MOTU Audio Express Soundcard

MOTU Audio Express Soundcard

“Thanks to MOTU’s Hybrid interface technology, the Audio Express connects to any current Mac or PC via FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0. Connect your mic, guitar, keyboard, and digital input, and you are ready to make pro-quality recordings in your personal studio. It lets you quickly glance the levels of your mic, guitar, keyboard, and a S/PDIF device, right from the front panel. Each instrument has its own volume control. Route inputs directly to any output pair, each with its own unique mix: main outs, line outs, S/PDIF out, and phones.Simplicity by designConnect your powered speakers. Plug in your instruments. Adjust their volumes with the front panel knobs. Double-click to install the drivers. What could be easier? The Audio Express is designed to be simple to use, so you can focus on your music and performance.Studio-grade soundThe Audio Express delivers MOTU’s renowned, award-winning audio interface technology to your personal studio with the pristine audio quality, advanced engineering, and rock-solid performance that MOTU interfaces are known for worldwide.MixingYou can use the Audio Express 8-bus digital mixer on stage for live performance, in your personal studio without a computer, or together with your host audio software as a low-latency monitor mixer. It gives you immediate, hands-on control of your mix using the front-panel knobs and status LEDs. To adjust the volume of an input, just turn its knob. The Audio Express lets you control mix volume independently from the input’s trim level, so you never have to sacrifice sound quality for a balanced mix.A separate mix for each output pairThe Audio Express mixer takes signals from its six inputs and mixes them to an output pair, such as the main outs. You control the volume of each input. Better yet, you can adjust input volumes differently for each output pair. In other words, each output pa”

Feature :

• • 6-input, 6-output audio interface for Mac and Windows
  • 6 x 8 physical input/output channels – all channels are available simultaneously and operate independently
  • Hybrid FireWire/USB 2.0 connectivity – connect to your Mac or PC via either bus-powered FireWire or high-speed USB2
  • 8-bus digital mixer routes and mixes all six inputs to any output pair

Four separate mixes – each output pair (main outs, line outs, S/PDIF out, and phones) can have a completely different mix of all six inputs, with or without computer tracks

• Two microphone/guitar combo jacks provide hi-Z 1/4″ guitar input or XLR microphone input with phantom power, 20dB pad, Precision Digital Trim, and plenty of gain
• Stereo analog inputs on line-level, balanced TRS quarter-inch jacks – great for keyboards or other line level-input signals
• Stereo main outs on balanced TRS quarter-inch jacks -connect directly to powered speakers (or other line-level analog destination)
• Stereo 24-bit/96kHz S/PDIF digital in/out
• Stereo headphone output on quarter-inch jack with independent volume control
• Support for standard sample rates up to 96 kHz
• Precision Digital Trim – digitally controlled analog trim on all inputs provides adjustments in approximately 1.0dB increments – fine-tune the balance of your inputs and then save/recall trim configurations
• Front-panel mixing and control with each input having its own dedicated volume knob
• Control multiple mixes with clear feedback from front panel LEDs and metering
• CueMix FX cross-platform mixing software – attractive on-screen graphic mixing with an instrument tuner and audio analysis tools including real-time FFT display, spectrogram “waterfall” display, oscilloscope, X-Y plot and linear or polar phase analysis
• Stand-alone operation – bring the Audio Express to your gig, with or without a computer – just plug in the included power adapter and you are ready to go – need to tweak the mix? Just turn the front-panel knobs
• Front panel volume control of main outs and headphone jack
• Add additional interfaces for more I/O as your needs grow
• Timecode support directly resolves to (or generates) time code via any quarter-inch input or output, without the need for an extra synchronizer
• Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS), a DSP-driven phase lock engine and internal clock source that produces imperceptibly low jitter characteristics (below the noise floor), even when the Audio Express is resolved to an external clock source via SMPTE Timecode
• Sample-accurate MIDI (with supporting software) – connect a MIDI controller and/or sound module with no separate interface needed
• Foot switch input – connect a standard foot pedal switch (sold separately) for hands-free punch-in and punch-out while recording, or map the pedal to any keystroke function in your host software
• DC-coupled TRS outputs can be used with Volta (sold separately) to manipulate and sequence voltage-controlled modular synthesizers from a host DAW
• Plug-and-play operation with your Mac or PC via FireWire or USB2 – compatible with all current and recent generation Macs and PCs
• Includes native 32- and 64-bit drivers for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, Core Audio, and Core MIDI
• Supports all popular Mac and Windows audio software
• 100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today’s popular audio programs
• Includes AudioDesk full-featured sample-accurate workstation software for the Mac with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing and sample-accurate sync
• Bus-powered FireWire operation
• No need for external power when operating as a FireWire interface connected to a computer
• Power supply included for stand-alone operation.

Specification :

• Computer Connectivity: FireWire/USB 2.0
• Form Factor: Rackmount
• Simultaneous I/O: 6 x 6
• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/96kHz
• Effects: Yes
• Analog Inputs: 2 x XLR, 5 x 1/4″
• Analog Outputs: 5 x 1/4″
• Digital Inputs: 1 x S/PDIF
• Digital Outputs: 1 x S/PDIF
• MIDI I/O: In/Out
• Rack Spaces: 1U
• Bus Powered: Yes
• Height: 1.75″
• Width: 7″
• Depth: 9.5″
• Manufacturer Part Number: 8456

Powerful built-in mixer

Beyond having helpful USB and FireWire connectivity, the MOTU Audio Express has other collaboration-friendly features. One you’ll appreciate is the built-in mixer. With it, you can create four custom stereo mixes that you send through the main outputs, line outputs, S/PDIF outputs, and headphone jack. That opens up the possibilities during the recording process, enabling you to give each musician a custom headphone mix, while letting you keep your ears on the main mix in the control room. There are many ways you can and will use this feature. And you’ll be glad to know, it’s easy to create these mixes, thanks to the CueMix FX mixing software (Mac/PC) that comes with the MOTU Audio Express.

Control CueMix with your iPad

MOTU’s CueMix FX software, the mixing software that drives the powerful routing of the Audio Express, can be controlled from your iPad. MOTU created CueMix templates for the TouchOSC controller app, giving you complete control over your Audio Express’ mixing and effects processing over a Wi-Fi network. This means that when you’re recording in your studio, you don’t need to keep going back to your computer to adjust gain levels, change monitoring effects, or virtually anything else you rely on CueMix for.

Portable, packed with great sound quality, and loaded with the right I/O for the majority of home, personal, and project studio needs, the MOTU Audio Express offers a great value for any recording enthusiast or pro. Step up your sound quality with the MOTU Audio Express today!