Motu 828mkii With Reason/live, No sound from sequencers to 828 Options

[Rhythmproject]

Hello. I'm having trouble figuring out why I can run sound through firewire that's coming from iTunes or any other program that outputs audio, but not from software sequencers. My setup includes an 828mkII, MTP AV, and an XP-80 and I'm running Reason and Live on a G4 laptop. I want to be able to send sequences or sessions from the programs through the firewire instead of the 1/8" output (which would take up two more of the inputs on the 828), so I changed the coreaudio default input, output and system output to the 828, and in both the programs set the audio card and/or outputs and inputs to the 828. The built in audio card seems to work just fine, so I know the programs are working because I can listen through the analog output on the laptop, but when I have things set to the 828 I get some nasty high pitched business coming out of my monitors. I swear I had both live and reason working through the firewire once before. Am I forgetting some major detail? Can anybody shed light on this problem? I'd greatly appreciate some insight. Thanks.

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hmmm, very strange....
the demo version of Live (are you just waiting for an 'unlock key'?) should be fully functional but with
limited 'save' options. i am miffed as to why you are not getting any track options in your Live audio
preferences.
try this: skip the audio/midi setup utility. leave those settings at their default core audio positions, and
configure the 828 within Live *only*.
at the very least you should have 1-2 thru 21-22 available as outputs in Live's audio
preferences. perhaps you need to re-install Live.
do you have any other audio apps (other than Reason) that you could test this out on? did you install
audio desk? it comes free with the mkII, so if anything, try it. it would be a really good place to
ensure that all of your channels are available and that the noisy artifacts that you are getting aren't
a result of bad units or software. plus Audiodesk is specifically designed for the mkII:)

best of luck,
erik