Fast Track Ultra - High-speed 8 x 8 USB 2.0 Interface with MX Core DSP Technology
Full Features
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| 24-bit/96kHz professional audio on all I/O simultaneously |
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| high-speed USB 2.0 interface |
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| MX Core™ DSP technology |
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4 preamps with award-winning M-Audio Octane™ technology
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| 6 balanced line inputs |
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| 6 balanced analog outputs |
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| 2 analog inserts |
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| S/PDIF digital I/O |
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| built-in 1 x 1 MIDI interface |
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| 2 independent headphone outputs with individual volume controls |
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| full ASIO 2.0, WDM, MME, and Core Audio support |
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| compatible with most major audio production software* |
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| USB bus power** |
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| *Compatible with all ASIO- and Core Audio-based applications. |
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| **USB bus power enables analog channels 1 and 2, S/PDIF I/O, and headphone output 1; included power supply required for full 8 x 8 operation. |
Compatibility
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| WDM |
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| Core Audio |
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| ASIO 2.0 |
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| MME |
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Minimum System Requirements (PC)
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| Windows XP (32-bit) with SP2** |
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| DirectX 9.0c or higher (included in XP) |
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| USB 2.0 port |
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| Windows Vista (32-bit versions) / Windows Vista SP2 (32Bit , 64 Bit) / Win7 (32Bit , 64 Bit) |
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| 1.6 GHz processor (CPU may be higher for laptops) |
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| 512 MB RAM* |
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| * Windows Vista Home Premium, Business and Ultimate require 1 GB RAM. ** Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not supported. *** Please check the minimum system requirements of your DAW software as they may be higher. |
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Minimum System Requirements (Mac)
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| Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.11, 10.5.1 |
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| USB 2.0 port |
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| 512 MB RAM |
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| 1 GHz CPU |
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Specifications
All specs measured at 48kHz sampling rate unless otherwise stated | |
Mic Inputs (A/D) | |
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| Input Impedance | 1.7k ohms unbalanced, 3.4k ohms balanced |
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| Maximum Input Level | from +21dBu @ min gain (with pad) to -50dBu @ max gain (no pad) |
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| Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk | < -110dB |
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| SNR (min gain, no pad) | -103dB, A-weighted |
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| Dynamic Range (min gain, no pad) | 103dB, A-weighted |
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| THD+N (min gain, no pad) | 0.002% (-94dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
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| Preamp Gain | > 60dB |
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| Pad | -20dB |
Instrument Inputs (A/D) | |
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| Input Impedance | 1M ohm, unbalanced |
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| Maximum Input Level | from +14dBV @ min gain (no pad) to -40dBV @ max gain (no pad) |
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| SNR (min gain, no pad) | -103dB, A-weighted |
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| Dynamic Range (min gain, no pad) | 103dB, A-weighted |
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| THD+N (min gain, no pad) | 0.005% (-86dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB @ 48kHz sample rate |
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| Preamp Gain | >45dB |
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| Pad | -20dB |
Line Inputs (A/D) | |
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| Input Impedance | 28k ohm balanced / 20k ohm unbalanced |
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| Maximum Input Level | +3.4dBu, balanced/+1.2dBV, unbalanced |
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| Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk | < -110dB |
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| SNR | -103dB, A-weighted |
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| Dynamic Range | 103dB, A-weighted |
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| THD+N | 0.002% (-94dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
Input Inserts (analog) | |
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| Maximum Level Send | +6dBV, unbalanced |
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| Maximum Level Return | +6dBV, unbalanced |
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| THD+N | 0.002% (-94dB) @ -1dB from max level, 1kHz |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
Line Outputs (D/A) | |
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| Output Impedance | 150 ohms, unbalanced / 300 ohms, balanced |
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| Maximum Output Level | +10dBu, balanced |
+1.8dBV, unbalanced | |
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| Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk | < -100dB |
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| SNR | -104 dB, A-weighted |
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| Dynamic Range | 104dB, A-weighted |
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| THD+N | 0.002% (-94dB) @ -1dBFS, 1kHz |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
Headphone Output (D/A) | |
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| Maximum Output | 0dBV at THD < 0.05% into 32 ohms |
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| Channel-to-Channel Crosstalk | < -55dB |
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| Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 0.7dB |
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| Working Range | 24 to 600 ohms |
