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motu 2 - my 1st loveа
Заказал в Москву 13 января в ночь на 14е, 19го утром уже получил посылочку с гитарой(ups express). Сразу коротко и ясно отзыв об
этой великолепной карте:
-Сборка высшего качества, крутилки, разъемы - все безупречно.
-Удобство установки - все ок на мак(ос монтерей)
- Звук СУПЕР(всё громко и чётко). Гитару пишет превосходно, звук шикарен, просто идеал.
-соотношение цена/качество прекрасное
Спасибо Thomann !
Я счастлив
этой великолепной карте:
-Сборка высшего качества, крутилки, разъемы - все безупречно.
-Удобство установки - все ок на мак(ос монтерей)
- Звук СУПЕР(всё громко и чётко). Гитару пишет превосходно, звук шикарен, просто идеал.
-соотношение цена/качество прекрасное
Спасибо Thomann !
Я счастлив
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Quality Compact Budget 2-Input Interface
I was looking for really compact, transportable, bus-powered interface with very low-noise mic preamps and a decent headphone amp and the MOTU M2 fulfils that. I was not interested in on-board processing such as Air mode (Focusrite) or 4k (SSL) as all of that can be done in the DAW. After some use it is still almost all positives but I will list the couple of things that hold it back from being perfect... for me.
POSITIVES:
- smaller dimensions that the direct competitors
- very clean mic preamps (-129dBu EIN)
- decent amount of gain (60dB), although less than the Focusrite 2i2 4th gen which has 69dB.
- gorgeous screen with detailed coloured level meters for both inputs and outputs
- bus powered
- powerful and transparent and noiseless-sounding headphone amp, even with relatively high-impedance headphones
- built-in 5-pin MIDI in and out
- good build quality. Some reviews have highlighted some lateral movement in the dials - mine doesn't do this so maybe MOTU has addressed this
- switchable 48V phantom power on *each* channel
- nice rubber feet - won't slide around the desk
- loop back (see caveat below)
NEGATIVES:
- there doesn't seem to be any way to gang the gain levels for channels 1 and 2. This would be important for stereo recording in XY, ORTF etc. This is one area where I think the Focusrite 2i2 has an advantage
MINOR
- loop back only appears as additional inputs within a DAW. What this means is that once the MOTU driver is installed, device software inputs 1 and 2 are whatever is plugged into physical inputs 1 and 2 on the M2 only, device software inputs 3 and 4 is the looped back stereo sound received from the computer into the M2, and device software inputs 5 and 6 are a mix of both the physical inputs and the looped back computer audio. This is quite a flexible arrangement when working in a DAW but when using something with less flexibility such as Audacity or OBS this can be an added complication. I am coming from Zoom's implementation of loopback where it is a switch made on the hardware which them simply mixes the loopbacked audio in with the hardware inputs (like inputs 5 & 6 on the M2). This has always been sufficient flexibility for me.
- bundled USB cable a bit short
- no dB indications on meters
- hard to see the benefit of the 32-bit float implementation on the M2. It is not like the implementations on field recorders like the Zoom F series or the Sound Devices Mix Pre series where it removes the possibility of clipping the sound file. You still need to watch you gain setting; exceeding 0dBFS results in clipped audio. I think the converters are just 24 bit and then this is converted to 32-bit format.
In summary, a great little budget interface which I can recommend.
POSITIVES:
- smaller dimensions that the direct competitors
- very clean mic preamps (-129dBu EIN)
- decent amount of gain (60dB), although less than the Focusrite 2i2 4th gen which has 69dB.
- gorgeous screen with detailed coloured level meters for both inputs and outputs
- bus powered
- powerful and transparent and noiseless-sounding headphone amp, even with relatively high-impedance headphones
- built-in 5-pin MIDI in and out
- good build quality. Some reviews have highlighted some lateral movement in the dials - mine doesn't do this so maybe MOTU has addressed this
- switchable 48V phantom power on *each* channel
- nice rubber feet - won't slide around the desk
- loop back (see caveat below)
NEGATIVES:
- there doesn't seem to be any way to gang the gain levels for channels 1 and 2. This would be important for stereo recording in XY, ORTF etc. This is one area where I think the Focusrite 2i2 has an advantage
MINOR
- loop back only appears as additional inputs within a DAW. What this means is that once the MOTU driver is installed, device software inputs 1 and 2 are whatever is plugged into physical inputs 1 and 2 on the M2 only, device software inputs 3 and 4 is the looped back stereo sound received from the computer into the M2, and device software inputs 5 and 6 are a mix of both the physical inputs and the looped back computer audio. This is quite a flexible arrangement when working in a DAW but when using something with less flexibility such as Audacity or OBS this can be an added complication. I am coming from Zoom's implementation of loopback where it is a switch made on the hardware which them simply mixes the loopbacked audio in with the hardware inputs (like inputs 5 & 6 on the M2). This has always been sufficient flexibility for me.
