MOTU 828 / Optical Out / Garageband

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MOTU 828 / Optical Out / Garageband

My Motu 828 is configured to output audio from Garageband; however, the optical out on the 828 isn't outputting any optical signals. The optical out functions fine outside of Garageband, like iTunes for example. I would like to send an optical signal from Garageband/828 to an optical input on my Tascam CDR so I can skip a step and not have to export my songs to iTunes (then burn a CD in iTunes). Any helpers out there?

Garageband 2 on iMac G4 800 Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

iMac G4 800 Mhz, MOTU 828 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Feb 28, 2006 10:22 PM

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HangTime

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Mar 1, 2006 12:36 AM in response to Danny Blas

This is mostly likely a semantics issue, however it's worth checking:

My Motu 828 is configured to output audio from Garageband

Is garageBand configured to output to your 828?

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 1, 2006 4:58 PM in response to HangTime

<This is mostly likely a semantics issue, however it's worth checking:

<div class="jive-quote">My Motu 828 is configured to output audio from Garageband

Is garageBand configured to output to your 828?>

Indeed. Garageband is configured to output to 828

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 6, 2006 10:48 AM in response to Danny Blas

Garageband is configured to output audio to
MOTU 828; however, the optical out on the 828 isn't
outputting any optical signals to a TASCAM CD-RW 2000.
The optical out functions fine outside of Garageband, like
iTunes for example.

Any takers?

I'm assuming it's a GB issue because I can get an optical signal from the 828 to the CD-RW 2000 using iTunes... but not in GB.

I'm using MOTU FireWire Audio Consle ROM: 1.01; hardware v4; driver: 1.07. "Default Stereo Output" is set to TOSLink 1-2 and "Optical Output" is set to TOSLink

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Answer 4

Mar 6, 2006 10:57 AM in response to Danny Blas

Let's start at the top. Are you using the latest drivers?

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Mar 6, 2006 10:58 AM in response to Danny Blas

set up the optical in's and outs on your Motu firewire console 1st, then you should be able to access it with Garageband

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 6, 2006 11:50 AM in response to MyApple8MyPC

Let's start at the top. Are you using the latest
drivers?

I'm assuming you're referring to the MOTU 828, and the answer is yes. I'm using MOTU FireWire Audio Consle ROM: 1.01; hardware v4; driver: 1.07

Mind you this particular 828 is one of the original 828s from MOTU, and the drivers are the last available from MOTU for this unit.

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 6, 2006 11:58 AM in response to Donald Hoeber

set up the optical in's and outs on your Motu
firewire console 1st, then you should be able to
access it with Garageband

I'm not sure what you mean here because that's what I've been trying to do: employ optical outs on MOTU so it can be used with Garageband.

Optical outs are functioning when outside of Garageband (i.e. iTunes). I'm able to use optical outs on the 828 when I'm outputting from iTunes.

In GB, optical outs are NOT functioning, and I'm unable to get an optical signal to the CD-RW when using GB.

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Mar 6, 2006 2:12 PM in response to Danny Blas

None of the other outputs on the 828 work in Garageband?

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 6, 2006 2:56 PM in response to MyApple8MyPC

None of the other outputs on the 828 work in
Garageband?

All the other analog outputs work fine in Garageband, and outside of GB, too.

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Mar 6, 2006 3:51 PM in response to Danny Blas

I don't see how it can be a GB issue then. It's most likely that the driver for the 828 is a little funky. Have you tired contacting MOTU? They may have had other people with the same problem ( although they may not admit it ). Is that a Firewire 828 or a USB 828? If it's USB, you're not using a hub are you?

Danny I also noticed that you were using driver 1.0.7. That's an old driver and they now have 1.4.1. You can download the new driver by going here:

http://lasso.motu.com/downloads/filelist.lasso?&-Database=downloads&-Table=dldb&-Op=cn&-sortfield=size&-sortorder=ascending&-search&product=firewire_audio,us baudio

Hope that helps you out.

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Danny Blas Author

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Mar 7, 2006 4:32 PM in response to MyApple8MyPC

Is that a Firewire 828 or a
USB 828? If it's USB, you're not using a hub are
you?

It's a Firewire 828

Danny I also noticed that you were using driver
1.0.7. That's an old driver and they now have 1.4.1.
You can download the new driver by going here:

http://lasso.motu.com/downloads/filelist.lasso?&-Datab
ase=downloads&-Table=dl_db&-Op=cn&-sortfield=size&-sor
torder=ascending&-search&product=firewire audio,usbau
dio

I downloaded the driver and I'm still having the same issue: unable to get a optical out signal using Garageband.

Thanks for the link to the driver

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