Comments on: MOTU Roundup: 8PRE 16×12 Audio Interface with 8 mics, Universal Binaries

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:06:38 +0000

Anybody have any idea what this means for the ultralite? Maybe a price drop? I understand its smaller, but its significantly less powerful too…

By: Gadgetnfo » 8PRE: Plug Eight Mics into a Computer, $550

Gadgetnfo » 8PRE: Plug Eight Mics into a Computer, $550 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:48:02 +0000

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By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:14:13 +0000

That’s indeed a big oversight on my part. I mistakenly thought they had made the MachFive upgrade available, but you’re right. Also note that two of the instruments today are Universal only in their MAS iterations. Of course, it’s not just MOTU — I’d say easily more than half of the plug-ins I use daily are still PowerPC only.

By: Duncan Mok

Duncan Mok — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:39:54 +0000

Oh, and I can’t help but enjoy the irony on the MOTU MachFive product page: “MachFive is truly the universal sampler.”

Ha ha. Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha! ;-)

By: Duncan Mok

Duncan Mok — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:38:14 +0000

Whilst your piece suggests all MOTU software is now Universal, one item is still starkly missing from the lineup: MachFive. I’m still waiting for the features that were pre-announced before MacIntel was even a possibility, and it seems that it’s still in the oven. I hope it is in fact still being worked on and not shelved…

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:33:49 +0000

Well, the advantage of the UltraLite is, if you don’t need 8 pre’s, you can fit the same features in half the space (one rack height, half rack width, with the associated weight savings).

By: Baek

Baek — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:29:33 +0000

Ahhh, I just bought a Motu Ultralite. I guess I don’t need 8 pre’s, but it makes we wish I waited a little longer.

By: dave ahl

dave ahl — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:08:09 +0000

my favorite part about motu’s devices is they have an excellent repair/return policy: if your motu interface breaks they will replace it for $50– they did it for me when my first gen 828 died. the support guy i talked to said they would replace the 828 for $50 “even if i dropped it out a window.”

they will also transfer warantees to new owners if you decide to sell your 828 or whatnot. motu is great.

By: Seba

Seba — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:22:01 +0000

All right, Sweetwater keeps changes the URLs apparently. I think this one WILL work…

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/8pre

By: Seba

Seba — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:19:30 +0000

This might be easier:

http://www.sweetwater.com/images/items/8pre-large.jpg
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/closeup/8pre–rear.jpg