Audio Express from Motu is a multi-functional professional audio interface. Audio Express is a high-quality sound card with functions such as preamp, A/D, D/A conversion, amp, S/PDIF, and MIDI format input/output. At the same time, it is also a mixing console that can be used with MOTU's intuitive CueMix FX mixing software, allowing you to efficiently and qualitatively complete your mixes.
What audio input and output are supported by Audio Express?
Two microphone/instrument hybrid input connectors can connect up to two microphones, or two guitars and other instrument signals at the same time.
Two +4dB line input interface, suitable for connecting synthesizers, electronic drums, effects processors and other devices. Two Main Out main outputs and two +4dB line outputs are suitable for monitor speakers and other auxiliary speakers.
S/PDIF input and output interface, up to 96KHz sampling rate, 24bit quantization precision stereo digital input and output interface, suitable for connecting external S/PDIF audio equipment. MIDI input and output interface, can connect to external MIDI audio equipment. Headphone output interface, can connect monitor headphones.
What are the platforms that Audio Express is compatible with? Audio Express has both a Firewire interface and a USB 2.0 interface that can be used on both Mac and Windows platforms. It doesn't limit whether you are an Apple Mac user or a Windows user.
It should be noted that if you choose to connect USB2.0 to your computer, Audio Express requires an external standard power supply to work. If you choose to connect FireWire to your computer, you do not need to attach a standard power supply.
What's good about Audio Express's Precision Digital TrimTM? Each input of Audio Express is equipped with a digitally controlled gain amplifier, where the microphone (Mic) input channel provides up to 60dB of gain, and instrument (INST) input and line (LINE) inputs provide up to 22dB of gain. The use of an advanced digital gain-adjusted amplifier (Trim) provides more precise adjustments in approximately 1dB increments. A reasonable and fine-grained increment facilitates you to find the most appropriate level for the input audio signal!
How does Audio Express implement mixing? Audio Express is also a mixer that can mix 6 different inputs into a pair of outputs.
The buttons on the Audio Express panel have two modes of operation: Mix mode and TRIM mode. When operating in TRIM mode, the gain of the input channel can be controlled by manually adjusting the knob, or in the accompanying software CueMix FX. adjust. When working in the mixing mode, the knob on the panel mainly controls the mixing level of each input channel. The TRIM mode and the mixing mode can be switched by pressing the MIX knob, and can also be judged by viewing the signal indicators on the panel. In what mode does Audio Express work?
What is the convenience of Audio Express's signal indicator screen? Audio Express audio interface panel has a signal indicator screen for real-time viewing of Audio Express's working status. For example, the current audio signal sampling rate, microphone/instrument input level, phantom power, main output level, and line output power can be displayed on the screen. Equality, and work in the mixing state or work in Trim status, allows you to accurately grasp the working status of the equipment in the work, to complete your work more smoothly.
Want Audio Express's listening delay to be close to zero? When audio Express is not required to pass the input signal through various plug-ins, the mixing software CueMix can support the input signal without any plug-in to directly reach the monitor output, thereby realizing near real-time monitoring effect without delay.
If the input signal needs to be processed by an audio plug-in in the computer, the delay of the monitoring can also be controlled by setting the Samples Per Buffer in the MOTU Audio Console software.
How does Audio Express cope with simultaneous output of multiple different mixes? Audio Express also has main outs, line outs, S/PDIF outs, and headphone outs. It can output four different mixes at the same time.
In live performances, live sound reinforcement systems, stage monitoring systems, headphone monitoring systems, and digital recorders all require different mixes. Audio Express has eight digital hybrid buses. Can output 4 pairs of independent mixing signals at the same time, meeting the needs of live performances.
What auxiliary tools does Audio Express provide for downmixing? CueMix FX software provides a variety of audio debugging and analysis tools, including: Tuner, FFT, Oscilloscope, XY Plot, Phase Analysis. In the mixing process, these tools will be the gods and assistants of audio masters who have completed the masterpiece of the mix!
Instrument Tuning – TunerTuner allows you to debug guitar, bass, saxophone and other instruments more accurately, quickly and easily.
Spectral Analysis - The FFT spectrum analysis tool provided by FFTCueMix FX software visualizes the spectral characteristics of the input audio signal, allowing you to understand the spectral characteristics of the input signal picked up by vocals, instruments, or other audio equipment.
Oscilloscope - The Oscilloscope tool provided by Oscilloscope CueMix FX software allows you to directly observe the harmonics, transient behavior, and clipping of incoming audio.
Stereo Width Detection - The XY Plot tool provided by XY PlotCueMix FX software displays the amplitude of the left and right channels simultaneously in the display interface, which helps you to observe the stereo width during the mixing process. At the same time, it can also detect whether there is a polarity problem in the mixing process.
Phase Analysis - Phase Analysis The phase analysis provided by the CueMix FX software allows you to observe the phase difference of the left and right channels of the stereo audio signal at each frequency in the display interface, allowing you to clearly understand the frequencies at which the two signals are inverted. Offset situation. Phase Analysis can be used in A/B system stereo pickup, multi-microphone simultaneous recording, compatible mono channel and other occasions, which will help you more accurately correct the phase difference.
Summary: Although FireWire devices have completely faded out in recent years, there are still many older systems that require audio interface devices to support FireWire. At the same time, MOTU Audio Express is currently one of the few sound card products that can be compatible with USB and Firewire transmission at the same time, and has an independent DSP mixer and effector, and also supports internal Loopback hardware channel signal transmission. The sound quality is still at the same level of high quality! It is a mature and stable sound card product that is worth considering.
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