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Re: MOTU Volta

2009-01-19 by astroschnautzer

according to rme none of their products offer dc coupling although on
their products infosheets they say they are dc coupled, weird.

http://www.rme-audio.de/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4551


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "Guy Drieghe D." <guy@...> wrote:
>
> Some quick googling about gave me this:
> 
> 
> - all of the Motu interfaces, obviously, excluding the ones with XLR  
> connectors.
>    The Ultralite MkIII seems to be a favourite; also used by Matthew,  
> Volta's designer.
> - Universal Audio 2192 Master Audio Interface (XLR outputs though)
> - RME FireFace 400
> - RME FireFace 800
> - RME ADI-8 DS
> - Metric Halo ULN-2 (not 100% sure about this one)
> 
> All of the high-end interfaces (Lynx, Prism, Apogee, etc) don't  
> mention anything about DC-coupling, so I guess it's safe to assume  
> they are not. Would be killer though to use a $4000 Prism as an LFO ;-)
> 
> Safest bets (for now) are Motu's & RME's.
> I reckon there are more out there, but apparently this information is  
> not easy to come by (I'm not the first one to search for it). Perhaps  
> some interface manufacturers will come out of the closet <cough> once  
> they see Volta taking off at warp speed ?
> 
> Taking out the DC-blocking capacitors (at the ouputs) of any non-DC- 
> coupled interface should do the trick as well. And, needless to say,  
> void your warranty.
> 
> 
> _g
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 19 Jan 2009, at 05:49, parkavenuemusic wrote:
> 
> > I haven't read any of the articles about volta but it will work  
> > with&#13;&#10;other audio interfaces as long as they are DC coupled.  
> > That's what one&#13;&#10;of the guys from motu told me. I don't know  
> > how to find out if my&#13;&#10;interface is DC coupled  
> > though.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;wes
> >
>

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