Bro said "educate me" at the end of the video while i knew nothing about this product and he clarified it, you're the GOAT bro, you teach us 🔥🔥🔥

@DcSoundOp

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that

For work I use it to record audiobooks and edit audio for others and for usual daily internet audio needs, like movies youtube customer zoom chats etc.... has super good recording performance for studio/editing work!

@DcSoundOp

Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Clean PCB design. High-quality components and materials. Thanks for tear down.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

You bet!

Real interesting Video, Man. It is interesting to see what's in these products. Keep up the good works, thanks.

Just what I was looking for. Thank you!

Nice work. Took the mystery out of the ARM chip specs for the USB version support.

Excellent teardown!

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, & for the email too!

Great video. Clear explantions. Thanks!

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert!

Nice video. What is the headphone output op-amp, and do you know the power supply voltage? I saw that the MOTU M4 uses the OPA1688 at +/- 5V but the Ultralite mk5 has more headphone power. It's possible they're using a higher power supply voltage with the same part.

Great video. Now I need to find teardowns and comparisons for Focusrite and Audient interfaces.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew! Which models would you be interested in?

@matthew.datcher

Жыл бұрын

@@DcSoundOp I know that field is saturated. But, for my own selfish reasons, I would be interested in seeing a comparison with the Gen3 Scarlett (I'm assuming the members of the series are basically the same on the inside) and the iD14 MkII.

@travisgilbert8416

2 ай бұрын

It would be really interesting to see a tear down of one of the RME interfaces as well! Thanks!

Interesting what Analog Devices QFN IC used for on this board, can't see marking =((

Just need to know what kinds of transistors are used and amps, and outputs freq

aux - sends through a real piece of iron can be done? The output of the channel for example 3.4 will go to the compressor (for example). And the output from the compressor to the input motu 5.6. What is it for? To write a compressor to the program with an online render track.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

If you're asking... yes you can route an input to a physical output to send to a hardware processor, and then back into another input. You have a number of different mix buses to work with in CueMix to accomplish it. There are all sorts of different reasons why you might want to do it, but yes, ultimately you would be looking to capture the processed signal for recording or broadcast. Let me know if I've misunderstood the question though!

These BurrBrown preamps have a max 65dB gain, yet the ultralite is rated for a 75dB gain. I guess they split the gain with an extra analog stage using those OPA167 pairs (as LME49724s look more like balanced line recievers). Can someone give a bit more insight on that?

Thanks for this teardown and kudos for posting convenient data sheet links on your website. I own one of these units and was curious about its design, but could find no publicly available schematics. Another user has found that the natural bias point of the balanced inputs is about 1.45V and this is messing with metering on his downstream Soundcraft mixer. (It's really his mixer's fault for DC coupling the meter circuitry.) After seeing your teardown, I understand that this is where the output common mode voltage of the LME49724 differential input amps is set -- probably because that's what the ESS A/D converter chip wants to see. I'm not blaming MOTU for this, since 1.5V through 20k is easily overridden by the average audio output stage, but Soundcraft AC-coupled their outputs and wired their meter circuit downstream of the block caps! Who'da thunk it?

@trippypages7309

10 ай бұрын

What do yoy think about the ULite Mk5??? Do you think is more than enough for recording synths with high end results?? Or i will have to search for other products???

@davidrick959

10 ай бұрын

It's fine. If we're talking about digital synths, the converters in the MOTU are probably better than those in the synths.

@trippypages7309

10 ай бұрын

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@trippypages7309

10 ай бұрын

@@davidrick959 maybe you can help decide: the Motu UL mk5 or the Zoom uac 232 wich is 32 bit.

@trippypages7309

10 ай бұрын

@@davidrick959 i will never use mics on them. Only line level like synths and effect racks

pretty tempted by one of these. need ADAT and monitors, but RME interfaces and Apollo Twins are too much. This seems like best quality i can get. do you still recommend this?

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

I do still recommend these for sure. I've had some isolated issues with my m1 Mac mini lately... occasionally a recorded track will just be destroyed sounding with a strange echo. I thought it was the MOTU at first, but have since talked to and seen video evidence of the exact same fault happening with an m1 Mac and a Focusrite interface. This only popped up after the latest OS update, after a year of flawless use for me. So, all of that to say, I am very much still happy with this interface for what it does.

@kiunthmo

Жыл бұрын

@@DcSoundOp thanks for the reply, really appreciate it. one last question, does routing persist when the usb host if off? i messaged motu and didn't hear back yet

@vanislesam

9 ай бұрын

@@DcSoundOp Were you able to fix the issues in your m1 mac later on? I've been reading and its apparently either Apple Silicon implementation of audio or mac software. Hopefully it is/gets patched

Power supply!!! You gotta figure out the power supply. Most USB audio interfaces are only 5V devices which can be limiting. I’d love to see what they do on these. Those new ESS converters are very very good. Surprised they’re using the Burr Brown preamp actually. Let me know if you want to get in deep! I don’t know everything but I do this kind of electronics for fun.

