21 Jan
2018
21 Jan
'18
11:49 a.m.
Anyone got any experience of this unit. It looks very good (on paper), seems to
have been in production for about 4 years, and is a very attractive price from
the usual suspects.
It appears to be class complient, and unlike many others doesn't have a lot of
internal routing and effects. This suits me fine - no obscure windows only
software controls!
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21 Jan
21 Jan
12:44 p.m.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:49:18 +0000, Will Godfrey wrote:
Anyone got any experience of this unit. It looks very
good (on paper),
seems to have been in production for about 4 years, and is a very
attractive price from the usual suspects.
It appears to be class complient, and unlike many others doesn't have
a lot of internal routing and effects. This suits me fine - no obscure
windows only software controls!
Hi,
in this price range I would go with the Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL or
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen. Actually I first ordered the
Presonus , but returned it, because of issues with my iPad and then
purchased the Focusrite. As already pointed out by several other posts
to this list, the audio quality of the Presonus as well as of the
Focusrite can't compare to my RME PCIe card, but both work out-of-the
box as class compliant devices with Linux. Usually I'm not using it
with Linux, it's aimed for usage with my iPad, but I tested both devices
with Linux. The Focusrite could be used with lower latencies than the
Presonus, but both could be used without issues using all IOs at the
same time, including the SPDIF and ADAT IOs. So assuming you should own
a good ADAT device, even the semi-pro audio quality of the Presonus or
Focusrite IOs doesn't matter. Unfortunately I only own an ADA8000 just
providing fair to middling audio quality. Can't you order the M-Track
Eight and return it to your dealer, if you shouldn't like it?
Regards,
Ralf
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3:26 p.m.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:44:33 +0100
Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf(a)alice-dsl.net> wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:49:18 +0000, Will Godfrey
wrote:
Hi Ralf,
I abandoned the idea of using a PCI-e card as the only one I could find that
had the I/O I wanted and supported Linux was eye-wateringly expensive. I wasn't
going to take the chance of trying somthing cheaper with no assurance that
there was an effective driver for it.
The Focusrite was my first choice for USB, but the 2ndGen ones supposedly need
to have the control program run before they can be used. As I have only Linux
machines that's not possible.
The Presonus looks OK-ish, but I'm not keen on having *all* the inputs on the
front - I would want 6 inputs permanently plugged into synths. Also it's the
oldest design, being at least 6 years old, and doesn't appear to have individual
channel level indication (just activity).
The M-Audio one seems to tick all the boxes, but what I don't know is what it's
actual performance is like, in particular reliability and latency.
--
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
Anyone got any experience of this unit. It looks
very good (on paper),
seems to have been in production for about 4 years, and is a very
attractive price from the usual suspects.
It appears to be class complient, and unlike many others doesn't have
a lot of internal routing and effects. This suits me fine - no obscure
windows only software controls!
Hi,
in this price range I would go with the Presonus AudioBox 1818VSL or
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen. Actually I first ordered the
Presonus , but returned it, because of issues with my iPad and then
purchased the Focusrite. As already pointed out by several other posts
to this list, the audio quality of the Presonus as well as of the
Focusrite can't compare to my RME PCIe card, but both work out-of-the
box as class compliant devices with Linux. Usually I'm not using it
with Linux, it's aimed for usage with my iPad, but I tested both devices
with Linux. The Focusrite could be used with lower latencies than the
Presonus, but both could be used without issues using all IOs at the
same time, including the SPDIF and ADAT IOs. So assuming you should own
a good ADAT device, even the semi-pro audio quality of the Presonus or
Focusrite IOs doesn't matter. Unfortunately I only own an ADA8000 just
providing fair to middling audio quality. Can't you order the M-Track
Eight and return it to your dealer, if you shouldn't like it?
Regards,
Ralf
11:28 p.m.
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:26:39 +0000, Will Godfrey wrote:
The Focusrite was my first choice for USB, but the
2ndGen ones
supposedly need to have the control program run before they can be
used. As I have only Linux machines that's not possible.
