http://www.macnn.com/articles/01/12/19/motu.intros/
MOTU intros 2U FireWire audio interface
updated 12:35 pm EST, Wed December 19, 2001
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MOTU has unveiled the 896, a two rack-space 96 kHz FireWire audio interface with 8 channels of 24-bit analog I/O, 8 channels of ADAT optical digital I/O, 8 built-in mic pre-amps, AES/EBU digital I/O, word clock sync, and sample-accurate ADAT SYNC. It also offers CueMix Plus no-latency monitoring of live input with separate front-panel volume control over the monitored input signal. The $1,300 audio interface includes AudioDesk, MOTU’s audio workstation software, and is expected to ship in the first quarter of next yera.
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Joined: Dec 2001
OS X Dirvers...??
Yes, Yes,.....I own lots or MOTU gear. They make great stuff. But, They are starting to drive me crazy – to the point of wanting to switch audio platforms, because they refuse to supply drivers for OS X. They have them (drivers) for win2000/XP. Other companies are making the transition to OS X.
If you search the MOTU site for for "OS X" there is only ONE item found.
OS X
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MOTU plans to support OSX in future driver/software releases.
At this time, an OS previous to OSX must be used. OSX carbon and classic modes are not compatible with MOTU products at this time. If you wish to run OSX on your computer, we recommend a dual boot setup, where OS9 is on one partition, and OSX is on another. When you use MOTU products, boot from the OS9 partition.
this record created on: 11/21/2001
this record last modified on: 11/21/2001
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Would you buy hardware from a company that forced you to switch back to OS 7.5.1 in order to use it? So, why would I want to buy new hardware from a company that looks like they are going to dump the new Mac OS.
I mean,.... come on. Versions of X have been out for over a year. They could dribble out a few drivers to show their intentions. This could only create excitement – as it has for other companies. (Sonnet, XLR8, Powerlogix, and competitors Emagic, Bias Inc., TC Works are a good examples of firm OS X commitment.)
I am sure they don't want to support drivers for their hardware that will then be used by other vendors' midi/audio editing applications, thereby drawing customers away from DP3. And I am sure that carbonizing DP3 is a real hassle.
But many people use their MOTU hardware solutions as the center piece of their studio and interface with apps like Final Cut and other soon to be carbonized multimedia software. This can't be an insignificant part of the market. I personally have $75,000 worth of stuff hooked up through MOTU gear. So if they can't support me, I need to find someone who does.
They started out as a great alternative to Pro Tools, but they are begining to act more and more like them all of the time.
MOTU can be a great solution, and the release of some OS X drivers, or a more complete explaination of their intentions would be very welcome.