Reddit reviews Syba SY-PEX30016 3 Port IEEE 1394 Firewire 1394B & 1394A PCIe 1.1 x1 Card TI XIO2213B Chipset Requires Legacy Driver for Windows 8 10
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Simultaneous operation of multiple high-performance devicesSupports hot-swapping and Plug-n-Play connection of peripheral devicesWorks with various types of FireWire 800 (1394b) and 1394A devices including portable Hard Disk, DV camcorder, digital Camera, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive and other Audio/video devicesSupport Provisions of IEEE P1394b Revision 1.33+. Compliant with IEEE 1394 OpenHCI specifications V1.0 and V1.1Fully Interoperable with FireWire, I Link, and SB1394 Implementation of IEEE 1394 standardForm Factor: Plug-in CardFully Interoperable with FireWire, iLink, and SB1394 Implementation of IEEE 1394 StandardFully Interoperable with FireWire, iLink, and SB1394 Implementation of IEEE 1394 StandardSimultaneous Operation of Multiple High-performance Devices
I'm glad you haven't had any issues. I have one unit connected to the computer with this TI card I installed last year. The other unit is chained to the primary unit by optical cable. The secondary unit is set as the clock at 44.1 kHz, the primary unit is set to sync via ADAT (all done through Saffire MixControl).
There are two modes of failure: when a project or application (Reaper or Adobe Premiere in my case) opens at any sample rate other than 44.1 kHz, the units stop making noise. This can usually, but not always, be corrected by setting the program to use 44.1 and allowing the program to resample from higher sample rates.
The second is more elusive. If either of the units loses power while the computer is turned on the default Windows audio driver steps in, as expected, but when the units are powered back on Windows doesn't allow the units to make noise even if the Focusrite drivers are selected as primary. If I switch back to the Windows audio driver, I can make noise through the built in headphone jack, but no amount of toggling will bring noise back through the Pro 40s. I don't know exactly how to fix this, but it's some combination of turning the units off, turning the computer off, turning the units on, turning the computer back on one at a time, and crossing my fingers that this will be the time it works.
Barring these two small issues I've got no complaints about the units.
Yes, Windows 10. I don't remember installing any drivers, it was just plug and play. I'm on a Ryzen 1700X on an MSI B350-F motherboard.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DQ0KD2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yep. I got this one which works without having to do any extra configuration https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006DQ0KD2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1482909486&sr=1-2&keywords=firewire+card
pretty sure it's this one, I'm away from my desktop at the moment but afaik pretty much any firewire pci card should work.
It's as easy as looking at Focusrite's website for supported chipsets and finding a card with one they support.
I've played this game before, it really isn't that bad. There's even a bunch of positive reviews on Amazon from people using that FireWire card with the Saffire Pro 40.
Motherboards don't usually have Firewire on the rear IO these. The best option is going to be getting a PCI-E addon card for it.
https://www.amazon.com/Syba-Firewire-IO2213B-Components-SY-PEX30016/dp/B006DQ0KD2
I got a FireWire PCIe card for my modern desktop for my Sony Hi8 camcorder and it works great with VirtualDub.
Couldn't you do that and not get another machine?
Remember, a USB to FireWire cable won't work because USB is packet based and FireWire is bitstream.
https://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-PEX30016-Firewire-XIO2213B-Chipset/dp/B006DQ0KD2