I neither have a Mac, nor a Windows machine, so I can't run the mixer
software. It's no problem to use the Focusrite with its default
settings. IIRC the inputs are not assigned to any outputs, so there is
no hardware monitoring enabled at all. I don't have time to test it and
make sure that I'm not mistaken before next weekend.
The Presonus looks OK-ish, but I'm not keen on having *all* the inputs
on the front - I would want 6 inputs permanently plugged into synths.
Also it's the oldest design, being at least 6 years old, and doesn't
appear to have individual channel level indication (just activity).
I'm using the Focusrite as a MIDI interface and audio output device for
my iPad. I need to test this, too, but IIRC the meters don't work
without the Mac/Windows software. I wouldn't miss the meters, if I
should use the Focusritre as an input device, something that will
happen soon or later, at least to record guitars.
The M-Audio one seems to tick all the boxes, but what I
don't know is
what it's actual performance is like, in particular reliability and
latency.
People located in Europe could order a device by the Internet, test it
and return it within two weeks and would get their money back.
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22 Jan
22 Jan
8:34 a.m.
Good morning,
I can recommend the Tascam US-16x08 as an alternative in the same price
range. It is class compliant and thanks to onkelDead, the mainline
kernel now includes a mixer interface for this. The only thing I dislike
about this interface is, that when you use the builtin compressor and
EQ, that's gonna end up on your recording. And I wouldn't recommend that
thing to a Windows user. Their ASIO drivers suck. But hooked to it's own
USB bus, I love that thing under Linux.
MrBollie
On 21.01.2018 23:28, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:26:39 +0000, Will Godfrey
wrote:
The Focusrite was my first choice for USB, but
the 2ndGen ones
supposedly need to have the control program run before they can be
used. As I have only Linux machines that's not possible.
I neither have a Mac,
nor a Windows machine, so I can't run the mixer
software. It's no problem to use the Focusrite with its default
settings. IIRC the inputs are not assigned to any outputs, so there is
no hardware monitoring enabled at all. I don't have time to test it and
make sure that I'm not mistaken before next weekend.
The Presonus looks OK-ish, but I'm not keen
on having *all* the inputs
on the front - I would want 6 inputs permanently plugged into synths.
Also it's the oldest design, being at least 6 years old, and doesn't
appear to have individual channel level indication (just activity).
I'm using
the Focusrite as a MIDI interface and audio output device for
my iPad. I need to test this, too, but IIRC the meters don't work
without the Mac/Windows software. I wouldn't miss the meters, if I
should use the Focusritre as an input device, something that will
happen soon or later, at least to record guitars.
The M-Audio one seems to tick all the boxes, but
what I don't know is
what it's actual performance is like, in particular reliability and
latency.
People located in Europe could order a device by the Internet, test it
and return it within two weeks and would get their money back.
9:08 a.m.
Hi,
sorry, I can't say anything about the M-Track Eight itself. But I'm the one
who initiated the development of kernel support for its predecessor Fast
Track Ultra 8R and I've implemented the kernel interface for its internal
mixer and effects section. So, I have spend a lot of time with M-Audio
hardware on Linux.
In essence:
If there's a comparable device at a similar price point I would go for that
instead of any M-Audio hardware. I never got reliable low latency
operation, it has an incredibly loud power-on pop sound, customer support
is sub-par. Sadly, the device is un-sellable now because there's no Windows
driver anymore (which is quite ironic as the device started as a
Windows/Mac only interface and now is Linux-only).
All of this might have changed for the better now with the new devices but
for me M-Audio is still on a blacklist ;-)
Regards,
Felix
21 Jan
21 Jan
12:56 p.m.
"The Focusrite could be used with lower latencies than the
Presonus, but both could be used without issues using all IOs at the
same time, including the SPDIF and ADAT IOs."
