Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) 828MKII 24/96 Audio Interface (Macintosh and Windows)

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.2 out of 10
Quality:: 9.7 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9.7 out of 10

Features:: 8.3 out of 10
Value:: 9.7 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 9.3 out of 10

User Reviews for Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) 828MKII 24/96 Audio Interface (Macintosh and Windows)

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

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By a customer from ucsd.edu

Submitted: 11/15/2003

Style of Music: rock, folk, rap, downtempo, ambient, blues, dub, pop, you name it

"throw your 4-track in the garbage"

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

it's digital - sound comes out as cleanly as it goes in. Phantom power preamps the mics and guitars well enough, but I run my bass guitar through a seperate amp first b/c it sounded weak without it. Mix-downs come out a little quiet, but i'm figuring out how to fix that.

Feature:

lots of inputs, but you can't program MIDI with the bundled software unless you pay $100s more for the upgrade. WTF? On the plus side, the software has unlimited tracks and some decent effects plug-ins. eVerb is really nice. Firewire is SO FAST - I can detect no latency (a big hassle with older interfaces like USB and PCMCIA).

Quality:

no problems so far. Build is solid.

Manufacturer Support:

had some questions, got a relevant email response within 24 hours.

Value:

sticker shock's an itch, but it's just so nice to have a recording studio at my house ready to go! haven't tried other stuff in the price range tho. It costs a little more than USB-based interfaces, but again, Firewire is SO MUCH FASTER.

The Wow Factor:

if you want to record quickly and easily and cleanly and without latency hassles, buy it.

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 8 out of 10

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By a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 7/1/2004

Style of Music: country, rock, jazz, blues

"great one. buy it !"

Sound:

crisp, match to my country style music. better with my v-twin boogie rather than straight plug. nice.

Feature:

a lil bit confusing first. but it's all in my hand now.

Quality:

superb.

Manufacturer Support:

they're frindly, although they reply me in 2 days.

Overall:

better than 002, st audio 2000 dsp. rich features. firewire. what else ?