jgro002 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hi all, I've just been checking out the Motu Microbook as a possible audio interface to use with a 2010 13" MacBook Pro (2.4 GHz, 4 GB) running Logic Pro 9. Anyone here using it successfully with Logic Pro 9? It seems like this might be a good competitor for the Apogee ONE. I have no experience with Motu gear, but they seem to have a good reputation for their drivers. If anyone could give me any user-experiences with the Motu Microbook (stability of drivers, compatibility with Logic Pro, latency etc) it would be much appreciated. Cheers, Jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgro002 Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 No one using the Microbook?! Ok then, can anyone speak of Motu in general? I.e. how you have found their products, drivers, etc generally? And their compatibility with Logic Pro? Cheers, Jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Sandvik Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 No one using the Microbook?! Ok then, can anyone speak of Motu in general? I.e. how you have found their products, drivers, etc generally? And their compatibility with Logic Pro? Cheers, Jeremy. Motu is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Motu is a very good choice before you start spending a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzwah Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I've been using the MOTU 2408Mll with my G5 PPC for the last six years or so & never had a problem. Unfortunately I wont be able to use it on my Intel Mac as it's a PCI & not PCIe card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgro002 Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks for the replies. I haven't been able to find any real-world user experiences with the Microbook yet, might have to just take a punt on it... Cheers, Jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 your 'one' will likely sound a lot better do you not like the 'one' ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Sandvik Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thanks for the replies. I haven't been able to find any real-world user experiences with the Microbook yet, might have to just take a punt on it... Cheers, Jeremy. It barely came out to the market so the best is to do a google search with Microbook and review to see if you find any reviews. I would be surprised if MOTU built a lemon but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgro002 Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hi guys, el-bo, I LOVE the ONE but some users (including myself) are experiencing a problem whereby the ONE doesn't communicate properly with it's software functions - meaning that changes made with the encoder knob are not reflected in Maestro or the Logic Control Panel and the ONE pop-up doesn't work. Apogee at first told me the problem was completely isolated to me, but when I started testing out different peoples gear I always saw the same loss of communication with the ONE, as described above. I have now used 5 different ONE units on 3 computers, and NONE of them worked as they should. When I then took this information back to Apogee they confirmed that the issue is not isolated to me at all, and they are working on a possible fix. Apparently it may involve re-writing the software installers. I'm not knocking Apogee at all, the ONE would be perfect for me (in terms of it's simplicity) but only if I can get it working properly... Kent, getting info on the MOTU Microbook is proving difficult because it is quite new, but MOTU just emailed me back to answer some questions I had. Unfortunately in terms of latency, at 64 samples in Logic the round-trip latency is 17ms (compared to 7.2ms with the ONE). I think I am going to have to wait until Apogee sorts out the ONE issues, or just buy another ONE and 'hope for the best' - obviously although the issues I experienced were not isolated, most users do experience trouble-free operation with the ONE.. Jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Sandvik Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hi guys, el-bo, I LOVE the ONE but some users (including myself) are experiencing a problem whereby the ONE doesn't communicate properly with it's software functions - meaning that changes made with the encoder knob are not reflected in Maestro or the Logic Control Panel and the ONE pop-up doesn't work. Apogee at first told me the problem was completely isolated to me, but when I started testing out different peoples gear I always saw the same loss of communication with the ONE, as described above. I have now used 5 different ONE units on 3 computers, and NONE of them worked as they should. When I then took this information back to Apogee they confirmed that the issue is not isolated to me at all, and they are working on a possible fix. Apparently it may involve re-writing the software installers. I'm not knocking Apogee at all, the ONE would be perfect for me (in terms of it's simplicity) but only if I can get it working properly... Kent, getting info on the MOTU Microbook is proving difficult because it is quite new, but MOTU just emailed me back to answer some questions I had. Unfortunately in terms of latency, at 64 samples in Logic the round-trip latency is 17ms (compared to 7.2ms with the ONE). I think I am going to have to wait until Apogee sorts out the ONE issues, or just buy another ONE and 'hope for the best' - obviously although the issues I experienced were not isolated, most users do experience trouble-free operation with the ONE.. Jeremy. Interesting. I've been using ONE as the main input for voice and guitar/bass recordings for over a year with no problems, latencies are super-low and works fine. Maybe it's dependent on a specific hardware batch or something similar? Mine was one of the first, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgro002 Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Yeah, it's hard to know for sure exactly what has caused these issues. I just hope Apogee is able to sort this out - man it's frustrating hearing someone say they have had trouble-free operation! I had nothing but issues...but I'd definitely go back to the ONE if Apogee can assure me the issues are resolved. Jeremy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hi guys, el-bo, I LOVE the ONE but some users (including myself) are experiencing a problem whereby the ONE doesn't communicate properly with it's software functions - meaning that changes made with the encoder knob are not reflected in Maestro or the Logic Control Panel and the ONE pop-up doesn't work. Apogee at first told me the problem was completely isolated to me, but when I started testing out different peoples gear I always saw the same loss of communication with the ONE, as described above. I have now used 5 different ONE units on 3 computers, and NONE of them worked as they should. When I then took this information back to Apogee they confirmed that the issue is not isolated to me at all, and they are working on a possible fix. Apparently it may involve re-writing the software installers. I'm not knocking Apogee at all, the ONE would be perfect for me (in terms of it's simplicity) but only if I can get it working properly... Kent, getting info on the MOTU Microbook is proving difficult because it is quite new, but MOTU just emailed me back to answer some questions I had. Unfortunately in terms of latency, at 64 samples in Logic the round-trip latency is 17ms (compared to 7.2ms with the ONE). I think I am going to have to wait until Apogee sorts out the ONE issues, or just buy another ONE and 'hope for the best' - obviously although the issues I experienced were not isolated, most users do experience trouble-free operation with the ONE.. Jeremy. gotcha...i hope you can get it sorted...i think that the 'one' is supposed to be top-notch quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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