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LIO-8/4 3d, with 4 quality mic preamps, is the perfect tool for capturing audio wherever inspiration hits, in the studio or on the road.

What's so great about the ULN-R pres
The ULN-R mic pre possesses virtually every characteristic that is coveted in a Mic Preamp: exceptionally low noise at all gains, exceptionally high gain, excellent common mode and RFI rejection, incredibly flat frequency response, and ultra-low distortion. It simply increases the level of what you put into it without having to consider the nature of the source: Dynamic Mics, Phantom Powered Mics, Ribbon Mics, turntables, Instrument or line level signals are all handled with equal ease and quality.

At Home in Any Situation
Well suited to any recording situation, you can record and edit on the road, in the hotel, on the airplane, or wherever inspiration hits. Use 3 LIO-8s chained together for 24 tracks of live concert recording with processing on all channels in 3 rack spaces. Location sound engineers can now capture the moment - anywhere, anytime.

When you're done recording, use the LIO-8 in the studio as an extremely high quality audio interface to transfer your tracks into a DAW. You'll be amazed at the sound of this box! And weighing only 6 pounds, and a little larger than a laptop, you can be the first one out of the gig, with no hassle.

The LIO-8's archival grade inputs and outputs, coupled with Metric Halo's exclusive Character processing, provide flexibility and sound quality unavailable on any other interface. You can transition from a wire-with-gain to a gooey tube pre with one click of the mouse, and every input can have the right character for the material you are recording.

The LIO-8 is the only unit in its class with an on-board processing engine that supports fully instantiable processing, allowing you to use Metric Halo's world-renowned signal processing effects without sacrificing your computer's processing power or introducing any additional latency in your monitor path. From MIOStrip to HaloVerb, the LIO-8 comes with the 2d plug-in package that provides basic production processing. If you need more, you can add our +DSP package. And remember, this one rack space audio interface has the ability to run entirely from any DC power source (16V-30V), making it truly and completely mobile.

Organically Scalable
A unique feature of the Mobile I/O system is that MIO's work well individually or as a group. Mix and match LIO-8 with ULN-8, 2882 and ULN-2 units to create a system that meets your needs for track counts and number of preamps. Adding a unit to the system organically increases the DSP power of the system, so that your DSP always scales with your I/O. Break your system up for small gigs when playing out or add the units of your mates to build a huge system when required. By standardizing on the Mobile I/O platform, each member of the band can have ultimate quality while working alone, and the band can have huge track counts when playing together. You can't lose!

Stand-alone Operation
Flexible signal routing and sophisticated patch and preset management systems as well as a comprehensive set of front panel controls are also featured in the LIO-8. The LIO-8's front-panel controls allow the unit to function equally as well as a stand-alone Converter system. In standalone mode, the LIO-8 operates with the converters directly routed to and from the AES I/O, and the analog domain sends allow splitting or "multing" your analog inputs to other devices.

As a standalone converter, the LIO-8 provides a 24bit/192kHz eight channel front-end. It also functions seamlessly as an analog monitor controller, making it ideal as a digital headphone amp and studio monitor controller.

Applications
The LIO-8 supports a variety of applications. For studio recording, it provides a very high quality interface to a DAW, offering sound processing or simple file transfer between workstations. Its exceptional sound quality makes it perfect as any studio's primary analog to digital conversion and monitoring chain.

The LIO-8 is suitable for broadcast applications, too. It offers instant playback of 8 individual stereo sends for music cues or sound effects, or smaller numbers of surround stems. The compact package and portable power features mean that the unit can go anywhere users need to work, and make on-site fixes or edit location recordings without the need to send files back to the studio, saving valuable time before air.

In the live performance arena, in addition to operating as a remote recorder for archiving performances or to play out backing tracks and musical cues, the LIO-8 can operate as a soft-synth mixer and I/O interface.

Full Support at All Sample Rates
The LIO-8 and v.5 support all features at all sample rates, so you are good to go at 192k. Multiple busses, Plug-ins, reverb, etc. - whatever you want to do, it works at all sample rates. Total processing is only limited by DSP power.

Features

3d includes
  • MH Link - Exceptionally low-latency, Ultra-high-bandwidth audio, clock and data connections over Gigabit Ethernet.
  • MH EdgeBus - An Ultra-high-bandwidth programmable and pluggable audio expansion slot. MH EdgeBus allows you to effortlessly extend your system to be exactly the interface you need at any given moment.
  • MH Console - A modern, 64-bit application to control your entire system with a simple, lightning fast and flexible routing model and a stunning new visual design.
  • MH Mixer - 128 input x 64 bus multi-box unified zero-latency mixer.
  • MH MonitorControl - Integrated surround capable monitor controller with system processing capability. Includes Analog Domain level control on ULN-8/LIO-8 hardware.
  • MH Record - 128 input ultra-reliable multitrack recorder with deep hardware integration.
  • MH DSP Engine - Enhanced processing power and massive memory in the hardware. All 3d hardware includes the +DSP license providing over a hundred plug-ins and the unique Metric Halo Graph environment.
  • MH Link Audio - Direct Ethernet CoreAudio driver (with support for up to 128 channels of I/O @ 192k).
  • USB Audio - USB-C Class Audio Interface.
  • Specifications

