The firewire 800 400 adapter from newer technology allows you to use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac and macbook pro 17 models, which come equipped only with firewire 800 and usb 2. Apple still sells the thunderbolt firewire adapter and is supported on mac, so it is not obsolete. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt also works with thunderbolt 2, but will be limited to thunderbolt speeds port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices. Thunderbolt 3 to firewire 400 for fireface 400 earthtokirk wrote. This cable can be connected to a apple approved thunderbolt to firewire adapter for our firewire interfaces, on mac and pc systems. Is thunderbolt doomed to be the new firewire, or can. Easily connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Apples thunderbolt to firewire adapter enables you to connect a firewire 800 device to your thunderbolt port equipped computer. Digi 002 x firewire x thunderbolt avid pro audio community. Apollo firewire mac compatibility universal audio support home. When it comes to the higher end of the audio production world, there is no doubt that digidesigns pro tools systems, combining quality hardwaredsp. If you do not see your device in the main categories below, see the additional downloads.
There are some cables that are sold as firewire 800 to 400 cables but they actually include a 9pin to 6pin adapter on one end. Can firewire 400 devices, such as audio interfaces, work over thunderbolt 3. The manual says the elura 100 has 4pin connector ieee 94 compliant so you probably need a firewire 4pin to 9pin firewire 800 cable to connect it to the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter or any firewire 800 port of a thunderbolt dock. This thunderbolt 3 to firewire adapter lets you connect your highpowered firewire peripherals to your thunderbolt 3 computer some cookies are essential to ensure our website works for you. If it doesnt work now it may be because the whole chain is incompatible, or because you are missing that piece. Can i daisy chain thunderbolt to firewire 800 to firewire 400. Why is a bilingual s800 to s400 firewire cable needed.
I have access to all devices in the chain, both thunderbolt and firewire. As a pro tools user im now considering moving over to logic pro x have been thinking about this for a while now. Thunderbolt 3 to firewire adapter card and chassis. As far as im aware, there are no firewire to usbcthunderbolt dongles. Digidrive firewire 80, and thirdparty firewire 400 drives with the oxford 911 chipset have. If you fancied the wellspecified, firewire based io of digidesigns digi 002 but didnt need its control surface functions, you now have a cheaper alternative in the shape of the digi 002 rack. A question, on older os we used the legacy firewire driver, rather than the default windows installed driver, for recording studio interface units as it was the most stable and no dropouts. Windows installed texas instrument 94 ohci compliant controller. The main difference between firewire and thunderbolt is speed. While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire 800. Device driver for all firewire 400 cameras, manufactured by the imaging source. The usb to firewire converter will need to have ram chips that are controlled by its microcontroller, in order to buffer the firewire video data stream into chunks that can be sent in usb packets.
Prior to the upgrade, i was using the presonus inspire 94 as my audio interface which is a firewire 400 connection. My main concern is getting my digi 002 io to work on newer apple os systems, it seems to work fine with sierra but having tried high sierra and now mojave, neither register the. Digi 002 enables you to work however you choose,withoutcompromise. Using this adapter, you wont have to purchase additional cables. Firewire is being phased out in light of thunderbolt s popularity and speed, as well as apple seems to be standardizing around thunderbolt because it allows for video control and monitor engagement, as well as data transfer. Firewire hard drive requirements digidesign support archives. Connect your thunderboltequipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Although a seemingly convoluted hardware connection the apple adaptor plus the 800 400 cable is the way to go. Firewire 400s delivery of 400mbps was consistent, making it significantly faster in reallife use.
And because its firewirebased, digi 002 rack offers portability that makes it equally viable for studio and live applications. Best way to connect 4pin firewire 400 camcorder to new. Handy little things like this help us move ahead and continue to utilize our legacy equipment. The apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac and supports a firewire 800 connection. You may block or delete all cookies from this site but parts of the site may not work. My main concern is getting my digi 002 io to work on newer apple os systems, it seems to work fine with sierra but having tried high sierra and now mojave, neither register the existence of the 002. Firewire 400 to thunderbolt 3 usbc on apple computers this tip was provided to me by a colleague who was reluctant to get rid of his beloved firewire 400 interface. For live applications,digi 002 can be uncoupled frompro tools via standalone mode,offering you a solid 4x2 digital mixer with four effects sends. Thunderbolt 3 to firewire 400 for fireface 400 page 1. The ins and outs digi 002 includes 8 channels of balanced analog io four mic pres,8 channels of adat optical io.
