fireberd
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New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
I have this unit due in Thursday. This is my first MOTU device. Is there anything special I should do or be on the look out for? I use Win 10 64 bit. How about buffer size for "decent" latency? I don't have a T.I. firewire port so I'll use USB 2.0 with this unit. It is a replacement (Upgrade?) for a Roland Octa-Capture that will be relegated to backup.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/03 12:12:41
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Rock-solid unit
Round-trip latency at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size 44.1k is about 6ms.
Sound is very good...
The additional LED meters are nice
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fireberd
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/03 13:17:45
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"GCSG Productions" Franklin D-10 Pedal Steel Guitar (primary instrument). Nashville Telecaster, Bass, etc. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero M/B, i7 6700K CPU, 16GB Ram, SSD and conventional hard drives, Win 10 Pro and Win 10 Pro Insider Pre-Release Sonar Platinum/CbB. MOTU 896MK3 Hybrid, Tranzport, X-Touch, JBL LSR308 Monitors, Ozone 5, Studio One 4.1 ISRC Registered Member of Nashville based R.O.P.E. Assn.
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fireberd
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/05 13:33:41
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I got the MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid connected in Win 10. Setting the buffer to 64/44.1 as Jim suggests gets outstanding low latency. Sonar Platinum 2016.04 reports the following: Input 2.7msec 121 Samples Output 3.3msec 146 Samples Total Roundtrip 6.1msec 267 Samples Edited to correct roundtrip samples.
post edited by fireberd - 2016/05/05 18:34:51
"GCSG Productions" Franklin D-10 Pedal Steel Guitar (primary instrument). Nashville Telecaster, Bass, etc. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero M/B, i7 6700K CPU, 16GB Ram, SSD and conventional hard drives, Win 10 Pro and Win 10 Pro Insider Pre-Release Sonar Platinum/CbB. MOTU 896MK3 Hybrid, Tranzport, X-Touch, JBL LSR308 Monitors, Ozone 5, Studio One 4.1 ISRC Registered Member of Nashville based R.O.P.E. Assn.
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Jim Roseberry
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/05 15:26:40
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Glad you're liking the 896mk3!
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fireberd
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/05 18:21:34
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"Unscientifically" checking each analog input channel with an AT2050 Condenser mic, there is no "coloring" of the sound and no detectable noise floor. I connected my Pedal Steel Guitar (has Bill Lawrence 710 humbucker pickups) directly and it too was clean, although through a tube preamp or miked is much better.
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/06 13:31:15
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I'll be interested since I'm using an Octa but am still on W-8.1, I worry that when I upgrade to W-10 the Octa might not work as well. I have USB-3 ports but the Thunderbolt on PCs has me interested. Anyway, update this when you can, I'll watch this thread.
Thanks!
J
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fireberd
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Re: New MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid
2016/05/07 06:58:17
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I'm on Win 10. The Octa-Capture works the same on 10 as Win 7/8. Roland has "plug and play" drivers for Win 10.
My problem has been hardware reliability with the Octa-Capture and inability to get parts from Roland or a Roland service center (whether its needed part(s) are not available or they won't sell them to me). The headphone jack has failed twice on me and the last time during a recording session. The first time was a bad solder joint for the jack on the circuit board. The second time it fell apart and I was able to replace it but I had to cannibalize another (unused) device to get the jack - none are available from any source in the US (the only place I found that possibly has one is in a remote European location).
I give MOTU a "demerit" for over complex operation. Its not "plug and play", they "complicated the ham sandwich" by everything having to be manually set - even monitoring of inputs.
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