Designed for comprehensive studio work, the Fast Track Ultra 8R audio/MIDI interface delivers 8 x 8 I/O, high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity, MX Core DSP mixing/effects and eight preamps with award-winning Octane technology. Record drum kits and full bands on all eight inputs simultaneously—with superior 24-bit/96kHz fidelity. The on-board MX Core DSP mixer processes eight hardware inputs and eight software returns to the eight hardware outputs, expanding the total I/O to an impressive 16 x 8 configuration and delivering flexible routing and monitoring with delay and reverb. With reliable, low-latency M-Audio drivers and compatibility with most major recording software, the Fast Track Ultra 8R puts the core of your powerful project studio in a single rack-mount unit.
Key Features:
- 24-bit/96kHz professional audio on all I/O simultaneously
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface
- MX Core™ DSP technology
- monitor with effects while recording
- flexible channel routing options
- expands DSP mixing interface to 16 x 8
- 8 preamps with award-winning M-Audio Octane technology
- 8 XLR/TRS combo jacks for mic or line-level inputs
- 20dB pad on each preamp
- signal/peak LED indicator lights
- +48V phantom power
- 2 front-panel ¼” instrument inputs
- 8 balanced TRS analog outputs
- 2 analog inserts
- S/PDIF digital I/O
- Built-in 1 x 1 MIDI interface
- 2 independent headphone outputs with individual volume control knobs
- Rugged, lightweight metal chassis
- Full ASIO 2.0, WDM, MME, Core Audio support
- Compatible with most major audio production software
Compatibility:
- WDM
- Core Audio
- ASIO II
- MME
Minimum System Requirements (PC):
- Windows XP (32-bit) with SP2**
- DirectX 9.0c (included in XP)
- USB 2.0 port
- Windows Vista (32-bit versions) / Windows Vista SP2 (32Bit , 64 Bit) / Win7 (32Bit , 64 Bit)
- 1.6 GHz processor (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- 512 MB RAM*
Note:
* Windows Vista Home Premium, Business and Ultimate require 1 GB RAM.
** Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported.
*** Please check the minimum system requirements of your DAW software as they may be higher.
Minimum System Requirements (Mac):
- Mac OS X 10.3.9
- USB 2.0 port
- 512 MB RAM
- 1 GHz CPU
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