[LAU] EQ plug and 4-pin 1394

[Jörn Nettingsmeier]

On 11/30/2010 05:20 PM, Kim Cascone wrote:
> 1- can anyone recommend a LADSPA or Windows VST plug (want to use in
> Ardour) that approaches the quality and flexibility of the GRM Equalize
> plug?
> http://www.grmtools.org/qt/files/Equalize_ST.html

for studio work, i'd advise against using graphic eqs. if you look at
the actual results (rather than the nice "graph" of your sliders),
you'll break a sweat :)

i find fons' FIL plugin (with the nice graphical lv2 ui written by
nedko, google for lv2fil, or your distro might already have it) solves
most issues. the only other things i use in addition to that are steep
low and highpass filters, sometimes.

> 2- my Dell laptop has a 4-pin firewire output and was wondering if there
> are any issues with using a 4 pin cable for a 6 pin I/O other than not
> supplying power?
> I know I have to supply power to the box since a 4-pin 1394 connector
> doesn't carry DC power.

no other issues. i found that a 4pin connector is usually a tighter fit
and seems more trustworthy to me than its big brother...