Aug 03, 2012 apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector. Firewire aslo called ieee 94 is after all an apple standard. With that, came the move from firewire to thunderbolt for audio interface connectivity. Keep in mind i dont want to spend money on a new interface. Pro tools does not show the existence of the digi 002. Thunderbolt firewire 800 adapter, fw 800 fw400, then a firewire cable that goes from 9pin 4pin to plug into my camcorder. Connect your thunderbolt equipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Apples thunderbolt firewire adapter is a oneway connector.
How should i connect my digidesign firewire 400 interface. If you fancied the wellspecified, firewirebased io of digidesigns digi 002 but didnt need its control surface functions, you now have a cheaper alternative in the shape of the digi 002 rack. I thought that by the time i added all that together there was little hope that the camera would interface with the computer. The firewire 800 port provides up to 7w for bus powering your external hard drive solutions. The digidesign asio driver is automatically in stalled when. Thunderbolt adapter from apple to firewire 800 firewire 800 to firewire 400 cable fireface 400. Emergency firewire 800400 digi 003 question the gear page. With my new system, i installed the firewire card and let windows install a driver. The right way to connect digi 002 to new imac via thunderbolt. Sonnet allegro firewire 800 pcie tested against onboard firewire 800 port and an older firewire 800 adapter card, using 4gb transfers between a quad 2. So im using a firewire to thunderbolt 2, and a thunderbolt 2 to thunderbolt 3. So i consider to buy a thunderbold 3 to thunderbold 2 adapter too.
Mini dv transfer using thunderbolt 3 videohelp forum. As our options for getting data from a to b increase usb 3, thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 have all recently been added to the mix, while pcie, usb 1, usb 2 and firewire 400 and 800 interfaces remain available such questions are often asked by pro and homestudio users alike. Like a number of current windows computers, future macs are likely to include thunderbolt 3, which shares a usbc connector but is a superset of usb, just as thunderbolt 1 and 2 include support for all sorts of protocols, including firewire, usb, hdmi, esata and displayport. Thunderbolt and firewire are two interface connection standards that are intended for peripheral devices. Also compatible with firewire 400 using fw800 to fw400 cable or adapter. Sep 30, 20 firewire 400s delivery of 400mbps was consistent, making it significantly faster in reallife use. Digi 002 working as io for logic pro x apple community. Is there a driver that needs to be downloaded onto my macbook pro. Older intelbased macs with firewire 400 only those without firewire 800 have not been fully tested with apollo but we are not currently aware of any compatibility issues with those models exception. Small and compact, it connects to the thunderbolt port on your mac computer, giving you a firewire 800 port that supplies up to 7w for buspowered peripherals like hard drives and audio devices.
Could i use this adapter to connect my digidesign 003. He put some research into getting this to work on his 2018 imac and through trial and error, and a few adaptor returns to amazon, got his system working smoothly. Digidesign 002 rack with black lion signature mod reverb. With digi 002 rack and pro tools le software, youll have everything you need to create professional audio productions with the ease, power, and flexibility intrinsic to the pro tools family. The firewire 800400 adapter from newer technology allows you to use your existing firewire 400 devices with the latest mac mini, imac and macbook pro 17 models, which come equipped only with firewire 800 and usb 2. How should i connect my digidesign firewire 400 interface to. Sep 20, 2014 i recently connected my new macbook pro retina to my pro tools setup using a digi 002 interface.
So then i needed an adapter to get me between firewire 400 and 800. Digi 002 working as io for logic pro x as a pro tools user im now considering moving over to logic pro x have been thinking about this for a while now. Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter startech thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt adapter windows only info. Can i use digi 002 as audio interface wit apple community. Easily connect your thunderbolt equipped mac to a firewire device with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter. When i received this adapter, i discovered that the firewire connection was firewire 800. I have seen adapters that convert firewire 800 to thunderbolt, but not 400 to thunderbolt. My old glyph had both a 400 and 800 fw port so, i ran the imacs 800 port to the glyph drive, then the glyphs 400 to the digi 003. Dec 16, 2016 i dont have another firewire interface to test the connections, but i did end up buying an apollo twin interface which is thunderbolt and use the thunderbolt to usb c adaptor and it works fine. Aug 18, 2017 intelbased mac systems with firewire 800 have been tested inhouse.
