Universal hybrid firewireusb2 audio interface provides superb sound and reliable performance. The 6pin connectors on both ends allow these cables to support devices that operate under bus power, such as the traveler and ultralite audio interfaces. Simply plug in your firewire cable, and both midi and audio are ready to go. To confirm the firmware version currently installed on your unit, look at the bottom of your devices tab in the motu audio setupconsole application most firewire usb devices, on the setup page of the motu video setup for our video devices, or in the cuemix application select setup under the. Oct 31, 2016 firewire does not work with an adapter. The motu 24 io audio interface fulfills the promise of hostbased hard disk recording. Motu 624 thunderboltusb3avb ethernet audio interface. Audiodesks bounce to disk feature gives you an unlimited number of audio tracks by letting you nondestructively combine them into a single track or stereo track pair. Motu 24 io 24 channel 24bit firewire audio interface. The motu 8pre firewire audio interface delivers everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24bit96khz digital audio workstation. Motu 4pre 6x8 firewireusb2 audio interface for mac and pc. Audiowires data stream is a unique protocol developed by motu, that just so happens to us a firewire cable for its connection probably because they were popular and cheap at the time of its release.
T motu audiodesk software is supplied with the 828. Using your motu avb device as a mac audio interface. Motu s awardwinning hardware and software are used by top professionals every day on hit songs, mega tours, primetime shows and blockbuster films. Adat optical supplies eight channels of 24bit digital io at. I moved over from a mac to a pc recently and am quite happy with my rme. The pci424 card included with 2408mk3, 24io, and hd192 core systems is a. Drivers for mac os x and windows provides multichannel 24bit io for all leading audio software on both computer platforms. However, if you purchase a 6pin to 4pin fw cable you can connect your motu interface with laptops that have 4pin firewire ports. As the firstever hybrid audio interface of its kind, the ultralitemk3 hybrid provides flexible and mobile operation via firewire or hispeed usb2 connectivity to a mac or pc computer, with professional audio quality at samples rates up to 192 khz and plenty of io, including two micinstrument inputs, six linelevel analog inputs, ten. I tested my macs 9 pin firewire output with my friends motu 8pre and it works fine.
Motu provides a standard 6pin fw cable with our line of firewire interfaces. Watch this video to hear the amazing sound you can get recording exclusively with the motu 4pre. Make offer motu 24i o core system 24 bit 96khz audio interfacepower tested. Word firewire cable audio cable cable launch the motu smpte console to specify the time code frame other digital audio device mac running audiodesk, rate and amount of freewheel. Hybrid firewire usb2 connectivity as a hybrid audio interface, the 896mk3 provides flexible connectivity to any mac or pc via firewire or highspeed usb 2. Audiodesk supports simultaneous use of the motu firewire and pci drivers so you can use any combination of motu audio interfaces to provide an extraordinary range of audio inputs.
I fieldtested the 896 with a mac g4 400mhz machine running os 9. Motu 4pre usbfirewire interface video demo stl audio. Add a second motu avb interface 24ai, 24ao, 1248, 8m, or 16a with a simple cat5e or cat6 ethernet cable. Thanks to motus hybrid interface technology, the 4pre connects to any mac or pc via firewire or highspeed usb 2. Also, you can use a firewire 800to400 adapter to plug a motu firewire interface into a computer with a firewire 800 port. Motu 828 the motu 828 includes a single rack space io unit, a 12foot firewire cable to connect the 828 to your computer, software drivers for both mac os and windows, and audiodesk, a complete macintosh audio workstation software package. I am waiting for an 800 to 94b cable that i ordered on amazon for my hub. Firewire 24 channel 14 io hi, im after something exactly like the motu 24 io but using a firewire connection rather than a pci connection imac i dont need anything but analogue io so im really reluctant to buy pretty much any interface out there which has spdif, adat, midi, wordclock, etc. Complete set complete set front view rear view opened panel view stacked boards deconstructed digital circuitry digital circuitry microcontroller ak4528 codec. Note that if you want to use the traveler powered via the firewire bus a 6to4 pin connection will not prov. Installing the traveler mac os x software 43 motu firewire audio console 51 traveler front panel operation 57 digital performer 63 audiodesk 69 logic and other mac os x software 73. A dedicated audio interface and an electric piano is all youll need to crank out your own tunes. New usb inout midi interface cable converter to pc music keyboard adapter chnj.
