Anyone using an M-Audio Firewire 410 for multi-channel output? I need 8 channels of analog output from Max/MSP and this interface is inexpensive. Good or bad impressions?

I am aware of MOTU and RME products but most offer lots and bells and whistles that I may not need and still only offer 8 channels of analog out.

Anyone using an M-Audio Firewire 410 for multi-channel output?  I need 8 channels of analog output from Max/MSP and this interface is inexpensive.  Good or bad impressions?

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On Oct 24, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Damon Seeley wrote:

> Anyone using an M-Audio Firewire 410 for multi-channel output? I 

> need 8 channels of analog output from Max/MSP and this interface is 

i use one all of the time, and for the money it is a decent solution. 

it is a little finicky sometimes - but if you follow the

correct procedures (never plug/unplug while powered up is an 

important one - you can corrupt the driver - and also

do not use the external power supply, use bus power when connected to 

a computer) you will be fine. m-audio uses

a separate control panel app for routing, etc, and that also takes a 

little getting used to, but overall it has decent specs

and is fairly rugged - it is the box i use when performing live and 

> I am aware of MOTU and RME products but most offer lots and bells 

> and whistles that I may not need and still only offer 8 channels of 

remember you get what you pay for: better mic pre's (not critical for 

my uses in live performance - for the studio

i have a digi002 rack and an api lunch box) better specs, more 

"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."

On Oct 24, 2006, at 5:37 PM, Damon Seeley wrote:
> Anyone using an M-Audio Firewire 410 for multi-channel output?  I  
> need 8 channels of analog output from Max/MSP and this interface is  
> inexpensive.  Good or bad impressions?

i use one all of the time, and for the money it is a decent solution.  
it is a little finicky sometimes - but if you follow the
correct procedures (never plug/unplug while powered up is an  
important one - you can corrupt the driver - and also
do not use the external power supply, use bus power when connected to  
a computer) you will be fine. m-audio uses
a separate control panel app for routing, etc, and that also takes a  
little getting used to, but overall it has decent specs
and is fairly rugged - it is the box i use when performing live and  
has never let me down.

> I am aware of MOTU and RME products but most offer lots and bells  
> and whistles that I may not need and still only offer 8 channels of  
> analog out.

remember you get what you pay for: better mic pre's (not critical for  
my uses in live performance - for the studio
i have a digi002 rack and an api lunch box) better specs, more  
options, etc.

"Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."
Philip K. Dick


Thanks for the info. I wonder if you know of a sample patch which shows how to do live 8-channel output... right now I can only get 2 outputs active at once using dac~

Thanks for the info.  I wonder if you know of a sample patch which shows how to do live 8-channel output... right now I can only get 2 outputs active at once using dac~

In my copy of MSP46TutorialsAndTopics.pdf Audio I/O starts on page 

You should also make sure the driver in DSP status is set to M-audio 

On Nov 6, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Damon Seeley wrote:

> Thanks for the info. I wonder if you know of a sample patch which 

> shows how to do live 8-channel output... right now I can only get 2 

In my copy of MSP46TutorialsAndTopics.pdf Audio I/O starts on page  
36.  Don't forget the dac~ help file.

You should also make sure the driver in DSP status is set to M-audio  
multichannel (or something like that).

> Thanks for the info.  I wonder if you know of a sample patch which  
> shows how to do live 8-channel output... right now I can only get 2  
> outputs active at once using dac~
>
> Thanks,
> d_s

Michael Duffy
http://ruccas.org/wiki.pl/Michael_Duffy

M-Audio FireWire 410?