My MOTU Ultralite Dieing?

Is it dieing? Notice the random flickering on the green screen (most evident at the start of the movie and again at around 50 secs). Note this isnt lighting/camera causing this effect. It's sitting here flickering still as i type. Not to mention when it halts playing audio for half a second randomly/intermittently. I am very confused.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• motu
• ultralite
• problems

[blazetblaze]

Just an update for anyone interested... the screen flickering has stopped the other day. So now the screen works fine out of the blue. Weird huh!

The other problems seem to stem around Windows & the WDM drivers etc. Basically if you use the Ultralite as an ASIO only device in your DAW your shouldnt have any problems.

[uwaisabbas]

thanks robdrums and studiov2 for ur help...i might be buying this particular MOTU soon. now i already know the knowhows,..could very much save me my time and money in the future...appreciated ur comments!

[blazetblaze]

Just make sure you have a TI or Lucent based Firewire card in your PC or Mac and you should be fine. FYI i think they recently changed from TI to something else in Macs (in the last 6~ months)

[charly1902]

I know this is very silly, but have you tried contacting Motu's service department? Of course they won't be able to help you, after all they only designed the stuff...

:-)

[blazetblaze]

ive read up and these problems usually require the unit to be sent to motu. i'm Australia and MOTU are in USA and I wouldnt be able to afford the studio downtime.

[robdrums69]

This is caused by Windows audio drivers being accessed while your using the motu on windows. I know , I've been dealing with the same issue.

I can prove it. I'm a tech.

Shut computer down.

Turn on MOTU by itself.

Boot up your computer.

Watch when windows loads it's audio drivers, you'll see the levels start bouncing and crackling. It's windows, that's causing the issue. WDM driver issue, I think.

I own the motu and trouble shooted this same prolem. So, I've saved you some time :)

[blazetblaze]

Ok so dont use the WDM drivers at all? What do i do to hear normal system sounds? I have to resort to extra speakers?

[radionova22]

motu ultralite MK3 is a big big  shit.

[GetHypedMusic]

Sure its not your camera lol jk jk

-HyPe

[uwaisabbas]

yupp..will see thru that that too :)

[tatem333]

This is happening to me right now. What was the solution?

[adisquo]

wow well i have MacBook pro and my shit Motu ULTRALITLE

clicking and shitcking fucking all time like on this video