MOTU 8pre-es 24x28 Thunderbolt/USB Audio Interface

Description

The MOTU 8pre-es 24x28 Thunderbolt/USB Audio Interface  is a 24x28 audio interface designed to provide versatile connectivity, DSP console-style mixing, and high-resolution audio for musicians and recording engineers in project studios, commercial facilities, home setups, and live stage applications. Packed with ESS Sabre32 Ultra digital-to-analogue convertors, it boasts a dynamic range of 123 dB and latency as low as 1.6 ms. The 8pre-es can be used at up to 24-bit / 192 kHz resolution with a host DAW or as a standalone mixer. It is compatible with Thunderbolt and USB on Mac OS X and Windows systems.

Its 24 inputs include eight XLR-1/4" combo jacks for mics, instruments, and line-level signal, as well as optical S/PDIF and ADAT ports. Among the outputs are eight 1/4" TRS jacks, two headphone outputs, ADAT, and S/PDIF.

Time code support is also on hand, as the machine converts SMPTE time code to MTC, then passes MTC on to any MTC-compatible host. The unit sports flexible monitoring thanks to its digital mixer, as well as a built-in talkback mic and front-panel talk button for communicating with your artists. The mixer is DSP-powered, offering console-style control over 48 channels, multiple aux buses and groups, and effects such as reverb, AEQ, gating, and compression, and even LA-2A emulations.

Control the interface functions via a web app on a wired or wireless device. Additional power is unlocked via the supplied MOTU software package, which includes audio analysis tools and the AudioDesk digital audio workstation.

Features

• 8 transparent mic inputs deliver 118 dB of dynamic range.
• ESS Sabre32 DAC technology delivers 123 dB dynamic range and the same audio quality as MOTU's flagship 1248.
• Dual front-panel LCD screens provide visual access to robust metering and menu displays.
• Easily control the interface via web app on a wired or wireless device.
• Standard MIDI 5-pin jacks provide 16 channels of MIDI I/O.
• Each 1/4" TRS headphone output has its own volume control and can be programmed with the same or different mixes.
• Converts SMPTE time code (LTC) to MIDI Time Code (MTC) and passes MTC on to any MTC-compatible host software.
• Included software features an oscilloscope, real-time FFT analyser, X-Y plot, and graphic phase-analysis.
• Integrated talkback microphone and front-panel talk button.
• Compatible with Thunderbolt and USB
• 24 Inputs, 28 Outputs
• 24-Bit / 192 kHz Resolution
• 8 Microphone Preamps with +48V
• ESS Sabre32 Ultra DAC
• Onboard Digital Mixer with Effects
• Standalone Analog Mixer Operation