Phonic mixer update

[paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net]

Jay,

> Yeah, this can be an issue.  Firewire arbitration can sometimes
> 'deadlock' - one device says it needs priority on the bus, another
> does the same, and suddenly, because the priority flags cannot be set,
> none of the devices work (though in the case of disks, I think they
> often ignore it..)

I could understand that, but why did it work last week?

> Yes, that would be a viable solution.  In my experience, its always
> better to put audio firewire devices on one leg of the buss, and disks/
> cameras/etc. on the other ..

the firewire disks are on one port of the G5 (rear) and the mixer is on
another port (front of G5).

> I can understand that, truly, as I'm on my 3rd macbook by now and this
> will be my last .. I'm over the Apple thing, I think Linux has caught
> up in bounds and even in some ways exceeds OSX (Linux audio is
> awesome, just plain awesome, and you can't beat having the source for
> that awesome, either, available freely and easily) ..

Yep, I'm looking at the HP2133 and ubuntu for my next laptop.

> Its good to know you worked it out .. lets hear about it again when
> things settle down and you've got a permanently working rig ..

yep, will do.

Paul