Product Overview
The MOTU 8PRE-ES is a 24 x 28 Thunderbolt™ / USB audio interface. Connect all your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines, outboard processors and optical expanders. All I/O is available simultaneously.
MOTU 8PRE-ES Includes:
- Thunderbolt and USB 2.0 drivers
- MOTU Discovery App for Mac & PC (finds connected MOTU interfaces)
- MOTU Discovery App for iOS (available from Apple App Store)
- MOTU Pro Audio Control web app (served from the hardware itself)
- MOTU Audio Tools (FFT, oscilloscope, X-Y plot, phase analyzer)
- AudioDesk for Mac & Windows (separate download)
MOTU 8PRE-ES Features:
- Renowned ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC technology
- Cutting-edge components deliver ultra-transparent sound
- Ultra-low latency and renowned rock-solid performance
- USB and Thunderbolt for Mac, PC and iOS
- Take control of your recording sessions
- Console-style mixing with 48 channels and 12 busses
- Vintage processing with 32-bit float precision
- Route your audio anywhere with one-click ease
- Control everything from your laptop, tablet and smartphone
- The art of the mix on your touchscreen
- No computer or laptop needed
- MOTU interfaces are built to last
- Expand your system with more I/O and Wi-Fi control
- Two banks of optical
- Time code support
- DC-coupled TRS outputs
- Balanced analog
- Two headphone jacks
- Audio analysis tools
MOTU 8PRE-ES Specifications:
- Sample rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
- Mic/line/instr inputs:
- 8 x XLR/TRS "combo style" mic/line/instr inputs
- Preamp gain: 0 to +63 dB (digitally controlled)
- TRS max level with pad: +17 dBu
- Analog outputs:
- 8 x 1/4" TRS line out (balanced, DC coupled)
- Max level: +20 dBu (digitally adjustable -4 to +20)
- 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo headphone
- 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)
- Total I/O:
- 24 in / 28 out (52 total) at 1x sample rates
- 16 in / 20 out (36 total) at 2x sample rates
- 8 in / 12 out (20 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 (44.1 to 48 kHz)
- 128 in/out at 2x (88.2 to 96 kHz)
- 64 in/out at 4x (176.4 to 192 kHz)
- Computer I/O channels 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)
- Sync I/O: 1 x BNC word clock in/out
- Network I/O: 1 x RJ45 AVB/TSN Ethernet (1 Gbps)
- Headphone: 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo phone (assignable)
- Phantom power: 8 x individual +48V
- Front panel:
- 2 x 1/4" TRS headphone output
- 2 x digital rotary encoders • phone vol
- 4 x digital rotary encoders • mic/instr input gain
- 2 x large digital rotary encoders • main vol / menu
- 8 x small switches • (2) Pad / (2) 48V Phantom pwr
- 10 x large switches • menu nav / A-B 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
- Dimensions (WxDxH, enclosure only, with rack brackets): 19" x 7" x 1.75" (48.3 x 17.75 x 4.5 cm)
- Weight: 4.2 lbs (1.9 kg)
- 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 1/2/3, USB 2/3 or AVB/TSN Ethernet port(AVB/TSN Ethernet audio interface operation requires OS X El Capitan or later)
- 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 7, 8 or 10
- Available Thunderbolt 1/2/3 or USB 2/3 port
- A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)
- Web App Support:
- Any web client platform: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- Any web browser: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Explorer, etc.
- Operating Systems:
- For computer audio I/O: Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Windows 7 or later
- For web app control: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
