Firewire and Windows 8 - I found a native adapter that works perfectly with my Mackie 1640i

[Gonga]

For those, like me, who had trouble at first setting up under Windows 8, I found a Firewire PCIe card that has a TI chip and works natively under Windows 8 64-bit, no drivers needed. It's the SIIG DP FireWire 2-Port PCIe, Model NN-E20012-S2.



http://www.siig.com/it-products/firewir ... -pcie.html

I'm super glad, as I'm a dedicated Firewire fanatic. It's still the most reliable external interface for rock-solid audio - much better than USB. I'm a happy camper, because I have a bazooka for an audio interface, a Mackie 1640i mixer, with 16 discrete digital channels, 16 balanced Onyx mic pres, 3 assignable stereo output buses per track, everything assignable with button presses vs. wire routing, etc. It's a luxurious way to go.

I have it rack-mounted



For some reason, I had to reboot the machine twice before it worked, but Windows loaded drivers for it automagically (then I loaded up the Mackie driver).

All's well in audioland now