Eight microphone preamps with 48V phantom power and crystal-clear analog signal recording and conversion to digital at frequencies of up to 96kHz. The microphone preamps are also combined with 8 channels of optical ADAT digital I/O. Easily expand your system by connecting additional 8pre units to other MOTU interfaces such as the 828MkIII or 896HD to increase the number of available inputs and outputs in any system.

You can use the Cue Mix software to mix the 16 inputs from your computer and create up to 4 different mixes of the input signals to, for example, send them to musicians in the recording booth or to the stage monitors. The 8 ADAT channels make the 8pre the ideal companion for your digital mixing console (provided it has ADAT inputs), or you can use it to increase the total number of inputs to your DAW system.

If you have a 2408 MkIII, you can use the 8pre connected to its ADAT inputs to obtain 8 additional microphone input channels, all at 96kHz.

In addition to all these possibilities, it also features MIDI in-out ports with the timing precision characteristics that have made MOTU MIDI interfaces famous.

• MOTU 8PRE USB USB audio interface.
• 24Bit/96kHz AD/DA converter.
• 8 microphone preamplifiers with phantom power (XLR/TRS combo).
• ADAT Input/Output (up to 96kHz).
• MIDI Input/Output.
• 2 analog outputs (1/4" TRS).
• Headphone output.
• Works as a standalone 8-channel ADAT converter.
• Excellent low-latency ASIO and CoreAudio drivers.
• Requires Mac OSX 10.6 or later or Windows Vista or later.
• Size: 19"/1U.