Alternitives to a MOTU 24 I/O

meltdown50 · 8th November 2009, 07:13 PM

Hey guys,
I'm in the market for a 24 or 16 channel in/out A/D like the MOTU 24 I/O

I have a few questions though, what are the alternitives to the MOTU?

I want to use SOnar 8, and a PC. PCI Cards are fine, and im not 100% sure what my mother board is right now, but what other options are there for around the same price range?

I'm looking for quaility. sub $2K

All i really need are 16 channels.

any thoughts? What should my considerations be?

-Ian

evangelista · 8th November 2009, 07:21 PM

save up a bit more and get a lynx aurora.

meltdown50 · 8th November 2009, 07:57 PM

why? whats better about it? other then it has a high-end name recognition?

F5D · 8th November 2009, 08:11 PM

I am also looking for a converter with lots of i/o. MOTU 24 i/o is one choice. I guess one good question is what you are going to connect? If it is outboard, a mixer etc. then almost any converter is ok regarding the levels but if it is synthesizers or other unbalanced equipment, then the motu has an advantage because it supports both -10dBV and +4dBu operation. Very few of the high end converters support unbalanced -10dBV operation directly and the result can be very low signal levels if you connect synths or some other older unbalanced gear directly.

Emilshere · 9th November 2009, 04:27 AM

the ECHO AUDIOFIRE 12 gives you 12 trs 1/4 inch ins and outs, straight up and simple and sounds great... for about 600 bucks... and theres an 8 channel model for even less... they sound better than anything else in that price range.

vijsolo · 9th November 2009, 08:08 AM

Here is one more

M-Audio ProFire 2626 Firewire Audio Interface

This one gives 16 inputs without any ADAT stuff.

Tascam US2000 USB 2.0 Audio Interface

Cheerz!!

8th November 2009, 07:13 PM	#1
meltdown50 Gear interested Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28	Alternitives to a MOTU 24 I/O Hey guys, I'm in the market for a 24 or 16 channel in/out A/D like the MOTU 24 I/O I have a few questions though, what are the alternitives to the MOTU? I want to use SOnar 8, and a PC. PCI Cards are fine, and im not 100% sure what my mother board is right now, but what other options are there for around the same price range? I'm looking for quaility. sub $2K All i really need are 16 channels. any thoughts? What should my considerations be? -Ian

8th November 2009, 07:21 PM	#2
evangelista Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: nyc Posts: 416	save up a bit more and get a lynx aurora. __________________ http://www.futuresoundny.com http://www.myspace.com/ivan_the_evangelist

9th November 2009, 08:08 AM	#6
vijsolo Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 130	Here is one more M-Audio ProFire 2626 Firewire Audio Interface This one gives 16 inputs without any ADAT stuff. Tascam US2000 USB 2.0 Audio Interface Cheerz!! __________________ www.bedroom-musician.com

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8th November 2009, 07:57 PM	#3
meltdown50 Gear interested Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28	why? whats better about it? other then it has a high-end name recognition?

8th November 2009, 08:11 PM	#4
F5D Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 627	I am also looking for a converter with lots of i/o. MOTU 24 i/o is one choice. I guess one good question is what you are going to connect? If it is outboard, a mixer etc. then almost any converter is ok regarding the levels but if it is synthesizers or other unbalanced equipment, then the motu has an advantage because it supports both -10dBV and +4dBu operation. Very few of the high end converters support unbalanced -10dBV operation directly and the result can be very low signal levels if you connect synths or some other older unbalanced gear directly.

9th November 2009, 04:27 AM	#5
Emilshere Gear interested Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	the ECHO AUDIOFIRE 12 gives you 12 trs 1/4 inch ins and outs, straight up and simple and sounds great... for about 600 bucks... and theres an 8 channel model for even less... they sound better than anything else in that price range.