Best Firewire Sound Cards for Live Performances?

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Best Firewire Sound Cards for Live Performances?

I’m trying to figure out what the best Firewire external sound interface is. I don’t plan on doing external mixing so I don’t need a whole bunch of outputs. I would just like to have full support for Traktor (that means master output, booth output, headphones output, maybe a spare, so 8 outputs). A mic input.

I’m not sure how headphone previewing works - is that a function of the sound interface or is it handled via Traktor?

I want something that is powerful enough to work in the biggest live environment but not overkill for my application. For example, the FireFace 800 is way more than I need.

Any help is appreciated.

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motu interfaces are reall goof for live performance if u want many outputs also u can try presonus

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So far what I have read is that the MOTU Ultralite-mk3 is decent but the Fireface 400 is better.

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I’m using the motu ultralite (the older and less pimped version) for all kind of stuff, but mainly for recording and performance. Works like a charm, software is top notch, (and seems to be revamped as well) strong unit, good sound, good feel. It does what I want it to do, always, without any problems.