Message 13/30
Date: 10-Feb-04 @ 06:06 AM Edit: 10-Feb-04 | 06:08 AM -
RE: Firewire for PC? (828MKII)
The problem with MOTU is that they won't admit a problem when they have it. I did tons of research on the issue of our PCI-324 (interface card for a MOTU 1212) not showing up on the spankin' new built-for-gigasampler-PC we have at the studio where I work. The regular old Wave driver just wouldn't load, and even though Giga *kinda* worked without it (using GSIF drivers that did load correctly), it was flaky as hell. Anyway, nowhere on the MOTU site is it mentioned that PCI Post Write needs to be disabled in the BIOS for PCI-324 cards to work at all... I had to find that out through forums. Now, this problem has been around since the 2408 MK1, and is apparently well-known among MOTU users, so isn't it a little BULLSHIT not to have any mention of it from the company??
The worst part is the motherboard we got at work didn't even HAVE the option to turn of PCI post write, so fixing the problem would have required no less than a total software hack job. Out with that mobo, in with the new.
It's nearly as hard to find official information on their parallel port MIDI interface issue that has plagued them forEVER.
Rant over, point being don't ever trust MOTU when it comes to compatibility issues with PCs. But when you do the workarounds and get them to work, the general consensus (myself included) is that they are stable as fuck and sound amazing. Pro when it works, annoying when it doesn't.