MOTU 1248 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

Full Description

Clean, Crisp Audio

The Motu 1248 Thunderbolt Audio Interface provides high quality sound to studios on a budget, and a much more. The 1248 produces a minuscule -110dB THD+N of self noise, the 1248 offers you some of the cleanest and crispest audio around. The 1248 includes 4 incredibly transparent and crystal clear microphone preamplifiers and 2 guitar inputs. An extra 18 channels of digital I/O via ADAT optical ports brings your complete channel count to 32 x 34. To go with this collection of high-quality I/O, Motu provided the 1248 Interface with ultra-fast Thunderbolt connectivity (as well as USB 2.0), so you get incredible low system latency.

Functions Perfectly as a Stand Alone Mixer

Motu's 1248 Audio Interface features an onboard DSP mixer which offers a number of advantages that will be useful in a variety of scenarios. This digital mixer supports up to 48 inputs (via AVB expansion) and 12 stereo busses, which allows you to set up complex routing schemes completely independent of your computer. If connected to a wireless router the 1248 can have all of its internal mixing functions, including effects and processing, accessed via an app on your iOS device, allowing your 1248 to function perfectly as a standalone mixer. Also included is DSP EQ, compression, gate, and reverb which will serve many purposes in the studio or on stage.

Create an Entire Audio Network

The Ethernet connection within the 1248 can link more Motu AVB equipped audio interfaces to it. This can be done directly via a simple Ethernet cable or as part of an audio network via one or more Motu AVB Switches. If you use a single Ethernet cable, you can easily link a second 1248 or other AVB ready device directly to your first one. With Motu AVB Switches, you can create an audio network of up to five units, potentially linking hundreds of channels of I/O across multiple rooms. And since it's all over standard Cat-5e Ethernet cable, latency or cable runs aren't any kind of issue.

Features

• 32-in/34-out hybrid audio interface for studio and live sound applications
• 4 pristine microphone preamplifiers offer clear and transparent sound of any kind of microphone
• ADAT optical and S/PDIF digital I/O let you expand your system with additional gear
• Choose from ultra-low-latency Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 computer connectivity
• Onboard 32-bit floating point DSP-driven digital mixer with EQ, dynamics, and effects provides latency-free routing
• Hook up a wireless router and take complete control of the onboard mixer from your iOS device - no computer needed
• MOTU's AVB audio networking lets you easily expand your system and additional AVB equipped audio interfaces
• Create an AVB network via optional AVB Switches for support for up to five compatible interfaces

Specifications

• Computer Connection Type: Thunderbolt, USB 2.0
• Form Factor: Rackmount
• Simultaneous I/O: 32 x 34
• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/192kHz
• Built In DSP/FX: Yes
• Number of Audio Inputs : 8
• Audio Input Types: 4 x XLR, 8 x TRS, 2 x DI
• Number of Audio Outputs: 12
• Audio Output Types: 12 x TRS
• Number of Digital Inputs : 18
• Digital Input Types: 2 x ADAT optical, 1 x S/PDIF
• Number of Digital Outputs: 18
• Digital Output Types: 2 x ADAT optical, 1 x S/PDIF
• Number of Mic Preamps : 4
• Phantom Power : Yes
• MIDI I/O : No
• Clock I/O: In/Out
• Bus Powered: No
• Rack Units: 1U
• Width: 19"
• Height: 1.75"

Mac System Requirements

• 1 GHz Intel-based Mac or faster
• 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended
• Mac OS X version 10.8 or later
• Available Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 port
• A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Windows System Requirements

• 1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster
• 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended
• Windows 8 or later
• Available Thunderbolt or high-speed USB 2.0 port
• A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Included Software

• Thunderbolt and USB 2.0 drivers
• MOTU AVB Discovery App for Mac (finds connected MOTU interfaces)
• MOTU AVB Control web app (served from the hardware itself)
• AudioDesk 4.0 (available as a separate download)

Operating Systems

• For computer audio I/O: Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Windows 8 or later
• For web app control: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android