The MOTU 8A is a Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 audio interface with AVB ethernet connectivity and integrated DSP- / Mixing console functions. Among the analog ports are 8 Line in- and outputs. Furthermore there is an optical ADAT I/O that can be used as stereo TOSLink and S/PDIF. The integrated DSP mixer gives you access to 48 channels and DSP effects like modulated vintage effects, reverb, 4-band EQ or gate. The MOTU 8A is also standalone usable as a digital mixing console for exapamle for stage applications. This Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 audio interface are also extendable via AVB ethernet networks. With this function you can add other AVB interfaces without having issues with the latency. The MOTU 8A suits in stage, on the go, studio and home recording applications all the same because of its wide variety of features, excellent audio quality (24-Bit / 192 kHz) and usage possibilities.
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