I realize that most of this decision comes down to my personal setup whether i want to use up a firewire or usb port on my power mac. Mark of the unicorn ada 24 channel firewire audio interface. Motu 828mk3 firewireusb2 audio interface with onboard. I only plugged the cable in wrong side up to the first one. Since motu now offers this interface in both firewire and usb versions, i am a little unsure which to buy. The track16 connects to any mac or pc laptop or desktop computer via buspowered firewire or highspeed usb 2.
Limited warranty on hardware mark of the unicorn, inc. Powerful dsp delivers large console style mixing with 48 channels, 12 stereo busses, and 32bit floating point. My belkin hub is working with my new imac with a thunderbolt 3 to 1 adapter. Motu software is licensed and warranted pursuant to separate written statements. The motu 8pre firewire audio interface delivers everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24bit, 96khz digital audio workstation. See and hear a real life example of how deep the 4pres functionality is and how professional the. It provides eight channels of 24bit192khz analog recording and playback, combined with sixteen channels of optical digital io, stereo aesebu, spdif, and separate. Build a network with multiple interfaces and computers using standard avb switches and network cabling, with ultralow network latency, even over long cable runs hundreds of meters. The motu 624 is an 16 x 16 thunderboltusbavb audio interface with consolestyle 48channel mixing, dsp effects, wireless control, avb audio networking and very high quality ada conversion at sample rates up to 192 khz for on thego mobile audio recording. It provides 24 high quality, 24bit96khz analog inputs and outputs in a cost effective, single rack space package, allowing you to connect and record from 24 simultaneous analog sources. Powerpc g4 cpu 1 ghz or faster including any mac with a powerpc g5 or any intel processor 1 gb ram. Standard 94 firewire ports connect your firewireequipped computer here.
The motu 8pre has two firewire ports and either one of them work or look damaged. The 24io provides affordable hard disk recording system for mac os and windows an incredible amount of audio io for the price. Thanks to motu s hybrid interface technology, the 4pre connects to any mac or pc via firewire or highspeed usb 2. Try connecting the unit to a different firewire port on the computer. Anybody wanna buy my pcie interface with a 2408 and 24 io interface share quote. Modeled for the purpose of music studio layout planning. Its equipped with eight channels of analog ins and outs including mic, line, and highimpedance instrument inputs.
Motu firewire audio console 9 about the traveler 15. It provides 24 high quality, 24bit96khz analog inputs and outputs in a cost effective, single rack space package, allowing you to connect and record from. The 8pre provides 8 microphoneinstrument preamps and 8 channels of adat optical digital io. The motu 828mk3 firewireusb2 audio interface is a hybrid digital audio interface that provides connectivity to any mac or pc via firewire or highspeed usb 2. With plenty of io for a wellequipped studio, track16s compact size is perfect desktop studio operation, with onetouch volume control of. While we use a firewire cable to connect motu pci audio hardware to the pci324424 card, we use our own protocol for communication called audiowire. I pass by a soundcraft 200b preamp, i go back to live in the out motu.
Mreases assumption is right, i did plug the 6 pin firewire connector wrong way up. The motu track16 track16 desktop studio firewireusb 2. For macs, is the device seen by the system profiler. Firewire devices, including motu firewire audio interfaces, cannot be connected to a pci324424 card. Motu 8pre 16x12 firewire audio interface musicians friend. Connect the network port on your motu interface to the ethernet port on the mac using a standard, highgrade cat5e or cat6 network cable up to 100 meters. The range now consists of three interfaces, the 2408 mk3, the 24i o and the hd192, which are all developments of, or replacements for, previous models in the motu range. The motu 24io is a singleunit rackmounted audio interface with 24 analogue inputs and 24 analogue outputs on balanced 6mm jacks. The reason i suggest this is that motus audiowire cables have a very slight difference than offtheshelf firewire cables. The motu 24io can be purchased as an expander for an existing pci424based motu audio system, or as a core system which includes the pci424 card and. Find great deals on ebay for motu audio interface and motu usb audio interface. This document contains instructions for updating the firmware on your motu audio interface.
