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Motu 896 MKIII Hybrid Audio Interface

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Motu 896 MKIII Hybrid Audio Interface
Product no: TM-MOU896MT Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The 896 MKIII has eight channels with 24-bit, 192 kHz analogue recording and playback capabilities combined with sixteen optical, digital input and output channels, stereo AES/EBU, S/PDIF and separate analogue main outputs. The 896 MKIII is built as an indispensable tool for any hybrid studio and live-sound technicians, whether they use a computer or not. As an interface or stand-alone mixer, this incredibly broad device has 28 separate inputs and 32 separate outputs, XLR main outputs and two headphones ports on the front panel.

Applications

Connect your studio gear; microphones; guitars; synths; keyboards; drum machines and even effects processors and get a live-source-signal transfer with no latency via the built-in, professional-grade CueMix FX digital mixer. Recordings made using any of the mic/guitar inputs are guarded by overload protection with a headroom of 12 dB over 0, so the input signal is never in danger of overdrive. Once the recording session is over, the 896 MKIII is simply disconnected from your laptop and taken on the road for use as a stand-alone mixer, since every channel and on-board effect can be toggled and tweaked via the front-mounted LCD display.

Specifications

Product features

19 inches	yes
Number of analogue Inputs	8
Number of analogue outputs	8
Computer ports	USB, Firewire
Phantom power	yes
Suitable for operating system	Apple OSX / Mac OS, Microsoft Windows
Total microphone inputs	8
Maximum sample rate	192 kHz
Included data cable	USB cable, FireWire cable
Included software	MOTU AudioDesk
MIDI I/O (din connector)	none
Software included	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	Not yet known

Product specifications

hybrid audio interface (firewire, USB 2.0)
CueMix FX™ - flexible 28 inputs / 16 bus mixer
built-in DSP effects, including reverb with sends / returns
equaliser and compression on every input and output
28 inputs / 32 outputs (44.1/48 kHz)
microphone inputs, AES/EBU I/O, S/PDIF I/O, headphone output and main output on separate channels
'front-panel control' (adjust and control every function directly via the front panel)
'stand-alone operation' (programme the mix in the studio, disconnect the interface and take it on the road as a stand-alone mixer)
'multiple CueMix FX mixes' (make multiple monitor mixes for the main outputs and headphone output without latency)
x8 24-bit 192kHz jack / XLR combi inputs with phantom power, pad and enough gain
input clip protection
flexible optical inputs and outputs
16 ADAT Lightpipe channels
8 SMUX channels (96 kHz) (or two pairs of stereo TOSLink)
can be expanded with more inputs and outputs (for example)
XLR main outputs and front panel headphones jacks with separate volume control
stereo 24-bit 96kHz AES/EBU in / out
stereo 24-bit 96kHz S/PDIF in / out
Wordclock in / out
drivers for Mac and PC included
ASIO, WDM, Wave, GSIF, Core Audio and Core MIDI included
compatible with all popular Macintosh and Windows audio software
100% compatible with all host-based effect processors and current popular audio programmes
included AudioDesk: fully sample-accurate workstation software for Macintosh with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing and sample-accurate sync
plug-and-play with Mac of PC
switchable between 100-240V, 50-60 Hz

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