Pardon, IIRC I only tested using all 18 outputs, resp. 20 outputs at the
same time. This works without issues. Focusrite claims that using all
IOs should work without issues, too,
https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208095469-USB-2-0-vs-USB-3-0 .
22 Jan
22 Jan
9:54 a.m.
Am 21.01.2018 um 11:49 schrieb Will Godfrey:
Anyone got any experience of this unit.
Not yet, but if you want i can order one and test it. I would have 30
days to send it back, thats a lot of time to test against a specific
kernel you want to use with some test cases you can specify ;)
I love to do such tests and would be happy to do this for you.
~Georg
11:33 a.m.
Georg Krause <mail(a)georg-krause.net> schrieb am Mo., 22. Jan. 2018 um
09:54 Uhr:
Not yet, but if you want i can order one and test it. I would have 30
days to send it back, thats a lot of time to test against a specific
kernel you want to use with some test cases you can specify ;)
Hmm, ordering an item just for testing without even the intention to
possibly keep it feels very much like abuse of a seller's return policy.
Not OK for me.
6:21 p.m.
On 22.01.2018 11:33, Felix Homann wrote:
Hmm, ordering an item just for testing without even the intention to
possibly keep it feels very much like abuse of a seller's return policy.
Not OK for me.
I asked the seller if this is okay and their 30-day money-back guarantee
is exactly made for this.
https://www.thomann.de/gb/helpdesk_moneyback.html
If its not OK for you, thats ok for me, but i see no reason why not to
use this service
(Sorry Felix for double post, sent this off list at first by accident)
7:33 p.m.
On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:21:40 +0100, Georg Krause wrote:
On 22.01.2018 11:33, Felix Homann wrote:
You asked? Actually their money-back guarantee is made for testing a
product you most likely want to purchase.
I for example ordered the Presonus because I wanted to get an audio
interface that could be used with an iPad and Linux. Unfortunately the
Presonus didn't work with the iPad, so I returned it, got the money
back and ordered the Focusrite. I tested the Focusrite, it works with
my iPad and Linux, that's why I keep it.
There are manners I expect from a dealer and there are manners I expect
from a customer.
If you explained that you want to test the interface without the
intention to keep it and they are fine with it, than everything is ok.
Hmm, ordering an item just for testing without even the intention to
possibly keep it feels very much like abuse of a seller's return
policy. Not OK for me.
I asked the seller if this is okay and their 30-day money-back
guarantee is exactly made for this.
7:37 p.m.
On 22.01.2018 19:33, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
You asked? Actually their money-back guarantee is made
for testing a
product you most likely want to purchase.
Yes i did, some years ago i had the plan to buy a Allen & Heath ICE16D
from a private seller. Because its kind of expensive (was about 700€) i
wanted to test the device if its working with linux. So i wrote thomann
if they are fine if i order it just for testing and send it back and
they had no complains. Of course i could have done some tests on the
place where i bought it fromt this guy, but you know, its better to do
such tests at home when you have time to check everything you need.
The E-Mails are in German, if someone is interested i can forward them.
But i think if you ask on your own, you will get the same answer ;)
~Georg
12:34 p.m.
Am 21.01.2018 um 11:49 schrieb Will Godfrey:
Anyone got any experience of this unit. It looks very
good (on paper), seems to
have been in production for about 4 years, and is a very attractive price from
the usual suspects.
It appears to be class complient, and unlike many others doesn't have a lot of
internal routing and effects. This suits me fine - no obscure windows only
software controls!
Recently, I've ask this on the M-Audio Community Board. Thats the answer:
http://community.m-audio.com/m-audio/topics/m-track-eight-linux?utm_source=…
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6:20 p.m.
On 22.01.2018 12:34, Mailing JS wrote:
Recently, I've ask this on the M-Audio Community
Board. Thats the answer:
http://community.m-audio.com/m-audio/topics/m-track-eight-linux?utm_source=…
Well, they only say that the producer does not support linux, nearly no
one does it. it might work anyway...
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