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Hey guys,

new member here.
I owned an 828 mk2 for some years now, but hassles with firewire and Windows 10 have finally driven me
to a new interface, despite being satisfied with the 828.

I bought an Audient iD14 mk2, because I realized the 828 with its abundance of I/O was way too much
for my little home studio.

However, I wanted to use my Motu still, if I need 2 more preamps. For that, I connected the Motu to the
Audient via ADAT.

Here's where the problems start. I configure the Audient's clock source as external via ADAT.
As soon as I bump up the sample rate on the MOTU higher than 44.1 kHz, the Audient software
is reporting sync problems. Sound seems to come through fine though.

I already had a similar problem a year ago, as the Motu was used in a recording and it couldn't
sync to a Focusrite Saffire. I think, we solved the problem by connecting the MOTU to the PC
and getting the clock from the Saffire. That's why I don't think it's a problem with the Audient interface.

Has anyone heard/experienced a similar problem?

I had similar problems trying to use my original 828 with my new 8pre-es. I thought it would be a simple matter of syncing through ADAT (the original 828 had no wordclock), but the 828 would randomly lose sync. I just chalked it up to the age of the 828 and never found a solution.

Do the 828 mk2 and the Audient have wordclock? If so have you tried that?

Your friendly neighborhood Phil

Hey Phil,

thanks for your fast reply.
The audient unfortunately has no separate wordclock in

Yeah, that sucks. Perhaps someone will chime in that knows a trick to insure ADAT syncing. Keep on rockin.

Your friendly neighborhood Phil