The MOTU M2 is a studio-quality 2 in / 2 out USB-C audio interface that allows you to create high-quality vocal, instrumental or other recordings. No matter if Mac, PC or iOS device - the M2 works with various devices/computers as well as with all common DAWs. Speaking of DAWs: a Performer Lite 10 and Ableton Live Lite 10 software is included to enable you to edit your own recordings and produce music directly.
The USB-C interface offers two channels including a Hi-Z feature so that electric guitars can be connected directly. They also have the necessary 48V phantom power for condenser microphones and a practical display for monitoring the input and output signal. The ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC technology ensures crystal-clear results that can be heard and need not hide from professional recordings. You also benefit from extremely low latency for precise and clocked recordings. Recording is in 24-bit, 192kHz maximum, while the RCA and TRS outputs are available for monitoring. The MIDI-capable device is powered via USB-C.
A free and extensive sound library with 6GB of loops, samples and phrases completes the overall picture of the MOTU M2 audio interface.
Worth the money just for the DACs alone. Have bought this to work with at home when i'm away from the studio and the sound quality is excellent. The loopback function is also a great addition to use for recording samples from youtube etc without having to mess around with Soundflower and create aggregate devices etc. Hightly recommended as a travel unit and for mixing on headphones. It doesn't have any monitor controls (mono, mono sum, dim, cut etc) so it's not a studio piece but the quality of the converters are ridiculously good at this price!
Absolute top quality performance. Wonderful top specifications, best in its class.
Within this price range it blows the competition out of the water.
(I purchased it to replace a perfectly working Scarlett 2i4 (1st Gen) which simply cannot compete with the Motu M2.)
A wonderful replacement for my home studio. My only criticism is the supplied USB cable is very short so had to buy a quality 2M replacement. Also when I registered the product on the MOTU site I got an error informing me the serial number was already in use! After contacting MOTU Support I quickly received a reply informing me that they had registered the unit for me.
Big thank you to DV247 UK who shipped the unit from Germany and despite the UK Virus Lock-down and it being Bank Holiday Easter it arrived promptly.
All good. Very Happy customer.
Out of all the interfaces I've owned the M2 is leagues ahead, in terms of ease of use and performance. Installation was effortless, with my DAW instantly recognising the device and optimum settings. I've yet to get to a stage where I notice an latency, which is phenomenal. Highly recommended, especially for the price!
had it for over a week and all is great. There are enough connections for my needs and particularly MIDI in/out is great addition. Sound is superb and you can control everything easily. No issues with straight forward installation on my Win 10. Before the purchase I had a question which DV247 staff responded straight away. Great service and fast shipping for a really good interface.
Having owned this for a little over a week, this is a beautiful little audio interface!
Sounds fantastic, the build quality is excellent, I love the grippy knurled knobs on the front.
I wasn't that convinved the metering would be that much of a bonus, but it looks bright, functional and provides good visual feedback of signal clipping.
I haven't had chance to test the preamps but have used the loopback feature which is useful and works simply.
Setup was a breeze, I had heard people say they had some issues here but I literally plugged it in, registered and downloaded the drivers on Motu website, loaded Cubase and it was instantly recognised.
One thing which is a really stand out feature other than the quality of the dac's which is excellent, is the actual volume of the headphone output.
This will drive ANYTHING!!! I have had issues with some devices struggling to give enough juice to my AKG 702's. Not the case here, I have to leave it around 75% volume even when requiring high listening volumes.
A real gem from Motu here, I highly recommend this product and am 1 happy customer!