One issue with FireWire devices is that Windows 8 and 10 dropped support for FireWire. Some devices require finding what is known as the "legacy FireWire driver" from Windows 7, installing and selecting it.

Even then, the handwriting is on the wall for the limited future of the FireWire standard.

I'm one of those on the forum using Focusrite Scarlett USB interfaces with good results on Windows 10.


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