MOTU 8M User Manual page 28

Universal connectivity
The 1248, 16A, and 8M can connect to a computer
with Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 (which is
compatible with USB 3.0). They are USB audio
class-compliant, which means that they are iPad
compatible (with a camera connection kit) and do
not require driver installation for USB connection
to a computer. Industry standard audio drivers for
both Thunderbolt and USB operation provide
universal compatibility with any audio software.
On-board DSP with mixing and effects
Each interface is equipped with a powerful DSP
engine that drives both an extensive routing matrix
and a 48-input digital mixer with 12 stereo busses
and effects. The mixer offers familiar operation
modeled after large format mixing consoles.
32-bit floating point processing
All of the mixing and effects processing in the DSP
engine is handled with 32-bit floating point
calculations, to maintain and deliver virtually
unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound
quality.
Modeled vintage effects processing
Effects include "classic" reverb, compression
modeled after the legendary Teletronix LA-2A
compressor, and 4-band EQ modeled after British
analog console EQs.
AVB system expansion and audio networking
AVB stands for the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video
Bridging Ethernet standard for high-bandwidth,
low-latency audio streaming over Ethernet. The
AVB Ethernet network port on each MOTU
interface lets you add a second AVB-equipped
MOTU interface using any standard CAT-5e
Ethernet cable. You can network up to five MOTU
interfaces together using a MOTU AVB Switch™
(sold separately), and then run them as a stand-
alone network or as an extended bank of I/Os for
your computer-based production system (or
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both). You can even connect multiple computers,
each with full access to all devices on the network
(including the other computers).
With additional standard AVB switches (from
MOTU or other brands) and standard Ethernet
cabling, you can build an extensive AVB audio
network. The entire network operates with near-
zero network latency, even over very long cable
runs. MOTU's AVB implementation allows you to
stream hundreds of audio channels among devices
and computers on the network with guaranteed
Quality of Service (QoS), prioritizing audio
streams over less important traffic.
Matrix routing and multing
Each MOTU interface provides completely flexible
matrix-style audio routing and multing. You can
route any analog or digital input, computer
channel, or network stream to any other output,
computer, or network device. You can also mult any
single input to unlimited multiple output
destinations.
256 channels of network audio I/O for your
host computer
The 1248, 8M, and 16A interfaces let you stream up
to 128 audio channels in and out, simultaneously,
through their Thunderbolt connection to a host
computer. Sources and destinations can include
inputs and outputs on the device, inputs and
outputs on other interfaces on the network, and
even audio software apps running on other
computers connected to other devices on the
network.
Web app control
You can control on-board DSP, mixing, device
settings, clock/sync settings, and network audio
routing from the MOTU AVB Control web app
software running in your favorite browser on a
laptop, tablet or smart phone connected to your
MOTU interface directly, or through your local
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