Hi list,

I have a Motu Ultralite FireWire external audio interface, and I need to use 4 channel input and 2 channel output, in Windows XP. I have tried everything but either I cannot get 4 input, or I cannot get the output. With PD, of course.

Here are more details.

This card is supposed to have:

• 8 analog input channels called Analog (1 to 8)
• 2(?) digital spdif input channels called "SPDIF"
• 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; and: -8 analog output channels called Analog (1 to 8) -2 more analog output channels called Main Outs -2 more analog output channels called Phones -2(?) digital spdif output channels called SPDIF

If I work with MMIO, the list of devices I can select for input are:

** MMIO INPUT DEVICES **

• MOTU Analog
• Realtek HD audio input
• MOTU Mix1
• MOTU SPDIF

** MMIO OUTPUT DEVICES **

• MOTU Main Outs
• Realtek HD audio output
• MOTU Phones
• MOTU Analog
• MOTU SPDIF

where Realtek HD is my integrated internal audio card.

They are listed just as I wrote them: with no channel numbers.

So, by using "use multiple devices", I have no way of selecting Analog 1,2 AND Analog 3,4 as inputs. 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.

So, I tried with ASIO.

If I select ASIO, I get the following device lists:

** ASIO INPUT DEVICES **

• (0) Window sound mapper (or something like that: I'm translating from

Spanish)

• (0) MOTU Analog
• (0) Realtek HD audio input
• (0) MOTU Mix1
• (0) MOTU SPDIF
• (1) MOTU Audio ASIO

** ASIO OUTPUT DEVICES **

• (0) Window sound mapper (same as above)
• (0) MOTU Main Outs
• (0) Realtek HD audio output
• (0) MOTU Phones
• (0) MOTU Analog
• (0) MOTU SPDIF
• (1) MOTU Audio ASIO

Now, there's NO WAY of getting both 4 inputs and 2 outputs. Wherever I try to use 4 input channels, I get no input and no output at all.

Here are some combinations of settings I tried, and the results I get:

** A ** INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2 RESULT: no input and no output at all!

** B ** INPUT: (1) MOTU Audio ASIO - Channels: 2 OUTPUT: (1) MOTU AUDIO ASIO - Channels: 2 RESULT: 2 input channels work, but no output at all.

** C ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2 RESULT: no input and output at all

** D ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 2 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 2 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.

** E ** INPUT: (0) MOTU Analog - Channels: 4 OUTPUT: (0) MOTU Main Outs - Channels: 4 RESULT: no input and output at all

(tried this last one just in case the number of in and out channels had to be the same... pure superstition)

Etcetera. I even tried insane combinations. No way.

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? How???

And what about other cards? Is this a general issue with ASIO, or specific to this card? Is it possible at all with MMIO to get 4 in /2 out or 4 in / 4 out?

I am really desperate. I can even change sound card if I know it will work.

Thank you in advance, Matteo