MOTU 828es Thunderbolt AVB USB Audio Interface Overview
Motu Product Overview
The MOTU 828es brings the pristine audio quality and new networking and control technologies from the AVB series into the classic 828 formula of multiple analog & digital I/O options packed into a single 1U 19" rack format.Redesigned with renowned ESS Sabre32™ DAC technology and new dual full-color LCDs, the 828es connects to a Mac or PC over Thunderbolt™ or USB 2.0 with ultra-low latency and renowned, proven Drivers to deliver 28 inputs, 32 outputs, 48-channel mixing and 32-bit floating point DSP effects processing, including Classic Reverb, modeled analog EQ, and vintage compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A™.
Two mic/guitar "combo" style inputs provide transparent preamps with remote control for individual gain/pad/48V phantom power and amp-like hi-Z guitar input.
Control room features include a built-in talkback mic with front-panel "talk" button and"A/B" speaker select buttons.
The AVB port allows for additional I/O options such as MADI or AES/EBU to be easily added to the system via an Ethernet cable connection.
Advanced extras include flexible matrix-style routing and splitting, stand-alone mixing with Wi-Fi control, pre-converter mic channel sends, dedicated time code in/out and AudioDesk workstation software.
- Sample rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
- Mic/line/instr inputs 2 x XLR/TRS "combo style" inputs
- Preamp gain: 0 to +63 dB (digitally controlled)
- Analog inputs 8 x 1/4" TRS line inputs (balanced/unbalanced)
- Max level: +24 dBu (digitally adjustable -96 to +22)
- Analog outputs 8 x 1/4" TRS line out (balanced, DC coupled)
- Max level: +20 dBu (digitally adjustable -4 to +20)
- 2 x male XLR with +20 dBu max
- 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo headphone
- 2 x 1/4" TRS sends (pre-converter)
- Digital I/O 2 banks (16 ch) of ADAT optical at 1x sample rates
- 2 banks (8 ch) of SMUX optical at 2x sample rates
- Switchable to stereo TOSLink (optical S/PDIF)
- 1 x stereo S/PDIF on RCA (up to 96 kHz)
- Total I/O 28 in / 32 out (60 total) at 1x sample rates
- 20 in / 24 out (44 total) at 2x sample rates
- 10 in / 14 out (24 total) at 4x sample rates
- Computer I/O 1 x Thunderbolt 1 (Mac and Win)
- Thunderbolt 2 & 3 compatible
- 1 x USB 2.0 audio class compliant
- USB 3.0 and iOS compatible
- Computer I/O channels
- Thunderbolt 128 in/out at 1x or 2x (44.1 to 96 kHz)
- 64 in/out at 4x (176.4 to 192 kHz)
- USB 64 in/out at 1x (44.1 to 48 kHz)
- 32 in/out at 2x (88.2 to 96 kHz)
- 24 in/out at 4x (176.4 to 192 kHz)
- MIDI I/O 1 x MIDI IN
- 1 x MIDI OUT
- 16 MIDI channels to/from computer host
- Foot switch 1 x 1/4" pedal input
- Sync I/O 1 x BNC word clock in/out
- 1 x 1/4" time code in/out
- Network I/O 1 x RJ45 AVB/TSN Ethernet (1 Gbps)
- Headphone 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo phone (assignable)
- Phantom power 2 x individual +48V
- Front panel 2 x 1/4" TRS headphone output
- 2 x XLR/TRS combo inputs
- 2 x digital rotary encoders • phone vol
- 2 x digital rotary encoders • mic/instr input gain
- 2 x large digital rotary encoders • main vol / menu
- 4 x small switches • (2) Pad / (2) 48V Phantom pwr
- 8 x large switches • menu nav / A/B mon select, etc.
- 2 x LCD (128 x 160) for level meters / menu nav
- Power International 100-240V autoswitching supply
- 50-60 Hz • 0.5A max
- 19 x 7 x 1.75 inches
- 48.3 x 17.75 x 4.5 cm
- 4.2 lbs / 1.9 kg
