MOTU 896 96 kHz Firewire Audio I/O

MOTU 896 96 kHz Firewire Audio I/O
The 896 is a two rack-space 96 kHz FireWire audio interface for Macintosh and Windows computers with 8 channels of 24-bit analog I/O, 8 channels of ADAT optical digital I/O, 8 built-in mic pre-amps, AES/EBU digital I/O, word clock sync, and sample-accurate ADAT SYNC. The 896 front panel provides three banks of 10-segment level meters, 8 trim knobs for the analog inputs, and 8 toggle switches for independent 48-volt phantom power for each analog input. In addition, the 896 provides CueMix™ Plus no-latency monitoring of live input with separate front-panel volume control over the monitored input signal. The 896 connects to any FireWire-equipped windows PC or Apple Macintosh computer via standard 1394 FireWire. No PCI card or PCMCIA card is required. Up to four 896s can be daisy-chained to a single computer for 72 channels of I/O. The 896 includes a complete set of drivers for compatibility with all major audio software on both computer platforms. Also included is AudioDesk™, a complete audio workstation software package for Macintosh.

Features:

• Drivers for Mac & PC - for all popular Macintosh and Windows audio software (ASIO/WDM/Wave/Sound Manager drivers).
• Expandable with additional MOTU Firewire based interfaces such as the MOTU 828.
• 100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today's popular audio programs.
• 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96kHz sample rates supported.
• CueMix Plus™ zero-latency hardware patchthru system.
• Includes AudioDesk full-featured sample-accurate workstation software for MacOS with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing & sample-accurate sync.
• 8 channels of 24-bit ADAT optical input/output.
• Sample-accurate digital transfers between ADAT digital tape decks and the computer via the ADAT sync port.
• Stereo AES/EBU input and output with built in sample rate conversion.
• Word clock I/O for easy integration into a studio with many devices with digital I/O. Can slave to word clock at half-speed or double speed. Can send word clock at half speed when running at 88.2 or 96 kHz.
• Eight 24-bit analog inputs using balanced/unbalanced 1/4"/XLR Neutrik combo connectors.
• Eight mic pre-amps with switchable 48-volt phantom power on the front panel.
• Eight 24-bit analog outputs using balanced XLR connectors. Each output is individually switchable to +4 or -10.
• 109dB dynamic range
• Front panel volume control of monitor input level on main outs.
• Front panel headphone jack with independent volume control.
• Extensive multi-segment front panel metering for all I/O and clock modes. Software-configurable peak and clip hold times.
• Trim controls for all inputs on front panel.
• Front panel footswitch/punch jack.