MOTU 24i PCI424 W/DSP dropping sample rate

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I was using a Presonus Firestudio 2626 with a digigmax fs. I recently came across a Soundcraft spirit 8 24 console, and decided to get the motu 24i to handle the 24 channels from the soundcraft. This weekend I was recording vocals for my group's new cd and I had a problem with the motu 24i dropping the sample rate. It would just drop from 48 to 44.1 without any warning! Sometimes, it would change during the middle of the guys singing, and of course the pitch of the song would drop and slow down lol! It was interesting to say the least.

Has anyone had any experience with this happening? The tracks for music were recorded in 24/48 and exported as a stereo file from PT at 24/48. I imported them at that rate and it would drop the rate about every hour. I tried changing the settings in Sonar, but it was to no avail. I still had to close Sonar X1, and open the PCI424 settings to reset it to 48000.

Any help would be appreciated! Also, I know that some believe I should just record in 24/44.1, but The studio in Nashville I am working with wants the files as 24/48 for mixing. Not to mention the tracks were recorded at 24/48.

Thanks!
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[Radiogal]

Call MOTU and get a replacement unit.