MOTU828 (needs moving)

[Scott Kemix]

I am thinking of purchasing one of these either mk1 or mk2. Can anyone educate me on this?

'If using cubase sx with this soundcard, do you get zero latency?' and 'When using lots of plug ins and vsti's how does the 'performance meter' go. e.g. does this soundcard keep performance low?

cheers

[RDR]

hi scott

You wont get zero latency using cubase with this card. you might get a very low latency, but not zero.

As for the VSTi's this is limited by your CPU power, memory, MOBO speed etc etc. Only a soundcard with DSP on board will reduce your overheads.

[Scott Kemix]

Cool, i have a carillon audio pc, 2.4ghz processor and 1024mb ram. I want to be able to throw loads of samples in and be able to use as many vsti and insert effects as poss. It runs really good but i want it to be able to cope with more, would it be best for me to upgrade my processor, ram or soundcard. I currently use a delta 1010lt.

[dan the acid man]

the soundcards fine, id go for a combination of a better cpu and more ram

[eyes without a face]

that computer sounds more than fine... you've got over a gig of ram there, u really dont need to waste money on more, and 2.4 ghz processor is fine... id look at some audio tweaks in XP before i shelled out money

i run on half that amount of ram and i run numerous high end VST's, samples, plugins, high end mastering tools etc with not much trouble at all i must say... id recommend taking a look at any cpu saving shortcuts/tweaks in XP and disable any other small programs you have running that ur not using at the same time

im sure there is a website with just XP tweaks on it but for the life of me cant remember its address

[MARKEG]

i have the mk1 and it's amazing.

:)

[dan the acid man]

some xp tweaking tips here

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1494

[nova]

i reckon the 828mk2 does help on proformance. i got 1 and i havnt beening using it for about 2 months and since then i had an extra gig of ram put in my mac makes 1.5gb. and the proformance is no where ner wot it was like when i was using the 828mk2. and when i was use thw 828mk2 i only had 756 ram init then. ya need ta tri 1 out on your setup for you ta realy know. and this is just how ive found it on my set up.

[nova]

logic & core audio. with the 828mk2 ya dont get the prob's from that as much. thats for sure

[Scott Kemix]

cheers all for the info and suggestions

[JACKSTAR]

I've got MK2 and its so sweet I have ditched my external mixer now too. Worth paying the extra. It run sweet with Logic 7.

P.

[FILTERZ]

love my motu mk2

crisp and clear, does what it says on the tin

[fresh_an_funky_design]

motu's kick the m-audio stuff ass any day... if you can afford it defo get one. Its on my list of things to buy

[davethedrummer]

motu's kick the m-audio stuff ass any day... if you can afford it defo get one. Its on my list of things to buy

yeah i have to agree there

[audioinjection]

i love my 828mkII

definitely worth the money and you wont be dissapointed