Anyone using Thunderbolt PCIe expansion?

[mikeka]

Just to further clarify as I'm in the same boat as the above poster and looking to upgrade my Mac Pro 1,1. Just got off the phone with the Magic One and it's more than just the 2408 MKII, it's any MOTU interface that uses the 424 card. All are incompatible with Tbolt expansion. A Firewire, USB, or Tbolt audio interface will work.

[majnation]

Maybe it's time to dump the interfaces onto ebay and get something else before they become obselete .. shame really - great interfaces - rock solid - I run 48 channels of audio in and 40 out on mine with no problem at all.

[apanacci]

Would PCIe to Firewire adapter work ?

[James Steele]

Maybe it's time to dump the interfaces onto ebay and get something else before they become obselete .. shame really - great interfaces - rock solid - I run 48 channels of audio in and 40 out on mine with no problem at all.

It would be a shame. I love my HD192.

[Shooshie]

Maybe it's time to dump the interfaces onto ebay and get something else before they become obselete .. shame really - great interfaces - rock solid - I run 48 channels of audio in and 40 out on mine with no problem at all.

It would be a shame. I love my HD192.

Damn! Me too, James. Actually, my 192 has been in storage in Arizona in the stuff of my late musical partner since 2007, and I was always thinking I'd best go get that, but now it's probably not going to be worth it. And, here at the studio I have my 1296, which was the primo interface before the HD192, and its convertors may have actually been better than the newer one. So, I'm going to be giving up the 1296, too. And my 2408! That's 3 great interfaces going obsolete on me soon. Fortunately, my 896 still works great, and it's what I use on remote gigs, anyway.

My hope is that MOTU will encounter enough resistance (or encouragement) to figure out a way to rewire the PCI 424 cards and/or boxes for Thunderbolt.

Shooshie

[labman]

I concur. We have so many 2408mkIII's and Hd192. I am not gonna have them replaced. Aint gonna happen.

[apanacci]

Motu should warn people about that PCI will not work. Or maybe we should. Shame if anyone spends that money now. My whole set up is based on pci with my 2408.

[mikehalloran]

I am not gonna have them replaced. Aint gonna happen.

I still have my 2408, MTP-AV usb (I even upgraded it), micro express - serial, FastLane, Roland, Korg and E-Mu MIDI modules and cables, TASCAM 40-4, 35-2, 238S, Carvin 12ch mixer, Dynaco amps and preamps, KRK and JBL monitors, a few more Macs plus a ton of other stuff I don't recall.

Nope, I'm probably not going to replace those either. I haven't used them in years, though. Just sayin...

[James Steele]

I concur. We have so many 2408mkIII's and Hd192. I am not gonna have them replaced. Aint gonna happen.

I can't imagine a solution for these interfaces is not technically possible. It just must not be a big enough demand to develop it? Which makes me wonder if some users might go from Mac to Windows at some point to continue making speed gains on their host machine without boat anchoring their interfaces?

I don't want to think about trying to sell my interfaces.

[cbm]

Other manufacturers have gotten their PCI-e products to work in an expansion chassis with a driver update.

[James Steele]

Other manufacturers have gotten their PCI-e products to work in an expansion chassis with a driver update.

Well it would be nice if MOTU could do this. I think it would get them a lot of good will points, not unlike UA stepping up and supporting Mac's that can run 64-bit apps but only boot 32-bit kernel.

[EMRR]

Everyone stay on them about it:

http://www.motu.com/other/feedback/suggestions