Motu Pci Audio Drivers For Mac

PCI-based Audio Interfaces Mac/PC.By Mike WatkinsonMOTU PCI-424 card.MOTU's range of PCI audio interfaces is based around a single PCI card, with three different rackmounting units offering combinations of analogue and digital I/O.As well as being the first company to have brought a Firewire audio interface to market, Mark Of The Unicorn have continued to expand their range of PCI-based solutions. The range now consists of three interfaces, the 2408 Mk3, the 24I/O and the HD192, which are all developments of, or replacements for, previous models in the MOTU range. They all connect to the host computer using the same PCI card, the PCI-424, itself a development of the popular PCI-324. MOTU sell each interface bundled with a PCI-424 as a 'core system', and also offer the same range of interfaces without the card, as 'expansion I/O'.Using a single PCI card for all three interface designs is a clever solution to the issue of expansion and integration. Adding more interfaces to a core system is easily achieved, since the PCI-424 has four 'Audiowire' sockets alongside the 9-pin ADAT sync connector, and each socket can host one expansion I/O. Since 24 is the highest number of channels supported by any of the interfaces here, one PCI-424 card could allow up to 96 channels of input and output (I/O) via a single PCI slot, at the appropriate sample rate. Furthermore, any combination of four of the interfaces can be connected.

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Audiowire is MOTU's proprietary audio protocol, which utilises standard 6-pin Firewire cables and connectors. Installing the card is as simple as for any short-form PCI card, and driver installation is handled by the software installer on the supplied CD.A major development from the earlier PCI-324 is the inclusion of on-card DSP, which allows for highly flexible near-zero-latency monitoring controlled by the Cuemix Console application, of which more later.

The PCI-424 system is compatible with Mac OS 9 and X, as well as Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. The Windows software and utilities provide most of the functionality available on the Mac, with the exception of the Audiodesk application. As well as the ASIO driver, MOTU also provide a GSIF driver for use with Tascam Gigastudio, and a WDM driver for use with compatible hosts such as Sonar.The 2408 MK3, as the name suggests, is the third incarnation of this popular interface, which offers a combination of connection protocols and metering options. The numerical designation refers to the fact that it offers 24 channels of simultaneous I/O, eight channels of which can be analogue.The 2408 Mk3 is designed to cater for almost every I/O requirement, offering eight-channel analogue in and out as well as 24 channels of ADAT and TDIF-format digital I/O.The rear panel, from left to right, sports the following connectors:.

Word clock in and out. The Word in socket also doubles as a Video input allowing the interface to resolve directly to a video signal. S/PDIF. There is one stereo input and two stereo outputs. The second output simply duplicates the output of the first and allows the connection of a further digital device such as a DAT machine. These sockets also double as SMPTE timecode input and output, and the second output will still deliver S/PDIF digital audio even when SPMTE in and out are required. TDIF connectors. Bootcamp drivers windows 10.

There are three 25-pin 'D' connectors, each of which handles eight channels of digital I/O. These share the output with the ADAT optical outputs, although the inputs can only be one or the other. The Audiowire socket for connection to the PCI-424 card. Three pairs of ADAT optical connectors for up to 24 channels of ADAT digital I/O. Two rows of eight quarter-inch balanced jack sockets for eight channels of analogue I/O.

One pair of balanced quarter-inch jack sockets for main output. These duplicate the output of analogue channels 1 and 2, if one of the three eight channel banks into which the 2408 Mk3 is internally divided has 'analogue' selected as the desired format (using the PCI-424 configuration window).The front panel is very clearly laid out, considering the large amount of information that the 2408 Mk3 needs to present. At the far left is a headphone jack with its own volume control, next to the main output volume control. Next come three sets of LEDs, which display input and output activity for each channel of the three banks of digital I/O. To their right is the metering for the analogue I/O. This is handled by five-segment LED meters measuring from -42dB up to 0dB. When the 2408 Mk3 is running under computer control rather than in stand-alone mode, these LEDs also operate as clock source indicators, a mode chosen by pressing the Select button.

I should point out that I found the LED indicator legend extremely difficult to read if, for example, I needed to check the indicated sample rate. This was also the case for the three rows of stand-alone settings indicators — a case of too much information for such a compact space.MOTU 2408 Mk3 (top) with 24I/O.The final button (Set) on the front panel is only used when the interface is operating in stand-alone mode (either no compatible software is running on the host computer, or the computer is switched off). In this mode the 2408 becomes a format converter, and the Set button cycles through the Clock, Source and Bounce settings that determine how the interface operates in this mode.

The Clock setting determines to which digital clock source the 2408 is slaved. The options are Internal, Digital (from the ADAT or TDIF inputs), Word Clock, Video or LTC (longitudinal timecode via an analogue input).The Source setting determines which audio source will be the source of the transfer (in stand-alone format converter mode). This could be analogue (at +4 or -10 dB), stereo S/PDIF, ADAT (each of the three banks separately or all together) or Tascam (as per ADAT). The Bounce setting lets you redefine the order of tracks after conversion.As mentioned above, the 2408 will support up to 24 simultaneous channels of I/O. This is when running at 44.1 or 48 kHz, at which sample rates the three internal busses will carry eight channels each (digital or analogue).

