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The Definitive Motu M2 Review<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Simple and stylish audio interface with superb audio quality<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Reviewed by:<\/strong> Daren Banars\u00eb
Review date:<\/strong> March 2024
Current price: <\/strong>Around $200<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mark of the Unicorn MOTU M2 bus powered audio interface<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Motu M2 Review<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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Pros:<\/strong><\/td>Cons:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Quiet clean preamps
On\/off switch
Individual phantom power switches
Clear LCD metering<\/td>		Only one USB-A to USB-C cable included<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MOTU M2 USB Audio interface <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The MOTU M2 is a high quality 2 input, 4 output USB-C powered audio interface with MIDI. Made by Mark of the Unicorn, the M2 is suitable for use with DAWS or stand alone, working with PCs, Macs, Linux and IOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is it?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MOTU (Mark of the Unicorn) is a US based company, which entered the music industry back in the 1985 with their Digital Performer DAW software for the Mac. It was widely used at the time, before they began branching out into other popular software and hardware solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MOTU’s first breakthrough audio interface was the rack-mounted, firewire MOTU 828, which came out around 2000. It’s still going strong today with as an 8 channel USB interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the success of the 828, MOTU have been launching a wide range of midi interfaces, for all levels of of music production. The entry level MOTU M series (M2 and M4), arrived in 2019, and the M6 in 2022, in a move to bring the MOTU sound and quality to the home recording market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the M series MOTU interfaces are ‘class compliant’, so they work straight away with Mac (macOS 10.11 and higher), as well as IOS devices, such as iPads and iPhones. If you’re running Windows 10 or later, you’ll have to download and install a driver from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the box<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n