<div>Hi list,</div>
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<div>I have a Motu Ultralite FireWire external audio interface, and I need to use 4 channel input and 2 channel output, in Windows XP.</div>
<div>I have tried everything but either I cannot get 4 input, or I cannot get the output.</div>
<div>With PD, of course.</div>
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<div>Here are more details.</div>
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<div>This card is supposed to have:</div>
<div>- 8 analog input channels called Analog (1 to 8)</div>
<div>- 2(?) digital spdif input channels called "SPDIF"</div>
<div>- 2 virtual input channels called Mix which I don't know whether it is a mixdown of inputs or of outputs but I don't care;</div>
<div>and:</div>
<div>-8 analog output channels called Analog (1 to 8)</div>
<div>-2 more analog output channels called Main Outs</div>
<div>-2 more analog output channels called Phones</div>
<div>-2(?) digital spdif output channels called SPDIF</div>
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<div>If I work with MMIO, the list of devices I can select for input are:</div>
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<div>** MMIO INPUT DEVICES **</div>
<div>- MOTU Analog</div>
<div>- Realtek HD audio input</div>
<div>- MOTU Mix1</div>
<div>- MOTU SPDIF</div>
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<div>** MMIO OUTPUT DEVICES **</div>
<div>- MOTU Main Outs</div>
<div>- Realtek HD audio output</div>
<div>- MOTU Phones</div>
<div>- MOTU Analog</div>
<div>- MOTU SPDIF</div>
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<div>where Realtek HD is my integrated internal audio card.</div>
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<div>They are listed just as I wrote them: with no channel numbers.</div>
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<div>So, by using "use multiple devices", I have no way of selecting Analog 1,2 AND Analog 3,4 as inputs.</div>
<div>And if I don't activate "use multiple devices" and I write "4" as the number of input channels, it doesn't work: it simply uses MOTU Analog 1 and 2 as the first two channels, and Realtek inputs as the 3rd and 4th channel.
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<div>So, I tried with ASIO.</div>
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<div>If I select ASIO, I get the following device lists:</div>
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<div>** ASIO INPUT DEVICES **</div>
<div>- (0) Window sound mapper (or something like that: I'm translating from Spanish)</div>
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<div>- (0) MOTU Analog</div>
<div>- (0) Realtek HD audio input</div>
<div>- (0) MOTU Mix1</div>
<div>- (0) MOTU SPDIF</div>
<div>- (1) MOTU Audio ASIO</div>
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<div>** ASIO OUTPUT DEVICES **</div>
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<div>- (0) Window sound mapper (same as above)</div>
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<div>- (0) MOTU Main Outs</div>
<div>- (0) Realtek HD audio output</div>
<div>- (0) MOTU Phones</div>
<div>- (0) MOTU Analog</div>
<div>- (0) MOTU SPDIF</div>
<div>- (1) MOTU Audio ASIO</div>
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<div>Now, there's NO WAY of getting both 4 inputs and 2 outputs.</div>
<div>Wherever I try to use 4 input channels, I get no input and no output at all.</div>
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<div>Here are some combinations of settings I tried, and the results I get:</div>
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<div>** A **</div>
<div>INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 4</div>
<div>OUTPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2</div>
<div>RESULT: no input and no output at all!</div>
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<div>** B **</div>
<div>INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2</div>
<div>OUTPUT: (1) MOTU AUDIO ASIO - Channels: 2</div>
<div>RESULT: 2 input channels work, but no output at all.</div>
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<div>** C **</div>
<div>INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4</div>
<div>OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2</div>
<div>RESULT: no input and output at all</div>
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<div>** D **</div>
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<div>INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 2</div>
<div>OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2</div>
<div>RESULT: 2 in 2 out working. This is the best I can get, and this is the same as MMIO, but I need 4 in.</div>
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<div>** E **</div>
<div>INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4</div>
<div>OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 4</div>
<div>RESULT: no input and output at all</div>
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<div>(tried this last one just in case the number of in and out channels had to be the same... pure superstition)</div></div>
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<div>Etcetera.</div>
<div>I even tried insane combinations. No way.</div>
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<div>Has anyone ever managed to use 4 in / 2 out (also interested in 4 in / 4 out) with this sound card in Windows with PD?</div>
<div>How???</div>
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<div>And what about other cards? Is this a general issue with ASIO, or specific to this card?</div>
<div>Is it possible at all with MMIO to get 4 in /2 out or 4 in / 4 out?</div>
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<div>I am really desperate.</div>
<div>I can even change sound card if I know it will work.</div>
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<div>Thank you in advance,</div>
<div>Matteo</div></div></div></div></div>