User guide

CHAPTER
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About the UltraLite-mk3 Hybrid
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
The UltraLite-mk3 Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
The UltraLite-mk3 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
16-bit and 24-bit recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CueMix FX 32-bit floating point mixing and effects. . 12
Host Audio Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OVERVIEW
The UltraLite-mk3 is a hybrid FireWire USB2
audio interface for Mac and Windows with on-
board effects and mixing that offers 10 inputs and
14 outputs. 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 UltraLite-mk3 is housed in a sturdy, compact
half-rack enclosure that connects directly to a
computer via a standard FireWire or USB cable.
The UltraLite-mk3 offers the following main
features:
■ Universal computer connectivity via FireWire or
high-speed USB2
■ Bus-powered operation (FireWire only)
■ Six 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) inputs
■ Ten 24-bit analog quarter-inch (TRS) outputs
■ Two combo XLR/TRS mic/guitar inputs with
preamps, 48V phantom power, 20 dB pad, and
Precision Digital Trim™ preamp gain adjustment
■ Operation on all analog I/O at standard sample
rates up to 192 kHz
■ Digitally controlled analog trim for all analog
inputs
■ RCA S/PDIF digital I/O at sample rates up to
96 kHz
■ MIDI I/O
■ On-board SMPTE synchronization
■ Headphone jack with volume control
■ Front panel volume control of the Main Outs (or
any programmable combination of outputs)
■ CueMix™ FX no-latency mixing, monitoring,
and effects processing
■ Classic Reverb™ with five different room types,
three frequency shelves with adjustable crossover
points, shelf filtering and reverb lengths up to 60
seconds.
■ Two forms of compression, including a standard
compressor with conventional threshold/ratio/
attack/release/gain controls and the Leveler™, an
accurate model of the legendary LA-2A optical
compressor, which provides vintage, musical
automatic gain control.
■ 7-band parametric EQ modeled after British
analog console EQs, featuring 4 filter styles (gain/Q
profiles) to effectively cover a wide range of audio
material. LP and HP filters are also supplied with
slopes that range from 6 to 36 dB.
■ Front-panel LCD programming for the mixer
and all other settings
■ Extensive front panel metering and status LEDs
■ Stand-alone operation
■ Mac and Windows drivers for multi-channel
operation and across-the-board compatibility with
any audio software on current Mac and Windows
systems
■ CueMix FX cross-platform mixing software with
attractive graphic mixing, graphic editing of
parametric EQ and a convenient tabbed interface