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Motu Monitor 8 monitor mixer and headphone amp

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Motu Monitor 8 monitor mixer and headphone amp
Product no: 9000-0015-3091 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The practical Motu Monitor 8 interface from the AVB series focuses on distributing various mixes over multiple floor monitors, in-ear monitor systems and headphones on stage or in the studio. It's equipped with several analogue and digital outputs that are augmented by eight line inputs. You can count on a broad dynamic range and sublime audio quality thanks to the high-quality ESS Sabre32 Ultra converters. The Monitor 8 features a 48-channel digital mixer that's operable via PC, Mac, iOS, Android and Linux as well as any web browser.

Monitor 8: connections

On the front of the Monitor 8, there are six headphone outputs, each with its own volume control. On the rear, this 19-inch device has another six outputs as well as four stereo outputs for in-ear systems, for instance, and six summed mono outputs for things like floor monitors. You'll also find an aux-out and a main-out for connecting studio monitors or PA speakers. What's more, the interface offers space for sixteen ADAT or eight SMUX input signals as well as software audio channels on your computer. For the latter, you can choose between an Ethernet port (Mac OS X Yosemite) or a USB 2.0 input. If you use the Monitor 8 in an AVB network of other Motu devices, you'll have 64 channels at your disposal!

AVB network

The Monitor 8 is part of Motu's practical AVB series, which means it can easily be integrated into a network with other Motu AVB interfaces. This ultra-fast standard makes it possible to connect two devices together directly using a normal network cable. For two to five devices, there's an AVB Switch available, and for more than five devices, you can simply add more switches. Regardless of how long your cables are, you're guaranteed exceptionally low latency. Want to control the device wirelessly? No problem! Connect a standard router or Apple Airport to the Monitor 8 or AVB Switch - no strings attached, literally!

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Please note:

to connect the Monitor 8 to an iPad with USB output, the separately available Apple Camera Connection Kit is required.
The additional products pictured serve illustrative purposes only and are not included with the Monitor 8.

Specifications

Product features

19-inch rack size	1U
Number of headphone outputs	8
Digital audio inputs	1 x S/PDIF (RCA)
Sustainable product	not specified
Energy source	AC
Suitable for individual monitor mix	yes
Built-in equaliser	yes
Network connections	AVB
Talkback function	no
Analogue audio input type	balanced line in (TRS jack)
Analogue audio output type	balanced line out (XLR), headphone output (jack or mini-jack)

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	3,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	59,5 x 28,5 x 13,5 cm

Product specifications

monitor mixer, headphone amplifier and audio interface
inputs:
- 8x line in (jack)
- ADAT (16x channels) / SMUX (8x channels)
- 64x streamed channels via AVB network
- software/audio channels via AVB Ethernet (OS X Yosemite) or USB
outputs:
- 4x monitor out L/R (TRS jack)
- 6x headphone output on rear (stereo jack)
- 6x headphone output on front (stereo jack)
- 6x summed mono monitor out (jack)
- aux out L/R (jack)
- main out L/R (XLR)
USB 2.0 port (incl. iPad support)
computer audio in/out (Mac OS X 10.8 or newer, Windows 8 or newer)
network connection (RJ45)
volume control per headphone output (front)
main out and aux out volume control
LCD display (324 x 24 px) for level meters
on/off switch
ESS Sabre32 Ultra converters
dynamic range:
- line out: 123 dB (A-weighted, 20 Hz - 20 kHz)
- line in: 110 dB
analogue in - out latency @ 48k: 32 samples (0.66 ms)
built-in 48-channel digital mixer
sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 97, 176.4, 192 kHz
system requirements Mac:
- 1 GHz (Intel) or faster
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
- Mac OS X 10.8 or higher
- USB 2.0 or AVB Ethernet (OS X Yosemite)
- min. 500 GB disc space for recording
system requirements Windows:
- 1 GHz (Pentium) or faster
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
- Windows 8 or higher
- USB 2.0
- min. 500 GB disc space for recording
web app support: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, web browser
includes: Discovery app (Mac, iOS), Control web app (hardware-based), Audiodesk 4.0 (Mac, Windows)

Description	Type	Language	Extension
Motu Monitor 8 Handleiding	Manual	Dutch, English

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