Re: [LAU] Hard lock-ups plus MOTU UltrLite Mk3

What makes you say the M-Audio stuff is cheap sounding? I've tested it
extensively, right next to almost everything else that does 24/96, and it
sounds nearly identical....measures that way, too, with an Audio Precision
workstation. I've had no problems with my Delta 1010 under Linux.

On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 3:27 PM, Darren Landrum <
darren.landrum@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> Pieter Palmers wrote:
> > Don't buy it if you want to use Linux. MOTU is Linux hostile and won't
> > cooperate towards a driver. The best you will get is a reverse
> > engineered driver, but currently nobody is working on the mk3.
> >
> > In any case, as it is now MOTU is evil.
>
> Well, given my experience so far under Linux, maybe switching back to
> Windows isn't such a bad idea after all. Maybe I'd finally get some
> music made. Of course, if these are hardware issues, I can't really
> blame Linux for that. I can blame Linux for its lack of direction and
> major fragmentation, but that's just me being a cynic.
>
> There has to be something that works well under Linux that isn't M-Audio
> mediocrity. If the only choices are M-Audio (cheap, and sounds like it)
> and RME (way too expensive), then I think I'd rather spend my money on
> good software that will help me make music.
>
> -- Darren
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