About The Ultralite-Mk3; Overview; The Ultralite-Mk3 Rear Panel - MOTU UltraLite- mk3 User Manual

About the UltraLite-mk3

CHAPTER 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The UltraLite-mk3 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
The UltraLite-mk3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
16-bit and 24-bit recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects. . 11
AudioDesk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital Performer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Other Host Audio Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

OVERVIEW

The UltraLite-mk3 is a FireWire audio interface for
Mac and Windows with on-board effects and
mixing that offers 10 inputs and 14 outputs at any
standard sample rates up to 96 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 UltraLite-mk3 is
housed in a sturdy, compact half-rack enclosure
that connects directly to a computer via a standard
IEEE 1394 FireWire™ cable.
The UltraLite-mk3 offers the following main
features:
Bus-powered operation
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Six 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) inputs
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Ten 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) outputs
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Two combo XLR/TRS mic/guitar inputs with
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preamps, 48V phantom power, three-way pad
switch , and Precision Digital Trim™ preamp gain
adjustment
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
RCA S/PDIF digital I/O at sample rates up to
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96 kHz
MIDI I/O
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On-board SMPTE synchronization
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Headphone jack with volume control
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Front panel volume control of the Main Outs (or
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any programmable combination of outputs)
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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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
AudioDesk™, full-featured audio workstation
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software for Mac OS that supports both 16-bit and
24-bit recording
With a variety of I/O formats, mic preamps and
no-latency mixing and processing of live input, the
UltraLite-mk3 is a complete, portable "studio in a
box" when used with a Mac or Windows computer.

THE ULTRALITE-MK3 REAR PANEL

The rear panel has the following connectors:
Ten gold-plated, balanced +4dB quarter-inch
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(TRS) analog outputs (with 24-bit 192 kHz
converters)
Six gold-plated, balanced quarter-inch (TRS)
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analog inputs (with 24-bit 192 kHz converters)
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