Motu 896MK3 Firewire錄音介面在庫June 11, 2008
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MOTU, Inc. 新推出896mk3,平台的錄音介面，具備即時DSP效果以及混音能力，特性包含有8組XLR/TRS "combo"類比輸入端子，每組具有高品質的麥克風前級，真時的高阻抗吉他輸入端子，總共高達28組輸入以及32組輸出, 192 kHz 類比數位轉換, 訊號過載保護, 32位元浮點 DSP 運算輔助混音以及音效處理，兩組可只指派的光纖I/O 端子..等。
"對Hi-End的伙線聲音傳輸來說, 896mk3 提供了傑出的音質以及專業的XLR類比端子" Jim Cooper, 市場行銷部總監如是說. "如果你在尋找非常高品質的1394介面, 非896mk3莫屬"
896mk3 提供了28 組輸輸入以及32組輸出，所有的I/O 都可以只派到面板的16-bus 數位混音座，該混音座由面板的DSP 32位元精度的浮點運算來驅動，讓你不論在輸出, Bus都可以直接使用無透過硬體運算的零延遲效果，他的效果器完全獨立，所以當你獨立操作896mk3 (沒有連接電腦)，他如同一台Rack的Mixer，.輸入訊號至電腦可以選擇乾/濕(過效果)/或是只有監聽是濕的(實際是錄乾的)
效果器包含有reverb, parametric EQ 以及compression/limiting. 896mk3的Classic Reverb™ 提供5組不同的房間形式, 三段頻率梯度並且可以調整分頻點、梯型濾波以及殘響長度達60秒. 提供兩組壓縮型式: 標準壓縮器具備有threshold/ratio/attack/release/gain controls 以及Leveler™, 另一組是LA-2A的模型 光敏電阻壓縮, 提供了vintage, 自動的增益控制. 最後, EQ部分提供7段式的參數 EQ ，以英國的類比混音座上的EQ當作模型，具備4組濾波型式(gain/Q profiles) 讓擬有效的運用在各種不同聲音素材上， LP 以及 HP 濾波也提供了6 到 36 dB的梯度可供調整
838mk3'便利性的效果器架構，讓你可以容許使用者將EQ 以及壓縮器只派到任何的輸入以及輸出(總共有60軌), 連同足夠的DSP資源，至少一組單頻段EQ以及壓縮器可以使用在48 kHz下的每一軌上.然而，DSP資源是採取動態定址以及一組DSP meter可以容許使用者保持896mk3的處理資源， 每一組輸入輸出以及混音Bus都可以send到Classic Reverb處理器，然後再回送到 混音的Bus以及輸出, 並且有一個可供選擇的分離點，以避免send/return成的回授現象 .
過載保護
An individual trim knob, 20 dB pad switch and 48V phantom power switch is supplied on the front panel for each of eight mic/guitar combo jacks on the rear panel, all eight of which are equipped with preamps and V-Limit™, a hardware limiter that helps prevent digital clipping from overloaded input signals. With V-Limit enabled, signals can go above zero dB (where limiting kicks in) to as high as +12 dB above zero with no distortion due to digital clipping. Additional protection can be applied to the mic/guitar inputs by enabling the 896mk3's Soft Clip™ feature, which engages just before clipping occurs and helps reduce perceptible distortion.
米特計
The 896 is well known for its comprehensive front panel metering, and the 896mk3 builds on this unique feature to further set it apart. 10-segment ladder LEDs are provided for every input and output. One eight-channel meter bank is dedicated to the eight analog inputs. Another eight-channel meter bank can display any input or output bank, which the user can quickly select with a convenient front-panel rotary encoder. Dedicated main out meters are also provided.
CueMix FX 軟體
All of the settings in the 896mk3 are accessible from the programmable front-panel backlit LCD. Users can also launch the CueMix FX control software for Mac OS X, Windows XP and Windows Vista. CueMix FX is a completely new software front-end with attractive graphic mixing, graphic editing of parametric EQ and a convenient tabbed interface for quick access to all features in one window. Three separate tabs show inputs, mix busses (eight stereo busses) and outputs. Users click a "Focus" button on any channel or bus to edit its settings in another area on the right-hand side, which provides separate tabs for graphic editing of parametric EQ, compression and other effects. Each channel displays a graphic thumbnail of EQ curves, compressor settings and other channel specific parameters. There is also a section for talkback and listenback. CueMix FX can be operated side by side with any host audio software for Mac or Windows, and it can be controlled from the Mackie Control Universal Pro automated worksurface.
Comprehensive I/O
The 896mk3 allows users to connect a wide variety of studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. In addition to the eight mic/guitar preamp inputs, the 896mk3 provides two independent headphone jacks with independent volume knobs, one of which also controls the XLR main outs on the rear panel. This "master vol" knob can also be programmed to control any combination of outputs (analog and/or digital). For example, it can control monitor output for an entire 5.1 or 7.1 surround mix.
All analog I/O, including eight XLR outputs, two dedicated XLR main outs and the eight preamp inputs, can operate at sample rates up to 192 kHz (a total of eight analog inputs and ten outputs). Two optical banks provide 16 channels of ADAT optical at 48 kHz, 8 channels of S/MUX optical I/O at 96 kHz or two banks of stereo TOSLink at rates up to 96 kHz. The banks operate independently, allowing users to mix and match any optical formats. AES/EBU and RCA S/PDIF connectors also supply independent sets of stereo digital I/O.
同步
The 896mk3 is equipped with 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 896mk3 is resolved to an external clock source via either word clock or SMPTE time code. The 896mk3 can directly resolve to (or generate) time code via a dedicated quarter-inch time code input and output, without the need for an extra synchronizer.
擴充、驅動程式以及AudioDesk
As with other MOTU FireWire interfaces, the 896mk3 supplies two FireWire jacks so it can be daisy-chained with additional MOTU FireWire audio interfaces or other devices. The 896mk3 is also fully compatible with the 8pre, a single rack MOTU interface that adds 8 mic preamp inputs to the 896mk3. Because the 8pre connects to the 896mk3 via ADAT optical, its mic inputs are fully integrated into the 896mk3's on-board CueMix
FX 數位混音座.
The 896mk3 provides CueMix FX and drivers for Mac (OS X) and Windows (XP and Vista) for cross-platform compatibility with virtually all audio software via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. The included AudioDesk® workstation software for Mac provides 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering.
