 MOTU 828 vs. DIGI 001 |
 Sat 22 Sep 2001, 02:41
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I am looking to get a new system for audio recording. I am leaining towards the Motu 828, but I know the DIGI 001 is a hot seller. Will I sacrifice quaility by going with the Motu 828. Are the Preamps as good? And sound quality?
Mainly, we want to use it to create our first CD. So we'll be recording vocals, instruments etc. Will one lend itself to this application better than the other? What about quality? What about OS X support? What about for a newbie to learn, is the documenation on the MOTU 828 good enough that anyone could learn it easily, even a newbie, or do I need a book? Do they have books? I will also use it to sweeten some video work from Final Cut Pro. I here the Motu Digital Performer is great for this, especially since I could mix Surround sound with it. Any thoughts here. I basically like the MOTU better, but don't want to get something that will lessen the quality of the CD. |
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Fri 5 Oct 2001, 19:28
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In answer to your questions does the 828 suck. By no means no. I have a friend who uses one. He loves it and said the sound is great. Everyone I have talked to said the sound quality is equal if not better. And that the PreAmps are actually a little better. The 828 also has better monitoring to defeat latency, a nice plus. Also, all the connectors on the 828 are balanced, I don't think this is so with the Digi001.
Those who like the Digi 001 don't like it as much for the hardware, as the software they are married to ProTools. Those who aren't in the need of ProTools love the 828. As I will use it for Video work. The 828 is a much better option for me. It is very high quality, and offers what I need. And the Digital Performer software is no laky. Here's a quote from a Motu Sales rep. 'The 828 interface was on the cover of Recording magazine last month. You might want to check that out. Digital Performer was used to score Planet of The Apes, American Pie II, and the Oscar nominated U-571 movies. It's a standard tool for sound for picture. DP 3 also imports and exports OMF files for Avid and ProTools compatibility. The 828 interface is a Firewire unit. The 001 is PCI based. MOTU also makes a PCI based audio system. I've enclosed a comparison of the 001 and our 2408 audio interface. The 828 and 2408 have the same audio specifications on their analog converters. The 828 also has two channels of mic preamps. I look forward to answering all your technical questions. If I can be of further service, please let me know. David Roberts - MOTU MOTU Audio 2408mkII ------------------- True 24-bit convertors provide an impressive 105dB dynamic range Analog inputs and outputs use balanced/unbalanced connectors PCI-324 card is 96kHz ready Word clock I/O provided for synchronizing your 2408 with other gear in your studio - master or slave AudioDesk allows you to edit and spot to timecode Track count depends host CPU - up to 72 tracks on a Power Macintosh G3 Extensive front panel metering for all analog and digital I/O including clock Broad 3rd party plug-in support from Antares, Arboretum, Audio Ease, Kind of Loud, Metric Halo, Cycling O74, DUY, TC|Works, Waves and others Sturdy steel rack mount chassis 24-channels of adat optical where you need them - on the rack, where your adats are 24-channels of Tascam TDIF Expandable to 72 channels of input and output - choose from a variety of I/O expansion options to meet your specific requirements 24 inputs and outputs available at the same time using a single 2408 ADAT 9-pin sync on PCI-324 card Sample accurate transfer with ADAT and sample accurate transfer with Tascam via Digital Timepiece Digi 001 -------- 98dB typical dynamic range using their O24-bit¹ converters Outputs on 001 are unbalanced and prone to hum and RF interference No provisions for 96kHz upgrade No word clock available ProTools LE has no support for editing or spotting to timecode. ProTools LE limits you to 24 tracks No metering on the I/O box - not even a signal present or overload LED. Minimal RTAS audio plug-in support Rack mount ears bolted to desktop box Only 8-channels of adat optical - with the optical connector on the PCI card No Tascam TDIF support Not expandable - no additional I/O options A maximum of 18 inputs and outputs at the same time No ADAT 9-pin sync No sample accurate transfer ability |
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greggomer MOTU 828 vs. DIGI 001 Sat 22 Sep 2001, 02:41
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