MOTU 896HD crappin'out
Loading...
Link to this comment:
Uploader Comments (eastrockstudio)
All Comments (10)
-
hey man
i had problems with motu gear that had me tearing my hair out
after two years i sorted it
the problem: if you use motu firewire equipment you should check that your firewire card has a 'texas instruments' chip
if you are using a non- texas instruments firewirecard you will have problems with motu
when u look at the firewire card you will see the chip, it has a map of texas on it which is the TI logo
you can purchase a TI firewire card off amazon
hope this helps
-
Did you set your clock right? Are you recording 44.1 or 48?
-
I had my 896 fail after warmup and the failure appeared as an error message from the driver, stating the the MOTU device had become unplugged or powered off. I got a replacement unit that did the same thing after a 2 hour warmup and on a different PC. I know both units were malfunctioning because even standalone, they would not self-test. Am waiting for a 3rd replacement unit now.
-
no, the PC checked out completely by an expert; RAM, included. i suspected as much too, but that was not it.
FYI: MOTU's tech support during Jan-July 2009 was non-existent, meaning not accessible at all by phone during business hours (ALWAYS -no lie- busy) and their customer support was awful, so I replaced this with an RME unit which is way better.
-
Usualy that's a cpu problem no? RAM and CPu peaking... At least in my PCI... mounted on an old PC... I dont know anything more used to get this kind of flipping when the PC was overloaded. Cant realy moniotr /record at the same time at 10ms latency...
-
There is probably nothing wrong with the unit.
What are your buffers set like?
What firewire chipset are you using?
What driver version are you using?
1:53MOTU 896HDby JamnettVideos1,735 views
Featured Video- 2:10Home Recording Studioby shaundam277,796 views
- 3:19Little Bird (EELS Cover)by Linkolytus2,052 views
- 0:53motu 828 mk2 and behringer ada800 problemby thom09282,045 views
- 5:34RECORD - How to Setup a Headphone Cue Mixby themactech7,406 views
- 11:25Marshall 6101 30th Anniversary DIby lacis2,703 views
- 1:36Line 6 POD HD500 Metal Amp test (Guitar only!)by rd777103,157 views
- 1:16MOTU Ultralite MK3 - Trim / Noise / Pop / Brokenby FaxeSystem12,800 views
- 6:15The Spill Canvas cover So Muchby Mooseboy2404,481 views
- 5:17Motu Problemsby alleiarts16,561 views
- 6:24Heroes and Villains - The Fendertonesby edwinherder49,507 views
- 1:40Studio Setup for "Our Glass Figures" 2010by beau3tiful1,045 views
- 10:00MOTU BPM Advanced Urban Rhythm Instrumentby audiomidicom68,812 views
- 4:51Simone Morettin - Crazy In Love - Beyoncè Bagna...by SimoneMorettin8,105 views
- 1:59RME Fireface 800by 8notru28,534 views
- 6:03Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 Firewire Audio Interfaceby gear4music126,339 views
- 3:30Justin VanHaven - Goodbye Blueby versechorusjvh3,999 views
- 4:17896mk3の新プリセットBRP編by TomodaShingo2,341 views
- 4:10Alesis Andromeda 24db Moog filterby carouxtia5,164 views
- 9:45Tech 21 SansAmp GT2by vincew0w109,768 views
@zealberg: thanks for your reply but this was so long ago. Indeed I was privy to the TI chipset bit. MOTU simply makes crap when compared to RME -the company I chose instead- not only was MOTU customer support awful but their tech support was non-existent! REALLY. Good luck!
eastrockstudio 1 month ago
all settings were explored. the 896HD is simply not a piece of pro gear.
eastrockstudio 3 months ago