About The 828Mkii - MOTU 828mkII User Manual

About the 828mkII

CHAPTER 1
OVERVIEW
The 828mkII is a computer-based hard disk
recording system for Mac OS and Windows that
offers 20 inputs and 22 outputs at any standard
sample rate up to 96kHz. All inputs and outputs
can be accessed simultaneously. The 828mkII
consists of a standard 19-inch, single-space, rack-
mountable I/O unit that connects directly to a
computer via a standard IEEE 1394 FireWire™
cable. The 828mkII offers the following:
Eight 24-bit analog TRS inputs
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Ten 24-bit analog TRS outputs
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Two combo XLR/TRS mic/guitar inputs with
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preamps, rear-panel quarter-inch sends and 48V
phantom power
Eight-channel ADAT optical digital I/O
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S/PDIF (optical and RCA)
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ADAT sync in
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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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Headphone jack
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Main volume knob (for headphone + main outs)
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CueMix™ DSP no-latency mixing & monitoring
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Front-panel programming
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Stand-alone mixing
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With a variety of I/O formats, mic preamps, no-
latency monitoring of live input and synchroni-
zation capabilities, the 828mkII is a complete,
portable "studio in a box" when used with a
Macintosh or Windows computer. The 828mkII
system includes AudioDesk™, full-featured audio
workstation software for Mac OS that supports
both 16-bit and 24-bit recording. Also included is
an ASIO driver for multi-channel operation with
any Macintosh audio software that supports ASIO
drivers.
THE 828MKII I/O REAR PANEL
The 828mkII rear panel has the following
connectors:
Ten gold-plated, balanced +4dB quarter-inch
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(TRS) analog outputs (with 24-bit 96kHz
converters)
Two gold-plated, balanced +4dB quarter-inch
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(TRS) analog sends (for the front-panel mic/guitar
inputs)
Eight gold-plated, balanced +4 dB quarter-inch
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(TRS) analog inputs (with 24-bit 96kHz
converters)
One set of ADAT optical 'light pipe' connectors
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(8 channels of ADAT optical I/O at 44.1/48kHz or 4
channels at 88.2/96kHz), individually switchable
to optical S/PDIF ('TOSLink')
RCA S/PDIF in/out
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MIDI IN and MIDI OUT
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Gold-plated balanced TRS quarter-inch analog
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in/out dedicated for SMPTE time code
One 9-pin ADAT SYNC IN connector
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Word clock in/out
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Foot pedal jack
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Two 1394 FireWire jacks
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