MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid 28x30 FireWire/USB 24-bit/192kHz Audio Interface

  

896mk3 Hybrid 8 mic/guitar inputs with on-board effects and mixing. The 896mk3 audio interface delivers advanced design, high-end performance, superb sound, and universal "hybrid" FireWire/USB2 connectivity to your Mac or Windows computer.

Hybrid FireWire / USB2 connectivity. As a hybrid audio interface, the 896mk3 provides flexible connectivity to any Mac or PC via FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0, with eight channels of pristine 24-bit 192 kHz analog recording and playback, combined with sixteen channels of optical digital I/O, stereo AES/EBU, S/PDIF and separate analog main outs. Expand your system by connecting the 8pre mic input expander or other MOTU audio interfaces. The 896mk3 is equally well-suited for studio and stage, with or without a computer. As an interface or standalone mixer, the 896mk3 provides 28 separate inputs and 32 separate outputs, including dedicated main outs on XLRs and two front panel headphone outs. On-board digital mixer with effects for monitoring and live mixing. Connect all of your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. Record, monitor, route and process all of these live inputs using the professional on-board CueMix FX digital mixer with no latency and no processor strain on your computer. Apply hardware DSP-driven effects processing to inputs, outputs, and busses independent of your host computer. Add Classic Reverb with lengths up to 60 seconds. Further sculpt your sound with 7-band parametric EQ featuring filter types carefully modeled after British analog console EQs.

Choose between two forms of compression: a conventional compressor and the Leveler, an accurate model of the legendary LA-2A optical compressor that provides vintage, musical automatic gain control. MOTU FireWire audio interfaces can connect to any Firewire port. Just plug in and go, with any standard cable. The 896mk3 Hybrid provides two FireWire Type B ports, which provide the most reliable FireWire connection available. The ports operate at 400 Mbit/s, and they can be connected to any available FireWire port on your computer, either Type A or Type B.

If your computer has FireWire Type B ports, use the included 9-pin-to-9-pin FireWire cable. When recording from the analog inputs, the 896mk3s signal overload protection gives you an extra 12 dB of headroom above zero with no clipping or harsh artifacts. Analyze and scope your audio with advanced diagnostic tools, including a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram "waterfall" display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot, and linear/polar phase analysis graphs. Stand-alone operation as a mixer. After programming the on-board mixing in the studio, unplug the 896mk3 from the computer and take it on the road for operation as a stand-alone mixer with effects.

All mixing and effects parameters are adjustable using the front panel backlit LCD. The 896mk3 provides cross-platform compatibility with Mac and Windows and all of your favorite audio software and host-based effects via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. Or you can use the included AudioDesk workstation software for Mac, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering. The 896mk3 from MOTU is a hybrid digital audio interface that features both FireWire and USB 2.0 connectivity. The interface can also function as a rack-mount, standalone mixer without the need for a computer.

It provides eight channels of 24-bit/192kHz analog recording and playback, combined with sixteen channels of optical digital I/O, stereo AES/EBU, S/PDIF, and separate analog main outs. An on-board CueMix FX digital mixer allows for routing guitars, synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors with no latency and no processor strain on the host computer. Hardware DSP-driven effects processing can be applied to inputs, outputs and busses independent of the host computer. DSP effects include the Classic Reverb with reverb times of up to sixty seconds, and a seven-band parametric EQ featuring filter types modeled after British analog console EQs.

Also included are a conventional compressor and the Leveler, an accurate model of the legendary LA-2A optical compressor that provides automatic gain control. All analog inputs are equipped with V-Limit, a hardware limiter that helps prevent digital clipping from overloaded input signals.

Additional protection can be applied to the microphone/guitar inputs by enabling the Soft Clip feature, which engages just before clipping and helps reduce perceptible distortion. Powered monitors can be plugged directly into the outputs of the interface and the output attenuated from the software or a front-panel control. Main out volume is not limited to stereo operation, and includes quad, 5.1, 7.1 and even user-defined configurations are available. Additional programming allows for all thirty-two outputs to be controlled with the master volume knob. Hybrid FireWire/USB2 connectivity - connect to your computer via plug-and-play FireWire or hi-speed USB2.

28 inputs / 32 outputs (at 44.1/48kHz). No channel sharing - the microphone inputs, AES/EBU and S/PDIF I/O, headphone out and main outs are all handled as separate channels.

Front-panel control with access to any setting in a mix directly from the front panel. Stand-alone operation - program your mixes at the studio and then bring the unit to a gig without a computer. Need to tweak the mix? Do it on site using the back-lit LCD and front-panel controls.

Multiple CueMix FX mixes (create different monitor mixes for the main outs and headphones or add send/return loops for outboard gear with no latency). Eight rear panel combo jacks provide 1/4 or XLR microphone input with phantom power, pad and plenty of gain. Clip protection - input limiter prevents digital clipping and distortion from overloaded signal levels up to +12dB over zero. Eight 24-bit/192kHz analog inputs and outputs on XLR jacks. Precision Digital Trim digitally controls analog trim on all analog inputs while providing accurate adjustments in 1.0dB increments. Fine-tune the balance of your analog inputs and then save/recall trim configurations. Flexible optical I/O - 16 channels of ADAT Lightpipe, 8 channels of SMUX (96kHz) or two pairs of stereo TOSLink. Mix and match formats between the two banks. Expandable by adding additional interfaces for more I/O as needs grow. Separate XLR main outs and front-panel headphone jacks, each with independent volume control.

CueMix FX includes audio analysis visual diagnostic tools for the stereo audio signals, from an accurate guitar/instrument tuner to phase and polarity measurement tools, to a full-fledged oscilloscope. Resolve directly to time code, with no additional synchronizer required via one of the analog input jacks.

Includes a DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisticated filtering that provides fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy. MOTU SMPTE Console software (for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista) provides a complete set of tools to generate SMPTE for striping, regenerating or slaving other devices to the computer. Map the pedal to any keystroke function in the host software. Includes native 32- and 64-bit drivers for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, Core Audio, and Core MIDI.

Supports all popular Mac and Windows audio software. 100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today's popular audio programs. Includes AudioDesk full-featured sample-accurate workstation software for the Macintosh with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing and sample-accurate sync. Plug-and-play operation with Mac or PC via FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0. Front panel volume control for monitoring.

Stereo, Quad, 6.1, 7.1 and user-defined surround monitoring setups available. Two front panel headphone jacks with independent volume controls. Comprehensive front panel metering for all analog and digital audio I/O. Dedicated front panel clock status LEDs. Internal universal 100240V, 50/60Hz auto switching power supply. MOTU 896mk3 - FireWire/USB 2.0 Hybrid Audio Interface INCLUDES. The item "MOTU 896mk3 Hybrid 28x30 FireWire/USB 24-bit/192kHz Audio Interface" is in sale since Friday, July 26, 2019. This item is in the category "Musical Instruments & Gear\Pro Audio Equipment\Audio/MIDI Interfaces".

The seller is "oceancloudmarketing" and is located in Chula Vista, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: 896 MK3 Hybrid
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Interface Type: FireWire Interface
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Max. Sampling Rate: 24 Bit (192 kHz)
• Brand: MOTU
• Form Factor: Rack Mountable