MOTU 8D Audio Interface Overview:The 8D provides four channels of professional AES3 (AES/EBU) digital I/O, plus four channels of standard S/PDIF digital audio I/O, with sample rate conversion on all inputs.Professional digital I/O with SRCThe 8D provides universal connectivity to your Mac or PC through USB or AVB/TSN. Renowned drivers deliver industry-leading ultra-low latency and proven, rock solid performance.High-performance computer connectivityNew, optimized drivers for both Mac and PC deliver ultra-low latency performance. With a high-performance DAW such as Digital Performer, the 8D delivers an astonishing round trip latency (RTL) of 1.70 ms (milliseconds) on OS X and 1.71 ms on Windows over USB (at 96 kHz with a 32-sample host buffer).A flexible digital converter, router, and splitterSend any input to any output, or split to multiple output channels. Convert any format to any other (AES3, S/PDIF, AVB-TSN and USB). Includes routing to and from the computer, plus any devices on the AVB-TSN network.DSP mixing and effects processingThe 8D’s 48-input digital mixer delivers 7 stereo aux busses, 3 groups, access to 64 network inputs, and DSP effects, including classic reverb, EQ modeled after British analog console EQs and compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor. If you know your way around a large-format mixing console, you’ll feel right at home. With 32-bit floating point processing, the 8D’s DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality.Stand-alone operation with wireless controlConnect an Apple Airport or other Wi-Fi router with a standard Ethernet cable for wireless control of device settings, powerful 48-channel mixing and DSP effects.Web app controlThe software that you use to control the 8D doesn’t reside on your hard drive. It’s a web app served from the hardware itself. This means you can control the 8D’s on-board DSP, mixing, and device settings from the web app software running in your favorite web browser on the computer, or even a tablet or smartphone on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer.Comprehensive MeteringThe full-color LCD lets you view all signal activity at a glance with detailed metering for all I/O. Access hardware settings from a simple and convenient menu.Word ClockStandard word clock input and output allows you to resolve the 8D to other digital audio gear or house sync.Convenient headphone monitoringUse the assignable front-panel headphone output with volume control to monitor any stereo channel pair.Mix and match with other MOTU gearAn included mounting bracket kit joins the 8D side-by-side with any other MOTU half-rack unit to create a single rack-space configuration consisting of customized analog, digital and/or MIDI I/O configuration tailored just for you.Audio analysis toolsAnalyze and scope your audio with advanced diagnostic tools, including a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram “water- fall” display, full-featured oscillioscope, X-Y plot and phase analyzer.AudioDeskIncludes AudioDesk workstation software for Mac and Windows with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and masteringFeatures:Eight channels of digital audio I/O and conversion with SRCFour channels of professional AES3 (AES/EBU) digital I/O, plus four channels of standard S/PDIF digital audio I/O, with sample rate conversion on all inputs.Flexible, router, converter and splitterSend any input to any output, or split to multiple output channels. Convert any format to any other (AES3, S/PDIF, AVB-TSN and USB). Includes routing to and from the computer, plus any devices on the AVB-TSN network.Stand-alone operation with wireless controlConnect a standard Wi-Fi router with a standard Ethernet cable for wireless control of device settings, routing/splitting, powerful 48-channel mixing and DSP effects.DSP mixing and effects processingFlexible 48-input digital mixer with 7 stereo aux busses, 3 stereo groups, access to 32 network inputs, and DSP effects, including reverb, 4-band EQ, gate and compression.Ultra-low latency and proven, high-performance MOTU driversUniversal connectivity over high-speed USB 2.0 (3.0 and iOS compatible) and AVB. Renowned drivers deliver industry-leading low latency and rock solid performance.Comprehensive meteringThe full-color LCD lets you view all signal activity at a glance with detailed metering for all I/O. Access hardware settings from a simple and convenient menu.Convenient headphone monitoringAssignable front-panel headphone output with volume control allows for monitoring of any stereo channel pair.Word clock I/OStandard word clock input and output for resolving to other digital audio gear or house sync.32-bit floating point processingThe 8D’s mixing and effects DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality.Modeled vintage effects processingClassic reverb. Compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor. EQ modeled after British analog console EQs.Web app control from any deviceControl everything from your favorite web browser on a laptop, tablet and smartphone connected to your local Wi-Fi network.System expansionAdd a 2nd MOTU AVB-equipped interface with a simple CAT-5e ethernet cable. Connect up to five MOTU interfaces using a MOTU AVB Switch (sold separately).AVB-TSN audio networkingBuild a network with multiple interfaces and computers using standard AVB-TSN switches and network cabling, with ultra-low network latency, even over long cable runs (100 meters point to point). Stream hundreds of audio channels among devices and computers on the network.Audio analysis toolsincludes a full-screen real-time FFT display, spectrogram “waterfall” display, full-featured oscilloscope, X-Y plot and phase analyzer.AudioDeskIncludes AudioDesk workstation software for Mac and Windows with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and mastering.Specifications: