Arturia AudioFuse 8Pre USB 2.0 Audio Interface 16 Inputs and outputs

For an 8-channel USB-C interface with choice features and premium componentry — or as a convenient way to add eight channels of sterling audio to your current setup — consider the Arturia AudioFuse 8Pre. The 8Pre comes fully loaded with eight Discrete Pro preamps, designed by Arturia and built from the ground up, to provide an ideal front end for today's project studio. Class-leading conversion and clocking with 129dBu of S/N and 119dB of dynamic range equip this interface for modern metal to string quartets. USB-C protocol yields a rock-solid connection and lightning-fast round trip. And eight channels over ADAT means you can easily stack two 8Pres for 16 inputs or inject its dependable signal path into a compatible interface. Adding value Arturia's AudioFuse 8Pre's included Creative Suite software pack, which offers some pretty significant sound-shaping and musicmaking options.

Adding serious value to the AudioFuse 8Pre interface is Arturia's included AudioFuse Creative Suite. The 3 Preamps bundle is the culmination of Arturia's 20 years of software emulation experience. It's your ticket to component-correct vintage analog coloration and sweetening on any recorded source — beefy bass drums to sparkling acoustic guitars and perfectly present vocals. A lite version of the Arturia's Analog Lab nets you a comprehensive collection of sought-after synth sounds, made all the sweeter by the Mini Filter's Moog-ish ladder filtering and step sequencing. Take it from Arturia users at Sweetwater: the Creative Suite's plug-ins will find their way onto just about any project you take on.

• Stackable 8-channel USB-C Interface with ADAT Out
• Premium componentry
• Choice analog and digital signal path
• Class-leading conversion and clocking
• 129dBu signal-to-noise ratio — among the best in its class
• 119dB of dynamic range — accurately capture heavy-hitting rock bands to delicate symphonic music without added noise
• ADAT optical out — stack two 8Pres or deliver 8 channels of digital audio over Lightpipe
• Plenty of I/O for interfacing with other gear in your studio
• Includes Arturia's AudioFuse Creative Suite software pack
• Includes onboard reverb
• Fully USB 2.0 compatible

• Computer Connectivity: USB 2.0
• Form Factor: Rackmount
• Simultaneous I/O: 8 x 8 (analog), 16 x 20 (total)
• Number of Preamps: 8
• Phantom Power: Yes
• A/D Resolution: 24-bit/96kHz
• Effects: AudioFuse Creative Suite Effects
• Analog Inputs: 2 x XLR-1/4" combo (Hi-Z), 2 x XLR-1/4" combo (Hi-Z/mic/line), 6 x XLR-1/4" combo (mic/line)
• Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4" (main out), 6 x 1/4" (line out), 2 x 1/4" (speaker)
• Digital Inputs: 2 x Optical (ADAT)
• Digital Outputs: 2 x Optical (ADAT)
• Inserts: 2 x Inserts (ch 1, ch 2)
• Headphones: 1 x 1/4“, 1 x 1/8"
• USB: 1 x Type C
• Clock I/O: In, Out
• Software: AudioFuse Control Center
• OS Requirements - Mac: OS X 10.8.5 or later
• OS Requirements - PC: Windows 7 SP1 or later
• Rack Spaces: 1U
• Power Supply: 15V DC power supply (included)
• Height: 1.8"
• Width: 17.3"
• Depth: 10.2"

Computer Based Recording Packages 

Computer-Based Recording Packages For All Players Of Musical Instruments 

The AUDIOGRAM Series has been carefully designed to make setting up your computer-based recording environment an absolute breeze. Coming as a complete kit, the AUDIOGRAM6 and AUDIOGRAM3 each bundle together a hardware interface that adds audio inputs and outputs to your computer, software for recording and producing music, and a USB cable for connecting the audio interface. As such, either package will instantly turn your computer into a powerful yet intuitive tool for recording and editing audio from virtually any microphone or audio input device. What's more, setup is as easy as installing the bundled music-production application, CUBASE AI, on your computer and connecting the audio interface using the USB cable provided! You're then ready to connect instruments, microphones, CD players, MP3 players, and even old record or tape players for recording straight into CUBASE AI.

