Topic: Fireface 400, Roland XV-5050, clock setting, and crackling
Situation:
2019 laptop MBP,
running Mac OS 10.14.6,
using Fireface 400, attached via Firewire 1-->Firewire 2 (or whatever it is) --> USB2 ?? --> USB 3 --> computer
1 cable + 2 adaptors (see pictures)
Plugged into the Fireface via the Coaxial IN, is a Roland XV-5050 sound module
( controlled by a MIDI-to-USB cable ).
See pictures.
Problem: I get lots of crackling and the interface will sometimes simply lose connection.
I am not sure what's the best setting for "Clock Mode" --- Autosync? Or Master? ( when I set it to Mster, who's the master, the Fireface or the Roland?)
I'm also not sure if the problem lies in the long Firewire 1 --> Firewire 2 cable, or the 2 adaptors I need to use (again see pictures).
If anyone else has had this problem or had advice, thanks in advance.
