MOTU Releases Windows 2000 WDM "XP-Ready" MIDI and Audio Drivers
August 10, 2001
MOTU (Mark of the Unicorn, Inc.) has just
posted Windows 2000 WDM drivers for all MOTU MIDI and audio interfaces. This
"across the board" release also paves the way for Windows XP compatibility
when it ships later this year. MOTU's new drivers support all of the
following I/O formats:
- USB MIDI
- Parallel MIDI
- PCI-324 audio
- FireWire audio
- GSIF "Giga" audio
"MOTU is first to bring WDM FireWire audio to Windows 2000 with our 828
audio interface," said Jim Cooper, MOTU Marketing Director. "And MOTU is
still the first and only company to ship comprehensive WDM support for USB,
Parallel, FireWire and PCI. We're already testing our WDM drivers with
Windows XP and we expect to post them on our web site the very day that
Windows XP ships."
MOTU's USB MIDI and PCI-324 audio WDM drivers also provide "Wave" driver
support for Windows 98SE and Windows Me, providing backward compatibility
for users who have not yet upgraded to Windows 2000. MIDI applications can
access up to 10 MIDI input/output ports under Windows 98SE and Windows 2000,
the maximum number of MIDI ports allowed by these two platforms. Windows Me
and Windows XP eliminate this barrier, giving parallel MIDI Timepiece-AV
users 16 MIDI input/output ports (via two networked AV's) or dozens of MIDI
input/output ports via as many MOTU USB interfaces (any model) as their
system can handle via a standard USB hub. Each MIDI port provides 16 unique
MIDI channels.
MOTU's 828 FireWire audio interface connects to any FireWire-equipped
Windows 2000 or Windows Me PC and provides low-latency, plug-and-play 24-bit
audio I/O for any WDM-compatible audio application, such as Cakewalk's SONAR
software. "MOTU and Cakewalk have worked closely together to bring FireWire
audio to Windows 2000 under WDM, and we're thrilled with the performance and
convenience that the MOTU 828 provides SONAR users," commented Greg
Henderschott, Cakewalk's President/CEO.
"MOTU's Version 2 GSIF driver provides excellent, extremely low-latency
performance with all GigaStudio products," commented Jeff Klopmeyer,
Tascam's Marketing Director, in reference to their recent acquisition of
Nemesys and the entire GigaStudio line of PC-based sampling products. "We
view MOTU audio interfaces like the 2408mkII as one of the highest-quality,
most cost-effective audio I/O solutions for Giga users."
MOTU WDM/GSIF drivers are now shipping with all MOTU MIDI and audio
interfaces. They are also now available for download at:
www.motu.com/english/download
For more information, visit their web site at www.motu.com. | 
