[ddots-l] Re: MOTU / firewire & external AI compatibilities
- From: "Tim Burgess" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:33:04 -0000
Hi,
I've got a MOTU 828 Mk2 USB (there was a fire wire version also) that was a
snap to set up and hasn't been a moment's trouble. It's a real shame that
they completely messed up the acdcessibility on the Mk3 and, according to
some reports, also messed up the drivers. I haven't tried the Mk2 under
Windows 7/64, but it's something I want to get around to once I add W7 to my
laptop.
Best wishes.
Tim Burgess
Raised Bar Ltd
Phone: +44 (0)1827 719822
Don't forget to vote for improved access to music and music technology at
http://www.raisedbar.net/petition.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Phil Muir
Sent: 09 November 2010 20:40
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU / firewire & external AI compatibilities
Well, you will definitely have issues under Windows 7 with the M-Audio
ProFire. Also, still think personally that in general Firewire is a better
option than USB. Although saying that, I think Tim Burgess has a MOTU USB
product. He also has the Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 which, is Firewire.
Regards, Phil Muir
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-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shawn Brock
Sent: 09 November 2010 18:25
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU / firewire & external AI compatibilities
I had considered the Motu Ultra Light myself. The fact that you can go USB
or firewire was vary attractive to me. I wouldn't have to have a firewire
card on my laptop. I like being able to take my laptop on the road with me
for recording gigs, song ideas, and doing edits for mixes...
The last interface I bought was the M-Audio ProFire 610. Its about $200 or
so less than the Motu.
I have owned this ProFire, a Presonus FireBox, a Motu 828 Mk2 and the
M-Audio Fast Track Pro. I have bought and returned a few of the Lexicon
products.
For my experience, I was most happy with the Motu 828 MK2. Regardless of
what Presonas tells you, I found the pre-amps on the FireBox to be junk, I
never had any problems with audio playback or recording though, even when
the track and plugin count was quite high. The M-Audio ProFire 610 has
pretty good pre's, but she will start stuttering quickly under a heavy load.
Some of my tunes have as many as 54 tracks, and man this thing gets bogged
down, no matter what you do... At least this is the case in Windows XP
service pack 3. Maybe it will be better in Windows 7?
I thought all and all the Motu was the most stable device, and was the
best bang for the buck for sound and performance, but this has been a
while...
I probably shouldn't run the M-Audio ProFire down so bad, maybe my computer
is just living in its last days.
I ordered a Daw from Dancing Dots around the first of October, and was
hoping to have it by now, but who knows when that will ever see the light of
day... Hopefully by the end of the month I may have it. By then my need
will be a lot less, I'll have mixed my record, glitching playback and all...
Even when it finely does come, I may have trouble with the ProFire and
Windows 7. If that's the case, I will go for the Motu Ultra-Light or one of
the Focusrite products, being that these guys rave about them so much...
All I can say is, I never had day 1 of trouble out of my Motu, perhaps
things are different now though. It seems nothing is what it used to be...
Shawn
www.shawnbrockmusic.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Muir" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:30 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: MOTU / firewire & external AI compatibilities
> Where and what kinds of issues? A number of us are using Focusrite
> devices
> on firewire and I have heard 0 issues with these devices. If there are
> any
> then, I would certainly like to know as I recommend them to clients. You
> will need to be a lot more specific than that E.G, post URL's so that we
> can
> all read about it.
>
>
>
>
> Regards, Phil Muir
> Accessibility Training
> Telephone: US (615) 713-2021
> UK +44-1747-821-794
> Mobile: UK +44-7968-136-246
> E-mail:
> info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> URL:
> http://www.accessibilitytraining.co.uk/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Campbell, Wiley L. (Portland)
> Sent: 09 November 2010 16:41
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] MOTU / firewire & external AI compatibilities
>
> Lot's of list chat on PC firewire problems with external Ai devices, e.
> g. Texas Instruments chipsets / FocusRite.
>
> Any experiences / opinions on list re accessibility / quality of the MOTU
> stand alone AI's like UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid? This unit supports both USB &
> Firewire.
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