MOTU ULTRALIGHT MK3, VISTA x64 w/SP2
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:13 am
WORKING:
MOTU ULTRALIGHT MK3, VISTA x64 w/SP1
Shuttle XPC -Intel and Ti 1394 controller / Q6600 ; 4GB RAM.
Semi-Caveats:
- The connectors on the supplied FW cable from MOTU were not good on the PC side...way too loose. I wrote them about that and then I used the one I had from the Alesis MM8.
- Should have installed SP1 prior to UL drivers. Windows installer version gave me fits.
Overall:
- The quality and sound of this box is just like an awesome dream -you know, the one where no one wakes you up to show you problems with your audio gear and your PC.
- I've had loads of PC based audio gear and this is the most rewarding, bang for the buck box yet. Outstanding job MOTU engineering team.
- The CUE MIX on onboard dynamic, EQ, and reverb is just too slick for words, so wow! All very high quality for the money.
- My frequency hearing is very good. My ears tell me that this box has some very high quality converters. That's all I can say really about that.
Read on if you're bored:
A couple of years ago, I had a previous UL that crackled badly (drivers?) and took it back within 3 days so I was really uneasy of MOTU on Vista x64.
But last week, I was determined to torture myself with x64 Vista since I already spent money on the hardware right and so that meant a new audio interface since Alesis doesn't want to mess with x64 drivers -pissed me off a little.
I've only been using the UL for a few hours but it is pretty easy to use.
Oh, keep your speaker volume down until your sure of every level setting! That monitor button is a speaker killer
Hope this helps someone as I didn't see too much on the internet about this great piece of gear on x64 Vista.