Motu???, MOTU ?'s and an MBox Rant Options

[Lord Pasty]

Am I going crazy, or does Reason actually take up my two inputs in Pro Tools on my MBox? I think so. That p*sses me off, big time.


And while Pro Tools is okay software, much like everybody else has said around here, DAMN it's limited. Well, it's not limited as software, but it's not compatible with poo.


So, now I'm looking at Logic (broken record, I know), and the MOTU hardware. The MOTU hardware looks REALLY cool.


Alas. All I want to do is use my Korg for samples-beats-synth, record some vocals, maybe some guitar, and fill the rest in with Reason. It doesn't seem so much to ask in the vast digital world of today. Just when I get back to writing music it all looks so good until I actually go out and start spending money.

[Lord Pasty]

>yep, it does if you start it first. Best to rewire it into Pro TOols.

Erm... It seems to take up the inputs refardless. When I open a new track and try to set up the inputs it still says that they are in use? Maybe I'm just not too brite.

>But you look like you are in the same place as me - and are looking >at the same stuff. I was thinking maybe get an old workhorse MOTU >828 original on ebay for cheap and logic pro... But do I want to spent >the $$?

MOTU seems to be getting high marks from everybody! I've always thought they seemed very powerful, especially for the price. They're on Musician's Friend for under 800 bucks. Try getting that many in's from Digi for that money! Right?

>BTW, the 828mkII is the best investment I've ever made for my >personal studio. And if you buy the new MOTU hardware, you can get >DP4 upgrade from audiodesk (which is included with the hardware) >for $329. Not too shabby.

Damn. That sounds great, but I've heard that DP4 is a little sluggish on a G4. That counts us iMac G4 and PowerBook users out!