Traveler and 896's together, anyone do this?

cleantone · Post by **cleantone** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:27 pm

I currently use two origional MOTU 896's and go up to 20 channels using all 16 analogs and both AES inputs. I'm thinking of getting a traveler for a couple reasons. It would be easier to use than the 896 (in racks) when I need only four channels on remote. I also want to increase my track count with the traveler bringing me above 20 inputs and up to potentially 28-30 inputs. I'm not sure what kind of performance I'll get with my firewire drives at that track count for tracking but I've definitly done 20 tracks for full live sets flawlessly. Anyway, anyone use 896's and Traveler with DP at the same time? Any issues?

cleantone · Post by **cleantone** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:07 pm

There really is nobody doing this?

aryntha · Post by **aryntha** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:12 pm

Cleantone,

I'm currently trying to get a Traveler and 828 to work well together. Right now they aren't playing nice, but with 4096 s/buf I -can- get 20 tracks clean.

But not always. I'm still having trouble keeping the clocks synced. But I am using Windows XP SP2.

cleantone · Post by **cleantone** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:21 pm

Are you locking to an external clock, using internal clock, or using any wordclock cableing at all? Might help.

Paul_at_ARCON · Post by **Paul_at_ARCON** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:41 am

Were you ever successful in combining the 896 and Traveler?

I'm trying to do the same and I can get the two devices to lock together but the signals are out of phase.

pkautzsch · Post by **pkautzsch** » Mon May 31, 2010 7:16 am

I have similar problems with 896HD and Traveler (Firmware 1.07).
Recordings not in phase, and random clock drop-outs.
External or internal clocking doesn't seem to make a difference. If Clock Source is set to any of the 896's clock options, the data stream from the Traveller will drop for a few seconds randomly. If Clock Source is any of the Traveller's options, same goes for the FW data from 896.
BUT: Each on their own work like a charm.
Seems like communication via Firewire between 896 and Traveler doesn't properly work. Anybody got a hint what to do?

Workaround for smaller dates would be to use one as a stand-alone device without PC connection, with its ADAT output feeding the other's ADAT input. This would give me 18 channels including the AES pair. On dates requiring more inputs, however, I'd need a second ADAT input.

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