MOTU audio interfaces.
Best in class audio quality, speed and metering.Forty-five years of pro audio engineering — audio interfaces, MIDI, video sync and AVB networking used on records, in post houses and on some of the biggest touring rigs in the world. Stocked at OneStopMusic, priced in Rand.
16A · 32 x 34 · Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 · AVB networkingMOTU interfaces, in stock now
Real stock on the shelf in Pretoria, priced in Rand, delivered nationwide.
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Three ways into the range
MOTU builds for the desk, the rack and the network. Start from how you actually work and the right box picks itself.
Desktop
M2 · M4 · M6USB-C, bus powered, full-colour LCD metering. Two, four or six inputs on the desk next to you — the fastest route to MOTU converters.
See the modelsRack
828 · 8pre-es · UltraLite mk5Channel count with onboard DSP mixing and effects. For a studio where the interface lives in the rack and the session keeps growing.
See the modelsNetworked
16A · AVB SwitchAVB/TSN Ethernet audio: hundreds of channels between rooms, stages or a whole touring rig, over standard cable.
See the modelsOn the biggest rigs in the world
MOTU publishes the tours its hardware runs on. A few of them:
Usher
The 16A sits at the centre of the production, holding the whole show together.
Coldplay
A MOTU AVB/TSN network links three stages set 100 metres apart.
Roger Waters
Timecode from MOTU ties audio, video, lighting and pyro to one clock.
Chemical Brothers
MOTU interfaces and their audio networking drive the show's core systems.
Buying MOTU audio interfaces in South Africa
OneStopMusic is the online home of Marshall Music Pretoria, and MOTU is a stocked brand here rather than a special order. Prices on this page are in South African Rand, stock levels are live, and orders ship anywhere in South Africa or can be collected from our Menlo Park store.
Choosing a MOTU interface comes down to how many things need to arrive at once and where the box lives. The M2 puts two mic preamps and full-colour LCD metering on the desk beside you; the M4 and M6 add line and instrument inputs while staying on USB-C bus power. The UltraLite mk5 and the 828 move into rack territory with onboard DSP mixing and effects, so monitor mixes stop costing you CPU. The 16A adds AVB and Milan-certified Ethernet audio networking on top of Thunderbolt 4 and USB4, which is how a single rig carries hundreds of channels between rooms, stages or a whole touring production over standard cable.
Tell us what you are recording and how many inputs you actually need, and we will size the interface with you at no charge — call 012 991 6077 or email info@onestopmusic.co.za.
Build the studio around it.
Every MOTU interface we stock, priced in Rand with live stock levels and delivery anywhere in South Africa. Not sure how many inputs you actually need? Our gear experts will work it out with you — free.