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Originally Posted by chrisdetweiler
I bought an alesis io/26 firewire interface today from my buddies music shop. It was secondhand; paid $159. It came with cubase le. Haven't gotten it working yet. My laptop only has usb ports, so I need to find a converter for the firewire. It's 6 pin to 4 pin. I'm getting an education on recording equipment.
Question: Will audacity work with the alesis or should I stick with the software that came with it?
I think my old cassette 4 track was easier to set up.  |
Cubase (even the Limited Edition) is far better than Audacity.
And regarding your firewire, you're going to need an add-in card (either PCI-E or Cardbus) which plugs into a slot on your laptop and provides you with a firewire interface. Find out what kind of card slot you have, then you'll know what you need to get for your firewire card.