For my some of my trips this summer to capture both gutiar and some vocals (for podcasting) I have decided that the way for Palm Studios to go is with the MOTU Ultra Light. One of the very nice features is that the unit can be powered from the Fire Wire 400 no need to worry if your on location and your Mac Book Pro is fully charged you can power the unit from the computer and it has two mic pres with phantom 48v Power. I can use it live and back in the Main Palm Recording Studio I can use it and link it up with the MOTU 828mk2 so I will have 4mic pres and 16 Inputs. I had considered some interfaces that would run Pro Tools but have decided that this will be the right way to go for now. It will also work with all of my Keyboards and my Mackie Control Surface.
Sturdy lightweight construction - ready to travel with you anywhere.
Compact size (8.5" wide x 7" deep) - fits easily into a napsack, briefcase or computer bag and sits perfectly beside any laptop.
Bus powered (requires a non-adapted 6-pin FireWire port on the computer) - no additional power supply necessary for complete recording freedom. Includes power supply for stand-alone operation (without a computer).
Multiple CueMix DSP mixes - create different monitor mixes for the main outs and headphones. Add send/return loops for outboard gear with no latency.
10 inputs with 2 mic preamps and 14 outputs including separate mains - all the I/O you need.
Discrete ins/outs - there's no channel sharing in the UltraLite; the analog I/O, mic inputs, S/PDIF I/O, headphone out and main outs are all handled as separate channels.
Individual 48V phantom power - mix and match condenser and dynamic microphones.
CueMix DSP™ near-zero monitoring system.
Front-panel control - access your entire mix, or any UltraLite setting, directly from the front panel.
Stand-alone operation - program your mixes at the studio and then bring the UltraLite to your gig. No computer needed.
Just plug in any DC power adapter (10-24 volts, tip positive or negative). Need to tweak the mix? Do it on site using the back-lit LCD and front-panel controls.
Two mic pre-amps with switchable 48-volt phantom power and front-panel trim controls.
Three-way pad switch (0, 18 & 36dB) plus 24dB of adjustable trim (in 1dB increments) - provides 60dB gain range.
18dB of extra gain for the six TRS inputs.
Sample-accurate MIDI - connect a MIDI controller and/or sound module with no separate interface needed. MIDI I/O is sample-accurate with supporting software.
Expandable - add additional UltraLite, 828, 828mkII, 896, 896HD or Traveler FireWire interfaces for additional I/O.
Six 24-bit 96kHz analog inputs and eight outputs on balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS jacks.
Separate TRS main outs and front-panel headphone jack, each with independent volume control.
Stereo 24-bit 96kHz S/PDIF in/out.
SMPTE sync and striping via any analog input/output.
Includes drivers for Mac & PC, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, GSIF, Core Audio, and Core MIDI. Supports all popular Macintosh and PC audio software.
100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today's popular audio programs.
Includes AudioDesk full-featured sample-accurate workstation software for Mac with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing & sample-accurate sync.
Two FireWire ports - daisy-chain up to four units on a single FireWire bus without a hub.
Plug-and-play operation with your Mac or PC via FireWire.
Separate main outs with independent front panel volume control.
Front panel headphone jack with independent volume control.
Front panel LCD metering for all audio inputs and outpus.
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