blakedirksen Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 The mid 2010 MacBook Pro that I has been my logic pro x machine of choice has finally gone on to silicon castle in the sky. I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro that I am considering moving to but my interface (Zehringer FCA1616) seems to work better with FireWire than USB. Apple sells a Firewire to Thunderbolt adaptor but it has gotten mixed reviews. Anyone have any experience with moving away from firewire? Is it best to get a thunderbolt adaptor or work with USB 3.0? Thanks everyone! Logic Pro 10.1.1 MacBook Pro Late 2013 intel core i7 8GB ram Behringer FCA1616 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 most usb interfaces are usb 2.0...and it's fine. i'd suggest, move forward, go for a usb interface. for better or worse, firewire is a dead (or dying) interface... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakedirksen Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efiebke Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Sad to read about your computer. Wish you well with your new one. Regarding audio devices, Thunderbolt-based audio devices worth noting. MOTU, for example, seem to have some nice choices to consider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Sad to read about your computer. Wish you well with your new one. Regarding audio devices, Thunderbolt-based audio devices worth noting. MOTU, for example, seem to have some nice choices to consider. nothing wrong with that, but everyone i work with has a usb interface, and they're fast enough, priced well...and some (like the focusrites, for example) have great mic pre's... with a thunderbolt interface, you're paying for the 'luxury' of that interface.. just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickenbacker360 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Same thing happened to me. My 6,3 Mid 2010 17-inch died. I REALLY wanted to still have a 17-inch and got best of both worlds by buying a used Late 2011 (8,30 17-inch. It has FireWire PLUS Thunderbolt. My Cinema display (formerly via Mini Display Port) works fine using the TB connector routed through an external UAD Satellite TB And the Quad core 2.4 i7 rocks out. Disclaimer: My projects are 30-40 tracks with mostly external UAD plugins. Light use of synths. Mostly true audio tracks at 2488. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basils Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Are you sure your it is actually dead, as the mid 2010 MBP are prone to a graphics card error/ kernel panic that causes the screen to go black. I believe the program Apple offered for a free fix is over, but may be worth a trip to an Apple techie to see what it is worth to fix. I was able to take advantage of the program and the machine is still up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickenbacker360 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Im not the OP. Mine is definitely dead. Spilled coffee. Went to profession repair place. They cleaned it up great. It boots but after a couple of minutes warm-up it displays shutdown message (the kind you get when you select "Shutdown" from Apple menu. I can make it not shut down by clicking cancel at that dialog but the infuriating message appears every minute or so. Also, Backlit keyboard is no longer lit. Definitely dead. As for the graphics error, the guy at MacNinja (where I bought the late-2011 model) said that graphics issue is many times solved by cleaning out the interior of the MBP (dust build-up and heat issues). I'm just passing that on, not taking up any argument with the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basils Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 As for the graphics error, the guy at MacNinja (where I bought the late-2011 model) said that graphics issue is many times solved by cleaning out the interior of the MBP (dust build-up and heat issues). I'm just passing that on, not taking up any argument with the issue. That's good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakedirksen Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks for all the info. I will do some digging into the machine and see what I can find. Hopefully it is just a graphics issue. Also thanks for the notes on the interface options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4L88 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Take it to the Apple Store and they can test it to see if it's the graphics issue (also, be sure to tell them you about the repair program ) Mine worked great for a while and then one day the screen just went black When I booted it, the pixels looked all messed up and and it would freeze constantly Took it in to the Apple Store, they replaced the graphics card AND the logic board for free (which would of cost me over $600) Left it with them and got it back 2 days later with a 90-day warranty, works better than ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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