Hybrid USB Audio Interface

MOTU Audio Express is a 6 x 6 Hybrid, Firewire and USB 2 audio interface. MOTU Audio Express features Hybrid interface technology so it can connect to any current Mac or PC via FireWire or high-speed USB 2.0. Connect your mic, guitar, keyboard, and digital input, and you are ready to make pro-quality recordings in your personal studio.

MOTU Audio Express lets you quickly balance the levels of your mic, guitar, keyboard, and a S/PDIF device, right from the front panel. Each instrument has its own volume control. Route inputs directly to any output pair, each with its own unique mix: main outs, line outs, S/PDIF out, and phones. Connect your powered speakers. Plug in your instruments. Adjust their volumes with the front panel knobs. Double-click to install the drivers. The Audio Express is designed to be simple to use, so you can focus on your music and performance.

Audio Express delivers MOTU’s renowned, award-winning audio interface technology to your personal studio with the pristine audio quality, advanced engineering, and rock-solid performance that MOTU interfaces are known for worldwide.

MOTU Audio Express Features:

• 6-input, 6-output audio interface for Mac and Windows
• 6 x 8 physical input/output channels - all channels are available simultaneously and operate independently
• Hybrid FireWire/USB 2.0 connectivity - connect to your Mac or PC via either bus-powered Firewire or hi-speed USB2
• 8-bus digital mixer - routes and mixes all six inputs to any output pair
• Four separate mixes - each output pair (main outs, line outs, S/PDIF out, and phones) can have a completely different mix of all six inputs, with or without computer tracks.
• Two mic/guitar combo jacks - provide hi-Z 1/4” guitar input or XLR mic input with phantom power, 20 dB pad, Precision Digital Trim, and plenty of gain.
• Stereo analog inputs - on line-level, balanced TRS quarter-inch jacks. Great for keyboards or other line level-input signals.
• Stereo 24-bit 96kHz S/PDIF digital in/out.
• Stereo headphone output on quarter-inch jack with independent volume control.
• Precision Digital Trim - digitally controlled analog trim on all inputs
• Front-panel mixing and control
• Stand-alone operation
• Expandable - add additional interfaces for more I/O as your needs grow.
• Time code support - directly resolves to (or generates) time code via any quarter-inch input or output, without the need for an extra synchronizer.
• Direct Digital Synthesis (DDS)
• Sample-accurate MIDI
• DC-coupled TRS outputs
• Includes native 32- and 64-bit drivers for Mac OS X and Windows 7/Vista, including ASIO, WDM, Wave, Core Audio, and Core MIDI. Supports all popular Mac and Windows audio software.
• 100% compatible with all host-based effects processing in today's popular audio programs.
• Includes AudioDesk full-featured sample-accurate workstation software for the Mac with recording, editing, mixing, real-time 32-bit effects processing & sample-accurate sync.
• Bus-powered FireWire operation. A power supply is included for stand-alone operation.
• Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 1.75 inches (24.13 x 17.78 x 4.45 cm)