The MOTU 848 is equally well-suited for both studio and stage use. As an interface or standalone mixer, the 848 provides 28 separate inputs and 32 separate outputs, including four XLR/TRS "combo" mic/line/guitar inputs with individual gain/pad/phantom power and dedicated send/return inserts on inputs 3-4, 8 balanced 1/4-inch TRS analog (line-level) inputs, 12 balanced ¼" TRS analog (line-level) outputs, two banks of 8-channel optical I/O, and two independent front-panel headphone outs. Renowned ESS Sabre32T DAC technology delivers superb analog performance.
Connect all of your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines, and effects processors. Record, monitor, and process all of these live inputs with no latency and no processor strain on your computer. Powerful 32-bit floating point DSP delivers 64-channel mixing with 64 inputs, 32 busses, and effects processing, including reverb, 4-band double-precision EQ, high-pass filter, gate, and compression at all sample rates up to 96kHz.
Use two Gigabit network ports to daisy-chain multiple units using standard network cabling, or add an AVB switch to build a network with multiple interfaces and computers with ultra-low network latency, even over long cable runs (hundreds of meters). Stream hundreds of audio channels among devices and computers on the network.
Take control of your recording sessions with talkback. Connect up to three sets of speakers and check your mixes instantly with A/B/C speaker select switching using front-panel buttons, along with mute and sum-to-mono buttons. Stream your sessions to the web with loopback channels and your customized mix of any 848 inputs.
After recording and mixing in the studio, take the 848 on stage for operation as a stand-alone mixer with effects. Control everything over Wi-Fi from the CueMix Pro app running on your laptop, tablet, and smartphone.
From studio to stage, the 848 delivers exceptional sound quality, state-of-the-art operation, and rock-solid performance.