
MOTU 8D AES3 / SPDIF / USB / AVB-TSN AUDIO INTERFACE WITH DSP AND MIXING
MOTU 8D - AES3 / SPDIF / USB / AVB-TSN AUDIO INTERFACE WITH DSP AND MIXING The 8D provides four channels of professional AES3 (AES/EBU) digital I/O, plus four channels of standard S/PDIF digital audio I/O, with sample rate conversion on all inputs. 8D FEATURE SUMMARY Eight channels of digital audio I/O and conversion with SRCFour channels of professional AES3 (AES/EBU) digital I/O, plus four channels of standard S/PDIF digital audio I/O, with sample rate conversion on all inputs. Flexible, router, converter and splitterSend any input to any output, or split to multiple output channels. Convert any format to any other (AES3, S/PDIF, AVB-TSN and USB). Includes routing to and from the computer, plus any devices on the AVB-TSN network. Stand-alone operation with wireless controlConnect a standard Wi-Fi router with a standard Ethernet cable for wireless control of device settings, routing/splitting, powerful 48-channel mixing and DSP effects. DSP mixing and effects processingFlexible 48-input digital mixer with 7 stereo aux busses, 3 stereo groups, access to 32 network inputs, and DSP effects, including reverb, 4-band EQ, gate and compression. Ultra-low latency and proven, high-performance MOTU driversUniversal connectivity over high-speed USB 2.0 (3.0 and iOS compatible) and AVB. Renowned drivers deliver industry-leading low latency and rock solid performance. Comprehensive meteringThe full-color LCD lets you view all signal activity at a glance with detailed metering for all I/O. Access hardware settings from a simple and convenient menu. Convenient headphone monitoringAssignable front-panel headphone output with volume control allows for monitoring of any stereo channel pair. Word clock I/OStandard word clock input and output for resolving to other digital audio gear or house sync. 32-bit floating point processingThe 8D's mixing and effects DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality. Modeled vintage effects processingClassic reverb. Compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor. EQ modeled after British analog console EQs. Web app control from any deviceControl everything from your favorite web browser on a laptop, tablet and smartphone connected to your local Wi-Fi network. System expansionAdd a 2nd MOTU AVB-equipped interface with a simple CAT-5e ethernet cable. Connect up to five MOTU interfaces using a MOTU AVB Switch (sold separately). AVB-TSN audio networkingBuild a network with multiple interfaces and computers using standard AVB-TSN switches and network cabling, with ultra-low network latency, even over long cable runs (100 meters point to point). Stream hundreds of audio channels among devices and computers on the network. Audio analysis toolsincludes a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram “waterfall” display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot and phase analyzer. AudioDeskIncludes AudioDesk workstation software for Mac and Windows with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and mastering.