Problems with MOTU UltraLite mk3

[dslnc studio]

well my main reason is that I cannot buy a pc today with winxp preinstalled (maybe a netbook?)
And I really need the warper.

As far as i can read i need to use the same build version on all players when making synced playback?
We where speaking about getting two extra PBplayer Std to have four in total outputting the 8 channels. But the soundcard also matters and cost about the same as one license.

So we will try controlling a mac with the motu via the smpte link instead to get all the tracks we need.
Either using qlab or audiodesk (thanks, David)

[Daniel Kaminski]

Hi Søren,

the Warper works totally fine under Windows XP.

Daniel

[JustynR]

well my main reason is that I cannot buy a pc today with winxp preinstalled (maybe a netbook?)
And I really need the warper.

Maybe try and buy a new small and cheap internal hard drive to install into one of these machines...?

I have had alot of luck installing XP on newer machines that someone foolishly bought from a department store with Windows 7 on it when they needed XP... you can still certainly find XP machines so long as you know who to ask and where to look...

None the less, I have purchased new hard drives to keep the windows 7 install in tact without formatting that drive.

Maybe giving that a try will help your chances?

[Matt Finke]

Who has any new experiences with the Motu MK3 ultralite and which drivers to run on properly ?

XP System

thanks a lot

Matt

[cjd360]

Since the driver is not available for download from the regular motu site anymore I am going to post the link:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/motu/downloads/ ... .37320.zip

Daniel

This link is down. Is this driver available anywhere else? Thanks.

Ultimately I am trying to get a driver that works properly for Win7 64bit. Currently layers are not corresponding to my output patch.

[Daniel Kaminski]

Hi,

using the ASIO Tracks you can use the current driver from the website.
What do you mean you patch does not work? Can you give us more details?

Daniel

[cjd360]

Thanks for the response. Heres whats happening:

Asio Patch In Manger - How it is actually coming out
1 - main out 1-2 1 - nothing
2 - main out 1-2 2 - main out 1 (L) - analog 1
3 - analog 1-2 3 - main out 1 (L) - Main out 2 (R) - analog 1-2
4 - analog 1-2 4 - analog 2-3 - Main out 1 (L)
5 - analog 3-4 5 - analog 3-4
6 - analog 3-4 6 - analog 4-5
7 - analog 5-6 7 - analog 6-7
8 - analog 5-6 8 - analog 7-8
9 - analog 7-8 9 - analog 8-9
10 - analog 7-8 10 - analog 9-10

This works to some degree if I pan all the layers to one side giving me discrete layers to discrete channels. I would prefer not to have to do that. Let me know, thanks.

- CJ

[cjd360]

Sorry if that is hard to read it got truncated when posting...

[Daniel Kaminski]

I do not understand your list. Please explain.

Daniel

[cjd360]

This is how it reads in the ASIO Configuration under Output Channels -
Layer 1 - main out 1-2
Layer 2 - main out 1-2
Layer 3 - analog 1-2
Layer 4 - analog 1-2
Layer 5 - analog 3-4
Layer 6 - analog 3-4
Layer 7 - analog 5-6
Layer 8 - analog 5-6
Layer 9 - analog 7-8
Layer 10 - analog 7-8

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How it is actually coming out from my Motu.
Layer 1 - nothing
Layer 2 - main out 1 (L) - analog 1
Layer 3 - main out 1 (L) - Main out 2 (R) - analog 1-2
Layer 4 - analog 2-3 - Main out 1 (L)
Layer 5 - analog 3-4
Layer 6 - analog 4-5
Layer 7 - analog 6-7
Layer 8 - analog 7-8
Layer 9 - analog 8-9
Layer 10 - analog 9-10

Does that make it clearer? Thanks,

[Daniel Kaminski]

yes, that helps.

I think you misunderstood something.
The Output Channel No does not 100% correspond to the ASIO Layer No.
You can assign each Channel to whatever ASIO Track you like.

In the Inspector of each Track you decide which Channel is the starting Ch of a Track.
Each Track is a Stereo Track (otherwise Pan would not make sence).
http://www.coolux.de/root/downloads/sup ... pector.htm

If you assign ASIO Track 1 to Audio Channel 1 - You are routing your Audio to on ASIO Track 1 to Audio Channel 1 and 2.
Left will go to 1, right will go to 2. In the case of the Motu it will be Main Out 1 and 2.
If you play a mono file it will be as well on Audio Ch 1 and Ch 2, unless you PAN.

Some Audio Devices also offer a whole another way of patching and assigning Outputs to Audio Channels, which is totaly hidden from Pandoras Box and done inside the card or the driver.
I think you can change what the Main Out of the Motu is reacting to inside the driver.

I hope this helps you a little bit.

So your solution will be:

a) checking the driver and making sure that Main Out is assigned correctly.
b) routing your ASIO Tracks to the desired Audio Channels

Daniel

[cjd360]

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you very much for the thorough response.