How does one hook up a sixteen channel firewire mixer to a mac?

November 4, 2009 3:36 PM

How does one hook up a sixteen channel firewire mixer to a late 2008 mac? No firewire input. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you.
posted by johannahdeschanel to technology (6 comments total)

I hate to say this but you're basically stuck. There is a Firewire to USB adapter, but it only works for digital video, and only works for Windows. I'm in the same boat.
posted by thebestsophist at 4:00 PM on November 4

Thank you.
posted by johannahdeschanel at 4:27 PM on November 4

What mac? Does it have a firewire 800 port you could get an adapter for? Does it have an expresscard slot that you can throw a firewire card into?
posted by knowles at 4:29 PM on November 4

Is this a 13" aluminum MacBook (sans the Pro)? The late-2008 release time would suggest this. If so, you're sunk, they pulled FireWire on that model only to add a FW800 port (plus the Pro moniker) in June 2009. Lame - FW stomps all over USB.
posted by porn in the woods at 5:36 PM on November 4

No there is no expresscard slot.

Yes it is the aluminum MB sans the pro. It is very lame. Thank you for the feedback.
posted by johannahdeschanel at 7:46 PM on November 4

Yep. No FW on that model. Just picked up one refurbed for my wife. I was surprised when I realized it didn't have the option - it hadn't occurred to me to check. I'd miss it, but she doesn't care, so we're all happy.
posted by caution live frogs at 8:31 AM on November 5