User Manual

ABOUT THE MONITOR 8
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8M
50 simultaneous audio channels
16A
64 simultaneous audio channels
24Ai
72 simultaneous audio channels
24Ao
72 simultaneous audio channels;
Universal connectivity
The Monitor 8 can connect to a computer with
high-speed USB 2.0, which is compatible with USB
3.0). It is USB audio class-compliant, which means
that it is iPad compatible (with a camera
connection kit) and does not require driver
installation for USB connection to a computer.
On-board DSP with mixing and effects
Monitor 8 is equipped with a powerful DSP engine
that drives both an extensive routing matrix and a
48-input digital mixer with 12 stereo busses and
effects. The mixer offers familiar operation
modeled after large format mixing consoles.
32-bit floating point processing
All of the mixing and effects processing in the DSP
engine is handled with 32-bit floating point
calculations, to maintain and deliver virtually
unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound
quality.
Modeled vintage effects processing
Effects include “classic” reverb, compression
modeled after the legendary Teletronix LA-2A
compressor, and 4-band EQ modeled after British
analog console EQs.
AVB system expansion and audio networking
AV B stands for the IEEE 802.1 Audio Video
Bridging Ethernet standard for high-bandwidth,
low-latency audio streaming over Ethernet. The
AVB Ethernet network port on each MOTU
interface lets you add a second AVB-equipped
MOTU interface using any standard CAT-5e
Ethernet cable. You can network up to five MOTU
interfaces together using a MOTU AVB Switch™
(sold separately), and then run them as a stand-
alone network or as an extended bank of I/Os for
your computer-based production system (or
both). You can even connect multiple computers,
each with full access to all devices on the network
(including the other computers).
With additional standard AVB switches (from
MOTU or other brands) and standard Ethernet
cabling, you can build an extensive AVB audio
network. The entire network operates with near-
zero network latency, even over very long cable
runs. MOTU’s AVB implementation allows you to
stream hundreds of audio channels among devices
Connection Input Output
Quarter-inch analog on bal/unbal TRS - 8
Mic/guitar inputs on combo XLR/TRS 8 -
Headphone output - stereo
ADAT optical digital (at 44.1 or 48 kHz) 16 16
Total 24 26
Connection Input Output
Quarter-inch analog on bal/unbal TRS 16 16
ADAT optical digital (at 44.1 or 48 kHz) 16 16
Total 32 32
Connection Input Output
Balanced analog on 3x D-sub or 6x Phoenix 24 -
ADAT optical digital (at 44.1 or 48 kHz) 24 24
Total 48 24
Connection Input Output
Balanced analog on 3x D-sub or 6x Phoenix - 24
ADAT optical digital (at 44.1 or 48 kHz) 24 24
Total 24 48