MOTU 828 vs. DIGI 001 Options

Well your probably right. I already have a desktop pc at home and my friends band that Im working with lives in Las Vegas (I live in Los Angeles). I am a rookie at all this recording stuff so I was going to work with them to gain experiance so I can turn it into a small side business for myself and record other bands live or however they want. But I guess when it comes down to it you gotta do it right the first time, so now im leaning towards the regular G4 desk top which looks pretty darn portable with a 17' flat screen. I tried lugging my desktop pc(with a regular monitor) down there a month ago just to mess aronund and record some acoustic stuff on my cheap pc mic (which sounded pretty good considering) and it was a pain!

[dickwolf]

All you need is a portable rack (SKB, makes good ones) to put your Motu 828 in and any other midi/modules. Grab your computer, mouse, keyboard and monitor:Presto! I agree having a portable unit sounds great but i think it's secondary purchase. Luxury if you will.

Plus there's a great chance we'll see a G5 laptop soon enough. That'll drop the Tibook's price. Woo Whooo!!!

I recently just Purchased a G3 600 ibook 14' display, 384mb ram, CDRW built in.
Cubase 5 VST/32
Motu 828
Motu MidiExpress XT USB
Glyph Project M ( 40gb rackmount harddrive ( firewire ) made for the 828 )

I havent had any problems yet. the sales that helped my configure said with the firewire, it was the perfect solution for my needs. alot of my friends are upgrading to the 828 from digi 001 because of the firewire. My system is racked in a rackmount carrying bag for on the go recording. I recently did a project where I was able to pipe in some adats for a total of 128 tracks. I think the preamps on the 828 are the best that I have heard. im using AKG C3000B mics. Now I could have gone to a pc platform but I have seen enough blue screens, lol

So, in conclusion...which is the better system to go with...digi001 or the MOTU 828?

[damann]

motu 828 unless you alrady own a porsche and are just about to order a new one!
001 is just a taster to get you hooked on a very expensive habit that will always get smoked by a boy racer!
dae=dick entering a-hole!
compatibility seems to be a word (like midi) that digidesign don't seem to want to play ball with!

[damann]

sorry, of course, dick entering a-hole whilst amusing, was obviously a freudian slip (d.e.a)!
so, d.a.e = digidesign always expect (you're an a-hole)!

if your last name is clapton, jackson or houston, choose digidesign 'cos money is obviously no object and you're not going to personally have to deal with anything more than signing cheques. but be warned, signing cheques becomes increasingly difficult with these guys!
828 is firewire and it smokes dodgydesign...

My first post on this forum..

I have a iMac with Cubase VST/32 and the Motu 828.

The motu is the most solid piece in the set-up. At times I think about moving over to DP3, just because I am so pleased with the 828. Actually I'm happy with Cubase as well.

Never had a single problem with the 828. I recorded my father-in -law singing latin chants and the quality is hard to believe.

I use the thing everday and it is great. I record my guitar into it, going to a J-station first. Recorded my acoustic guitar direct, etc

The pre-amps are very sweet, just use a decent mic.

I can monitor my VST instruments with no audible delays.

I am also able to put on several VST effects such as delay, compression, and reverb while hearing the effects in real time while I sing. I can then go back and take them off it i wish.
Great system..

[coolcol]

I have just added a 2nd 828 to my mobile setup and have no complaints.
I run a TiBook 400 and do a lot of live recording from FOH mixer, 16 tracks
at a time. Softwarewise I have used AudioDesk,DP3.02 and Logic 4.7.3(via ASIO), they all work But DP3 gets very slow when mixing with 12 tracks and
a handfull of plugs...it isn´t Altivec optimised,YET, so I am hoping that 3.1
will fix that. Logic is fantastic but difficult and expensive,I use it for Midi heavy projects as the virtual instrument integration is way ahead of the
competition.
MOTU828 DOESN´T SUCK
Hope this helps with the descision
Colin

im getting a MOTU 828, (too bad it doesnt have midi i/o) the latency is way better than the digi and the digi converters arent the best....
....coincidently.....soem dude from MOTU compared the 828 and the digi and the 2408...
...funny how he mentioned that the digi has no word clock....neither does the 828!!!!!
..but then said that 828 is firewire, and digi is pci......
so is the 2408!!!!!
...you cant use the best features of one unit and the best of the other and compare them both to the digi!
.....please, use the same variables.
.......
besides that.
go with the motu.......but dont ever listen to salesmen!!!!!!!!
.......
heX

[formatj]

Have a look at the RME Multiface (Hammerfall DSP system).

http://www.rme-audio.com/english/index.htm

It has MIDI i/o, the converters are better than both the MOTU 828 and the Digi 001, it has wordclock and the lowest latency out of the three (down to 1.5 milliseconds).

It also supports 96 kHz which neither the 828 or Digi 001 do.

It connects to the mac via a PCI slot or to a G4 powerbook via PCMCIA.

If you can test it somewhere, I guarantee you will want it!

and no, I don't work for the company or distributor; just a happy user!

Matt