- bundled USB cable a bit short
- no dB indications on meters
- hard to see the benefit of the 32-bit float implementation on the M2. It is not like the implementations on field recorders like the Zoom F series or the Sound Devices Mix Pre series where it removes the possibility of clipping the sound file. You still need to watch you gain setting; exceeding 0dBFS results in clipped audio. I think the converters are just 24 bit and then this is converted to 32-bit format.
In summary, a great little budget interface which I can recommend.
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great sound for the money
the motu m2 has very nice sound , with really nice preamps that are very transparent even with very demanding acoustic instruments from central asia . all in all its very good interface for home recordings and on the go.
i would have liked to see dsp fx with it , but that wasn't the case. its solid , good sound , nice screen , good build. suitable for home studios and on the go.
i would have liked to see dsp fx with it , but that wasn't the case. its solid , good sound , nice screen , good build. suitable for home studios and on the go.
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Powerful yet portable
First time using this portable Motu interface and I'm pleasantly surprised. I used to own the MK3 years ago and the quality was outstanding. The M2 is very similar in quality. I listened to some of my recordings with my previous audio interface and they sounded appalling! Once I re-recorded the instruments using the M2, the quality was significantly better. I would definitely recommend this device to anyone who wants to put together a small-scale home studio.
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Fantanstic quality and usability
I've spent quite some time researching the market for the best balanced audio interface for my needs - record voice and electric guitar.
The best review I've seen is from Julian Krausse on YouTube, really deep technical analysis and comparison, watch it!
Now Motu M2 may cost above average for this user level devices, but I think it's worth it. It's just amazingly perfect in all aspects, but I'd mention 2 things:
- do upgrade firmware, I did have occasional weird noise in monitoring channels, and upgrade solved it
- power is just enough to drive Sony MDR-7506, maybe it will not be enough for some monitors with higher input impedance, but probably it's still better than other interfaces
The best review I've seen is from Julian Krausse on YouTube, really deep technical analysis and comparison, watch it!
Now Motu M2 may cost above average for this user level devices, but I think it's worth it. It's just amazingly perfect in all aspects, but I'd mention 2 things:
- do upgrade firmware, I did have occasional weird noise in monitoring channels, and upgrade solved it
- power is just enough to drive Sony MDR-7506, maybe it will not be enough for some monitors with higher input impedance, but probably it's still better than other interfaces
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Really Big Upgrade
I purchased this to replace my Focusrite Solo 3rd Gen interface because it was unreliable. My microphone was always crackling, when I was listening to audio it made random noises and it was really annoying. Motu M2 is a huge upgrade for me, couldn't be more satisfied with the purchase. The small screen on the interface looks really nice, sounds a lot clearer than my old interface and also it's a lot more reliable, build quality feels a lot better as well. I can only recommend it to anyone who's considering this buy!
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Otroligt dåligt med windows 11
Funkade bra på min tidigare dator, men när jag uppgraderat till en nyare så började ljudkortet funka helt kasst. Har försökt lösa det på alla möjliga sätt men det är troligen motus drivers som funkar dåligt med nyare AMD-processorer och windows 11. Hör pop-ljud ofta och ljudet distortas och försvinner helt efter en stund när jag kör genom fl.
Väldigt missnöjd.
Väldigt missnöjd.
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Excellent Interface - best at this price
I got this about a month ago and it has been stellar. Previously, I was using a Roland Rubix 22.
The Motu M2 has been reviewed in considerable depth already, so there isn't anything new I can say about it. From my personal perspective it has been excellent and I highly recommend it to anyone on a budget.
PROS:
- Best at this price range in multiple categories: balance, headphone amp (internal impedance and output power), distortion, noise, frequency response
- Can drive my 470 ohm headphones
- Solid build quality (body feels robust, knobs are smooth and have adequate weight when turning them)
- macOS driver and software shaved off additional seconds from the overall delay time in my DAW - REMEMBER to install them if you are a mac user
- Loopback functionality
- Display is not necessary but cool to have and accurate as well
- On/Off button
CONS:
- Included USB cable is dangerously close to being too short
The Motu M2 has been reviewed in considerable depth already, so there isn't anything new I can say about it. From my personal perspective it has been excellent and I highly recommend it to anyone on a budget.
PROS:
- Best at this price range in multiple categories: balance, headphone amp (internal impedance and output power), distortion, noise, frequency response
- Can drive my 470 ohm headphones
- Solid build quality (body feels robust, knobs are smooth and have adequate weight when turning them)
- macOS driver and software shaved off additional seconds from the overall delay time in my DAW - REMEMBER to install them if you are a mac user
- Loopback functionality
- Display is not necessary but cool to have and accurate as well
- On/Off button
CONS:
- Included USB cable is dangerously close to being too short
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MOTU M2
Top Tier entry level interface. It is very easy to understand and it easy to use and get started.
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One of the best audio interfaces you can get right now
At this price, with these inputs / outputs, this interface is possibly one of the best ones you can get. My only gripe is I started wishing there were more outputs. Might consider switching to the Motu M4...
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