German efficiency. No unnecessary stuff, just a lot of good info and a great review. So wollen wir das.

This is by far the BEST reviewer I've ever seen. Julian manages to explain each concept in the perfect amount of detail, but keeps it brief at the same time. Straight and to the point with all the details you want!

I've viewed many of your videos and really appreciate the format that provides the same detailed data aligned in the same order for each device even if they are reviewed in separate videos. This really makes it straightforward to compare features. Please keep up the great work.

Hey Julian, I've got to say that your reviews are absolutely fantastic! It's clear that you've put a lot of effort into your videos. The level of technical detail and the way you've presented it is exactly what I was after in order to make an informed purchasing decision. I have no doubt that your channel will be a huge success if you keep producing high-quality content like this. Keep up the great work! A fan from Birmingham, UK.

Another great review, Julian! I'm particularly excited to see the headphone amp comparison between interfaces.

ive said it in another video of u. but your reviews are so dynamic and interactive, i turn on the studio monitors for your videos and for the pre amp test in every interface is so much fun instantly knowing that i must crank up a little bit to hear the noise, and u letting us know that u're gonna comeback and speak again with the timer it's just so nice! deff deserves more views

This was exactly the kind of information I was looking for and found nowhere else! Definitely getting myself one of these. Keep up the good work!

Just to update people... The newer M4 and probably the M2 appears to have had a refresh on the input ports for the front. They now are held together by two screws on either side instead of one on the top right on each input and don't appear to wobble at least on the version I have.

Your videos really are infinitely better compared to the other audio interface reviews. You give useful and understandable technical information, rather than wishy-washy opinions. I am really appreciative and will definitely use your affiliate links.

Best review I have seen on KZfaq about an audio interface. Just excellent well explained and extremely informative.

Just came across your channel and gotta say it's quickly become my favorite robot reviewer channel just kidding! very informative and to the point with precise info, cheers and keep it up!!

I've seen some of your reviews over the past couple of days and they are excellent. Subscribed.

Criminally underrated channel. Thanks so much for every audio interface video you've made. Every one I've seen has been just about perfect.

I never ever comment on videos but this was fantastic homie. Great job giving me the info i needed.

Good stuff, I love the charts you provide during your videos ! Thanks Julian :)

By far the most comprehensive and professional review! Thanks!

That was an excellent review! Not once did I have to FF through extraneous BS for you to get to the important points!

Just waiting for my M4... just ordered it today ( after two shops can´t deliver it ) and I hope so much it will arrive in the mid of the nex week :-) Thanks for reviewing the M2 :-)

Fantastic review. Just what I was looking for. Thanks for all your hard work.

Julian is The Man. Thorough, clear, helpful, no B.S. Probably the best reviewer I have seen on KZfaq.

I got one of these a couple of weeks ago. Love it.

Hey Julian, thanks so much for your exceptionally clear and well-researched reviews! I appreciate how simply you explain everything and the volume of data you present to support your conclusions. Thanks to this review and your interface headphone amp comparison, I picked up the M2 a few weeks back and I'm LOVING it. Happy to be a new subscriber, keep up the amazing work!

You are the most perfect reviewer, you tell about everything that is important in detail. I was a complete layman to the audio world, and I've been watching your reviews for the past few days, now I completely understand each and every technical thing you say. I've made up my mind, I'm going to buy this audio interface (for podcasting with dynamic mics).

Great channel! Appreciate your reviews very much and I even get to find out about some of the equipment I already own. Thanks Julian!

Got mine a couple days ago and love mine! It seems like as long as you run the cable through a USB C port the phantom power noise/issues go away. Great video as always ♥

This lad knows his stuff. By far the best reviews for interfaces out there

Many thanks, Julian. After using my Edirol FA-66 for many years until I was unable to make use of the Firewire connection (thanks again, Apple), I needed to change. I think that I've seen all your excellent reviews of Audio interfaces, and this one convinced me. Thanks again!

Fantastic Review. Thanks Julian! Since I don't plan on recording a lot with mic from my audio interface (mostly output audio from vsts in Daw), I ended up getting this thanks to your review, instead of spending about 3 times more on the (admittedly fantastic) Apollo Solo.

