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MOTU 828mk3 Firewire Audio Interface

On-board effects and mixing, CueMix. 7-Band British-style EQ. 31 People rated this product: Rate and Review This Product
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Manufacturer's Description for MOTU 828mk3 Firewire Audio Interface

The 828mk3 is a cross-platform 1U-rack mount FireWire audio interface 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 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 optical leveling amplifer. Effects can even be applied when the 828mk3 is operating stand-alone (without a computer) as a complete rack-mounted mixer.

Connect a wide variety of studio gear to the 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, 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.

All 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.

Additional advanced features include 192 kHz operation, Direct Digital Synthesis (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 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.
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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"If it sounded like MOTU 828 MK2 modded by BLACKLIONAUDIO and had all the original MOTU 828 MK3 features included - I'd rate it a"
Sound: The unit is nothing compared to my old MOTU 828 mk2, sonically. I was disappointed. Very thin sounding. I believe that the internal DSP EQ (which is a very good one) may easily compensate that feature, but I find it inconvenient. Feature: Has the best features Ive ever seen, compared only to RME FF800! The DSPs are good: the EQ is killer, the spectrogram analyzer thing is the bomb, the peak/rms level meters are crazy convenient! I love the metering on the front panel, almost every input is present on the display. Especially I was fascinated with surround mixes - when it flies through the pan different bulbs light up in a surround pattern. Easy to route stereo, 5.1, 7.1 setups. Solid drivers (dated 2010). Low latency. Ease of Use: First time it might seem too sophisticated and hard to understand, but a few hours of testing is enough to go through the set of options and understand how it works. Every port connection works with no troubles. Quality: Good quality, but again, compared to the old MOTU 828 MK2 unit this one is like.. plastic. That one was very solid, metal, almost like on tc konnekt 24d. Value: Honestly I believe that its just my unit like that (sonically), and If i lived where i've bought this unit, i would ask for a replacement. Well, if it sounded like my MOTU 828 MK2 with all MK3 features, i would definitely rate it a 10 straight. Im quite pleased with motu after tc konnekt 24D. Manufacturer Support: I have no idea, but I believe they deserve a "6" :) ! The Wow Factor: Its not bad at all, its just that Im having a bad version of it. I guess.. I have it. Overall: I will try to replace it with RME FIREFACE 800 because Im sure that I will upgrade my AD/DA conversion. I also honestly think the MOTU lacks the headroom. I mean when it comes to squeezing loudness out of a track or record on hot signal levels - I believe MOTU has a lower ceiling than DIGI002, RME FF. And definitely lower than my external AD/DA from SONIC SOLUTIONS. I simply cant record the DA back into the MOTU without loosing something sonically and the MOTU meters always clip.
Style of Music: rap, dancehall, reggae, grime
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"Good product quality, Good product price, Bad Customer Service..."
Sound: The sound is solid - a good set of preamps built in, and I have yet to take advantage of all the built in DSP effects. I think you get out what you put in - if your running a nice microphone and a good preamp you will have better luck - but overall it is very good. You can listen to my recordings at: www.myspace.com/foundyesterday That's my band. Feature: I love the fact that it includes DSP effects built in with convenient software to control it all... I personally don't like the reverb as it is too much and hard to find an ambient middle ground, I use the EQ for a bass roll-off on most tracks and to slightly boost the mid range for vocals. Ease of Use: I read through the manually and was having difficulty setting routing the busses to create monitor mixes... I found a fix but it was not what exactly the way it should be. Quality: The product broke within one month of having it... The backlight started to blink on and off and it would not stay on. That is very annoying please let me tell you. Value: It's a great product and I hope my review does not sway you against the product. If it works - you will be making great music. Manufacturer Support: Very bad support. Their product broke within one month and I had to pay shipping to get it back to them. Lets keep in mind I just spent 700 dollars on the product, now I am paying an additional $60 dollars to get it back to them. That is not right. So it broke - now what. I have been without my unit for a good 3 weeks - I have contact customer support numerous times to report a complaint - no avail they have no contact with the department that fixes the product... I was outraged that I had to pay for shipping so in compensation they advised they would "overnight" the product back instead of ground shipping... That was great - but it didn't happen. The order was placed on a 3 day ground shipping. And It's on its way to my house now... I pray you have no problems with your device. The Wow Factor: Its pretty sexy sitting on my rack next to my JoeMeek OneQ preamp... nice solid look - very heavy... Overall seems stable the software in mine broke. Overall: Overall, I am still pleased with this product - it is better than any digidesign (other than PCI connection ones) and it is MUCH better than my old M-Audio 410...
Style of Music: Alternative, Pop, Rock - My Band: www.myspace.com/foundyesterday
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