High-speed 8 x 8 USB 2.0 Interface with 8 Preamps and MX Core DSP
Designed for comprehensive studio work, the Fast Track® Ultra 8R audio/MIDI interface delivers 8 x 8 I/O, high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity, MX Core™ DSP mixing/effects and eight preamps with award-winning Octane™ technology. Record drum kits and full bands on all eight inputs simultaneously—with superior 24-bit/96kHz fidelity. The on-board MX Core DSP mixer processes eight hardware inputs and eight software returns to the eight hardware outputs, expanding the total I/O to an impressive 16 x 8 configuration and delivering flexible routing and monitoring with delay and reverb. With reliable, low-latency M-Audio drivers and compatibility with most major recording software, the Fast Track Ultra 8R puts the core of your powerful project studio in a single rack-mount unit.
Features
- 24-bit/96kHz professional audio on all I/O simultaneously
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface
- MX Core™ DSP technology
- Monitor with effects while recording
- Flexible channel routing options
- Expands DSP mixing interface to 16 x 8
- 8 preamps with award-winning M-Audio Octane™ technology
- 8 XLR/TRS combo jacks for mic or line-level inputs
- 20dB pad on each preamp
- Signal/peak LED indicator lights
- +48V phantom power
- 2 front-panel ¼” instrument inputs
- 8 balanced TRS analog outputs
- 2 analog inserts
- S/PDIF digital I/O
- Built-in 1 x 1 MIDI interface
- 2 independent headphone outputs with individual volume control knobs
- Rugged, lightweight metal chassis
- Full ASIO 2.0, WDM, MME, Core Audio support
- Compatible with most major audio production software
Specifications
- Mic Inputs (A/D)
- Input Impedance 1.6k ohms unbalanced, 3.2k ohms balanced
- Maximum Input Level from +28dBu @ min gain (with pad) to -45dBu @ max gain (no pad)
- Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk < -110dB
- SNR (min gain, no pad) -106dB, A-weighted
- Dynamic Range (min gain, no pad) 106dB, A-weighted
- THD+N (min gain, no pad) 0.0028% (-91dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Preamp Gain >53dB, no pad
- Pad -20dB pad
- Instrument Inputs (A/D)
- Input Impedance 1M ohm, unbalanced
- Maximum Input Level from +12dBV @ min gain (no pad) to -41dBV @ max gain (no pad)
- SNR (min gain, no pad) -107dB, A-weighted
- Dynamic Range (min gain, no pad) 107dB, A-weighted
- THD+N (min gain, no pad) 0.003% (-90dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB @ 48kHz sample rate
- Preamp Gain > 53dB
- Pad -20dB pad
- Line Inputs (A/D)
- Input Impedance 18k ohms, balanced / 9k ohms, unbalanced
- Maximum Input Level +20.2dBu balanced/unbalanced
- Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk < -110dB
- SNR -106dB, A-weighted
- Dynamic Range 106dB, A-weighted
- THD+N 0.003% (-90dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Input Inserts (analog)
- Maximum Level Send +2.2dBV, unbalanced
- Maximum Level Return +2.2dBV, unbalanced
- THD+N 0.0022% (-93dB) @ -1dB from max level, 1kHz
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Line Outputs (D/A)
- Output Impedance 470 ohms, unbalanced / 940 ohms, balanced
- Maximum Output Level +20dBu, balanced
- +11.8dBV, unbalanced
- Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk < -110dB
- SNR -104dB, A-weighted
- Dynamic Range 104dB, A-weighted
- THD+N 0.0025% (-92dB) @ -1 dBFS, 1kHz
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Headphone Output (D/A)
- Max Output Level into 32 Ohms +2.8dBV at THD < 0.003% into 32 ohms
- Power into Ohms 60 mW into 32 ohms
- Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk < -85dB
- SNR -104dB, A-weighted
- Dynamic Range 104dB, A-weighted
- Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB
- Working Range 24 to 600 ohms
Compatibility
- WDM
- Core Audio
- ASIO II
- MME
Minimum System Requirements
- PC
- Windows XP (32-bit) with SP2
- DirectX 9.0c (included in XP)
- USB 2.0 port
- Windows Vista (32-bit versions)
- 1.6 GHz processor (CPU may be higher for laptops)
- 512 MB RAM
- Mac
- Mac OS X 10.3.9
- USB 2.0 port
- 512 MB RAM
- 1 GHz CPU
