Motif City

I have read that the AIEB2 is better than the mLAN because the latter is unstable with Windows XP.  Is this still the case or have the problems been fixed ?  And what is the nature of the instability ?

Thanks,

andyphil

I would recommend staying away from mLan. It is an inferior protocol (in my experience) and not suitable for anyone who would rather work on music than on optimizing their computers every day. I personally feel the best way to go--if you are using the Motif as your creative sequencing axe-- is to simply feed all four outs (main and assignables) to a multi-port audio interface and directly into the computer as audio. In my experience, that is by far the most stable, reliable, and dead simple way to go about it. I just group like instruments to outputs, like this:

Bass guitar - out1
Bass kick - out2
Pianos, strings, - out3
Leads, hi hats, etc - out4

So I end up with four mono audio tracks to work with in the computer. And they are all lined up and in perfect sync. All I need to do then is apply some compression, deductive eq, etc and I'm ready to burn to disc. I find that if I have a really good mix in the Motif (which is totally attainable) I don't need to do much to it when I get it into the computer.

Now, if you want to do most of your mixing in the computer, then you might want to get an AIEB2 card with all of its outs so you can send more tracks over in their own lanes into your software app.

It really comes down to--once again--the destination of your work.. i.e. for demos, music for friends and family, home videos, your i-pod, etc etc etc etc then the 4 assignable outs will more than suffice if you learn to use the Motif's mixing tools (my Essential Mixing guide will be a huge help here). If you want a more commercially viable mix, I absolutely think you should get the AIEB2 and take advantage of all of its outputs for discreet mixing flexibility in your software.

PS: having a quality audio interface is paramount when sending analog out of the Motif to the computer. Get the best soundcard (with the best AD converters) you can afford. I highly recommend the RME line of audio interfaces. The Fireface800 is absolutely stellar

Mark

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"We all know sometimes life's hates and troubles
Can make you wish you were born in another time and space
But you can bet your life times that and twice its double
That God knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed.." - Stevie

Update: I'm using AIEB2 now . best solution so far

God bless

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"We all know sometimes life's hates and troubles
Can make you wish you were born in another time and space
But you can bet your life times that and twice its double
That God knew exactly where he wanted you to be placed.." - Stevie