Specifications

MOTU
2408MK3
COMPUTER AUDIO
978
EQUIPMENT LEASING AVAILABLE
PHOTO - VIDEO - PRO AUDIO
Inputs/Outputs
◆ The rear panel of the 2408MK3 rack-mount interface provides
eight 1/4˝ balanced TRS analog inputs and outputs, an extra pair of
main analog outs (1/4˝ TRS), three banks of 8-channel ADAT
optical “lightpipe”,three banks of 8-channel Tascam TDIF, RCA
S/PDIF (with an extra S/PDIF output), Audio Wire and BNC word
clock I/O.
◆ The extra stereo output has front panel volume control so you can
plug powered monitors directly into the 2408mk3.
◆ You can choose any three banks (up to 24 channels) to be active at
one time. This means you can hook up three ADATs, three DA-88s,
and eight analog devices all at the same time and access any three
banks - in any combination of formats.And you can freely switch
formats at any time.
Expansion Capability
◆ A core 2408mk3 system provides 24 inputs and outputs, but it also
offers the most expansion ever offered in a single PCI card.Up to
four interfaces can be connected to the PCI-424 for up to 96
channels of simultaneous input and output at sample rates up to
96kHz. Think about the possibilities: you could connect twelve
8-channel ADAT or TDIF compatible devices including MDMs,
digital mixers,and A-to-D converters to your computer, along with
32 channels of analog I/O,and simultaneously record and play as
many tracks of audio as your computer allows.
◆ All four audio formats (analog, optical,TDIF and S/PDIF) support
operation at 44.1, 48,88.2 or 96 kHz. Each 2408mk3 provides up to
24 channels of simultaneous I/O at 44.1 or 48kHz or up to 12
channels —three 4-channel banks– of digital I/O at 88.2 or 96kHz.
PCI-based Audio Workstation
A cost-effective solution for record-
ing and editing digital audio with-
out sacrificing the power and flexi-
bility needed in today’s project and
commercial studio environments, the
2408 MK 3 has everything you need to
turn your computer into a powerful
24-bit/96kHz digital audio workstation.
The 2408 MK 3 provides 8 channels of pristine 96kHz analog
recording and playback, combined with 24 channels of ADAT and
Ta s cam digital I/O — the most ever offered in a single rack space audio
interface. Connect up to four interfaces to the PCI-424 card and you have a
system capable of 96 simultaneous active input and output connections at 96kHz.
The 2408 MK
3 is ideal for both the computer-based studio with no mixing board and more
elaborate studios built around a digital mixer of any size. For the computer-based studio, the bundled PCI-424 card also fea-
tures CueMix DSP, a flexible DSP-driven mixing and monitoring matrix that eliminates the need for an external mixer or
patch-bay. Connect all your studio gear, including synths, keyboards, and even effects processors. Then control it all from the
desktop with no audible monitoring latency and no processor drain on your computer. With 24 channels of digital I/O, the
2408 is ideal for connecting your computer to a digital mixer. Both ADAT and TDIF digital connections are supported at up to
96kHz. And with built-in video and SMPTE synch, you can slave your entire workstation directly to video or SMPTE time
code with sub-frame accuracy—without a dedicated synchronizer. The 2408mk3 is cross-platform compatibility with Mac,
Windows 98SE/Me/2K/XP and most audio software and host-based effects via WDM/ASIO/Sound Manager drivers. Or use
the included AudioDesk workstation software for Mac, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering.