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163 People rated this product :
8 out of 10
12 People wrote reviews
5 out of 10
"A sound product, but limited in usability"
Feature:
To run it on may notebook I had to buy an extra firewire card for the cardslot. The ASIO is somewhat oldfashioned, and I have constant problems recording in cubase 4 with ASIO overload. A great problem is the input gain, which can only be set at -16dB, -10dB or +4dB, so that it is not easy to avoid clipping or have enough signal. In the product description given by MOTU it says that it can be used without a mixer. I deny this fervently - wanted to record a live set, and was dependent on the settings of the live mixer - it was not at all easy to have enough signal on some ports and not too much signal on others. The CueMix Console is only a different way to handle the interface, I could handle the interface with the knobs on the frontside just as well.
Quality:
I think quality is high, it looks not fragile at all, and as my particular interface was bougt used, it has done some good work in its time.
Value:
I think, if this is just what you need, prices are ok. Quality is better than average I shuold say, and pirces are affordable.
Desirability:
Design is pretty good, looks and feel are "sexy" to my taste, it looks dependable and compact and not at all slipshod.
Sound:
I think it sounds good, but as I work with motu only I have no real chance to compare the sound to sound of other products
Ease of Use:
After reading the 100 pages of the manual, it becomes rather clear how to use the interface. I do not think I can modify the sound at all, just set gain an assign ports.
Support:
I have written to support in Germany many times (I live in Austria) answers were always fast and to the point, very friendly people there, and the information was always correct
Overall:
I think, I will sell it again, as it is not the right thing for the use I bought it for, i.e. live recording without using an extra mixer. And as I am already contemplating the purchase of a mixer, I will buy a digital mixing console with firewire, so that I can record without using an interface at all, which gives me 24 or 32 channels for recording without having to buy 3 interfaces or AD convertres.
Submitted: 4/25/2008
Style of Music: Rock, Alternative, Classics,
10 out of 10
"Just buy it, you wont be disapointed"
Feature:
The metering is a nice feature that until recently MOTU were pretty much the onlys ones that had it. Now the Presonus Firestudio project also has metering.
There is alot of room for expansion with 10 channels + 8 channels of ADAT + SPDIF. This interface should be all I need for the next few years.
Quality:
All the jacks and knobs seem solid, and I have no problems with the case.
Value:
Its definatly worth the money, I was considering a firepod for a while but came to the conclusion that it wasent very expandable. The 828mkII even though dosent have 8 preamps has more channels + ADAT so I can hook up an 8pre later.
Desirability:
I couldn't sleep properly until it got to my house
Sound:
Sounds Fantastic.
The only problem I found is that the front two mic inputs dont have much gain which can a probelm for certain mic's.
Ease of Use:
I'm using Windows XP SP2, and with the exception of one little firewire patch from Microsoft was flawless. Just goes to show that MOTU are not just a macintosh company.
Some of the knobs on the front are a little small, but what do you expect when you pack this much into a 1 rack unit case.
Support:
I haven't had to deal with them which is a 10 in my books.
Overall:
Fantastic product that is worth every cent. Even though the preamps dont really have enough gain, and the knobs are a bit small I dont care because I have a stable and very reliable system that I can just turn on and start recording whenever I have inperations or an idea. That to me is the most important aspect
Submitted: 1/20/2008
Style of Music: Jazz, Electronica
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