You need to get an 8-channel mic pre with an ADAT optical out. I think Presonus makes the Digimax which would fill that requirement easily. as far as mic pre quality i wouldn't think that the pre's are worse than the 002R's, in fact they should be better!

I use the mackie 800r for my adat lite-pipe in to give the extra 8 on my 002r.

rnrdawg, submitting your question for the same thing 3 times in a row is just not proper etiquette on this forum (I think the other person was just joking?). Click the onscreen button only once and then wait patiently for a moment. You will not get your answers any faster by looking like a lunefreakazoid.

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stavriks wrote: as far as mic pre quality i wouldn't think that the pre's are worse than the 002R's, in fact they should be better!

That's a matter of opinion, and I certainly don't share this one.