MOTU & Full-Duplex Recording and Playback

Everybody here is probably using it. MOTU's got it. It's only really cheap consumer stuff that isn't AFAIK.

J

What is full-duplex recording? I think this is new to me...

Actually, I googled it : ^)

It is having the capacity of sending and receiving at the same time. In other words, you can playback at the same time as recording.

At least this is what my serach told me. That's what you're asking, right

J

Well perhaps somebody else will step in but this all seems modern to me. Maybe the description I read was missing something - that's all it really said.

J

Justin,
What you said is absolutely correct, it is as simple as playback and recording at the same time. I have been using a Motu with logic for about 5 years and this has always been possible otherwise multitrack recording would be a real pain. I forgot to say, full duplex means if you have a 8 in 8 out interface, then you can use all ins and outs at the same time.
Regards,
Kevin.

I think they simply copped a marketing buzzword. I haven't had any type of problems doing full duplex recording with MOTU stuff. Like posted previous, multitracking would be almost impossible without it.

jord

Yes, and actually full-duplex is more of a computer term (ie. with Modem communications) I think it's sort of dorky that they use this term actually.

BTW, In case you didn't know, you can use the traveler or 828MKII as a stand alone live mixer without a computer.

Not to talk negatively about the awesome RME products, just the term full duplex terminology.

Full-duplex recording is a term, that at one time, separated the "basic" computer sound card from the "specialized" card. This was before firewire and usb.
PCI Sound cards like the digidesign audiomedia 3 and emagic audiowerk offered , for the first time, the ability to multitrack.
Seeing that term makes me realize how far computer recording has come within the last 10 years. Truly amazing!

Truly amazing, I must say. When MIDI first came out I was in College, and toying with The Fairlight, and by contrast the Arari ST, Hybrid Arts Smpte Track.

It's much like networking with a full-duplex or half-duplex connection to your computer. a full-duplex 100base-t connection will work a lot faster since it can send and receive data at the same time and doesn't have to alternate. I'm guessing the company you looked at enjoyed the buzz word. It's possible, though I don't know for sure, that a full duplex interface might improve performance of latency... I can see how it could, but I may be talking out of my behind.