@inspiringminds7284

Жыл бұрын

The Burr Brown Preamp not a good one?

@Sicolirics

Жыл бұрын

Es de nivel intermedio

Interesting to see the ESS DAC. I thought this chip set was relatively New- ish?

@trippypages7309

10 ай бұрын

What do yoy think about the ULite Mk5??? Do you think is more than enough for recording synths with high end results?? Or i will have to search for other products???

@vanislesam

9 ай бұрын

@@trippypages7309 It rivals RME and Apollo x8 while being quite a bit less prices. I wouldn't think it too much. Its awesome even if it was double its current price!

Does have something in it that prevents speakers from popping when turning computer on and off? Have you tested this interface with your speakers and computer?

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Are you concerned about popping when you switch the computer off, but leave the interface and speakers both on? Or are you asking about turning this off with the computer, but leaving the speakers on?

@righteousone8454

11 ай бұрын

My speakers don't pop with it.

What kind of capacitors are there? Is it Nichicon? Or cheap chinese analogue, thank you)

@esranie

Жыл бұрын

Hi, the gold coloured are 22uF 63V Nichicon TEP capasitors 85 degrees celsius. The blue ones are not installed in mine, so I am wondering why it´s still working...

How does one know what mark/mk version you have?

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

The MOTU mk system is a bit strange, as they sell some of the models along side of each other instead of the next version replacing the previous outright. Thankfully, they all look different enough to recognize easily & it is marked on the front panel of all of their gear. Thanks for watching Rob!

Get yourself some WERA drivers. The best money can buy.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at their 'kraftform micro big pack' now, I think that should cover most of the stuff that's usually needed. Thanks for the recommendation!

get stucked an xlr on mic input 1,should I disassemble it to remove it?suggestions?

@DcSoundOp

4 ай бұрын

Hey, did you have any luck getting it out? Sorry I just saw this. You could take the front panel off to get better access if it's really stuck, though without seeing what's going on, it's hard to recommend what to do next.

@fluxtheory1600

4 ай бұрын

@@DcSoundOp nothing, is still there. :(

I believe it also has a galvanic isolater as well. Money shot.

@rjb7569

Жыл бұрын

What is a "galvanic isolator" and what does it do?

@deanhartley3186

Жыл бұрын

@@rjb7569 It stops any noise coming from your computer coming through the usb cable so your headphones or speakers have no hiss.

@rjb7569

Жыл бұрын

@@deanhartley3186 Thanks for the reply. I had never heard of that. Good feature.

The first input of my ultralite mk5 just died. There's no sound, and I hear audio gliyches when I turn up the gain. Any thoughts? Is it fixable? Thanks.

@DcSoundOp

2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. Beyond power cycling the mk5 and your computer and maybe trying another USB cable to be sure that's not the issue, I think calling MOTU would be my next move. Hopefully not something fatal, sorry I can't help more from here.

@romaindallier2477

2 ай бұрын

@@DcSoundOp Hey. It is hardware related, unfortunately. I am in contact with Motu, but no warranty on this unit :( Thx for the reply.

Hi, I opened my Motu Ultralight MK5 and saw that all the blue capasitors are not installed in my interface, the markings and holes are there, but no capasitors. Anyone have an explanation for this? thanks for any help

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Hi Einar, that's interesting for sure. Did you purchase this unit new or second hand? Thanks for watching & for the message!

@esranie

Жыл бұрын

As far as I can tell, there is nothing wrong with the interface. i can record, listen etc.

@esranie

Жыл бұрын

@@DcSoundOp I reached out to Motu, there are different versions of this interface, the one I have is the latest. But there should be no difference in sound or function between the different versions.

@vanislesam

9 ай бұрын

They made the switch from AKM chipsets to ESS chipsets in 2022. Apparently due to availability issues after AKM factory fire and the capacitor changes have to do with them using 2x ESS 4ch chips vs 1xAKM 8ch chip.

Would like to see how the Linux users are doing with it.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

Which distro are you using or most interested in seeing? Thanks for the message Fernando!

@adamvolkinshtein1184

Жыл бұрын

​@@DcSoundOp Arch linux / SteamOS 3?? I am curious:)

Hi. How should I contact you. I want to cooperate with you.

@DcSoundOp

Жыл бұрын

You want to cooperate with me? What does that mean?

@starliu168

Жыл бұрын

@@DcSoundOp I discovered you in The Amazon Influenecer Program.I want to give you some free products for you.

I want to record just synths with it. Do you think i can go easily pro with it?

@DcSoundOp

10 ай бұрын

Yes, you can absolutely do professional-quality synth recordings with this unit.

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