MOTU Traveler MK3 FireWire Audio Interface

Traveler MK3 FireWire Audio Interface description:

The Motu Traveler MK3 FireWire Audio Interface provides eight channels of pristine 192 kHz analogue recording and playback, combined with twenty channels of digital I/O in ADAT optical, AES/EBU and S/PDIF formats. Expand your system by connecting additional MOTU FireWire audio interfaces or the 8pre mic input expander.

The Motu Traveler-MK3 is equally well-suited for studio, stage and remote locations, with or without a computer. As an interface or stand-alone mixer, the Traveler-mk3 provides 28 separate inputs and 30 separate outputs, including four XLR/quarter-inch “combo” mic/instrument analogue inputs equipped with pre-amps, individual 48V phantom power switches and Digital Precision Trim controls conveniently adjusted from the front panel or CueMix FX software.

The Motu Traveler MK3 main features include:

• Connect all of your audio instruments and gear, including mics, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors.
• 7-band parametric EQ featuring filter types carefully modeled after British analog console EQs.
• 2 forms of compression: a conventional compressor and the Leveler, an accurate model of the legendary LA-2A™ optical compressor that provides vintage, musical automatic gain control.
• Signal overload protection gives you an extra 12 dB of headroom above zero with no clipping or harsh artifacts.
• Portable, bus-powered audio interface for a laptop or battery-operated stand-alone mixer with effects.
• Slides easily into your backpack and fits neatly beneath your laptop.
• All mixing and effects parameters are adjustable using the front panel backlit LCD.
• Record extended sessions even in the most remote locations with the complete freedom of field battery power.
• Provides cross-platform compatibility with Mac and Windows and all of your favorite audio software and host-based effects via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers.