MOTU 8M AVB Thunderbolt/USB Audio Interface [8x8 mic/guitar/line, 1xph, 2x ADAT]

Description

In Brief:
•
8
preamp
IN
x
8+2 OUT
(8 Line + Stereo Headphone)
• Dynamic Range:
112 dB
IN,
123 dB
OUT (102 dB OUT for Headphones)
• Peak-to-Peak Voltage OUT:
±7.3Vpp
• RTL: Round-Trip Latency (analog in -> thru host -> out) w/ Thunderbolt:
1.4mS
@96kHz, 32 sample buffer
and …
• Free Tech Support, from basic setup to complex AVB routing
Key Features
• 8 analog Combo Mic/Line/Hi-Z Instr INs +48V
• 8 analog OUTs
• AVB Up to 256 Thunderbolt Channels
• 48 Channel Software Mixer with DSP
• Remote Control Using Web Application
• 2x 8-Channel ADAT Optical and RCA S/PDIF
• USB 2.0 Audio Compatibility
• DSP Modeled EQ and Compression
• V-Limit Prevents Digital Clipping
• Digital Routing Through CAT-5e or CAT-6
• Standalone Mixer Operation
Audio Quality
Provides 123 dB dynamic range and a THD+N of -110 dB (0.0003%) at -1 dBFS, un-weighted, 1 kHz
Universal Connectivity
Connects to computer with Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 3.0) with class-compliant firmware and industry standard drivers to work with any audio software
On-Board DSP With Mixing And Effects
Provides flexible 48 input digital mixer modeled after large format mixing consoles with 12 stereo busses and DSP effects including reverb, 4-band EQ, gate, and compression
32-Bit Floating Point Processing
Provides ample headroom for mixing and effects DSP
Modeled Vintage Effects Processing
Provides classic reverb, compression modeled after historic LA-2A compressor, and EQ modeled after analog console EQs
System Expansion and Audio Networking
Allows you to add a 2nd MOTU AVB interface (1248, 8M, or 16A) with a Cat-5e or Cat-6 Ethernet cable and up to five devices using a MOTU AVB Switch (sold separately). Multiple interfaces can be networked together with over 100 meter cable runs to stream audio between devices and computers on the network
Matrix Routing and Splitting
Provides flexible digital matrix routing and splitting for any analog or digital input, computer channel or network stream to any computer, output, or network devices. A single input can be split to multiple output destinations
256 Channels of Network Audio I/O To Host Computer
Allows monitoring and recording of up to 128 network audio channels in and 128 network channels out through a Thunderbolt connection to a host computer
Web App Control
Controls on-board DSP, mixing, device settings, and network audio routing from web app software running in a web browser on a computer, laptop, tablet, or Smartphone connected by a wire or Wi-Fi to your local area network
Standalone Mixing With Wireless Control
Allows you to connect an Apple Airport or other Wi-Fi router directly to the audio interface with a standard Ethernet cable and control the device's mixing and DSP effects from a smartphone or tablet, without a computer such as in live sound mixing applications
ADAT Digital I/O
Allows connection of outboard digital processors, digital mixers or other gear, 16 channels at 44.1/48 kHz or 8 channels at 88.2/96 kHz
Comprehensive Metering
Features large backlit 324 x 24 LCD that allows you to view all signal activity at a glance with detailed metering of analog and digital I/O, as well as access to hardware settings from font panel GUI