MOTU announces new 896mk3 FireWire audio interface

MOTU announces new 896mk3 FireWire audio interface

14 June, 2008 | 2.28AM

• Written by: The Last Real DJ Alive
• Filed under: Music News: firewire, soundcard

MOTU, the daddies of the audio breakout box world, are really spoiling us with their new 896mk3 soundcard.

This baby is a realistic choice for the semi-pro and pro alike, so for all the nerdy specs, you know what to do…

The MOTU 896mk3 is a cross-platform FireWire audio interface with on-board effects and mixing.


The bottom line is that this box of tricks give you 28 inputs and 32 outputs.


In full: eight XLR outs, two main XLRs, eight preamp inputs (operating at rates up to 192 kHz); two optical banks of ADAT lightpipe (16 channels at 48 kHz), complete with AES/EBU and S/PDIF connectors for separate digital I/O, allowing you to hook up any instrument you can possibly fathom.


Onboard effects include reverb, parametric EQ and compression/limiting.


The 896mk3’s Classic Reverb provides five different room types, three frequency shelves with adjustable crossover points, shelf filtering and reverb lengths up to 60-seconds.


Two forms of compression are supplied: a standard compressor with conventional threshold / ratio / attack / release / gain controls and the Leveler, an accurate model of the legendary LA-2A optical compressor, which provides vintage, musical automatic gain control.


Finally, the EQ section provides 7-band parametric EQ modeled after British analog console EQs, featuring 4 filter styles (gain / Q profiles) to effectively cover a wide range of audio material.


Whilst the DSP is a nice addition, I’m guessing that most of you want this plainly as a routing device, and for the price of $1,295, it routes at quite good value for money.


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