Fabulous unit(s). I bought the M4 and my son (a professional composer, musician and music teacher) bought the M2. Works really well with GarageBand, Ableton Live and of course Motu's own Digital Performer DAWs.

Hi again Julian, wanted to let you know that I got a setting which I feel is good now, and im very thankul for ur setting guide brother, what I do feel too is that I would like a cloudlifter, its not 100% necessary but clean gain would be cool since it gets kinda noisy when I crank up the gain, thank you again! do you have a twitter to drop a follow?

Hey, just stumbeled your channel recently - I watch a lot of KZfaq (tech, audio.. stuff like that) Almolst never make comments, but you are very underrated! Really nice work, keep it up (+1 subscriber)

Yo, this is the best review video I've seen in a while!

You're the best reviewer on KZfaq! I really appreciate your using scientific methods to review/test - amazing. Then, you put it into laymens' terms and in practical use. Subscribed! :)

I've had this for 6 months and this interface kicks asss. High quality at a budget price

Julian, I really enjoy your videos, your detail and explanations are simply fantastic!

top notch vid in all respects -- superb content clarity and production.

I have watched a few of your audio interface reviews. I want you to know that I take note of the fact that you carefully restate things like the definition of dynamic range in each video. It's a small thing, but realizing that someone could randomly start with any one of your reviews, it's an important thing. Thank you for doing that.

Other KZfaqr: "Let me talk about random bs and use filler clips to stretch my content to 10 minutes" Julian Krause: "I got PLENTY of useful and interesting information to easily fill 10 minutes with ZERO fillers"

Fantastic reviews. Keep it up with the great content julian

Awesome review, thanks! 🙏🏻 I got the M2 and looking forward to try it!

Thanks for making this video Julian! I got my MotuM2 on Dec16th after searching for my perfect interface for almost a year and I am so happy with it. It is just awesome. excited for the headphone amp comparison video. keep up the great work!

i was just lucky enough to scoop up 2 ultralite mk3's from a church that was closing down in town. Very impressed.

Julian I got my Motu M4 from Sweetwater last month and I’m loving this interface. Love the loop back function. Awesome interface on the price range.

Hi julian sorry for bothering you in the comments, I wanted to know the way to set up my dbx 286s with my shure SM7B, i have a UMC 202HD and i was trying to set up the microphone with your guide but the microphone doesnt pic up the tone generator sound, i have to turn it all the way up and have to turn the gain to max on both devices, which i dont think its supposed to happen, could you please help me configure this? thank you in advance and sorry for bothering again.

everyone reviews based on biases & opinions.. this is the only guy i've found that reviews based on tests & facts.. i bought MOTU M2 a year ago w/ no regrets to this day thanks to this guy

Great video. Even though I was inspired by focusrite, your video strongly suggests I should go for Motu M2. The low frequency hum probably is because the voltage regulator which drives the power is unstable at no-load condition which gets fixed when load current is drawn.

The most to the point review focussing on important bits of interface, and headphone amp quality is very important too as covered here. always love a hardware power switch to reduce power wastage

THANK YOU FOR THE SCALE what an excellent and brilliantly concise reviewer I love that he never tries to be funny or tell stories 0 wasting of my time straight to the point and condenses an incredible amount of information into a relatively short video while keeping it clear. I would have liked to have more numbers wrt distortion, or a graph or something. What I appreciate most about the Motu M2 is that it’s the simplest interface I’ve been able to find. My only wish is that it were single-channel with no line for an instrument, but this is very clean and straightforward nonetheless. By the way the M2 is now $200 on Sweetwater!!!!

I'm not surprised for the great quality of this product since the DAC used in this interface is a Sabre32, a converter used in expensive interfaces like the apogee quartet. Anyway, great review!

Americans: RGB everything, I want LEDs coming out my ass. I breath RGB. Germans: Thankfully it has a power switch, so the LCD screen doesn’t shine when you aren’t using it

Amazing review, no BS and straight to the point!

Love your reviews Julian. Thank you.

