New Specs and Review: MOTU 828mk3 FireWire Audio Interface |
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March 5th, 2008 | Audio Interfaces |
Motu has just released their official specs on the soon to be released 828mk3 FireWire Audio Interface. To remind you, the release date of the 828mk3 is 3-12-2008 and will retail for around $799.
MOTU 828mk3 FireWire Audio Interface Features:
- CueMix FX: Flexible 28 input/16 bus mixer with on-board DSP effects, including reverb with sends/returns, plus EQ, and compression on every input and output
28 inputs/30 outputs (at 44.1/48 kHz): No channel sharing - Mic inputs, S/PDIF I/O, headphone out, and main outs are all handled as separate channels
- Front-panel control gives you access to any setting in your entire 828mk3 mix directly from the front panel
- Standalone operation: Program your mixes at the studio and then bring the 828mk3 to your gig without your computer, tweak the mix onsite using the back-lit LCD and front-panel controls
Live Results:
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MOTU 828MK3 828 MK3 FIREWIRE AUDIO INTERFACE NEW |  |
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US $749.00 | 6h 52m |
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MOTU 828mkIII Firewire Audio Interface 828 mk3 mkIII | |
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US $749.00 | 18h 19m |
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More Features:
- 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
- Two front panel combo jacks provide hi-Z 1/4" guitar input or low-Z XLR mic input with phantom power, pad, and plenty of gain
- Mic/guitar instrument sends: Add your favorite outboard EQ, preamp, reverb, or other processor to the two mic/guitar inputs before the signal goes digital
- Clip protection: Mic/guitar 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 balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS jacks
- Precision Digital Trim: Digitally controlled analog trim on all analog inputs provides accurate adjustments in 1 dB increments, allows you to 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 (96 kHz) or two pairs of stereo TOSLink
- Mix and match formats between the two banks
- Sample-accurate MIDI with supporting software: Connect a MIDI controller and/or sound module with no separate interface needed
- Expandable: Add additional interfaces for more I/O as your needs grow
- Separate XLR main outs and front-panel headphone jacks, each with independent volume control
- Stereo 24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF in/out
- Word clock in and out
- SMPTE in and out
- Includes drivers for Mac & PC, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, GSIF, Core Audio, and Core MIDI
- Supports all popular Macintosh 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 your Mac or PC via FireWire
- Front panel volume control for monitoring with stereo, quad, 6.1, 7.1 and user-defined surround monitoring setups available
- Two front panel headphone jacks with independent volume controls
- Front panel meters or activity LEDs for all analog, digital, and MIDI I/O, plus SMPTE sync tach and lock LEDs
- Dedicated front panel clock status LEDs
- International 100-240V, 50-60Hz auto-switching power supply
