MOTU 828 REVIEW FOR MAC
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MOTU 828 REVIEW MAC

There's also aР’В headphone jack for monitoring.

This is included primarily to provide hands-free punching in and out, but can be reconfigured to control anything that is accessible via aР’В keyboard key command. Additional LEDs monitor the S/PDIF input and output status, the optical in and out status and the clock rate.Р”Р„lso fitted are an ADAT 9-pin Sync connector (see box, below) and aР’В footswitch jack, which can be configured to two different sets of keyboard commands, one for opening and one for closing. Two rows of eight LEDs monitor the audio input and output activity for the first eight channels, but there's no metering as such - that is generally taken care of by the host software. A front-panel Main level control adjusts the level of the main outputs, and there's aР’В separate control to adjust the Monitor signal level.

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Outputs 1 and 2 are also fed to aР’В further pair of balanced jack outputs for monitoring, and if Cuemix Plus is being used, the selected input (or input pair) is summed with the main outs. Included in the design is aР’В through-monitoring system called Cuemix Plus for no-latency monitoring of input signals when recording or overdubbing, though with modern computers, latency will often be so low as to be insignificant.

Sample rates of up to 48kHz are supported but 96kHz has been omitted to keep the cost down and also, presumably, not to place too much of aР’В bandwidth burden on the FireWire link. The analogue inputs use very nice-sounding 24-bit, 64x oversampling converters, while the outputs use 128x oversampling. The other analogue inputs have level controls that operate as pairs 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8. This is less than the mic amp gain of aР’В typical mixing console, but adequate for normal vocal recording or instrument close miking. Both XLR inputs have 48V phantom power, switchable as aР’В pair, and both have gain controls with aР’В maximum gain of 40dB. The remaining two inputs are on Neutrik combo XLR/jacks, enabling them to accept line-level or mic-level inputs. No PCI card is needed.Р”Р„ll the analogue line out connections and six of the inputs use balanced TRS jacks operating at +4dBu and these are all serviced by 24-bit converters. Connection to the computer is via aР’В single FireWire cable and, like all FireWire devices, the 828 can be hot-plugged.

These are configured as eight analogue connections, two optical digital connections that can be used as either ADAT or TOSLink ports, and aР’В pair of phonos dedicated to S/PDIF in and out. In aР’В nutshell, the 828 unit is aР’В mains-powered, 1U rackmounting audio interface for MacOS or Windows that can handle up to 18 simultaneous inputs and outputs at either 16- or 24-bit resolution.

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A Mac multitrack audio recording application called AudioDesk is bundled with the interface. MOTU's own software, such as Digital Performer, bypasses ASIO and talks to the interface directly, though aР’В control panel providing the same options is used to set the interface parameters within other ASIO-compatible software.

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MOTU's 828 answers that need and is designed to work with any Mac or PC audio software that supports ASIO 2 drivers and that runs on aР’В computer with IEEE 1394 connectivity.

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(Image rights with friendly permission by the manufacturer, find source image here.Paul White tests Mark Of The Unicorn's new FireWire-based multi-channel audio interface for Mac or PC.Р”В®ver since the launch of high-power Apple Mac computers without PCI slots, such as the latest generation of PowerBook portables and the G4 Cube, users have been asking for aР’В serious FireWire audio interface, and demand can only increase as FireWire becomes standard on more and more new PCs. The MOTU 828 MK3 is a 19РІР‚в„ўРІР‚в„ў format audio interface with FireWire/USB2 connectivity for Mac and Windows computer, on-board mixing and effects, award-winning sound quality and reliable performance.

Motu 828 review