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MOTU Vs RME - need help choosing new sound card
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Vibe Tribe
Vibe Tribe
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Posted : Jan 8, 2006 23:03
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hello 2 everybody
im looking for a new sound card
i think about the motu 828mk2
or the a bit more expencive rme fireface800
the sound card is for pc .
so anyone got expirience with tham?
any good bad expiriance?
what do you recomend.
tnx alot
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FG445
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 00:32
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rme , nothing but rme - if u are producing on a mac , then motu.
But in the end, go for rme - better support, better converters, better software ( tools like totalyser ....)
pay a few bucks more now and u can focus on producing later , buy motu and u will run into problems more easily as my and the experience of others show....
Cheers
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 03:44
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nolightatend - i cant find any info on the
"HDSP 32/192 " Do you have a link?
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Freeflow
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 09:22
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thanks...
760euro.. is it a good price with 4ins 4 outs?
at thomann.de
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Raoul V
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 09:40
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Using the RME Hammerfall DSP on logic 7.1
Amazing no complaints, been using the rm for abt 3 yrs now, its wicked.... heard motu is great for mac usage, (and u get dp when u buy it), but i would stick with rme given the chance to change. Value for money is xcellant.
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Rishi
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 10:10
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I got the Rme fireface 800 for my pc , and experienced problems , big glitches in the sound , tryed installing the newest driver , but still wasnt to work with , I guess i was unlucky , so i had to switch and i did it for the motu 828 mk 2 ,, i have been VERy happy for this card , and have been told that the only diff ( ofcourse there are some different converters , prize appraized for rme , ) but that in reality its a matter of taste , u cant seperate them , its a matter of choice , ( havent though tried a blind test ) .
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Vibe Tribe
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Posted : Jan 9, 2006 22:32
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ok tnx ppl.
Rishi>>> what do u mean glitches in the sound ? that u experienced with the rme?
also how is the fireface800 compared to Hammerfall DSP?
nolightatend >>> thank you for your carring for my budget... but leave it for me to diside 
i asked exactly about thouse 2 sound cards.
any more coments?
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Rishi
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Posted : Jan 10, 2006 10:23
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Hello Stats ,
With glitches i ment that , i.e when i was using windows mediaplayer, it took 30 secs before the track sound started and when it did , there was serious sound failure , cracks pops , hisses in the sound ... Well i was told that it maybe had something to do with the motherboard , or some software issue . Either way , i couldnt live with it ´, so i got the motu .. But i think its more of a isolated problem .. have a friend who havent had a single prob with it .
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Raoul V
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Posted : Jan 10, 2006 10:43
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@Rishi - I had a friend who experienced the same problems ur talking abt in windows xp, the hiss, the cockup in latency settings, even the new drivers didnt make a difference... but on his laptop using the pci card as opposed to cardbus it worked fine.... he couldnt deal with it and bought a motu too!!
Still in osx the rme is amazing, i even had a friend stand on pci card and break it, the whole thing shattered, i plugged it in and it still worked!!! german technology kicks ass!! |
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FG445
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Posted : Jan 10, 2006 20:30
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alright....
Is there a 64 bit driver at all for the MKII ?
Are there any tools like Meterbridge, Totalyser, Vector Audio Scope, Routing Matrix and all that?
I would say , definately that Motu sucks compared to RME...
Ok, there maybe the Timepiece Midi Stuff from Motu which is very good indeed. But if one compares the MKII to the Fireface ? C´mon - Motu loooooooooooooooooooooooooses!!!!!
This is serious - if u have the Money, buy RME and don´t waste it on the Motu MKII.
Just have a deeper look at both Websites and the Download Section, the Tests, the Awards and if u want to go for this pesky Motu after that - Geeeesh ;-)
Btw, i used the Motu MKI, i had to send it back for 3 times during two years warranty ( Power off every 10 to 15 minutes, crashing constantly while updating the driver, more more more probs - a real mess ). The third time i got my money back. I used this Money to buy the Multiface along with the Pci Card - this was the best decision i ever made so long. The Fireface can only be better and the Motu MKII has to be much worse than the MKI....
Cheers
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Vibe Tribe
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Posted : Jan 11, 2006 01:08
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Rishi
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Posted : Jan 11, 2006 01:48
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So Fg 445 , because you had the Mk 1 u can say for sure that the Mk2 is much worse ?
Yes ur right No fancy smansy software package for 828, but still very reliable ,.
If it works with ur pc i would go for the fireface , no doubt , and if not it works consider the motu .. also motu mk 2 should be nice for lives .. has a (flexible DSP-driven 20-input/8-bus mixing and monitoring matrix that eliminates the need for an external mixer or patchbay)
peace out
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