Specifications

896MK3
COMPUTER AUDIO HARDWARE
MOTU
1241
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PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
24-bit /192kHz FireWire
Audio Interface
The 896mk3 is a cross-platform FireWire audio
interface with on-board effects and mixing.
Features include eight XLR/TRS “combo” style
analog inputs with high-quality Mic/Line
preamps, true hi-Z guitar inputs, a total of 28
inputs and 32 outputs,192 kHz analog
operation, signal overload protection, a 32-bit
floating point DSP for digital mixing and effects
processing, two banks of configurable optical I/O and much more. The 896mk3 allows you to connect a wide variety of
studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. In addition
to the eight mic/guitar preamp inputs, the 896mk3 provides two independent headphone jacks with independent
volume knobs, one of which also controls the XLR main outs on the rear panel. This “master vol” knob can also be
programmed to control any combination of outputs (analog and/or digital). For example, it can control monitor output
for an entire 5.1or 7.1surround mix.
FEATURES
896mk3 (Mfr# 4460 B&H# MA896MK3)...................................................................................................................1024.95
◆ CueMix FX provides a flexible 28 input/16
bus mixer with on-board DSP effects,
including reverb with sends/returns, plus EQ
and compression on every input and output.
◆ All analog I/O can operate at sample rates
up to 192 kHz (a total of eight ‘combo’
Mic/Line analog inputs and ten XLR outputs,
including two monitor outputs).
◆ Two optical banks provide 16 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.
◆ AES/EBU (XLR) and RCA S/PDIF connectors
offer independent sets of stereo digital I/O.
◆ Two FireWire allow you to expand your
system with additional MOTU FireWire
audio interfaces or other devices.
◆ Two 1/4” stereo headphone outputs — one
mirrors the XLR main outs, while the other
operates as an independent stereo pair.
◆ Stand alone operation - program your mixes
at the studio and then bring the 896mk3 to
your gig. Tweka the mix on site using the
back-lit LCD and front-panel controls.
Synchronization
◆ The 896mk3 employs Direct Digital
Synthesis (DDS), a DSP-driven phase lock
engine and internal clock source that
produces imperceptibly low jitter
characteristics (below the noise floor), even
when the 896mk3 is resolved to an external
clock source via either word clock or SMPTE
time code.
◆ You can slave directly to SMPTE time code,
without a dedicated synchronizer, via one of
the 896mk3's analog input jacks. A
DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisti-
cated filtering provides fast lockup times
and sub-frame accuracy.
Drivers and AudioDesk
◆ CueMix FX and drivers for Mac (OS X) and
Windows (XP and Vista) for cross-platform
compatibility with virtually all audio soft-
ware via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. The
included AudioDesk workstation software
for Mac provides 24-bit recording/editing
and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering.
Mic/Line Inputs
◆ Each of the eight rear panel mic/guitar
combo jacks features an individual trim
knob, 20 dB pad switch and 48V phantom
power switch is supplied on the front panel.
◆ All eight inputs are equipped V-Limit, a
hardware limiter that helps prevent digital
clipping from overloaded input signals. With
V-Limit enabled, signals can go as high as
+12 dB above zero with no digital clipping.
Additional protection can be applied by
enabling the Soft Clip feature, which
engages just before clipping occurs and
helps reduce perceptible distortion.
Comprehensive Metering
◆ 10-segment ladder LEDs are provided for
every input and output. One eight-channel
meter bank is dedicated to the eight analog
inputs. Another eight-channel meter bank
can display any input or output bank, which
the user can quickly select with a convenient
front-panel rotary encoder. Dedicated main
out meters are also provided.