896mk3 Hybrid

The 896mk3 audio interface delivers advanced design, high-end performance, superb sound, and universal “hybrid” FireWire/USB2 connectivity to your Mac or Windows computer.

Hybrid FireWire / USB2 connectivity

As a hybrid audio interface, the 896mk3 provides flexible connectivity to any Mac or PC via FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0, with eight channels of pristine 24-bit 192 kHz analog recording and playback, combined with sixteen channels of optical digital I/O, stereo AES/EBU, S/PDIF and separate analog main outs. Expand your system by connecting the 8pre mic input expander or other MOTU audio interfaces.

Flexible operation

The 896mk3 is equally well-suited for studio and stage, with or without a computer. As an interface or standalone mixer, the 896mk3 provides 28 separate inputs and 32 separate outputs, including dedicated main outs on XLRs and two front panel headphone outs.

On-board digital mixer with effects for monitoring and live mixing

Connect all of your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. Record, monitor, route and process all of these live inputs using the professional on-board CueMix FX digital mixer – with no latency and no processor strain on your computer. Apply hardware DSP-driven effects processing to inputs, outputs, and busses independent of your host computer. Add Classic Reverb™ with lengths up to 60 seconds. Further sculpt your sound with 7-band parametric EQ featuring filter types carefully modeled after British analog console EQs. Choose between two forms of compression: a conventional compressor and the Leveler™, an accurate model of the legendary LA-2A™ optical compressor that provides vintage, musical automatic gain control.

When recording from the analog inputs, the 896mk3’s signal overload protection gives you an extra 12 dB of headroom above zero with no clipping or harsh artifacts.

FEATURES:

• 28-in/32-out FireWire interface with FireWire/USB 2.0 connectivity
• CueMix FX – flexible 28 input/16 bus mixer with on-board DSP effects
• Comprehensive front-panel control
• Stand-alone operation
• Eight rear panel combo jacks provide 1/4″ or XLR mic input with phantom power and pad
• Clip protection
• Eight 24-bit/192kHz analog inputs and outputs on XLR jacks
• 16 channels of ADAT lightpipe, 8 channels of SMUX (96kHz) or two pairs of stereo TOSLink
• Expandable – add additional interfaces for more I/O as your needs grow
• Separate XLR main outs and front-panel headphone jacks, each with independent volume control
• Stereo 24-bit 96kHz AES/EBU in/out
• Stereo 24-bit 96kHz S/PDIF in/out
• Word clock in and out
• Includes drivers for Mac & PC, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, GSIF, Core Audio, and Core MIDI
• Supports all popular Macintosh and Windows audio software
• 100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today’s popular audio programs
• Includes AudioDesk full-featured workstation software for the Mac
• Plug-and-play operation with your Mac or PC via FireWire
• Front panel volume control for monitoring
• Stereo, Quad, 6.1, 7.1 and user-defined surround monitoring setups available
• Two front panel headphone jacks with independent volume controls
• Comprehensive front panel metering for all analog and digital audio I/O
• Dedicated front panel clock status LEDs
• International 100-240V, 50-60Hz auto-switching power supply