motu ultralite vs motu 8pre

Booda · 27th February 2007

Hello - I wonder which of the two has the better converters and pres. Or do they have the same? Can anybody help me, because I'm about to buy one of these!

Thanks!

Booda

P.J · 2nd February 2009

I also consider in choosing between UltraLite or 8Pre too

jnorman · 2nd February 2009

i think this is the place where everyone is supposed to jump in and bash MOTU, and advocate for any number of competitors instead, just to confuse the OP.

ie, you dont want MOTU - not stable, drivers suck, bad customer support, blah blah. what you want is the new XXXX, whatever, which is at least $2000 more than the OP's budget...

nick-the-sax · 2nd February 2009

the ultralite has more functions, but less I/O options. it depends on what you're after. if i were only to record a couple of tracks at a time i'd use the ultralite.

the 8pre is good if you don't have many (or no) preamps and you need 8 inputs.

i currently use an 896HD and i find it does the job, however i personally would upgrade as soon as i could - i don't need all 8 mic pres and most people who do small projects at a time would only need about 4 pres.

hope this helps

27th February 2007	#1
Booda Gear Head Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 74 Thread Starter	motu ultralite vs motu 8pre Hello - I wonder which of the two has the better converters and pres. Or do they have the same? Can anybody help me, because I'm about to buy one of these! Thanks! Booda __________________ http://www.myspace.com/Booda71

2nd February 2009	#2
P.J Gear interested Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 27	UltraLite or 8Pre ??? I also consider in choosing between UltraLite or 8Pre too

2nd February 2009	#3
jnorman Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,717 1 Review written	i think this is the place where everyone is supposed to jump in and bash MOTU, and advocate for any number of competitors instead, just to confuse the OP. ie, you dont want MOTU - not stable, drivers suck, bad customer support, blah blah. what you want is the new XXXX, whatever, which is at least $2000 more than the OP's budget... __________________ jnorman sunridge studios salem, oregon

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2nd February 2009	#4
nick-the-sax Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,379	the ultralite has more functions, but less I/O options. it depends on what you're after. if i were only to record a couple of tracks at a time i'd use the ultralite. the 8pre is good if you don't have many (or no) preamps and you need 8 inputs. i currently use an 896HD and i find it does the job, however i personally would upgrade as soon as i could - i don't need all 8 mic pres and most people who do small projects at a time would only need about 4 pres. hope this helps