How to connect a FireWire Audio Interface to a Mac or PC with Thunderbolt 3/USB-C

In this video I show the few options you have to connect a legacy FireWire 400/800 audio interface to a Windows PC or Apple Mac which has a Thunderbolt 3/USB-C port. I cover OS and driver compatibility and all of the workarounds you may need to get it working properly. It also works with the new Thunderbolt 4 connections. Below are time stamps and links to the adapters will need. Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - Interface Ports 01:40 - FireWire vs USB 02:09 - Computer Ports 02:42 - Adapters 03:17 - Mac OS Support 05:05 - Old Windows OS Support 05:50 - Demo 05:56 - New Windows OS Support 06:13 - Thunderbolt Troubleshooting 06:42 - Demo 06:53 - Running Windows on Mac 07:15 - Audio Settings & Troubleshooting 07:46 - No Thunderbolt? Or still having issues? 08:08 - Newer Interfaces 08:22 - Wrap up 09:03 - End ------------------------------------------------------- Links to the items mentioned in the video: Apple Thunderbolt 3 and 4 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 1 and 2 Adapter: Apple Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter: (if unavailable, try eBay) FireWire 800 to 400 mini plug cable: FireWire 400 to 800 cable: FireWire 400 to 800 adapter: FireWire 400 mini to 400 mini cable: Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 3 cable Have a desktop with a PCI/PCIe card slot, or a laptop with a ExpressCard/PCMCIA card slot: Laptops with Thunderbolt/FireWire: ------------------------------------------------------- Newer Interfaces: Focusrite Scarlett Solo Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Focusrite...