User Manual-for Mac

ABOUT THE 896MK3 HYBRID
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phantom power and 20 dB pad are supplied by
separate front panel switches for each input. In
addition, each input has its own trim knob.
Precision Digital Trim™
All of the 896mk3’s analog inputs are equipped
with digitally controlled analog trims, adjustable in
approximately 1 dB increments. The mic/
instrument input trims can be adjusted using
front-panel digital rotary encoders that provide
feedback in the front panel LCD with up to 53 dB of
boost. All analog inputs can be trimmed with the
front panel knobs or with the 896mk3’s included
CueMix FX control software for Mac and
Windows. This gives you finely-tuned control of
trim settings for a wide variety of analog inputs for
optimum levels. Different trim configurations can
then be saved as preset configurations for instant
recall.
Analog input overload protection
All eight mic inputs are equipped with V-Limit™,
a hardware limiter that helps prevent digital
clipping from overloaded input signals. With
V-Limit enabled, signals can go above zero dB
(with limiting applied) to as high as +12 dB above
zero with no distortion due to digital clipping.
Additional or alternative protection can be applied
to the mic/guitar inputs by enabling the 896mk3’s
Soft Clip feature, which engages just before
clipping occurs and helps reduce perceptible
distortion.
Main Outs
The main outs are equipped with 24-bit 192kHz
D/A converters and serve as independent outputs
for the computer or for the 896mk3’s on-board
CueMix FX mixes. The main out volume can be
controlled with the front panel volume knob.
Optical
The two optical banks provide 16 channels of
ADAT optical at 44.1 or 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. The banks
operate independently, including input and output,
allowing you to mix and match any optical formats.
For example, you could receive 4 channels of
96 kHz S/MUX input on Bank A while at the same
time sending 96 kHz stereo optical S/PDIF
(“TOSLINK”) from the Bank A output.
AES/EBU with sample rate conversion
The 896mk3 rear panel provides a standard
AES/EBU digital input and output that supports
digital I/O at 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz. In addition,
input or output can be sample-rate converted to
any of these sample rates in situations that call for a
different rate than the 896mk3’s global sample rate.
The AES/EBU jacks are disabled at the 4x sample
rates (176.4 and 192kHz).
S/PDIF
The 896mk3 rear panel provides S/PDIF input and
output in two different formats: RCA “coax” and
optical “TOSLINK”. The RCA jacks are dedicated
to the S/PDIF format. The TOSLINK jacks can be
used for either TOSLINK or ADAT optical, as
discussed earlier.
Word clock
The 896mk3 provides standard word clock that can
slave to any supported sample rate. In addition,
word clock can resolve to and generate “high” and
“low” sample rates. For example, if the 896mk3
global sample rate is set to 96 kHz, the word clock
input can resolve to a “low” rate of 48 kHz.
Similarly, when the 896mk3 is operating at
192 kHz, MOTU Audio Setup lets you choose a
word clock output rate of 48 kHz (the
Force 44.1/
48kHz
setting).
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