MOTU Audio Express 6x6 Hybrid FireWire and USB 2.0 Audio Interface
The MOTU Audio Express is a versatile audio interface featuring 6 inputs and 6 outputs bringing pro quality recording to any home studio.
MOTU 4pre USB and FireWire Audio Interface
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Bus-powered via FireWire, with 4 mic preamps in a rugged enclosure, the MOTU 4pre is the ideal audio interface for mobile recording at up to 96 kHz/24-bit.
Overview
The MOTU 4pre provides mobile operation and flexible connectivity to a Mac or PC via FireWire or USB2, with professional audio quality at sample rates up to 96 kHz. The 4pre offers plenty of I/O, including four mic inputs with preamps, alternative guitar/line inputs, analog main outs, two extra line-level analog outputs, stereo S/PDIF, and two stereo headphone outputs.
Housed in a rugged, compact enclosure you can take anywhere, the 4pre is equally well-suited for studio and stage, with or without a computer. As an interface or standalone mixer, the 4pre provides 6 separate inputs and 8 separate outputs.
Connect any studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines, or even effects processors. Record, monitor, and mix all live inputs using the professional on-board CueMix DSP digital mixer -- with no latency and no processor strain on your computer.
Use the 4pre's on-screen CueMix software to tune your guitar and other instruments. Analyze and scope your audio with advanced diagnostic tools, including a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram "waterfall" display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot, and linear/polar phase analysis graphs.
After programming the on-board mixing in the studio, unplug the 4pre from the computer and take it on the road for operation as a stand-alone mixer with convenient front-panel controls.
The 4pre provides cross-platform compatibility with Mac and Windows and all of your favorite audio software and… read more host-based effects via industry standard WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. Or you can use the included AudioDesk workstation software for Mac OS X, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing, processing and mastering. read less
Housed in a rugged, compact enclosure you can take anywhere, the 4pre is equally well-suited for studio and stage, with or without a computer. As an interface or standalone mixer, the 4pre provides 6 separate inputs and 8 separate outputs.
Connect any studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines, or even effects processors. Record, monitor, and mix all live inputs using the professional on-board CueMix DSP digital mixer -- with no latency and no processor strain on your computer.
Use the 4pre's on-screen CueMix software to tune your guitar and other instruments. Analyze and scope your audio with advanced diagnostic tools, including a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram "waterfall" display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot, and linear/polar phase analysis graphs.
After programming the on-board mixing in the studio, unplug the 4pre from the computer and take it on the road for operation as a stand-alone mixer with convenient front-panel controls.
The 4pre provides cross-platform compatibility with Mac and Windows and all of your favorite audio software and… read more host-based effects via industry standard WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. Or you can use the included AudioDesk workstation software for Mac OS X, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing, processing and mastering. read less
Specs
- Converters: 24-bit
- Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
- Analog In: 4 x XLR/TRS combo
- 2 x 1/4" TRS (balanced/unbalanced)
- 2 x 1/4" hi-Z guitar
- Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4" balanced TRS main out
- 2 x 1/4" balanced TRS line out
- 2 x 1/4" TRS headphone
- Digital Input: 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF
- Digital Output: 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF
- Computer I/O: 1 x FireWire 400 (Type B)
- 1 x USB 2.0
- Sync In/Out: S/PDIF
- SMPTE time code (LTC)
- Headphone Output: 2 x 1/4" TRS phone with independent volume control
- Phantom Power: Individual +48V
- Front panel: 2 x 10-segment ladder LEDs * main outs
- 4 x 5-segment LEDs * inputs
- 2 x signal present LEDs * S/PDIF I/O
- 2 x signal present LEDs * stereo line out
- 4 x LEDs * 48V phantom power
- 4 x LEDs * -20 dB pad
- 5 x LEDs * mix/trim (main, line, S/PDIF, phone, trim)
- 1 x LED * Vol/Pan
- Power Requirements: 9-18V DC, 5W, tip + or -
- FireWire bus power
- DC power adapter included, required for stand-alone and USB 2.0 operation
- PowerPC G4 CPU 1 GHz or faster (including any Mac with a PowerPC G5 or any Intel processor)
- 1 GB RAM; 2 GB or more recommended
- Mac OS X version 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7; v10.5.8 or later required
- Available FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0 port
- A large hard drive (preferably at least 250 GB)
Windows System Requirements:
- 1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster equipped with at least one USB2 or FireWire port
- 1 GB RAM; 2 GB or more recommended
- Windows 7 or Vista, 32- or 64-bit; Vista SP 2 or later required
- Available FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0 port
- A large hard drive (preferably at least 250 GB)
Included software:
- CueMix FX
- MOTU SMPTE Console
- AudioDesk (Mac only, optical CD drive required)
Operating Systems:
- Mac OS X version 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7 (v10.5.8 or later is required)
- Windows 7 or Vista (SP2 or later is required)
64-bit operation:
- Available for Mac OS X v10.6 or 10.7
- Available for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 or Vista
- Requires a 64-bit CPU (and host application for plug-in versions)
- Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz
- Analog In: 4 x XLR/TRS combo
- 2 x 1/4" TRS (balanced/unbalanced)
- 2 x 1/4" hi-Z guitar
- Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4" balanced TRS main out
- 2 x 1/4" balanced TRS line out
- 2 x 1/4" TRS headphone
- Digital Input: 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF
- Digital Output: 1 x RCA coaxial S/PDIF
- Computer I/O: 1 x FireWire 400 (Type B)
- 1 x USB 2.0
- Sync In/Out: S/PDIF
- SMPTE time code (LTC)
- Headphone Output: 2 x 1/4" TRS phone with independent volume control
- Phantom Power: Individual +48V
- Front panel: 2 x 10-segment ladder LEDs * main outs
- 4 x 5-segment LEDs * inputs
- 2 x signal present LEDs * S/PDIF I/O
- 2 x signal present LEDs * stereo line out
- 4 x LEDs * 48V phantom power
- 4 x LEDs * -20 dB pad
- 5 x LEDs * mix/trim (main, line, S/PDIF, phone, trim)
- 1 x LED * Vol/Pan
- Power Requirements: 9-18V DC, 5W, tip + or -
- FireWire bus power
- DC power adapter included, required for stand-alone and USB 2.0 operation
System Requirements
Mac System Requirements:- PowerPC G4 CPU 1 GHz or faster (including any Mac with a PowerPC G5 or any Intel processor)
- 1 GB RAM; 2 GB or more recommended
- Mac OS X version 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7; v10.5.8 or later required
- Available FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0 port
- A large hard drive (preferably at least 250 GB)
Windows System Requirements:
- 1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster equipped with at least one USB2 or FireWire port
- 1 GB RAM; 2 GB or more recommended
- Windows 7 or Vista, 32- or 64-bit; Vista SP 2 or later required
- Available FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0 port
- A large hard drive (preferably at least 250 GB)
Included software:
- CueMix FX
- MOTU SMPTE Console
- AudioDesk (Mac only, optical CD drive required)
Operating Systems:
- Mac OS X version 10.5, 10.6, or 10.7 (v10.5.8 or later is required)
- Windows 7 or Vista (SP2 or later is required)
64-bit operation:
- Available for Mac OS X v10.6 or 10.7
- Available for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 or Vista
- Requires a 64-bit CPU (and host application for plug-in versions)
