The hardware gives you the pristine conversion. The software gives you the control. Together, they make the UltraLite-mk5 the only interface you will need until you decide to spend $3,000 on a boutique system.
While stable, the Windows driver requires you to manage sample rate conflicts manually. If your DAW is at 48kHz and YouTube is playing a 44.1kHz video, one of them will go silent unless you let Windows resample (which adds latency). This is a Windows architecture problem, not exclusively MOTU's, but competing interfaces like RME handle this with a more robust internal clocking manager. motu ultralite mk5 software
Electronic producers, podcasters with multiple hosts, live streamers, and any hybrid musician who hates the phrase "I can't route that." The hardware gives you the pristine conversion
9/10 (Docked one point for the lack of mobile control and Windows sample rate rigidity). While stable, the Windows driver requires you to
Unlike the SSL 12 or the iConnectivity interfaces, you cannot control CueMix 5 from a mobile app. If you are using the mk5 as a standalone mixer at a gig, you have to remember the button combos on the front panel (which are clunky). You cannot pull out an iPad to adjust the reverb send on the fly.