You are not talking like a robot. In fact, ALL youtubers are acting like robots, desperately copying each other to satisfy their subscribing thirst, ending up the same YT humanoids. All with the same marketing style of presentation, and all with the same purple backgrounds. You 're respectful to what you present, and I am following you for more! Cheers 🎸

Please, Make one more video when you talk more about the output audio. It’s very important for me to have the best audio quality to listen to

Thank you for such an in depth review. I hope MOTU cut you a check! I can see myself consulting your reviews in the future. I'm heading over to AMS to pick one up, thanks again from The States.

Very very detailed and informative! It would be a blast if you could do such a video about Latency and also Real Life Performance Latency, such as testing how many plugins can you load on your PC with the specs shared of course. Best regards and Danke schoen!

Great review man, thank you! One thing that seems weird to me is the latency - you get 15 ms at 128 buffer at 48k which is quite high for an interface that claims low latency as one of its main advantages. Could it be a Windows thing? I've seen people on Mac get much lower latency. Or maybe your RTL results are measured and are different to what the interface is reporting?

Sir, you are a genius audio reviewer!

Thanks for this review Julian, Im going to grab one of these for my setup! Hopefully it plays well with my AKG K702

Great reviews. Helped me a lot into buying the M2. Many thanks :-)

i was waiting for this one!

Great review. I'm now waiting for reviews on the SSL2 / 2+ before I make my mind up.

Love your videos man! Super informative and helpful

I have been looking for the performance of sm7b with motu m2/m4. Here I find it! Thank you for the in-depth review!

i like your reviews and your robot voice - two for one! :D

Just got an M4 last week and I'm floored by it. The M2 is worth the price for the DAC alone! Blows my Audioengine D1 out of the water. My Sennheiser headphones and Tidal sound better than ever. Tons of input headroom, and the preamps are super clean. Glad I got the M4 bc the monitor/output mix knob is really useful.

Julian. You have a great sense of humor. I appreciated. You are the best. 👌 exquisite review.

You always do excellent videos, Julian.

You DON'T sound like a robot. You sound like a scientist.

I appreciate this very thorough review. It helped me make the decision to buy this interface. Two bits of information that others might find useful: (1) One of my applications for this interface is to do location and outdoor recordings, with my Android phone as the recorder (using the USB Audio Recorder Pro app). I was concerned that the phone might not provide enough power for a bus-powered interface. But I am happy to report that my Moto G6 powered the MOTU M2 (with phantom on) for over 100 minutes before I got tired of testing and turned it off. (2) I want to point out that although USB C is very nice because it is a symmetrical plug, I am disappointed that on my devices with USB C jacks, there is a noticeable amount of play in the connection. The MOTU M2 is no exception: when the provided cable is plugged into the USB C jack, it can wiggle a lot. My Anker USB C cables also wiggle in the jack. I would rather have a USB B jack on the back of an interface. (Especially because for my outdoor recordings, the interface will be running while in a tote bag. I would be more confident in a USB B plug & jack being able to take some knocking around .) But overall, this is an excellent interface and I would choose it again.

Already ordered one of these before seeing your review, but it has affirmed my choice. Thanks for the detailed information

Thanks, I enjoyed your review. I bought it. I put your name down as the source of inspiration for my purchase in the product registration.

Hi Julian, You didn't mentioned that this interface allows to record in with 32 bit depth. Do you have some information about the AD conversion that Motu uses to achieve that? Is it a double converter technology like in the Zoom F6 (I would love a review with that interface by the way) or is it completely different? Can you add a lot of digital gain without adding a lot of noise if you record in 32 bit resolution? Thanks!

" Your A Natural Communicator ; I Hope you grow and grow "

buying one because of this channel, top work Julian !

Apologies for being late to the party on this video, but I'm looking at getting an audio interface soon and came across this and your other vidoes. Thanks for your work.

This would have been a tailor-made audio interface for me if only it had S/PDIF connectivity. That's the single thing I think it misses, everything else it top-notch (especially the channel-by-channel settings for phantom power and monitoring).

