828x : Expected a better solution

9 years ago

UPDATE: After buying expensive RME RayDat PCIe, this Motu is finally usable! Will contant Motu salesman about it, so he can stop his PR.

The latest driver is 2 years old meaning they don't support it anymore. In DAW I use 48KHz, when playing a sound in Windows it will go back to 44.1KHz. If it cannot switch from any reason, I get BSOD !! (blue screen of death). They say it is USB 3.0 compatible, but the interface is USB 2.0, so you won't get a better speed when using USB 3.0. It is a pure marketing bs. Thunderbolt on Windows: I would have to throw away $1000 investment in motherboard+CPU and buy a new one (another $1000) just to have Thunderbolt PCIe adapter.

Cannot switch sampling frequency onboard on the interface through knobs, it tells me to use a computer. The interface settings on computer won't load if any application is using the soundcard (it does not have to play a sound at all). So switching a latency or sampling frequency can be pain a lot of the times.

This soundcard is overrated and unsupported nowadays. Buy something cheaper or something more expensive, not this one.

Image MOTU 828x

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by MOTU
  • Released in 2014
  • Average price : $1023
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