Motu 624 vs Focusrite Clarett 4Pre

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Rubens
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Motu 624 vs Focusrite Clarett 4Pre

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Hi all!
After 11 years it's time to replace my Ultralite firewire to a Thunderbolt new interface. Any thoughts?
Mostly working with VI's, but need guitar and voice channels. As a DAW, only working with DP9.5 and Notion 6. Mac.
I was considering the Motu 624, the Focusrite Clarett 4Pre and also the new Apogee Element.
Any thoughts?

Thank you!
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Re: Motu 624 vs Focusrite Clarett 4Pre

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All are good with excellent mic pres but the Claret has two more.

Look at signal flow and functionality — one might have an edge over the other two. The Claret’s additional mic pres, for example while the 624 has a lot more I/O, networking options the others don’t have and tighter integration with DP. The Apogee’s big strength has always been its integration with Logic.
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Re: Motu 624 vs Focusrite Clarett 4Pre

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Thank you Mike!
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Re: Motu 624 vs Focusrite Clarett 4Pre

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I have recently got a MOTU 624 and I am really happy with it so far. You can read my thoughts on it at the end of this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=63137
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