About The 828Mk3 - MOTU 828 Mk III Hybrid User Manual

About the 828mk3

CHAPTER 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The 828mk3 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The 828mk3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
16-bit and 24-bit recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects. . 13
Host Audio Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
OVERVIEW
The 828mk3 is a hybrid FireWire USB2 audio
interface for Mac and Windows with on-board
effects and mixing that offers 28 inputs and 30
outputs at 44.1 or 48 kHz. Both analog and digital
I/O are offered at sample rates up to 96 kHz, and
analog recording and playback is offered at rates up
to 192 kHz. All inputs and outputs can be accessed
simultaneously. The 828mk3 consists of a standard
19-inch, single-space, rack-mountable I/O unit
that connects directly to a computer via a standard
FireWire or USB cable.
The 828mk3 offers the following main features:
Universal computer connectivity via FireWire or
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high-speed USB2
Eight 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) inputs
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Eight 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) outputs
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Two combo XLR/TRS mic/guitar inputs with
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preamps, individual sends, 48V phantom power,
20 dB pad, and Precision Digital Trim™
Two XLR main outputs
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Operation on all analog I/O at standard sample
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rates up to 192 kHz
Digitally controlled analog trim for all analog
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inputs
Two banks of optical digital I/O that provide 16
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channels of ADAT optical at 48 kHz, 8 channels of
S/MUX optical I/O at 96 kHz or two banks of
stereo TOSLink at rates up to 96 kHz
RCA S/PDIF at sample rates up to 96 kHz
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Word clock I/O
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MIDI I/O
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On-board SMPTE synchronization with
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dedicated SMPTE I/O jacks
Foot switch for hands-free punch-in/out
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Two headphone jacks with independent volume
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control
Programmable master volume knob
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CueMix™ FX no-latency mixing, monitoring
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and effects processing
Front-panel LCD programming for the mixer
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and all other settings
Extensive front panel metering and status LEDs
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Auto-switching international power supply
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Stand-alone operation
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Mac and Windows drivers for multi-channel
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operation and across-the-board compatibility with
any audio software on current Mac and Windows
systems
With a variety of I/O formats, mic preamps, no-
latency mixing and processing of live input and
synchronization capabilities, the 828mk3 is a
complete, portable "studio in a box" when used
with a Mac or Windows computer.
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