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[Cheyne]

So this is more of a curiosity thing ..  And it half works , but i thought id throw it out there and see if theres any answers.


The MOTU Ultralight has 2 x 1394 ports ,  either or which can be used to connect to the Computer host,  so when I have a laptop and a PC that I want to use the Ultralight for ,  is it possible to connect both the PC and Laptop to each 1394 port ?

Iv already tried it ,  and the answer is ..  sort of ...(;D)    It kind of picks half of each ..  It would play a second of music and then blank out , then another second and blank out ...  the same happened on the other machine ...    Its probably wishful thinking to think you could use both at the same time ,  but I figure if it half works ,  maybe theres an answer ,  or some sort of switch  ...  or maybe not ..    Im guessing theres some sort of Sync in place that prevents it working ,  but I thought use you can use the ultralight as a standalone mixer,  maybe you could use it this way ..

Anyone experimented with this ? ..    Mr Motu (Ehsan) , am I just talking rubbish ?

[neo]

I think the second Firewire port is intended for daisy-chaning another interface. I imagine it's not too happy trying to talk to two machines at once!

[Cheyne]

It is ,  its meant to join up a 2nd unit to make the full Rack unit ..

It isnt really happy with it ,  but I was wondering if there was any ability to use it like this ...    Im guessing not

[ehsan]

I do believe not at all sir. Interesting idea and potentially a good way to root your equipment!

[Cheyne]

lol , I think iv got all the answers I need