MOTU AVB interfaces - driver 73777, now 73991

FYI, I haven't tried it yet but will install right away and report back after a few days.
 
The last driver in June was a step up for low latency performance. This one apparently fixes 2 issues that make the use of it more convenient: discovery app not always spotting the device (I had that happen but could always access from Sonar preferences, so no show stopper) and AVB stream names for ASIO (which should be a nice feature if you are like myself networking 3 AVB devices with different configs at different times; hence this should always now tell you inside Sonar what you are routing to USB input)
 
 

Are you having issues with the MOTU interfaces? Is that why they are releasing new drivers?

It seems fine here so far. The only weird thing I get (and it's the same as the one from June) is that sometimes SONAR (when you first open it) tells me it's found a new driver and wants to replace ie "MOTU Pro Audio" with "MOTU Pro Audio analog 1". Then other times it's the opposite.
Don't quote me on the second name - I just click OK and get on with it, and it works fine.
Maybe it gets confused with "friendly names"?
 
 

Strange. I have never seen that but I do not use the friendly names anymore since switching to MOTU.
 
With friendly names you get shorter names BUT you miss out on a great feature from MOTU which is naming the input channels on the routing matrix and having that displayed automatically as ASIO input names.  Hence I label what is plugged into the interface in the routing matrix (and configs can be saved/restored there) and find it much easier to pick the right input in Sonar.  BTW, I also use different MOTU configs to shorten the list of I/O in case when I do not need it (e.g. mixing heavy projects, recording singer/songwriter tracks).
 
This may not be so relevant to you but worth a try whether this "fixes" that strange behaviour. 
 
BTW friendly names are stored in the AUD.ini file, which accumulates whatever you used over the years. You could try to backup that file and remove all ALIAS names for MOTU and see if that helps.

I cleaned out my AUD.INI file. There was a load of crap in it - I think this was because the driver changed from something else to "MOTU Pro Audio".
 
It just added a new MOTU section to my cleaned out file, and I fixed the names a little in the MOTU Routing settings - AND I mad a little friendly name - something like MOTU Main out 1/2 instead of MOTU Main out 1.
 
So we'll see if it stops being confused ;-)
 
Meanwhile the new drivers seem fine. I haven't pushed them (interms of low latency) but I will be recording again soon - so I'll drop the latency and see how they respond ;-)

Again .. another one released ... will download but probably not install as I have zero issues and currently the best system I ever had (knock on wood)
 
MOTU Pro Audio Installer v4.0+73991 (Release Date 2017-10-16)

• Fixed an intermittent stop error when changing sameple rates.
• Pro Audio Driver Read Me for all MOTU AVB interfaces

 

I have had the problem changing sample rates.  I will probably give the new drive a go, but it may not be for a couple of weeks.