USB Midi,FireWire Cables & ConnectionsUniversal Serial Bus
USB stands for (Universal Serial Bus) 1.0 it was created around 1995, for an easier way of connecting to computer products. A USB Series plug, it is the most common USB plug. USB is a Plug-and-Play/Hot Swapping technology. Allowing many devices to be used without requiring Manufacturer ID Specifications, like some device drivers need to be installed. Plus there is no need to reboot the Computer or other Devices sometimes, like the good old days.
These are the Standard A & B-Type Plugs. A-type 4 Pin plug.
A-type 4 Pin Receptacle.
B-type 4 Pin plug. B-type 4 Pin Receptacle.
A/B-Type Cable Plugs. 
A/B-Type Receptacles.
Many computer peripherals can be connected using a Single USB Cable A & B-Type Plugs. Such as Computer Mouse, keyboards, Gamepads, Joysticks, Scanners, Memory Sticks and Printers ETC... Digital Cameras,Personal Media Players MP3/MP4, Mobile Phones, and External Hard Drives ETC... Mostly use USB A-Type and Mini B-Type Plugs. However, we are looking at the Standard USB MIDI Cable and Connectors. Which can control any sort of MIDI device possible? IE MIDI Keyboards, Modules, Computer Soundcard/Devices, Digital Mixers and USB Microphones ETC... Unlike the old MIDI Cables and Connectors, which had to have MIDI IN, MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU? To work a MIDI Network. The one USB MIDI Cable can control a number of devices IN and OUT at the same time. The other good thing is that it can give a Low-Consumption Electric Power Supply. To MIDI or UBS devices for mobile use without the need for an External Power Supply. That is good for USB MIDI Keyboards, when you just want to use your Laptop Music Software and MIDI Keyboard. Just to get quick song ideas down.
A Low Speed (1.1, 2.0) rate of 1.5 Mbit/s (187.5 kB/s). Human Interface Devices (HID) such as keyboards, mice & Joysticks. A Full Speed (1.1, 2.0) rate of 12 Mbit/s (1.5 MB/s). All USB Hubs support Full Speed. A High-Speed (2.0) rate of 480 Mbit/s (60 MB/s). In the pipeline there is going to be an experimental data rate for a, Super-Speed (3.0) rate of 4.8 Gbit/s (600 MB/s). The USB 3.0 specification might be released 2008, According to the manufacture, bus speeds will be 10 times faster than USB 2.0 due to a fiber-optic link that works with traditional copper connectors. Products using the 3.0 specification are likely to arrive in 2009 or 2010.
IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Cable & Interface. IEEE Stands for (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). FireWire is also known by the brands names of (FireWire Apples name), which was created around 1995 by Apple and (i.LINK Sonys name). Plus(mLAN Yamaha's Music Networking System}. Manufactures also use FireWire standard connection interface for A/V (Audio/Visual) device Communication and Control. Such as Digital Track Machines and Multimedia Digital Mixing Desks, using DAW. Their are many different types, Original FireWire 400 IEEE 1394-1995. FireWire 400 IEEE 1394a-2000. FireWire 800 IEEE 1394b-2002.
FireWire S800T IEEE 1394c-2006.
6 Pin Male Cable End.
4 Pin Male Cable End.
6 Pin Interface. 4 Pin Interface.
IEEE 1394 FireWire 400, 6 Pin Male & 4 Pin Male Cable Connecters.
IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 6 and 4 Pin Interfaces.
Standard IEEE 1394 FireWire 400 Information.
FireWire 400 can transfer data between devices at 100, 200, or 400 Mbit/s half-duplex data rates. FireWire 400 can use up to 63 devices at a time. FireWire 400 is a faster connection than USB. Good for DAW Software & Multimedia Digital Mixing Desks. Note that the Mac OS FireWire Devices need. FireWire 2.0 Software Drivers to run with their Power Macintosh G3 Computers. Running Mac OS 8.5.1 or later.
Please check for third party Hardware and Software requirements, for the Mac OS. At www.apple.com/firewire
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