• Plug in your favorite guitar and turn your PC or Mac computer into a guitar amp and recording system without the need for any other hardware
• Enjoy immediate access to Guitar Combos from Native Instruments—the leading authentic guitar amp and stomp box modeling software—now including VST, AU and RTAS plugin versions
• Create Music Now! Incredibly powerful energyXT2 Compact music production software and Audacity editing software—both with full portability on all PC, Mac or Linux computers
• Directly works with your PC or Mac computer—ultra-low latency ASIO driver for PC audio optimization included
• Stereo Headphone output lets you jam with your computer and can also be used for monitoring with active monitor speakers
• Guitar Combos with variable-speed file playback function for MP3, WAV, AIFF audio files—perfect for easy learning and practicing—tuner and metronome function
• Powered via USB—no additional power supply required
• High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life
• Conceived and designed by BEHRINGER Germany

Turn your computer into a powerful digital audio workstation with eight mic inputs. Or add eight high-quality mic/instrument inputs to your current system.

The 8pre FireWire audio interface delivers everything you need to turn your computer into a powerful 24-bit, 96kHz digital audio workstation. The 8pre provides eight microphone/instrument preamps with pristine 96kHz analog recording and playback, combined with 8 channels of ADAT optical digital I/O. Expand your system by connecting additional 8pres or other MOTU FireWire audio interfaces.

Use the included CueMix™ software to mix all 16 inputs from your computer. Eight channels of ADAT optical I/O make the 8pre an ideal companion for a digital mixer. Two ADAT lightpipe connections work together to support a full 8 channels of optical digital I/O at any sample rate up to 96kHz.

Connect all of your studio gear, including microphones, guitars, synths, keyboards, drum machines and even effects processors. Then monitor all of these live inputs via the 8preʼs main outs or headphone jack — with virtually no monitoring latency and no processor drain on your computer. You can even create separate monitor mixes for the main outs and headphones. Control everything, including talk-back and listen-back, from the included CueMix Console™ software, just like a large studio console.

The 8pre includes a 16-channel MIDI interface. Simply plug in your FireWire cable, and both MIDI and audio are ready to go. Connect any MIDI device, such as a controller keyboard, synth module, automated control surface or drum machine. Timing is sample-accurate with supporting software.

The 8pre provides cross-platform compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3 or higher, Windows XP and all of your favorite audio software and host-based effects via WDM/ASIO/Core Audio drivers. Or you can use the included AudioDesk workstation software for Mac OS, with 24-bit recording/editing and 32-bit mixing/processing/mastering.

The 8pre is really two products in one. When it is not connected to a computer via FireWire, the 8pre functions as an eight-channel analog to digital (optical) converter. Connect the 8pre to your MOTU 828, 896, Traveler or even another 8pre via the optical "lightpipe” connection to add eight high-quality microphone pre-amps to your system. Since the connection is digital, 100% pristine sound is maintained, down to the very last sample.

MOTU FireWire audio interfaces are fully compatible with FireWire 800-equipped Macs. All you need is a standard FireWire 400-to-800 cable. Just plug in and go. The FireWire bus operates at 400 Mb/sec, providing the same high speed, low latency and rock solid reliability that MOTU FireWire interfaces are known for.

The 8pre is the perfect way to instantly add eight more mic inputs to any audio interface or digital mixer with optical I/O. If you have a MOTU interface with on-board CueMix DSP mixing, such as the 828mkII, 896HD or Traveler, the 8pre inputs appear directly in the host interface's CueMix mixer to becomes a transparent extension of your system, operating together with your primary interface as a single, integrated unit — even when the host interface is not connected to a computer and is instead operating as a stand-alone mixer.

If you have a 2408mk3, digital mixer or other audio device that supports 96kHz optical and also has two optical inputs, the 8pre connects to it via both optical ports to provide a full eight channels of analog to optical conversion at the 88.2 or 96kHz sample rates.