Are you in the market for a 1U eight-channel 24-bit 96kHz recording interface sporting hardware MIDI, S/PDIF, and lightpipe? How about one that can be used in standalone mode?
Now, imagine being able to get all that (and more) for under $100. Interested?
Jackbox: Testing setup
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | ||
| RAM | Corsair LPX 16GB | ||
| Motherboard | MSI B350 Tomahawk | ||
| GPU | Nvidia Quadro 4000 | ||
| SSD | Samsung 840 | ||
| PSU: | EVGA 600 B1 | ||
| Firewire: | Syba SY-PEX30016 | ||
| Network: | Intel i350-T4 | ||
| OS: | Debian Buster | ||
| Kernel: | 5.4.47-rt | ||
| Desktop: | XFCE 4.12 | ||
Disable ALSA firewire drivers: Create the file alsa-nope.conf in /etc/modprobe.d/ and add the following.
blacklist snd-firewire-motu
MOTU 828MKII: Round-trip latency @44100 HZ
MOTU 828MKII: Round-trip latency @48000 HZ
MOTU 828MKII: Round-trip latency @96000 HZ
Verdict:
Like the Traveler MKI everything just works™ under Linux. If I was searching for something to knock it for it would be the two 42dB preamps. You’re not going to drive a Shure SM7B or Golden Age D2 without some additional preamplification.
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MOTU 828MKII
Pros
Hardware MIDI
Standalone mode.
ffado-mixer supported.
Front panel controls.
Cons
42dB preamps.
Optical S/PDIF and ADAT I/O share the same socket.
