All user reviews of 1/5 for the MOTU 896HD

Enticing features, 8-quality preamp perfect for the battery's sampling various resolutions and to facilitate conversions ...
Used under OSX 10.5 with an intel imac 4GB Ram.
Use home studio / record repeated.
Trendy firewire.

USE

Drivers stable? Bad, Poor OSX. It extinguishes it back on, it restarts, still nothing ...
Once launched, it is launched.
Used with Logic Pro 8.
It can record 8 tracks easily, but the CPU overhead so quickly, 8 tracks on VIDE project.
RAS latency.
I put 2 to use for its recurrent instability.


IMPLEMENTATION

The installation is not the top.
A FIREPOD has fewer options but there's also less sea ** s.
The config is not terrible, moldy plastoc buttons are not accurate.
The config sometimes acting up and changes everything alone.
I put 2 because there's pretty LED that give an idea (or not) of clipping.


NOTICE GLOBAL

Used for a year.
I think this card is not worth its price.
The preamps are not terrible, not notched the knobs on a battery with the overheads, even line / mic and clipping it to 0dB (I've never picked why !!! The power of preamps she would be so Powerful? Ps : tested with various microphones)
I did not buy but a friend. I never would have bought otherwise (It will not make her happy). Negative opinions were very unusual at the time of purchase, I see that this is deteriorated thereafter.
Frankly, with all its complex possibilities, we include anything, especially since it only works halfway, so it gets worse. It is expensive and not ergonomic. The switch at the back are plastic and not accurate for a pet.
The level of LEDs is also a bit wrong (unlike the D / 0dB ???)
In short, look elsewhere especially if you do not know much.
Take the plug-n-play rather ^ _ ^

The choice of a number of non ngligeables, and outputs. The worldclock, the adat.
The use of other cards motu, the 828, the ultralite, high-quality maps.
But the use of macpro, macbookpro, is almost impossible, fantastic drivers blocking compltement The systems under Mac OSX. The use of this card is problmatique, whereas with the same computers and ultralite 828 cards work perfectly. The VAS has no home motu rponse in providing platforms macintel.
In addition, under pc, the problem appeared trs quickly, one firewire working, sync problem, stability and bold.

UTILIZATION

Installation without problem on Windows XP SP2, but not with mac intel, the card is recognized but not working.
No solutions on Mac OSX, although many returns in customer service, for many people.

GETTING STARTED

Using windows with Samplitude, Sequoia, Ableton Live.
Mac OSX, both use the internal sound card of the computer, at least it works.

OVERALL OPINION

Purchased in a professional, I will change to a RME card that works perfectly with Mac and Windows, and yet I recommend the motu 828, ultralite trs that work well, but certainly not the 896 hd, that include problem inhrents design, become the bte black card MOTU

Tempting ...
I do not return dessus.Je put 8 because the features are not bad, the preamp a little soft, with dynamic typing really need it.
The quality is good but could well have 10db preamp gain to allow additional margin.

UTILIZATION

This is where it goes bad
Installation ok for a map! For cons: I made the mistake of buying two and there is a real mess in XP! All forums will tell you ...
I worked with several config MOTU, Cubase, Samplitude and DP. With PCI (HD192 or 828 etc ...) are no problem sync. You plug, it works. But with FireWire, it's still the same boat for sync! Clearly, you branchezs, it does not work.
Under windows, I am desperate to see 4 896HD work together as expected in the manual ... frankly I do not believe for a moment.
With multiple cards, the general config is simple but not working or wrong, not! voila!
I'm not sure if the problem is resolved with the new version to follow ....

Another black spot worse for that matter, is the CueMix. With the PCI version, if you got 24 entries, you're a CueMix of 24 slices, which is very convenient. With multiple firewire cards, you're a console card is not practical, especially for monitoring ... Should use out of a card to enter the other to a mix of all inputs, in short not practical.

It gets a good novel when I stop.

GETTING STARTED

The stable drivers, so with a card with two ... I do not know if it's the driver, but in any case it is the misery! Have a look on the forum and Audiofanzine motu on sync

Updated, well there is a priori no need, since it MOTU tape that it does not work in firewire ... there's to ask, do we have all (for those who have multiple cards).

0 latency for monitoring, if not acceptable for all projects up to 20 entries at least for my part (analog + AES ...) again is that the conversion sampling via AES, but hey, never mind.

So there I cares a big bubble that moves the Motu is f *** and stop charging a fortune for cards like that?!? At this price it is expected of something stable! They do it well with the PCI.

OVERALL OPINION

I used one card for many years, nickel. In the second, it was a disaster.

It's really dedicated home studio, with the switch on the back the bike, the combo inputs, you can not put that rack studio pro to connect everything to a patchbay, should always go back to fiddling with something stupid. on the other hand, if you have two cards, it's nice to have feet to wear!

The value for money is worth now, used. But above Do not buy TWO!

With experience I will not repeat that choice. Advice, be patient, put 400 dollars more and get a PCI!
It upset me very MOTU on this point so I refout a bubble, so there!

CHARACTERISTICS allchantes, 8 pramp of quality perfect for drums, and various display resolutions chantillonages to facilitate conversions ...
Using OSX 10.5 with an Intel iMac 4GB Ram.
Use home studio / record RPTES.
Branch in firewire.

UTILIZATION

Drivers stable? Okay, not great in OSX. It teind is back on, restart it, still nothing ...
Once launched it is launched.
Used with Logic Pro 8.
It can record 8 tracks easily but then quickly overload the CPU, 8 tracks on an empty project.
RAS latency.
I put 2 use for its instability rcurrente.

GETTING STARTED

The installation is not the top.
A FIREPOD has fewer options but There's also less sea ** s.
The config is not great, the buttons are not moldy plastoc prcis.
The config is sometimes his own and only changes everything.
I put 2 because There's nice that give an ide led (or not) of the clipping.

OVERALL OPINION

Uses in a year.
I think this card is not worth its price.
The preamps are not great, the knobs not notched on one battery with the overheads, even in the line / mic and a 0 dB peak (capt why I never! Power the preamps is it so Powerful? ps: test with different microphones)
I did not buy but a friend. I would never have bought otherwise (It will not please him). The opinions ngatifs taient trs unusual the era of purchase, I see that it went well DGRAD thereafter.
Frankly, with all its complex possibilities, we include anything, especially since a does not work that MOITI so it gets worse. It's expensive and not ergonomic. The switch the rear are plastic and not prcis a pet.
The level of the LEDs is also a bit wrong (Difference of 0dB numrique / analog??)
In short, look elsewhere especially if you do not know much.
Take the plug-n-play plutt ^ _ ^