A soundcard with no issues at all ?

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:05 pm

yup yup wrote:I have been running two Motu cards (828mk3&Traveler) daisy chained for a couple of years now without any probs for 18 analogue i/o.
mavericks ?
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by yup yup » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:29 pm

sorry no.
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by yup yup » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:32 pm

Should add...
Only use my computer for tracking. Everything else is OTB for the most part.

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by jimfowler » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:38 pm

i've had my echo audiofire12 for years and it has been very reliable. i have a studio owner friend who swears by his lynx aurora.

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:13 pm

Just to make this topic clear :
This is an issue with Mavericks
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by fishmonkey » Sat Aug 23, 2014 2:21 pm

chapelier fou wrote:Just to make this topic clear :
This is an issue with Mavericks
my touring interface is an old Firewire MOTU Ultralite, and my home studio interface is an Apogee Quartet (USB). my main machine is a 2011 MacBook Pro and i have been running Mavericks since February. no glitches with either interface.

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:04 pm

fishmonkey wrote:
chapelier fou wrote:Just to make this topic clear :
This is an issue with Mavericks
my touring interface is an old Firewire MOTU Ultralite, and my home studio interface is an Apogee Quartet (USB). my main machine is a 2011 MacBook Pro and i have been running Mavericks since February. no glitches with either interface.
Thanks,
Motu told me it's an issue with mavericks. i've seen several users confirming this (http://www.motunation.com/forum/viewtop ... =2&t=57838).
I am about to take the plunge and downgrade to 10.8... But i'd be more than pissed off if it doesn't solve anything....
Oh and my macbook pro is just clean, super clean with just max/MSP, Ableton and drivers installed.
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by Maxadax » Sat Aug 23, 2014 8:47 pm

Are you sure that the problem isn't with your computer itself? Perhaps it has a dated CPU.

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:51 am

Maxadax wrote:Are you sure that the problem isn't with your computer itself? Perhaps it has a dated CPU.
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:57 am

So after realizing i cannot downgrade my macbook pro retina (that's f@cking unbelievable), i NEED to get rid of the motu and i mght go for a RME 802 through a FW/TB adaptor.

2 questions, though :

- can i plug a guitar in the front inputs ?
- did someone try using the headphones outs as regular outputs ?

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:11 am

joeyfivecents wrote:Saffire Pro 40 with Thunderbolt adaptor working perfectly here on both a MacBook Pro 13" non-retina 2012 model and an iMac 21" 2014 model, both running Mavericks 10.9.3
Are the monitor outs able to be individual outs ? (i mean not mirror one of the 8 outs)

edit : according to their website, they are.
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by chapelier fou » Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:49 am

So...
i bought a saffire Pro 40. Using a TB/FW adaptor and Mavericks. It's perfect.
Thanks for your advices !
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by eyeknow » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:01 am

PARTY!

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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by rosti » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:58 am

login wrote: You shouldn't be using sleep mdoe with audio interfaces, it's always a problem.
My Komplete Audio 6 works perfectly even after sleep with my 2011 MBP!

I'm considering to change it to a used Motu 828 mk3 or a new Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 for more i/o though.. Haven't decided which one yet. According to the internetz Scarlett seems to have better overall sound quality, but Motu has more stable drivers.. Hard decisions.. :D

I used to have Motu Ultralite mk3 which broke down violently after 4 years (first the screen died, then the outputs started to make this really loud buzzing noise...) so i'm a bit sceptical about the build quality of Motu interfaces!
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Re: A soundcard with no issues at all ?

Post by rosti » Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:17 am

sorry doublepost.
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