MOTU changed M2 to revision number2, DAC is ES9026PRO, ADC - ES9820, since end of the 2021 only 2nd revision on sale\production, XMOS is not there anymore, they changed controller too

I keep seeing that this box has a DSP mixer with effects, but there is zero info about them. Have you tried them? Did you like them? I am on the fence because I also like the UR22MKII and it has pretty good DSP effects.

Got this beast. Pretty happy for its top recommendation. Thank you Sir.

Wait for headphone amp testing!

To set your gain 'properly', you need to know what level your converter is calibrated to. I think the most common is -18dBFS to -16dBFS (the digital meter). When analog gear is outputting 0dB VU (optimal level) it will show up on your digital meter as -18dBFS to -16dBFS. If you keep cranking up that analog gear louder and louder, to get the digital meter closer to 0dBFS, you'll risk overdriving and distorting the analog stages in your signal path (everything before the actual A to D conversion, including between the MOTU preamp and the converter chip). Not only that, but the loudest peaks will very likely hit 0dBFS (clipping, ruined recording) because you ran out of headroom. That does not sound good. Think about it. At 0dBFS, your analog side is cranked to +18dB VU. Picture an analog VU meter pegged at +18dB. Get the picture? Then, you just hit 0dBFS, so you CLIPPED in digital. A clipped recording of distortion. The best way is to keep your analog side at about 0dB VU. That will go in the computer at -18dBFS to -16dBFS. Great. Then, after the recording is done, you can normalize the track, to bring up the volume. Before you do this, you should know whether your mixing plugins are designed to work best at -18dBFS, or on normalized tracks. Don't worry about making it 'loud' until you get to the mastering stage.

so what's the best condenser micro for MOTU M2? shure sm7b is it ok?

Julian, don't worry about "sounding like a robot." We all know you are speaking a second language, and you do it very well, quite clear and articulate. Thanks for a great and thorough review!

I've got the motu m2 and can say that it also beats the audient id14, the audient has only a little better pre amp and the desktop design. And i love your straith forward reviews without nonsense.

Which would you use for voice over the "Zoom H4n pro" or the "Motu m2"

I'm looking for low latency interface. Most recommend the RME BabyFace pro; however, I don't want to overspend. What would you recommend as the lowest latency interface?

Just to say thank you I now have one on order :-) and nice one about the headphone information on the other video that was so handy ;-)

I got my M4 a few weeks ago - this thing is so good, it's scary lol

Need to mention that a lot of people have a problem with it at least in Windows, with popping, crackling and all spectre ot audio distortion regardless sample rate and buffer size. Out of the box. And no issues with other interfaces - junky drivers. I think you should make a pin on that, while people are happy to buy it after nice review ......and many could have issues. Just search on youtube problems with motu m2 m4 on Windows.

Thank you for another fantastic review Julian!

Great video, mate. You're brilliant Julian.

Bought one on 30 of december. Now after 3 weeks it just randomly died yesterday. I will get a new one from the shop i mean it has 3 years guarntee so. Hope it was just a monday modell.

The MOTU M2 seems to be a really nice device. Too bad I already bought the MOTU M4 ;-) But really I was looking for some advice if I can use the SM7B with the M4 and now I know. :D Dankeschön!

Thanks for the great review. I bought the M2 after watching your review as an upgrade from a very old Focusrite Saffire 14. The difference is amazing and M2 is way cheaper than my 6 years old Saffire 14. It works perfectly well for macOS 10.11 but I cannot use the accompanying software till the macOS, in time. However, I noticed that there is some lag in the sound coming through the monitors even though the system recognised the unit. Also, the power switch is such a welcome "feature".

Julian, you are the best, but you already know that. Keep the great videos coming, brother!

has it actually been tested to drive the hd 650's? is the hp volume turned all the way up to drive them? this is a make or break for me as i use dt 880 pro 250 ohms.

Will you be including output impedance measurements in the headphone-out comparison?

Just bought one to use with my Warmaudio Jr mic and DT900 headphones for my voiceovers. Thank you for a great review

Nice and precise analysis. Too many equipment reviews are completely devoid of technical expertise. Good job!