Re: Firewire interface recommendations

[Os <os@collective.co.uk>]

MOTU have been running a huge advertising campaign for the Ultralite
mk3 for months now, so I find it highly unlikely that it's
discontinued.

Most likely it's the firewire only model that's been dropped, and the
new 'hybrid' model (firewire/USB) isn't showing up in your searches.


os.


On 5 February 2010 13:54, Dean, Hal <HDean@wcupa.edu> wrote:
> I have not done an exhaustive search for the UltraLite mk 3, but all the 
>"big players" (I guess defined as those whose sites Google throws up 
>first, and with whom I have done business at one time or another - 
>S'water, MF, Zzounds, etc.) list the UL mk3 as discontinued, or when you 
>search on it they present a different Motu.
>
> A place called Abe's has them, or so the site says... but the next issue 
>is that the ULmk3 is outside my budget.
>
> I've now seen enough concerns about the pres on the AudioFire8 that I've 
>been swayed towards the FocusRite Sapphire Pro24.
>
> Thanks to everyone who weighed in on this. I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> Hal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: André Donawa [mailto:andre@andredonawa.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:17 PM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Firewire interface recommendations
>
> Hi Sjaak,
>
> I was really looking forward to the ultra lite. Are you using the mk3?
> If so usb or fireiwre?
>
> Andre
>
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> On Thu, February 4, 2010 1:45 pm, Sjaak Overgaauw wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Dean, Hal <HDean@wcupa.edu> wrote:
>>> As for MOTU, I have to say that I got a bad taste in my mouth about 
>them
>>> when I had an 828 for about 2 weeks and it was a monstrous pain with
>>> poor sound. I returned it to Sweetwater
>>> and got the Layla. At the time there was a lot of chatter online about
>>> pros and cons of the 828.  All that said, I will indeed look into the
>>> Ultra Lite, sonce MOTU get high marks usually, and
>>> this is years later with a different computer.
>>
>> Hal,
>> I choose the Motu Ultralight because of its portability and the rich
>> feature set. I have used it for more than a year now with Logic 9 and
>> Mainstage 2. It's very stable, no hickups. Regarding its sound, really
>> good I would say considering the concept of the Ultralite.
>> --
>> Sjaak Overgaauw
>> http://premonitionfactory.com/
>> http://livelooping.be/
>>
>>
>
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