MOTU 8D Audio Interface

MOTU 8D Audio Interface Overview: 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 Professional digital I/O with SRC The 8D provides universal connectivity to your Mac or PC through USB or AVB/TSN.

Renowned drivers deliver industry-leading ultra-low latency and proven, rock solid performance High-performance computer connectivity New, optimized drivers for both Mac and PC deliver ultra-low latency performance.

With a high-performance DAW such as Digital Performer, the 8D delivers an astonishing round trip latency (RTL) of 1.70 ms (milliseconds) on OS X and 1.71 ms on Windows over USB (at 96 kHz with a 32-sample host buffer) A flexible digital converter, router, and splitter Send 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.

DSP mixing and effects processing The 8D's 48-input digital mixer delivers 7 stereo aux busses, 3 groups, access to 64 network inputs, and DSP effects, including classic reverb, EQ modeled after British analog console EQs and compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor If you know your way around a large-format mixing console, you'll feel right at home.

With 32-bit floating point processing, the 8D's DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality Stand-alone operation with wireless control Connect an Apple Airport or other Wi-Fi router with a standard Ethernet cable for wireless control of device settings, powerful 48-channel mixing and DSP effects.

Web app control The software that you use to control the 8D doesn't reside on your hard drive It's a web app served from the hardware itself.

This means you can control the 8D's on-board DSP, mixing, and device settings from the web app software running in your favorite web browser on the computer, or even a tablet or smartphone on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer Comprehensive Metering The 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 Word Clock Standard word clock input and output allows you to resolve the 8D to other digital audio gear or house sync.

Convenient headphone monitoring Use the assignable front-panel headphone output with volume control to monitor any stereo channel pair Mix and match with other MOTU gear An included mounting bracket kit joins the 8D side-by-side with any other MOTU half-rack unit to create a single rack-space configuration consisting of customized analog, digital and/or MIDI I/O configuration tailored just for you.

Audio analysis tools Analyze and scope your audio with advanced diagnostic tools, including a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram "water- fall" display, full-featured oscillioscope, X-Y plot and phase analyzer AudioDesk Includes AudioDesk workstation software for Mac and Windows with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and mastering Features: Eight channels of digital audio I/O and conversion with SRC 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.

Flexible, router, converter and splitter Send 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 control Connect 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 processing Flexible 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 drivers Universal 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 metering The 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 monitoring Assignable front-panel headphone output with volume control allows for monitoring of any stereo channel pair.

Word clock I/O Standard word clock input and output for resolving to other digital audio gear or house sync 32-bit floating point processing The 8D's mixing and effects DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality.

Modeled vintage effects processing Classic reverb Compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor.

EQ modeled after British analog console EQs Web app control from any device Control everything from your favorite web browser on a laptop, tablet and smartphone connected to your local Wi-Fi network.

System expansion Add 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 networking Build 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 tools includes a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram “waterfall” display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot and phase analyzer AudioDesk Includes AudioDesk workstation software for Mac and Windows with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and mastering.

Specifications: Sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz Digital I/O: 2x stereo AES3 (AES/EBU) on XLR male/female 2x stereo S/PDIF on RCA Total I/O: 8 in / 8 out (16 total) at 1x sample rates 8 in / 8 out (16 total) at 2x sample rates n/a at 4x sample rates Computer I/O: 1 x USB 2.0 audio class compliant USB 3.0 and iOS compatible Computer I/O channels: 64 in/out at 1x (44.1 to 48 kHz) 32 in/out at 2x (88.2 to 96 kHz) 24 in/out at 4x (176.4 to 192 kHz) Headphone: 1 x 1/4" TRS stereo phone (assignable) Front\n Frontn \n Front panel: n 1 x 1/4" TRS headphone output 4x switches for menu navigation 160 x 128 RGB LCD for level meters / menu Power: External 12-18V DC power supply 1.0A max • tip pos or neg Dimensions and weight (width x depth x height, enclosure only) 8.6 x 7 x 1.75 inches 22 x 17.75 x 4.5 cm 2.0 lbs / 0.9 kg Mac System Requirements 1 GHz Intel-based Mac or faster 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended Mac OS X version 10.8 or later Available USB 2.0 or 3.0 port A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording) Windows System Requirements 1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended Windows 7, 8 or 10 Available USB 2.0 or 3.0 port A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording) Web App Support Any web client platform: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android Any web browser: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Explorer, etc Included Software MOTU Discovery App for Mac & PC (finds connected MOTU interfaces) MOTU Discovery App for iOS (available from Apple App Store) MOTU Pro Audio Control web app (served from the hardware itself) MOTU Audio Tools (FFT, oscilloscope, X-Y plot, phase analyzer) AudioDesk 4.0 for Mac & PC (separate download) Operating Systems For computer audio I/O: Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Windows 7 or later For web app control: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.