In this episode, I'll take a look at the MOTU M4, a 4x4 audio interface that's pretty new to the market. I'll go through its features, installing drivers, configuring it in my DAW, and I'll record a project through it to illustrate how it works.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Music video excerpt
0:32 - Intro, unboxing, features
5:52 - Powering up the interface
6:47 - Downloading and installing drivers
8:36 - Configuring ASIO buffer size
11:47 - Recording sampled drums
13:17 - Recording acoustic guitar
15:48 - Recording bass guitar
18:34 - Recording electric guitar
21:45 - Plugging in an external preamp
23:17 - Recording acoustic drums
24:53 - Recording vocals
25:51 - Music video with final project
29:09 - Final thoughts
A little info about the microphones, instruments, amplifiers and effects in this project:
Scratch drums: Superior Drummer 3, Indiependent SDX
Acoustic guitar: Martin D-41, AKG C414 XLS
Bass guitar: MIM Fender Precision Bass. In the mix it went through Waves GTR3, NI Solid Bus Comp, ReaEQ
Electric Guitar 1: Fender American Deluxe Telecaster, Mesa Lonestar Special, Cascade Fathead
Electric Guitar 2: 1965 Fender Jazzmaster, Fender '68 Custom Deluxe Reverb, Ibanez TS9, Cascade Fathead
Electric Guitar 3: Jazzmaster, '68 DR, Fulltone OCD, Cascade Fathead, Lexicon MPX room reverb
Vocals: Lewitt LCT440 PURE, Empirical Labs Distressor, ReaEQ, Lexicon MPX plate reverb
Backing vocals: LCT440, FMR RNC (Super Nice engaged), ReaEQ, Waves Deesser
Acoustic Drums: Yamaha Stage Custom Birch, Zildjian A cymbals, AKG C414 XLS on overheads (Glyn Johns setup), Shure SM57 on snare, Sennheiser MD-421 on kick, Distressors, NI Solid Bus Comp, ReaEQ, Lexicon MPX room reverb, and MPX plate on the snare