The motu 896 includes a double rack space io unit, a 15foot firewire cable to connect the 896 to your computer, software drivers for both mac os and windows. Just for giggles try and connect only the 24 io to the pci424 card using the cable you are currently using for the 828. Unfollow motu audio interface to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Audiodesk 2408 the software audiodesk 2408 gives all of the latest advanced features to record, edit. Word clock resolves to time code or any other external time base via motus digital timepiece synchronizer or any other standard digital audio synchronization device.
Like the pci324, the pci424 is an audiowire interface only. Motu is an engineeringdriven music technology company passionately driven to create products that help you produce amazing music. It has now been superseded by the more sophisticated 828 mkii, which brings with it 24bit, 96khz recording capability, improved. Motu audio interfaces can connect to any firewire port. Standard 94 firewire ports connect your firewire equipped computer here. The 8pre provides eight microphoneinstrument preamps with pristine 96khz analog recording and playback, combined with 8 channels of adat optical digital io. The analog connectors come on a 44inch breakout cable, which gives you. Apr 20, 2011 mreases assumption is right, i did plug the 6 pin firewire connector wrong way up. A 94 firewire cable that has a highquality feel and is plenty long 12 feet to be exact interfaces with really short stock cables can be a pain to set up is also included. The motu 896 is equipped with a threeconductor cord and grounding type plug which has a. My computer does not see my motu firewire interface. The motu firewire audio control panel above is the same as the configure.
Connect your mic, guitar, keyboard, and digital input, and you are ready to make proquality recordings. Motus awardwinning hardware and software are used by top professionals every day on hit songs, mega tours, primetime shows and blockbuster films. Dec 27, 2005 i am set to purchase the motu 828mkii. F005006 all together, hoping to connect my old kerosenepowered lacie external hard drive firewire 400, 6pin to my 15 macbook pro thunderbolt input. Audiowire devices might use a standard firewire chip set for link handshaking, but i doubt it. I purchased an apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter, an elago firewire 400 to 800 adapter, and a tripp lite firewire ieee 94 cable 6pin6pin 6ft. The interface can also function as a rackmount, standalone mixer without the need for a computer. As well as being the first company to have brought a firewire audio interface to market, mark of the unicorn have continued to expand their range of pcibased solutions.
Expand your system by connecting additional 8 pres or other motu firewire audio interfaces. Dec 01, 2002 a 94 firewire cable that has a highquality feel and is plenty long 12 feet to be exact interfaces with really short stock cables can be a pain to set up is also included. Motu audio 24io frequently asked questions faq sweetwater. Check out the motu audio 24io frequently asked questions faq page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. The install for the 828mk2 also provides the midi drivers, firewire cuemix console, and the firewire smpte console. These standard firewire cables can be used with all motu firewirebased products, or any other firewirecompliant device. Iow, you cant just connect the 24io to a firewire port on your ti fw controller. Connect any midi device, such as a controller keyboard, synth module, automated control surface or drum machine. Audio midi interfaces midi interface equipment allows different electronic musical instruments and computer peripherals to communicate with one another.
Motu 24 io 24 channel 24 bit firewire audio interface. Firewire audiowire same thing or not by 1nput0utput. Download motu firewireusb driver by mark of the unicorn. Audio driver for the motu 828, 896, 828mk2 and 896hd. Can i plug my motu 24io directly into my computers firewire port like the 828 or 896. As a hybrid audio interface, the 828mk3 provides flexible connectivity to any mac or pc via firewire or highspeed usb 2. Motu 828 firewire audio interface prestine audio reverb. The 896mk3 from motu is a hybrid digital audio interface that features both firewire and usb 2.
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