Hi list, I have a Motu Ultralite FireWire external audio interface, and I need to use 4 channel input and 2 channel output, in Windows XP. I have tried everything but either I cannot get 4 input, or I cannot get the output. With PD, of course.
Here are more details. This card is supposed to have: - 8 analog input channels called Analog (1 to 8) - 2(?) digital spdif input channels called "SPDIF" - 2 virtual input channels called Mix which I don't know whether it is a mixdown of inputs or of outputs but I don't care; and: -8 analog output channels called Analog (1 to 8) -2 more analog output channels called Main Outs -2 more analog output channels called Phones -2(?) digital spdif output channels called SPDIF If I work with MMIO, the list of devices I can select for input are: ** MMIO INPUT DEVICES ** - MOTU Analog - Realtek HD audio input - MOTU Mix1 - MOTU SPDIF ** MMIO OUTPUT DEVICES ** - MOTU Main Outs - Realtek HD audio output - MOTU Phones - MOTU Analog - MOTU SPDIF where Realtek HD is my integrated internal audio card. They are listed just as I wrote them: with no channel numbers. So, by using "use multiple devices", I have no way of selecting Analog 1,2 AND Analog 3,4 as inputs. And if I don't activate "use multiple devices" and I write "4" as the number of input channels, it doesn't work: it simply uses MOTU Analog 1 and 2 as the first two channels, and Realtek inputs as the 3rd and 4th channel. So, I tried with ASIO. If I select ASIO, I get the following device lists: ** ASIO INPUT DEVICES ** - (0) Window sound mapper (or something like that: I'm translating from Spanish) - (0) MOTU Analog - (0) Realtek HD audio input - (0) MOTU Mix1 - (0) MOTU SPDIF - (1) MOTU Audio ASIO ** ASIO OUTPUT DEVICES ** - (0) Window sound mapper (same as above) - (0) MOTU Main Outs - (0) Realtek HD audio output - (0) MOTU Phones - (0) MOTU Analog - (0) MOTU SPDIF - (1) MOTU Audio ASIO Now, there's NO WAY of getting both 4 inputs and 2 outputs. Wherever I try to use 4 input channels, I get no input and no output at all. Here are some combinations of settings I tried, and the results I get: ** A ** INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2 RESULT: no input and no output at all! ** B ** INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2 OUTPUT: (1) MOTU AUDIO ASIO - Channels: 2 RESULT: 2 input channels work, but no output at all. ** C ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2 RESULT: no input and output at all ** D ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 2 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2 RESULT: 2 in 2 out working. This is the best I can get, and this is the same as MMIO, but I need 4 in. ** E ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 4 RESULT: no input and output at all (tried this last one just in case the number of in and out channels had to be the same... pure superstition) Etcetera. I even tried insane combinations. No way. Has anyone ever managed to use 4 in / 2 out (also interested in 4 in / 4 out) with this sound card in Windows with PD? How??? And what about other cards? Is this a general issue with ASIO, or specific to this card? Is it possible at all with MMIO to get 4 in /2 out or 4 in / 4 out? I am really desperate. I can even change sound card if I know it will work. Thank you in advance, Matteo
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