MessageWell as I said, the 828 is a firewire interface. It's a good one too. If I had a firewire card then, that's the one i would go for, especially if it's going for a good price. Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music And Audio Production URL: www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Kylee Maloney To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:11 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU 828 Firewire Thanks, Phil. It's just that the site only talks about the 828 in conjunction with the mkII. That is what was confusing me. Cheers Kylee ----- Original Message ----- From: Phil Muir To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 12:09 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU 828 Firewire You don't. Just get the MOTU 828 and a firewire card and you will be good to go. I just mentioned the other MOTU gear cause I have it. MOTU stuf is all excellent! Regards, Phil Muir P J Muir Productions Music And Audio Production URL: www.philmuir.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Kylee Maloney To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 11:01 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU 828 Firewire Sorry, guys. I don't understand any of this. The ad said it was firewire, not a PCI card. In looking at MOTU's site, I see info about the 828 with the mkII interface and it talks about the product also functioning as a stand-alone mixer, just as my M-Audio USB Omnistudio can. However, this older 828 doesn't have the mkII. Would someone please tell me the difference without confusing me with PCI cards and the like. I can get a firewire PCI card installed to accommodate the 828. Why would I need another PCI sound card too, when I have JFW running off my on-board card and all other sounds running through my M-Audio? Thoroughly confused Kylee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.3/562 - Release Date: 1/12/2006 1:12 p.m.