Rather than raising the price of the audio interface by loading it up with DSPs, we just offer a lot of great I/O options, and let the user invest in the host processor.” “MOTU believes that host-based audio processing is the way to go. Jim explained the “host-based” philosophy MOTU is following with the 324 family. I spent a little time talking with Jim Cooper, MOTU’s Marketing Director, about the PCI-324 family and MOTU’s direction. The system also ships with MOTU’s own DAW software for Macintosh, AudioDesk. The system is both Mac and PC compatible, and ships with both Windows Multimedia and ASIO drivers. The net result is an extremely powerful and flexible system that can support up to 72 simultaneous audio inputs and outputs in just about any conceivable format, digital or analog. This PCI card (which uses only one IRQ) can simultaneously interface with any three of the expansion units. The beauty of the system is the PCI-324 card. And the interfaces are all hot-swappable: if you need to, just unplug one unit and plug in another, without having to power off your computer first. Or throw a 2408, a 308, and a 24i together for 24 channels of lightpipe plus 24 channels of 24-bit audio inputs plus support for every digital format on the planet. Or 72 24-bit analog ins with three 24i interfaces. For example, 72 channels of lightpipe I/O with three 2408s. As you can imagine, you can just go crazy with the possibilities. Plus optical and coax S/PDIF outputs, and word clock.Īny three interfaces can be used simultaneously with a single PCI-324 card. 24 channels of +4 balanced inputs on ¼” TRS connectors, 2 channels of +4 outputs on ¼” TRS. All can be active simultaneously, and the 308 can be run standalone as a digital format converter.Ģ4i: the “ultimate DAW” interface. 8 channels of optical S/PDIF, 8 channels of RCA S/PDIF, 8 channels of AES/EBU, and word clock. 8 channels of 24-bit analog I/O on +4 balanced ¼” TRS connectors, plus 2 channels of +4 balanced “Main Outs” on XLR connectors and a headphone jack, plus a pair of AES/EBU digital I/Os and word clock sync.ģ08: the “digital converter” interface. Up to 24 channels can be active at one time, for example, 8 analog I/Os and 16 ADAT I/Os.ġ224: MOTU’s “ultimate 8×8” audio I/O interface. 8 channels of 20-bit analog I/O on unbalanced -10 RCA connectors, 24 channels of ADAT I/O on three lightpipe connectors, 24 channels of TASCAM I/O on three TDIF connectors, and a pair of S/PDIF I/Os. The “expansion systems” are sold without the 324 card as add-ons to existing systems.Ģ408: the “Swiss Army Knife” of MOTU’s interface options. ![]() ![]() The “core systems” include the 324 PCI card. The interfaces are sold as “expansion” or “core” systems. Works in a Mac or PC and supports up to three interfaces at once. PCI-324: the “host” PCI card that goes into the computer. A review of any member of the family would be incomplete without a rundown of the entire product family and its components.
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