Any Motu users on here?

zackster

303abuser I hear yah man. If I didn’t spring for the M1 Max book I wouldn’t be so putout, but this thing already cost so much that adding an additional $600-$700 to the bill is driving me crazy. I have had the mk3 for ever so I guess I can’t really complain.

303abuser

this is why i love apple hardware and hate their business model. the thunderbolt hub was $250 on it’s own, new keyboard, new mouse, a variety of cables and adapters, it just never ends. standard protocols for connecting devices needs to be legislated.

zackster

that hub thing was so obnoxious. I held out getting a new laptop for several years in anticipation of this new book. They brought back ports, which is nice. Three thunderbolt, one DMI, Audio In, and memory card slots are available again.

303abuser

the mac mini is lacking a bit when it comes to ports, but it’s also a lot cheaper i guess. once soundtoys is m1 compatible, i’ll probably do the ableton 11 upgrade and see what this machine is really capable of.

zackster

Just installed 11 today, as it happens. Can’t really take it for a spin yet as I can’t connect any of my gear until I get this fucking interface issue resolved!

303abuser

let me know how it goes, i’m really curious to see how much faster it is running everything native. now that i’ve wrapped up all of the tracks i’ve been working on, minus an ongoing collaboration, i think i’m going to be spending a lot more time writing on hardware for a while.

zackster

This makes me think I will be good to go.

https://motu.com/techsupport/technotes/apple-silicon-motu-audio-inst

Looks like firewire is no longer viable, which is annoying, but I will still give it a go with USB than decide if I need to upgrade or not. Have to go get thunderbolt dongles now and a new power supply for my MK3 as it died years ago.

303abuser

zackster no more firewire was the main reason i had to scrap my old interface. hopefully you get it sorted out, this stuff is always such a pain.

bosstrabs

“Using Motu are you Zachary?”

zackster

bosstrabs I may not be for much longer!

zackster

303abuser I hear yah. I am going to give it a go, but I suspect I will be doing the same. I am expecting there to be delay/latency issues, which defeats the point of buying a Rolls-Royce laptop in the first place.

303abuser

zackster it was adapter on top of adapter on top of adapter or a new interface. it took me almost an entire weekend to rewire my studio in december and my setup isn’t even that complicated. it’s pretty magical the first time it’s all working together though.

mono-stereo

I use a motu m2 with my M1 mac and it works OK, although that might have somthing to do with it using native usb c.