User Manual-for Mac

CHAPTER
11
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About the 896mk3 Hybrid
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The 896mk3 Hybrid rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The 896mk3 Hybrid front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
16-bit and 24-bit recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects. . 15
Included software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
AudioDesk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Digital Performer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Other Host audio software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OVERVIEW
The 896mk3 Hybrid is a hybrid FireWire USB2
audio interface for Mac and Windows that provides
28 separate inputs and 32 separate outputs (at 44.1
or 48kHz). Both analog and digital I/O are offered
at sample rates up to 96 kHz, and analog recording
and playback is offered at rates up to 192 kHz. All
inputs and outputs can be accessed simultaneously.
The 896mk3 Hybrid consists of a standard 19-inch,
double space, rack-mountable I/O unit that
connects directly to a computer via a standard
FireWire or USB cable.
The 896mk3 offers the following main features:
■ Universal computer connectivity via FireWire or
high-speed USB2
■ Eight 24-bit XLR analog outputs
■ Eight 24-bit analog inputs equipped with
XLR/TRS “combo” jacks
■ Eight mic preamps (one on each input)
■ Independent 48V phantom power and 20 dB
pad for each mic input
■ Independent front-panel Precision Digital
Trim™ for each input
■ Two extra XLR analog main outs
■ Operation on all analog I/O at standard sample
rates up to 192 kHz
■ Two banks of optical digital I/O that provide 16
channels of ADAT optical at 48 kHz, 8 channels of
S/MUX optical I/O at 96 kHz or two banks of
stereo TOSLINK at rates up to 96 kHz
■ AES/EBU digital I/O at samples rates up to
96 kHz with sample rate conversion
■ RCA S/PDIF at sample rates up to 96 kHz
■ Word clock input and output
■ On-board SMPTE synchronization via any
analog input and output
■ Two FireWire jacks for chaining multiple units
■ Foot switch input for hands-free punch-in/out
■ Two phone jacks with independent volume
control
■ Programmable master volume knob
■ CueMix™ FX no-latency mixing, monitoring
and effects processing
■ Front-panel LCD programming for the mixer
and all other settings
■ Dedicated 10-segment LED level meters for all
eight analog inputs
■ Dedicated 10-segment level meters for main outs
■ Programmable 10-segment LED level meters
that display levels for any 8-channel input or output
bank, as well as AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital I/O
■ Auto-switching international power supply
■ Stand-alone operation
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