I don’t see why you couldn’t use it for music though. The podcast aspect is really about giving you 8 headphone outputs that you wouldn’t typically get. And the ability to use it standalone without a laptop.
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In addition to mic preamps, most interfaces built for music production would support a mix of line- and instrument-level audio, and a mix (or dual purpose) 1/8th inch and XLR jacks.
I will check out that model though, thanks for the recommendation!