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MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid

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User ratings:
36
3.8 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
8 %
1 stars
2 %
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • very responsive
  • with excellent customer service
  • a great help

Cons

  • Tranfo too hot
  • disconnect it when not in use
  • sounds a little cold
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Key specs

  • Surround
  • 7.1
  • yes
  • yes
  • 24 bit / 192 kHz
  • External
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MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid - Pros & Cons

MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid

Pros

  • very responsive
  • with excellent customer service
  • a great help
  • The drivers are stable the regular updates
  • Converters are very good quality and the rendering is fairly neutral
  • everything is reliable
  • a sound card very good in terms of inputs and outputs
  • excellent quality / price
  • are clean and smooth
  • efficient and rock solid

Cons

  • Tranfo too hot
  • disconnect it when not in use
  • sounds a little cold
  • it is more expensive
  • Latency very low (ten tracks with 6ms latency buffer
  • goes around in circles is not on
  • internal mixer (DSP) and therefore suffers distortion
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • it is very hard to find specifications on them
  • a small scratch in the screen

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MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid - Full Specifications

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General
Sound TypeSurround
Number of channels7.1
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Design
Placement TypeExternal
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Audio properties
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz
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Connectivity
Analog 3.5mm output0
Analogue RCA outputs0
Headphone outputyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)0
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)1
Jack Plug input8
Jack Plug output (6,3 mm / 1/4)2
Microphone inputyes
XLR2
Other connectors
  • Digital coaxial input
  • Digital coaxial output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
USByes
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Features
Support for ASIOyes
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Power
Power source
  • Firewire
  • Powerline

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MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid MOTU - Editorial Reviews (1)

MOTU UltraLite MK3 Hybrid MOTU UltraLite Mk3 Hybrid review
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Published: 06.01.2011
MOTU UltraLite Mk3 Hybrid review

A hybrid FireWire/USB interface with onboard DSP

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