Connect Mac Pro and Motu 2408 Mk3

[Rob Catlender]

I used to connect my old Mac with my Motu 2408Mk3 with a PCIe-424 card.
Bought a Mac Pro in the assumption there would be a solution to connect Mac and Motu.
Is there a way to connect these?

 

[Robert Wilson]

The MOTU website says it's compatible with the Mac Pro but I guess that perhaps refers to older versions:

If your computer uses only PCI Express (PCIe) slots, such as Apple's Dual-Core Power Mac G5s or Intel Mac Pros, the PCIe-424 card will be compatible with your system and the PCIX-424 card will notbe compatible.

http://www.motu.com/techsupport/technotes/pci-424-compatibility

Is your Mac Pro one of the new ones?

 

[Rob Catlender]

Hi Robert,
Thanks for your input. My computer is a MacPro from end 2013.
3,7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5. The litter bin model.
No options to put the PCIe-424 card in I'm afraid.
There must be a lot of Logic - and Motu 2408 users with the same problem....?

 

[Markdvc]

A solution could be purchasing a thunderbolt - PCIe expansion chassis, such as one of these:

http://www.sonnettech.com/PRODUCT/thunderbolt/index.html

Unfortunately not cheap...

kind regards

Mark

 

[Rob Catlender]

Thanks Mark!