MOTU 8 Pre – Input flexibility

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motu 8 preConsidering the two factors of my upcoming need to record more than 4 artists simultaneously, and a ‘brand bond’ I’ve had for numerous years, the MOTU 8 Pre seems to be calling my name right now. Currently recommended by the team behind the increasingly popular Synergy computer range, this 8 mic/line input firewire rack has plenty to offer.

The eight mic pre’s/inst. inputs feature individual front panel trim controls and a clever dual function push button knob giving separate control over headphone and main output volumes – both handy for quick set up and adjust. A clear and helpful LED display gives a constant readout and re-affirms visually what’s going on input level-wise, and indicates current ‘mode’ and clocking info.

The rear panel handles the two firewire inputs (always handy having a 2nd one!), a useful midi in & out, the main left/right monitor outs  and of course the flexible optical routing section adding the luxury of ADAT lightpipe, 8 channel digital I/O. Pristine 24 bit/96kHz audio is controlled by the bundled MOTU ‘cuemix’ software, and as a bonus, the 8 Pre adheres to ‘plug & play’ protocols meaning no computer restart should you power it down and back up again.

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Paul Dakeyne is a DJ/Producer who has dedicated the past two decades of his life to dance music production and DJ'ing. For six years, he toured globally for the world famous Ministry of Sound and has played DJ sets for the likes of U2 and for the legendary, Kraftwerk, Although remixing around 250 records in his career, as an artist in his own right, Paul landed one of dance music's seminal crossover moments with his "18 Strings' monster hit by Tinman - scoring a UK top ten in 1994. He also co-wrote and produced the music for BBC's Watchdog and Crimewatch when they were both revamped in 2001 and '06 respectively. His other career highlights have included an A&R stint for Mercury Records, lecturing in 'DJ culture and music technology' and creating mash-up mixes for Radio 1's, Chris Moyles. Paul joined the DV group in 2003 leading to his role as blog and feature author here at the DV Mag.

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