i think i'm having problems with my MOTU 8PRE after 1 day HELP!

jesterroot4

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so i got it yesterday...
and ever so often, my sound will start to glitch, e.g. when streaming a video of youtube my sound sometimes start to glitch.

and i also sometimes cant get windows media to play anything :erk:
a screen pops up saying that theres something not right with my 'sound device'

help anyone?

cheers
 
hmm dude, ive never had it happen to my motu yet, but i only use it as a soundcard when actually tracking and mixing, all other times i use my SBlive card. Have you any other forms of sound device? does the problem ever occur when solely using production software??

i used to have some issues with my old 828 units, the first one would glitch quite a bit, and my second one always used to change its sample rate depending on if i was watching tv on my comp, or listening to music, give the guys on the motu tech links a quick shout, and if they cant solve it, speak to music track, the UK distributers, and see what they can do, they are really helpful in the UK
 
Yeah, that is odd. I've had my 8Pre for a pretty long time now and have yet to have a single pop or click. I use mine as my only source of input or output, so browsing the net (YouTube, MySpace, etc.) I hear audio through the 8Pre with no problems. But I am using it on my G5 desktop and my G4 laptop. I would suggest updating any software drivers and firmware as well. If that doesn't help try asking about it on the MOTU forums (www.unicornation.com, I believe).

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Well, I can't say my 8pre works flawlessly, but in fact I don't know if my issues are MOTU's or Win's. Win simply won't boot if the interface is already turned on. If it's turned on after Win is loaded, I have to turn the volume knob to get any sound out of it. And most of the times, Winamp will show a nasty device warning. But it does not affect 8pre's functionality at all. Glitches are often a buffer issue, but never happened to me.
 
so i got it yesterday...
and ever so often, my sound will start to glitch, e.g. when streaming a video of youtube my sound sometimes start to glitch.

and i also sometimes cant get windows media to play anything :erk:
a screen pops up saying that theres something not right with my 'sound device'

help anyone?

cheers


First thing that comes in mind is; have you downloaded the SP2 fix for firewire? And the next thing; do you use a wireless internet connection?

Have some problems with pops/click with my firebox when enable'ing the wireless network. Hope it works out for you!