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MOTU 828 At a Glance |
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Released: March 2001 Version: 0.00 | |
Rated: 6.0/10 User reviews: (20) | ||
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Software:
Win 95/98,
Win NT,
Win XP,
Mac,
OSX,
Hardware: Firewire |
Jim B-Reay writes: |
Offers 18 simultaneous I/O and connects to a Mac or PC via Firewire - no PCI card needed. Easy to install and configure - on Mac, it's managed via a control strip module! The front panel has trim pots for the analog inputs configured as stereo pairs - essential if you're using this as a mixer replacement. Latency can be set between 128 samples (3ms) to 1024 samples (40ms). I tried 128 and it was very stable - it handled multiple audio tracks and VSTis without any pops. You can do hardware monitoring using CueMix (included) if you want true zero-latency monitoring. Analog Channels 1+2 have XLR+1/4" combo inputs and preamps. They sound good! Ships with AudioDesk, MOTU's very good audio tracker - basically Digital Performer without the MIDI.
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Good Points This really is plug-and-play for anyone with Firewire. Anyone with a Firewire computer should consider this interface - it's a great value! This makes the Laptop Studio a real possiblity. I built a track last night in Logic on Mac with 10 audio tracks (loops and vocals), 4 EXS24 sampler instruments, an LM4 kit, 2 reverbs, a delay, 3 pitch shifters, etc - running at 128 samples - no stutters or pops. No worries. Bad Points If you have a lot going across the firewire bus - if you're using FW hard drives for example - there can be some lock-ups - bandwidth is not infinite! I did have trouble with my Rev 1 G3, running 2 FW hard drives and the 828 together. But I COULD run the 828 just fine using IDE drives for audio. I have had no troubles since installing an orange micro FW PCI card instead of using on-board Firewire and moving the Drives to that card. |
MOTU 828 Specifications: |
Digital IOs: 8 ADAT, 2 SPDIF Analog IOs: 2 Neutrik Combos (XLR+1/4 Midi IOs: 0 |
Maximum Resolution:96k@24bits
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Software supported: ASIO, MAS, SoundManager. |
828 Links |
Motu 828 pages@ MOTU Electronic Musician review Try the Audio Cards/Hardware links page for more.. |