Motu Audio 2408 Audio Interface

Description: I'm the original owner of this item, and it's given great service for years in my smoke-free recording studio. I'm downsizing now and no longer need the multitude of features this interface offers. The 2408 is a compact, 1U rackmount unit with extensive metering on the front panel and all the necessary digital and analogue connectors on the rear. The facilities are very professional, though one obvious cost saving is the use of unbalanced phono connectors, albeit gold‑plated, for the analogue ins and outs. The converters are full 20‑bit devices and the internal signal path is 24‑bit with support for both 44.1 and 48kHz sample rates. Word clock in and out allows integration into systems driven from a master clock. Further to the I/O already mentioned, there are three additional outputs comprising one pair of balanced jack analogue outs as well as a secondary S/PDIF Out (marked DAT) and a stereo headphone jack. These pick up whatever signal is assigned to analogue outputs one and two for monitoring or recording purposes.To complete the package, the necessary support software comes on CD‑ROM (now a download on MOTU's site) along with a Mac‑only application called AudioDesk. This is very similar to the audio side of Digital Performerv2.4 and offers recording at up to 24‑bit resolution with 32‑bit processing. Not only does it provide a sophisticated multitrack recording environment, but it also comes with a number of MOTU's own native effect plug‑ins including reverb, chorus, delay and amp simulation. The automated virtual mixer can have up to 40 bands of parametric EQ (depending on the power of the computer), and can support up to 64 stereo busses. If you want to upgrade to Digital Performer later on (which integrates audio and MIDI), you can do so for just £200.The 2408 system will work with other MIDI + Audio sequencers on the Mac, but requires ASIO support for multi‑channel operation since Apple's Sound Manager only supports stereo I/O. There is no PC equivalent to AudioDesk as all PC MIDI + Audio sequencers work via the standard Windows Wavedriver. Currently, Mac ASIO support is available within Cubase VST, Logic Audiov3.6, Vision DSP and Studio Vision. Like AudioDesk, MOTU's Digital Performer works via direct internal support, so ASIO compatibility is not essential, though the program will adopt ASIO support in a forthcoming upgrade. Stereo PC‑based editing programs such as Sound Forge and Wavelab work via the Windows Wavedriver, while Mac stereo editors work via Apple's Sound Manager.

Price: 30.04 USD

Location: Aurora, Colorado

End Time: 2024-11-11T22:32:21.000Z

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