Has anyone out there successfully deployed multiple 896HD Firewire under Windows XP SP2?
If so I would love to know how................Thanks!
WANTED: Successful SP2 multiple 896HD Firewire story.....
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Discussion related to installation, configuration and use of MOTU hardware such as MIDI interfaces, audio interfaces, etc. with Windows
Discussion related to installation, configuration and use of MOTU hardware such as MIDI interfaces, audio interfaces, etc. with Windows
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Ted Prenares
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No luck with that setup...Sp1 only with dual 896hd, the firewire speed is the issue with sp2, motu manual says 4 at a time, it is not true, i still got some dropouts even with sp1 dual setup. I gave up on it sadly, if you want stability in a daw front end then you should maybe purchase an RME rig, they work and stay in sync with one another. Motu is good as a stand alone unit but no good for sync...In my opinion...
Asus PC-DL Deluxe Server Motherboard
Dual Intel Xeon 3.2 Ghz 2Mb L3 Cache 533 Fsb
Intel 875 Chipset, 4 Gb Ram, 256 Mb Agp 8X Video
Belkin Firewire Pci
Maxtor Sata 7200 rpm 16 Mb Cache 250 Gb X 3
Dual Motu 896HD Firewire Interface
Presonus Digimax LT Pre-Amp
Windows Xp Pro Sp1, Sonar 6 Producer
Native Instruments Komplete 3
Dual Intel Xeon 3.2 Ghz 2Mb L3 Cache 533 Fsb
Intel 875 Chipset, 4 Gb Ram, 256 Mb Agp 8X Video
Belkin Firewire Pci
Maxtor Sata 7200 rpm 16 Mb Cache 250 Gb X 3
Dual Motu 896HD Firewire Interface
Presonus Digimax LT Pre-Amp
Windows Xp Pro Sp1, Sonar 6 Producer
Native Instruments Komplete 3
Works fine for me
Hi there,
I have 2 896HDs and a Traveler. I use them all together regularly on SP2. didn't even know this was (suposed to be) a problem.
I have 2 dells and a homebrew quad core. All work. Some have keyspan firewire cards, some use firewire on mb.
record church services each week without dropouts (1.5 hours+ continious)
firewire cable between 896HDs is 6" long if that helps.
I am reading more about the problems peeps are having with multiple MOTU devices and SP2
hmmm.... that's not really a success "story" since I have never had a problem.
It may matter that I have all of the optional ins and outs turned off (opticals and such).
I have 2 896HDs and a Traveler. I use them all together regularly on SP2. didn't even know this was (suposed to be) a problem.
I have 2 dells and a homebrew quad core. All work. Some have keyspan firewire cards, some use firewire on mb.
record church services each week without dropouts (1.5 hours+ continious)
firewire cable between 896HDs is 6" long if that helps.
I am reading more about the problems peeps are having with multiple MOTU devices and SP2
hmmm.... that's not really a success "story" since I have never had a problem.
It may matter that I have all of the optional ins and outs turned off (opticals and such).
firewire cards
While I haven't had this problem, I am using all the same FW cards. They are made by Keyspan. Don't know the model, but they have 3 external and 1 internal FW port and NO USB.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
Recording Engineer, Musician and Worship Leader
Hardware:
MOTU Traveler and 2x 896HD
Homebrew computer specially for Audio/Video
MSI Platinum P35
Intel Core 2 Quad (stock: 2.4gHz or OC: 3gHz)
4 Gigs RAM, RAID 5 Media HDs
Zalman Reserator 1 plus silent water cooling rig
Acurus A150 amp to B&W Nautilus 805 monitors with Genelec sub.
Lots of different software on WinXP MCE (SP2)
Yes, I treated my rooms... lol
Hardware:
MOTU Traveler and 2x 896HD
Homebrew computer specially for Audio/Video
MSI Platinum P35
Intel Core 2 Quad (stock: 2.4gHz or OC: 3gHz)
4 Gigs RAM, RAID 5 Media HDs
Zalman Reserator 1 plus silent water cooling rig
Acurus A150 amp to B&W Nautilus 805 monitors with Genelec sub.
Lots of different software on WinXP MCE (SP2)
Yes, I treated my rooms... lol
My setup
Hey Guys,
I have 3 MOTU 896HD's and one Ultralight and they work well together. So I can lay down 26 mics and 6 line inputs. The external hard drive is first in the FW chain, then the 3 896HD's. The CPU useage rate is low and hard drive useage is tolerable using SONAR 6 Producer.
I consistently record 22 to 24 tracks every Sunday especially with our Praise Band/Singers. On occasion I have recorded musical special services with great success. I connect through the Mackie 8-bus recording mix board (send outs) and multi-track the band/singers that way. It's pretty good.
I have 3 cabinets to "hand truck" in to a remote location and even my own table to put my stuff on! I even use a laptop to process the audio recordings! I prefer external FW hard drives for speed and handling of audio. I also have an APC 650 UPS that I carry with me just in case the power fluctuates or gets unplugged!!javascript:emoticon(':)')
Smile
I rolled back to SP-1 for a while, but found a "work around" for it. It essentially rolls back the 1394 driver from SP-1.
hp laptop ZD7000 2.8 Gb 1 Gb RAM
Win XPPro SP-2
Cakewalk SONAR 6.0 Producer
3 MOTU 896HD
1 MOTU Ultralite
External 7200 rpm hard drives
Several studio microphones
I have 3 MOTU 896HD's and one Ultralight and they work well together. So I can lay down 26 mics and 6 line inputs. The external hard drive is first in the FW chain, then the 3 896HD's. The CPU useage rate is low and hard drive useage is tolerable using SONAR 6 Producer.
I consistently record 22 to 24 tracks every Sunday especially with our Praise Band/Singers. On occasion I have recorded musical special services with great success. I connect through the Mackie 8-bus recording mix board (send outs) and multi-track the band/singers that way. It's pretty good.
I have 3 cabinets to "hand truck" in to a remote location and even my own table to put my stuff on! I even use a laptop to process the audio recordings! I prefer external FW hard drives for speed and handling of audio. I also have an APC 650 UPS that I carry with me just in case the power fluctuates or gets unplugged!!javascript:emoticon(':)')
Smile
I rolled back to SP-1 for a while, but found a "work around" for it. It essentially rolls back the 1394 driver from SP-1.
hp laptop ZD7000 2.8 Gb 1 Gb RAM
Win XPPro SP-2
Cakewalk SONAR 6.0 Producer
3 MOTU 896HD
1 MOTU Ultralite
External 7200 rpm hard drives
Several studio microphones