[LAU] Hardware Soundcard - MOTU 624 AVB Working with Gnu/Linux - Debian 8.7
georgnk
georg_nik at yahoo.gr
Mon Dec 25 17:02:53 UTC 2017
Hi. Thanks for the info.
It seems other avb products have different result?
Hmmm maybe usb 3 super speed?..Who knows.
Anyway thanks
Anders Hellquist wrote
> Hi
>
> No periodic clicks so far. Have been using the Ultralite almost every day
> for a few months (I have two of them but rarely use the other one). The
> only glitch so far are a few times where the sound has been a bit strange
> like distorted in the top of the frequencies. Kind of bit crushed low
> resolution effecting the top end only. That has gone away by just stop
> jack
> (using cadence) and starting it again. I use my card set to internal clock
> source and no connected AVB or adat devices by the way.
>
> Regards, Anders
>
> On Dec 25, 2017 2:45 PM, "georgnk" <
> georg_nik@
> > wrote:
>
>> Hi that's interesting.
>> I couldn't downgrade so I haven't tried older firmware.
>> Maybe I need to contact tech support.
>>
>> By the way, I am curious if the ultralite avb has also these periodic
>> clicks
>> I described before. Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Anders Hellquist wrote
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > I have the Ultralite AVB and have downgraded my card as per
>> > recommendations
>> > from Motu tech support. The reason for me was to be able to use more
>> than
>> > 24ch stream in CC more from my computer. That option is removed on
>> later
>> > firmware. The latest public beta firmware which probably is available
>> for
>> > 624 has a very nice touch console. (Mixer made for touch based surfaces
>> > that will be a nice addition)
>> >
>> > My understanding is that you should be able to downgrade as you please
>> but
>> > I can not guarantee anything. Tech support is great and will probably
>> > respond quickly even if "Operating system = Other"
>> >
>> > /Anders
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Dec 21, 2017 2:36 PM, "georgnk" <
>>
>> > georg_nik@
>>
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >> When I tried to upload the file with older firmwares I couldn't. The
>> >> warning
>> >> was that I was trying to upload an out of dated firmware. Is there any
>> >> way
>> >> to downgrade?
>> >>
>> >> For sure the web interface using windows Os doesn't show something new
>> >> such
>> >> as bios menu...Except I am blind
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >>
>> >> list-2 wrote
>> >> > Hello.
>> >> >
>> >> > i still use an old firmware. As i do not really trust - yet - MOTU
>> >> with
>> >> > Gnu/Linux.
>> >> >
>> >> > Keep in mind that if this AVB series products work under Gnu/Linux,
>> i
>> >> > think it's more a side effect from USB audio Class compliant than a
>> >> real
>> >> > desire from MOTU (it has to work for Apple/Ipad).
>> >> >
>> >> > As this new v1.3.2+102 firmware shows that you have nothing new in
>> the
>> >> > web interface ( no bios menu added with other options ? ) it may do
>> >> > something for Windows/Apple Os's users ?!
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 2017-12-21 02:35, georgnk wrote:
>> >> >> Hi.
>> >> >> Yes the firmware is v1.3.2+102 (520 is for the avb)
>> >> >> I don't know either what the bios menu is doing. I can only find
>> bios
>> >> >> if I
>> >> >> press the select button from my interface and shows some
>> info,nothing
>> >> >> more.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If you test it one day please let me know if you also have this
>> >> (minor)
>> >> >> issue.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Have nice holidays. Cheers!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> list-2 wrote
>> >> >>> Hello.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am away from my computer with the MOTU 624 AVB for the holidays.
>> >> >>> I'll
>> >> >>> make a try when i'll be back.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> But i've just checked the firmware pages of MOTU's web site and :
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> v1.3.2+520 (Release Date 2017-12-13)
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> A new one as been added few days ago. I've never tried this one.
>> >> >>> Is the the firmware you running your card with ?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> The change log says :
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Added Bios menu
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hmm i'm really wonder what it does, and if it break anything with
>> >> >>> Gnu/Linux Os.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Cheers !
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On 2017-12-20 02:41, georgnk wrote:
>> >> >>>> Hello thank you for the reply.
>> >> >>>> The clicks are periodic.well,not strictly periodic but almost
>> every
>> >> >>>> two
>> >> >>>> seconds. I have tried your suggestions but didn't change
>> something.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> What I have also discovered is that the clicks are not passing
>> >> >>>> through
>> >> >>>> my
>> >> >>>> software. Testing a sine wave and using a spectrum analysis in
>> real
>> >> >>>> time,
>> >> >>>> sndpeek, clicks don't show up there. It seems they are coming
>> >> >>>> directly
>> >> >>>> to my
>> >> >>>> monitors (headphones)
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Thanks a lot
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Len Ovens wrote
>> >> >>>>> On Mon, 18 Dec 2017, georgnk wrote:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> I can also select my sound card without qjackctl and Jackd.
>> >> >>>>>> Pure data can see my input s and outputs directly. Then I go
>> audio
>> >> >>>>>> test
>> >> >>>>>> play
>> >> >>>>>> the sine wave , wait a while, I move frequency up and
>> down,clicks
>> >> >>>>>> start
>> >> >>>>>> and
>> >> >>>>>> never stop.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> If these are random clicks, that sounds like sync issues. Some
>> >> >>>>> things
>> >> >>>>> to
>> >> >>>>> try:
>> >> >>>>> - set pulse default and alternate sample rate to 48000
>> >> >>>>> - turn off HDA audio either in bios or in pulse:
>> >> >>>>> pactl unload-module module-udev-detect
>> >> >>>>> pactl unload-module module-alsa-card
>> >> >>>>> (note that if pulse can see any audio card directly,
>> >> >>>>> it may choose to sync from that one even if you are
>> >> >>>>> not using it)
>> >> >>>>> - try different sample rates, in particular both 44100 and
>> >> >>>>> 48000. It may be that alsa is under the impression
>> >> >>>>> it can set sample rate when that is not the case.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> I have not seen in this thread any meantion of the web interface
>> >> >>>>> that
>> >> >>>>> the
>> >> >>>>> motu AVB series interfaces normally have, so I am guessing this
>> is
>> >> >>>>> not
>> >> >>>>> one
>> >> >>>>> of these boxes. Motu's support in the past with Linux has be
>> >> >>>>> notoriously
>> >> >>>>> bad until the AVB series, so you may have something that will
>> not
>> >> >>>>> work
>> >> >>>>> with Linux properly... as in, it is USB2.0 compliant so far as
>> >> sound
>> >> >>>>> transfer is concerned, but expects a provided blob to do device
>> >> >>>>> setup.
>> >> >>>>> The
>> >> >>>>> AVB series uses a web based setup tool that is OS agnostic.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> --
>> >> >>>>> Len Ovens
>> >> >>>>> www.ovenwerks.net
>> >> >>>>>
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