to believe that just about any recent laptop more affordable than an MBP comes with a TI-based firewire port.

[Tony H]

Originally Posted by yosefTux

It would be harder for me to believe that just about any recent laptop more affordable than an MBP comes with a TI-based firewire port.

One would assume that it's not a recent affordable laptop since it doesn't have a PCMCIA slot.

[IVIaverick52]

Yup figured I knew the answer. unfortunately no IEEE1394 (lenovo y570) and yes even if it did I doubt it would prove stable enough for audio. I've been using the USB3.0 bus for my eleven rack just to track guitar ideas while my studio pc is in storage (moving to Kansas City) and it has been surprisingly stable. Let's see how well it can handle at least 8 simultaneous drum tracks though lol.

[yosefTux]

Actually, I have a Lenovo Y-series Ideapad with 1394 by Ricoh. I have auditioned a Presonus FS Mobile and it worked just fine, so don't underestimate that lappy. At least mine is designed well and has stable underlying drivers.

[IVIaverick52]

Absolutely, I love this laptop. With an i7 sandybridge and 8gb ddr3 it packs a punch (more than my studio desktop ironically lol) I've just heard stories about how USB isn't optimized for transferring high resolution audio as much as firewire is, but it seems to be working well thus far.