Help Using Asio With Motu M4

[Matthew Lanni]

I got a Motu M4 interface and the input latency is very good but it doesn't let me output to my computer speakers while using it. Is there any way around this or am I forced to hook up my speakers to the M4 as well? Thank you. 

[scook]

For low latency, performance running the MOTU ASIO driver and interface are your best solution.

the DAW uses one ASIO driver at a time.

As the interface using the ASIO driver handles all I/O.

You could try other driver modes and the internal sound chip to use speakers connected to the computer.

[Matthew Lanni]

7 minutes ago, scook said:

For low latency, performance running the MOTU ASIO driver and interface are your best solution.

ASIO hosts use one driver at a time.

As the interface using the ASIO driver handles all I/O.

You could try other driver modes and the internal sound chip to use speakers connected to the computer.

So I wouldn't be able to use the M4 input and my computer output at the same time?

[John Vere]

No. 

I have an M4. You have made a good investment but the next purchase should be proper studio monitors that will bring your home studio up to standard. 

The  solution in the mean time is to use headphones or plug the computer speakers into the Motu's headphone jack with an adaptor. 

You could also use the 1/2 RCA outputs with yet another type of adaptor cable. I have a few of those myself. 

You defiantly want to stay with ASIO mode and use the audio interface ins and out's for using Cakewalk. 

Edited August 3, 2021 by John Vere

[Michael Fogarty]

disable all other audio devices and speakers in your system - be it NVIDIA Graphic Audio, Computer audio (Realtek) in Control Panel and do as John Vere above said. By computer speakers do you mean the ones inside your laptop, or desktop the one in your computer monitor? Or stand alone speakers? I know with my laptop I use my Babyface and if I take it downstairs to use for some reason I have to enable, disable. But its the way to go.