I just got the MOTU 8pre to go with my old 896. It worked pretty well tracking my band to a MacBook this past Saturday. It's a tradeoff - the Ultralite has 2 mic/line pres, 8 total analog ins, and 10 analog outs; the 8pre has 8 mic/line pres, stereo line out, and stereo 'phones out. For my uses...