MOTU MicroBook Compact 4x2 USB Audio Interface for Mac and Windows
The MicroBook turns your Mac or PC computer into a personal 4x2
recording studio with all the audio I/O and mixing you need for
professional-quality recording and playback.
Plug in your mic, guitar and keyboard (or other instrument) and record
up to four inputs simultaneously. You can even connect your iPod for
rehearsing or sampling. Mix your tracks with on-screen CueMix FX
software and apply DSP-powered effects such as multi-band EQ and
compression.
With professional analog stereo outputs, digital output, and stereo-mini
output jacks for both headphones and desktop speakers, you can monitor
your live audio and recorded tracks any way you like.
Edit and finalize your recording with the included AudioDesk software.
From initial inspiration to polished track, the MicroBook gets you there
with broad compatibility, bus-powered convenience, and professional
quality.
Complete personal recording
The MicroBook gives you a complete personal recording solution, with
simultaneous inputs for a microphone, a guitar, and a keyboard or other
stereo line level device. The mic preamp delivers neutral coloration and
pristine sound, with 20 dB pad and 48V phantom power for condenser
mics. Programmable analog, digital, and headphone outputs provide
flexible monitoring options
Precision Digital Trim
Each MicroBook analog input is equipped with digitally controlled analog
trim. This gives you the best of both worlds: the pristine signal
quality of analog audio circuitry and the fine-tune precision of digital
control. You can even save and recall trim settings on your computer.
Balanced line level connectors
Other audio interface brands (even expensive ones) cut corners with
unbalanced analog inputs and outputs, which can result in significantly
compromised performance well below an equivalent balanced circuit. Not
the MicroBook: your balanced I/O connections are well-protected against
RF interference, AC hum, and other noise-producing environmental
factors.
Superb audio quality
The MicroBook delivers uncompromising audio quality intended for the
most demanding professional recording applications. Born from MOTU's
award-winning line of FireWire, USB, and PCI audio interfaces, the
MicroBook embodies decades of engineering expertise.
CueMix FX
The included CueMix FX software for Mac OS X and Windows gives you
graphic, on-screen control of the MicroBook's on-board audio mixer, with
up to five separate stereo mixes, 7-band parametric EQ, and compression
on every input and output. Flexible routing options abound. Advanced
features include a sine wave generator, oscilloscope, FFT/spectrogram
display, and phase analysis tools.
AudioDesk
The MicroBook includes AudioDesk, the workstation software for Mac OS X,
which provides advanced recording, editing, mixing, processing, and
mastering. AudioDesk delivers the power of modern digital audio
workstation technology in an easy-to-use, inspiring multitrack recording
experience. Together, AudioDesk and the MicroBook are a complete,
professional recording studio for your computer desktop.
A 10-bus digital mixer