cclarry Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Infohttps://motu.com/en-us/products/m-series/m2/ No prices yet... Edited November 5, 2019 by cclarry 3
RSMcGuitar Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 Not that I think these will be anything but excellent... But how is every interface ever "Best in Class" 1 3
simon Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) They certainly look amazing - and as somebody who never uses his ears to judge an audio product, it's a win for me plus Mitch Gallagher has a great right hand technique (?) - left hand totally stationary throughout but that right hand is worthy of a TV weatherman. Edited November 5, 2019 by simon 1 3
rsinger Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 With Win 7 end of life coming up I plan on moving over to win 10 and getting a new interface. I need 4 in 4 out so the M-4 may work. Will have to see how the asio drivers are for win 10.
simon Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) I had a couple of firewire 828mkii for many years - they were brilliant - and joking apart, the spec of those new M2/M4 boxes looks very good indeed balanced outs - individually switchable phantom power - proper onboard metering - midi - hi-Z inputs My friend just bought a SB uc22mkii and we were laughing about how 1990's it looked, hardware-wise. Looks like MOTU might have a winner .....if the firm/software is good. (edit) of course we haven't seen the price yet Edited November 5, 2019 by simon 1
Fleer Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M2--motu-m2-2x2-usb-c-audio-interface $169 is not too shabby 4
Fleer Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M4--motu-m4-4x4-usb-c-audio-interface nor is $219 2
Triangleman Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Good timing. I was about to pull the trigger on that Steinberg ur22mkII for my newish windows laptop but I just ordered the Motu 4x4 from Sweetwater. I had the 828mk2 for a good decade+ and when I built a new desktop this summer I replaced it with a motu ultralite mk4 and it has been just as hassle free as the 828. Hoping for the same on this box! 1
cclarry Posted November 6, 2019 Author Posted November 6, 2019 Those are very competitive prices... 1
Zo Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 They re into the segment mastered by focusrite , clearly ... 3
Mesh Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Those hi-Z inputs should make a huge difference for guitarists/bassists and should be a standard in all interfaces. Nice to see more options are available now. 4
Fleer Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Wondering whether that mix knob on the M4 would be of use to me (as I don’t stream or podcast). If not, then M2 may suffice, as there are no other differences. I guess that mix knob will be present in software too,
mibby Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 I haven't looked closely at the specs, but FWIW, I have a Tascam US2x2 and use the Mix knob all the time because it effectively controls both the Line Out and the Phones at the same time. I have those 2 gain knobs "normalized" with each other because I run a sub-woofer off the Phone jack - when not using headphones of course. I hope that made sense... Short answer, I find the Mix knob very useful because of my Mickey Mouse monitoring setup. ? 1
Simeon Amburgey Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Now all I need is to get going with my new system build so I can actually have a USB C port. ? These interfaces look very good and with their MOTU pedigree they should be amazing. 1
antler Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 8 hours ago, Simeon Amburgey said: Now all I need is to get going with my new system build so I can actually have a USB C port I thought most devices came with an adapter so you can use USB C in USB-B ports? Or maybe it was just one of the Focusrite ones I was looking at a while ago?
simon Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 I think those particular interfaces come with a USB C to USB A cable as default - it was in one of the videos they don't actually supply a C-C cable 1
Simeon Amburgey Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, antler said: I thought most devices came with an adapter so you can use USB C in USB-B ports? Or maybe it was just one of the Focusrite ones I was looking at a while ago? OK! just looked at the specs and it seems to work the same as the Focusrite 3rd gen 4i4 I have been testing for the past few weeks (and has really been performing very well here). I am even more intrigued to try this, especially the 4 channel version.
kitekrazy Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, simon said: I think those particular interfaces come with a USB C to USB A cable as default - it was in one of the videos they don't actually supply a C-C cable And it's still USB 2. It would be interesting what kind of buffer size one can run with stuff like Serum and Spire. Usually something in this price range does not run well under 512 samples. I doubt you would get the low latency of a Babyface or the mk4. When someone gets one I'd like to know these things. Optimized drivers yield round-trip latency as low as 2.5ms at 24-bit/96kHz with a 32 sample buffer. I'm a doubting Thomas on a unit with a $169 price tag. Edited November 7, 2019 by kitekrazy
RSMcGuitar Posted November 7, 2019 Posted November 7, 2019 Does roundtrip latency really make when using virtual instruments though?
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