When operating at 88.2 or 96 kHz, four channels of TDIF or ADAT digital are available per bank, while the analogue bank, if selected, remains at eight channels. Selecting three banks of digital I/O at these sample rates would thus yield 12 channels in total, and combining two digital banks with one analogue would yield a total of 16 channels. The PCI-424 system allows sample-accurate synchronisation with digital tape decks or hard disk recorders that support either the Alesis or Tascam sync formats. Audio can be transferred between compatible host software and recorder without the loss of a single data bit. Compatible hosts are Audiodesk and Digital Performer, which communicate with the PCI-424 card via the MOTU Audio System (not requiring ASIO drivers), and Cubase SX and Nuendo, both of which can fully utilise the sample-accurate location support features in the PCI-424 ASIO version 2.0 driver.The second of the interfaces is much more straightforward in what it can offer the user. Where the 2408 Mk3 is a veritable Swiss Army knife of supported formats and functions, the 24I/O offers 24 channels of analogue I/O at up to 96kHz, plain vanilla and no flake. The rear panel, correspondingly, has two rows of balanced TRS sockets.

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Both inputs and outputs have 128x oversampling converters (where the 2408 has 64x) and the outputs are switchable between -10 and +4 dB.The rear panel also has a word clock connector that can function as an input or output, and the obligatory Audiowire socket. On the front panel of the 24I/O are two banks of 24 five-segment LED meters (for input and output) similar in function to the two banks of eight found on the 2408.

Between these is a Sample Rate/Clock Source indicator, which is far easier to read than those found on the 2408.Providing 24 channels of analogue I/O and nothing else implies that the intended use of this interface will either be as an extension of the functionality of the 2408 Mk3, or for the connection of lots of analogue outputs from various items of gear, monitored via an analogue mixer. Therefore it's not surprising to find that the 24I/O has no dedicated monitoring options of its own, either as a stereo pair or headphone outlet. Nor does it have mic preamps, likewise indicating that this is not intended to be a mixer replacement, but more of a supplement.The third of the interfaces also offers a more specifically targeted feature set. The rear panel has 12 analogue inputs and outputs via female and male XLR sockets (hence the 2U rack size) capable of recording and playback at any standard sample rate between 44.1 and 192 kHz via 24-bit 128x oversampling converters. Alongside these connectors is an AES-EBU-format input and output via XLR that has its own clock, from which it can run as an alternative to the HD192 system clock.

This means that the AES-EBU output can resolve either to the HD192's system clock, the AES-EBU input or the word clock input.In addition you can choose to convert the sample rate of the AES-EBU output, either resolved to the system clock or independently clocked from its own clock crystal source. BNC connectors are provided for system word clock in and out, as well as AES word clock in, below which is the Audiowire socket.MOTU HD192.The front panel provides two banks of 12 19-segment LED meters for the analogue inputs and outputs, as well as indicators for the variety of supported clock sources and AES-EBU sample-rate conversion.

This is the first time I've had the chance to try out some MOTU audio interfaces, but I was keen to do so, partly because as Mike points out in the main text they have attracted a reputation of being problematic when used with PCs. My first visit was to the MOTU web site to download the latest PCI-424 PC drivers, and although the impression is given that there are multiple drivers available, in fact a single 1.7MB file supports Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP, and the latest version 1.02 drivers dated 26th March 2003 were already on the supplied CD-ROM install disc.Unusually, you have to run a Setup.exe file before installing the PCI-424 card, as Windows apparently doesn't perform a full install via Plug and Play (for instance, Windows 98 at one stage declared it to be a 'PCI Early non-VGA Device'). All contents copyright © SOS Publications Group and/or its licensors, 1985-2020. All rights reserved.The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. The views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers.Web site designed & maintained by PB Associates & SOS.

MOTU Universal Audio Installer for Windows (4.0.5.5333)

This installer (version 4.0.55333) installs updated drivers and software for all MOTU FireWire, USB, Hybrid, and PCI-424 audio interfaces for Windows 7, 8 and Vista. 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported. The CueMix FX app now supports PCI-424 systems and replaces the legacy CueMix Console app. This update also contains CueMix FX support for TouchOSC and TouchOSC Layouts 1.0. The minimum required legacy Windows versions are Vista SP2. Supported MOTU products include:

• 2408mk3
• 24I/O
• 4pre
• 828mk3 (Hybrid and FireWire)
• 896mk3
• 8pre
• Audio Express
• HD192
• MicroBook and MicroBook II
• Track16
• Traveler-mk3
• UltraLite-mk3 (Hybrid and FireWire)
• Supported legacy MOTU products include the 1224, 1296, 2408, 2408mkII, 24i, 308, 828, 828mkII, 828mkII (USB), 896, 896HD, Traveler, and the UltraLite.

Extract the contents of the ZIP archive to access and run 'SetupAudio'. The archive also contains additional documentation not found in the user manual for some product models.