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MOTU 828Mk3 Hybrid FireWire/USB Audio Interface

The 828Mk3 Hybrid Audio Interface provides 28 audio inputs and 30 outputs with on-board effects and mixing. The 828Mk3 connects with most studio gear and comes bundled with CueMix FX and drivers.

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The MOTU 828mk3 Hybrid connects via FireWire or hi-speed USB2 to a Mac or PC computer and delivers 28 audio inputs and 30 outputs with on-board effects and mixing. Apply hardware-based effects to all 28 inputs and 30 outputs via an on-board DSP-driven 8 stereo bus digital mixer with 32-bit floating point precision. Effects include Classic Reverb(tm) with tail lengths up to 60 seconds, 7-band parametric EQ modeled after British analog consoles, and vintage compression (automatic gain control) modeled after the legendary LA-2A(tm) optical leveling amplifier. Effects can even be applied when the MOTU 828mk3 is operating stand-alone (without a computer) as a complete rack-mounted mixer.

Connect a wide variety of studio gear to the MOTU 828mk3, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors via 8 balanced TRS analog in/out, two banks of optical (ADAT and TOSLink formats) and S/PDIF digital I/O. Monitor everything via XLR main outs, surround output and two front-panel phone jacks with independent volume control. Two front-panel mic/guitar combo inputs are equipped with transparent preamps, digitally controlled trim with plenty of gain, XLR mic input, true high-impedance guitar input, individual 48V phantom power switch, 20 dB pad, and V-Limit(tm), a hardware limiter that helps prevent digital clipping from overloaded input signals as high as +12 dB above zero with no distortion. Additional protection can be applied with Soft Clip(tm).

All MOTU 828mk3 analog inputs are equipped with digitally controlled analog trim controls that allow adjustments in precise 1 dB increments. The mic/guitar input trims can be adjusted using front-panel digital rotary encoders that provide feedback in the front panel LCD, while all quarter-inch TRS inputs can be trimmed from the included cross-platform CueMix FX software. Different trim configurations can be saved as files on disk for instant recall.

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Additional advanced features include 192 kHz operation, Direct Digital Synthesis(tm) (DDS) precision clocking, direct SMPTE time code sync (no extra synchronizer needed), MIDI I/O and much more. The 828mk3 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(r) workstation software for Mac provides 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) products.

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Base Item: Shipping Weight: 8 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 24 x 12 x 6 in

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Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Warranty MOTU Warranty MOTU offers a 2 year warranty on all Firewire interfaces and all Video/Audio interfaces. USB MIDI interfaces and PCI Audio interfaces carry a 90 day warranty. If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 617-576-2760

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Overall: I didn't get my 828MkIII Hybrid at zZounds, but since I am a long time customer of zZounds and this is such a great unit I wanted to submit a review. I can repeat all of the previous accolades. This is a great sounding unit and the DSP effects are actually quite good. The many routing options make it easy to use the built in DSP for monitor mixes, but they can also be patched in to anything going in or out of your DAW. I have a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 I love, but bought the MOTU to use as my main interface primarily for the dual ADAT inputs and the 8 line inputs. I run the Pro 40 in through ADAT and then run my ISA 1 and Langevin Dual Vocal Combo and any other pre amps I am using into the MOTU line ins. I have to add one other comment about MOTU support and just the character of the company. At 11 months my power supply mysteriously started failing (I say mysteriously because everything goes through a Furman PL Plus DMC) I was a bit taken aback that something that major could fail after less than a year and started worrying about the quality. Well, the great news is MOTU warranties for two full years and is going to replace my unit. But even more important, MOTU is so confident of their hardware and they stand behind it to the tune of replacing any hardware product that is out of warranty for a flat fee of $99.95! You read that right, even if my $750 828 MkIII hybrid was out of warranty, they would replace it for less than $100. You cannot do an better than that! My one and only comlaint is the knobs are so tiny, they are difficult to use if you are using the unit stand alone.

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Overall: I purchased this unit as a replacement for my 828 mk2 which had recently died. I could've contacted MOTU for repair I suppose, but I was ready to upgrade to the mk3 anyway because of all the new features. I run a Macbook with Logic, and having the cuemix software is a life saver. The new features take a little while to master, such as the dynamics, EQ and reverb built in, but the layout is familiar so that's a help. Basically, I had to figure out where to insert the effects for what results just by trial and error. This is usually not a problem, but if you've already got the session booked, make sure to take some time to play with the new effects as they are not as intuitive as you might think. Just the way it goes with something with this many features. I run ADAT as well so the fact that I can now run 26 mics is rather huge. And 8 different headphone mixes? Incredible. I record full bands live more and more nowadays to save them money and these are CRUCIAL features to have when doing that. Not to mention having the DSP on the unit itself so I can turn my software monitoring off completely. Can't beat it. If you're on the fence, I can tell you I have worked with other interfaces and have done the research. If you're recording "in the box" this is the best and most inputs you will get for the money hands down. Pick up a couple 8 pres and you've still got analog inputs for your other pres.

Style of Music: Alternative Rock, Indie, Cello-Rock

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