Buy MOTU 8preMOTU 8pre Product Description:
- FireWire audio interface for Mac and Windows - provides 16 inputs with 8 mic preamps and 12 outputs including separate phone and main outs for all the basic I/O you need for a powerful desktop studio.Eight XLR/TRS "combo jack" mic inputs - connect up to eight mics, or mix and match mics with guitars, synths, drum machines and other analog input signals.Flexible analog inputs - each provides a crystal-clear preamp (for both the XLR and TRS input), 24-bit 96 kHz converters, individually switchable
Product Description
You're simply not going to find the bang-for-the-buck that the MOTU 8pre packs in the next 8-channel preamp you run across. If you've already got a recording interface with light pipe input, then the 8pre is exactly what you need to flesh out your system. If this is your first interface, then congratulations — this thing totally rules! Seriously, what's the point of getting an 8-channel interface if the preamps suck? It doesn't matter how cheap it is, if it sounds like junk then it is junk. And that's exactly what separates the 8pre from the rest. You'd be hard pressed to find a set of eight preamps that sound this good, even if you spent twice the scratch — and that's not even taking the 8pre's killer extras, such as 16-channels of MIDI I/O, complete SMPTE time code synch, and full hardware/software integration into account.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
AWESOME!
By C. Taylor
i've seen reviews of the pres on this unit that say it doesn't sound natural and digi design stuff is better blah blah blah. while that may be true, what you're getting for a little over $500 is so much better and more comprehensive that something you'd get if you spent $500 on a new digidesign product. if you're looking for a recording interface for a small personal studio or additional pres for an existing studio, this is the way to go. solid construction, very easy to use, and as expandable as you want it to be, this is definitely going to be my main rig until i can afford something better. even then, i'll definitely keep this around to use for 8 extra pres. also, i've used this with both mac and PC (running Ableton Live 7 & 8) and had no problems.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.$[...] is a DEAL
By J. Kent
Its really quite simple. For the money, this unit is nothing but 5 stars. I had no experience whatsoever and I started to make great recordings out of a spare bedroom. How did I do it? Simple.1.) The 8pre has really good preamps, especially for the price.2.) I studied how to make the bedroom into a good live room3.) I bought good 200-350 dollar mics. Some were even $75.4. I TOOK MY TIME and did careful positioning of instruments.I know saying that I had no experience will make others say I have no right to say if these pres are good or not, but I'm not a brand slut. I dont need neve preamps for what I do. Of course they would be great and would tailor the music to a specific need, but for rock music, metal, jazz, country and pretty sparkly stuff, this thing will do just fine. Just take your time and you'll be fine. Especially if you only have 500-600 dollars to spend on an interface. For those that have more, spend more, but I'll have this baby for quite some time. I can compare it to previous successful recordings that I have done at expensive studios, and there isn't a whole lot of difference. Especially after I master what I record.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.8pre fills the bill
By John J. Sherman
The MOTU 8pre package has been a great way to bring my studio into the 21st century. In addition to having the 8 quiet on board preamps, it's given the nucleus of my old rig, an Alesis XT-20 and Mackie 1604, an on-going role by optically connecting to them for provision of another 8 channels if needed. The bundled AudioDesk 3.2 software, while a lot to get on top of, has proven to be very adaptable and fully featured as well. It's Firewired into a 4 year old MacBook with 2 gigs of RAM running Snow Leopard, which seems to be enough to head off latency and timing issues so far, though i can't say I've really pushed that envelope.
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