Got a firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter from the apple store and plugged both adapters together along with a firewire 400 cable and was very happy to see that my digi 002 can still work with pro tools 11 on a late 2014 mac mini. Analog new, high performance opamps on every analog input and output mic preamps, line inputs, headphone outputs, mainmonitor outputs, and. Thunderbolt is the newer one that aims to compete with firewire, and even with usb. My friend has a laptop just like mine with windows 8. Is it possible to get firewire 400 devices to work with thunderbolt. Use this adapter to connect to firewire devices like hard drives and audio devices. I had a glyph drive go bad sending it back under warranty but luckily i have access to a brand spanking new 2tb glyph. And because its firewire based, digi 002 rack offers portability that makes it equally viable for studio and live applications. Shop staples for thunderbolt to firewire adapter, white. Jun 22, 2011 device driver for all firewire 400 cameras, manufactured by the imaging source. The imac has a firewire 800 port and the 002 has a 400 port. It, coupled with a firewire 400 to 800 adapter, allows me to connect my legacy panasonic video camera using a firewire 400 cable to my imac which has thunderbolt 2 for recording into final cut pro. Dec 17, 2014 ive looked all over for a firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable or cable connector combo to use between my panasonic pvgs300 almost 10 yrs. Why is windows 10 no longer supporting apples thunderbolt.
Download the appropriate drivers for protools 12 and youre off and running. My hd has thunderbolt, firewire 800, 400, usb3, but im kind of at the mercy of the 003. Digidesign digi 002 rack pro tools le studio firewire. But we all know that technological superiority is no. Okay, it just dawned on me i have the hardware here to test daisychaining two firewire devices at the end of the thunderbolt daisychain and it did work. There is a green light that comes on with the connection is made, but it goes off after about 1 second. Edit i am using a mac pro tower so i cant speak to the latest imac, but a thunderbolt to firewire adapter should do the trick in that case.
Difference between firewire and thunderbolt difference. Digidesign digi 002 rack pro tools le studio firewire audio interface. Digi 002 with pro tools not showing on th apple community. Digi 002 x firewire x thunderbolt firewire and usb audio. Firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable macrumors forums. Does anyone know if it can even be done due to old firewire 400 capabilities. Dont know about thiderbolt 3, but previously, your chain had to be.
While apples new adapter can be attached to a computer by its firewire connection, it will not provide thunderbolt over firewire. Macbook pro 3,1 15inch midlate 2007 is not compatible. Using this cable with two others to bridge a firewire 400 audio interface presonus firestudio mobile to a 2017 imac did not work. Questions about apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter apple. Take the digidesign digi 003 factory as an example, an allinone pro. Intelbased mac systems with firewire 800 have been tested inhouse. As a precaution you could install the latest 002 003 drivers and make sure you can access the device that way before dropping the money for logic. I want to know why windows will no longer provide an ieee94 driver for this device. Firewire hard drive requirements with pro tools systems on windows. Or is thunderbolt incompatible with the firewire 400 connection from the digi 002. Apples adapter still looks like thunderbolt to the mac, so if your.
Ive looked all over for a firewire 400 to thunderbolt cable or cable connector combo to use between my panasonic pvgs300 almost 10 yrs. I use my macbook pro with an apple adapter thunderbolt to firewire 800 and a bilingual firewire 800 to 400 cable sometimes with the 24. Firewire is being phased out in light of thunderbolts popularity and speed, as well as apple seems to be standardizing around thunderbolt because it allows for video control and monitor engagement, as well as data. Apple md464zma genuine thunderbolt to firewire adapter. Im curious whether anyone has successfully connected the digidesign 002 and imac via thunderbolt port using the fw400800 cable.
Digidesign digi 002 rack pro tools le studio firewire audio. Our knowledge base contains over 28,000 expertly written tech articles that will give you answers and help you get the most out of your gear. Digi 002 and 003 drivers id redownload and install the appropriate driver and then restart. Im using it with a digi 002 and a presonus firestudio with no issues. Avid, digidesign, digi 002, digi 002 rack, and pro tools are either trademarks. There is no technological problem with building such a device.
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