MOTU 896 HD Firewire Audio Interface
Product Info
The 896HD contains everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24-bit, 192kHz digital audio workstation. The 896HD provides 8 mic preamps, pristine 192kHz analog I/O, 8 channels of ADAT digital I/O and stereo AES/EBU. Expand your system by connecting additional 828 or 896 FireWire audio interfaces.
The 896HD is equally well-suited for studio and stage, with or without a computer. As a computer interface, the 896HD provides 18 separate inputs and 22 outputs, including separate main outs and headphone out.
You can add additional send/return loops using the 896HD's new CueMix DSP on-board mixing feature, a flexible DSP-driven 18-input/8-bus mixing and monitoring matrix that eliminates the need for an external mixer or patchbay. Connect all of your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. Then monitor all of these live inputsvia the 896HD's main outs, headphone jack or any other output - with virtually no monitoring latency and no processor drain on your computer.
Need to hit the road? Program the 896HD at the studio with the CueMix Console software and then take the 896HD on the road for mixing/monitoring without a computer. Bus levels can be adjusted without the computer by using the front panel Monitor Level knob.
Back in the studio, 8 channels of ADAT optical digital I/O, plus stereo AES/EBU, make the 896HD an ideal companion for a digital mixer. All digital I/O connections support standard sample rates up to 96kHz.
The 896HD provides cross-platform compatibilitywith Mac OS 9, Mac OS X (version 10.2 or later) , Windows Me/2000/XP and all of your favorite audio software and host-based effects via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio/Sound Manager drivers. Or you can use the included AudioDesk workstation software for Macintosh, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering.
Key features and specifications
- CueMix DSP latency-free monitoring system.
- Stand-alone operation - program your mixes at the studio and then bring the 896HD to your gig - no computer needed.
- Multiple CueMix DSP mixes - create different monitor mixes for the main outs and headphones. Add send/return loops for outboard gear - with no latency. Up to four separate mixes are supported (two at 176.4 or 192kHz).
- Eight mic pre-amps with switchable 48-volt phantom power and front-panel trim controls.
- 18 inputs / 22 outputs - there's no channel sharing in the 896HD; the analog inputs, optical inputs, AES/EBU I/O, headphone out and main outs are all handled as separate channels. At 176.4 or 192 kHz, main outs and headphone are mirrored.
- 8 channels of 24-bit ADAT optical input/output. Eight channels at 44.1/48kHz. Four channels at 88.2/96kHz.
- Sample-accurate digital transfers between ADAT digital tape decks and the computer via the ADAT sync port.
- Expandable - add additional 828, 828mkII, 896 or 896HD FireWire interfaces for additional I/O.
- Eight 24-bit 192kHz analog inputs on XLR/TRS combo jacks.
- Eight 24-bit 192kHz analog outputs on XLR jacks.
- Separate XLR main outs and front-panel headphone jack, each with independent volume control.
- Stereo 24-bit 96kHz AES/EBU in/out
- Word clock in and out
- Includes drivers for Mac & PC, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, GSIF, and Core Audio. 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 & sample-accurate sync.
- Two FireWire ports for daisy-chaining without a hub
- Front panel volume control for main outputs.
- Front panel headphone jack with independent volume control.
- Programmable front panel meters for all analog and digital I/O
- Dedicated front panel clock status LEDs.
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