Lynx outboard 8 channel a/d/a - Work with New Mac Book Pro?

[davey]

I'm intimidated by the whole 'pin' connector thing.
I noticed there is an expansion slot for firewire. Is that what I
would use for the Mac?


Thanks,

Dave

[Mike Rivers]

On Dec 19, 4:09 pm, davey > wrote:
> I'm intimidated by the whole 'pin' connector thing.
> I noticed there is an expansion slot for firewire. Is that what I
> would use for the Mac?

The basic Lynx Aurora converters convert between analog and AES/EBU
digital. The Firewire option allows you to connect it directly to the
Firewire port on a computer to get the audio into and out of the
computer digitally.

It would be a good choice for simple connection to a Mac, and the Lynx
is an excellent converter. If you have a full sized Mac with PCI
slots, the Lynx AES16 AES/EBU interface is technically a little better
way to connect the converter, but I'd investigate the cost difference
(I'm pretty sure the Firewire route is cheaper, but I'm not sure how
much) and consider that as well as the flexibility of using it with
other computers, along with technical side. Either way is good.

[davey]

On Dec 19, 3:48 pm, Mike Rivers > wrote:
> On Dec 19, 4:09 pm, davey > wrote:
>
> > I'm intimidated by the whole 'pin' connector thing.
> > I noticed there is an expansion slot for firewire. Is that what I
> > would use for the Mac?
>
> The basic Lynx Aurora converters convert between analog and AES/EBU
> digital. The Firewire option allows you to connect it directly to the
> Firewire port on a computer to get the audio into and out of the
> computer digitally.
>
> It would be a good choice for simple connection to a Mac, and the Lynx
> is an excellent converter. If you have a full sized Mac with PCI
> slots, the Lynx AES16 AES/EBU interface is technically a little better
> way to connect the converter, but I'd investigate the cost difference
> (I'm pretty sure the Firewire route is cheaper, but I'm not sure how
> much) and consider that as well as the flexibility of using it with
> other computers, along with technical side. Either way is good.

Great, thanks. So the firewire port is actually included in the slot;
I wouldn't have to get funky adapters and such?
I appreciate it!

Dave

[Mike Rivers]

On Dec 20, 1:17 am, davey > wrote:

> So the firewire port is actually included in the slot;
> I wouldn't have to get funky adapters and such?

Uh . . . The "slot" (L-Slot Expansion Port) is for an adapter card
(which has the Firewire port on it) that costs $600. If that's a
"funky adapter and such" then, yes, you'd have ot get a funky adapter
and stuff.

http://www.lynxstudio.com/product_detail.asp?i=24

Lynx is having a special deal through the end of December, $2300 for
the Aurora 8 with the Firewire option installed.

[davey]

On Dec 20, 4:38 am, Mike Rivers > wrote:
> On Dec 20, 1:17 am, davey > wrote:
>
> > So the firewire port is actually included in the slot;
> > I wouldn't have to get funky adapters and such?
>
> Uh . . . The "slot" (L-Slot Expansion Port) is for an adapter card
> (which has the Firewire port on it) that costs $600. If that's a
> "funky adapter and such" then, yes, you'd have ot get a funky adapter
> and stuff.
>
> http://www.lynxstudio.com/product_detail.asp?i=24
>
> Lynx is having a special deal through the end of December, $2300 for
> the Aurora 8 with the Firewire option installed.

Thanks again!