    Rails
  • Analog Rails (low power): ±9.9 Volts
  • Analog Rails (high power): ±12.6 Volts

  • Maximum I/O Levels (Balanced)
  • Peak Line Output @ 0 dBFS (no jumper/low power): +18.5 dBu
  • Peak Line Output @ 0 dBFS (output jumper/low power): +22.0 dBu
  • Peak Line Output @ 0 dBFS (output jumper/high power): +24.5 dBu
  • Analog Send Max Output: +21.5 dBu
  • Line In Max Input: +24.5 dBu
  • Output Impedance: 5

  • Monitor Controller
  • Nominal FS output (Balanced) Output Jumper Off: -19.0 dBu
  • Nominal FS output (Balanced) Output Jumper On: -12.0 dBu
  • Maximum Output: Same as Line
  • Gain Range: -96 dB to +30 dB
  • Gain Precision: ±0.05 dB
  • Gain Step: 0.5 dB
  • Line Input + ADC
  • Input Impedance: 10 k
  • Dynamic Range (-60 dB, flat 0-22.05 kHz, typ): 115 dB
  • Dynamic Range (-60 dB, A-weighted, typ): 118 dB
  • Noise Floor (flat 0-22.05 kHz, typ): 115 dB
  • Noise Floor (A-weighted, typ): 117.9 dB
  • THD D/A/A/D loop @ -12 dBFS: 0.0005 %
  • THD D/A/A/D loop @ -0 dBFS: 0.0015 %
  • Crosstalk @ 1kHz: -127 dB
  • IMD 1k component (19 kHz/20kHz @ +8dBu): -104 dBu
  • Gain Range: -12 dB to +31.5 dB
  • Gain Precision: ±0.05 dB
  • Gain Step: 0.5 dB

  • Line Input + ADC Frequency Response
  • +0/-0.1dB @ fs = 44100 Hz: 5.7 Hz - 20.5 kHz
  • +0/-1.0dB @ fs = 44100 Hz: 1.8 Hz - 21.0 kHz
  • +0/-0.1dB @ fs = 96000 Hz: 5.7 Hz - 43.9 kHz
  • +0/-1.0dB @ fs = 96000 Hz: 1.8 Hz - 45.4 kHz
  • +0/-0.1dB @ fs = 192000 Hz: 5.7 Hz - 42.1 kHz
  • +0/-1.0dB @ fs = 192000 Hz: 1.8 Hz - 64.7 kHz
  • 5° low-end in-channel phase deviation point: 10.7 Hz
  • Interchannel phase 0 Hz - 20 kHz: < ±0.05°
  • Crosstalk from SMPTE Input: < -142 dB

  • Input Processing
  • M/S Decode: Instantiable
  • Parameteric EQ: Instantiable
  • Dynamics: Instantiable
  • Character: Instantiable
  • Reverb: Instantiable
  • Delay: Instantiable
  • Output Processing
  • M/S Encode: Instantiable
  • Parameteric EQ: Instantiable
  • Dynamics: Instantiable
  • Character: Instantiable
  • Reverb: Instantiable
  • Dither: Instantiable
  • Mix Foldown: Instantiable

  • Front Panel
  • Indicator LEDs (Bicolor): 495
  • Meters: 16
  • Segments per Meter: 15
  • Channel Encoder Knobs: 8
  • Encoders Have Shaft Push Buttoms: Yes
  • Monitor Controller Encoder Knobs: 1
  • Monitor Controller Mute: Yes
  • Monitor Controller Dim: Yes
  • Indicators Per Encoder: 16
  • Sample Rate Indicators: 6
  • Clock Source Indicators: 4
  • AES Clock Source Indicators: 4
  • AES Lock Indicators: 4
  • AES Input Signal Indicators: 4
  • AES Output Signal Indicators: 4
  • System Lock Indicator: 1
  • Firewire Indicator: 1
  • Front Panel Modes: 14
  • Headphone Output (Dedicated DAC): TRS Stereo
  • DI Inputs (2): TRS Balanced
  • DI Input Impedance: 10 M
  • DI Input Fixed Gain (Jumper Selectable): 0/10/20 dB
  • DI Input Variable Gain: -12 dB to 31.5 dB
  • Power Switch (Jumper Defeatable): Toggle

  • Back Panel
  • MIDI Connectors (In and Out): 5-Pin DIN
  • SMPTE Connectors (In and Out): Balanced TRS
  • Word Clock Connectors (In and Out): 75 BNC
  • AES Connector (8 Channels In and Out): DB-25
  • AES Connector Pinout: Tascam/Digidesign Digital
  • Line Input Connector (8 Channels): DB-25
  • Line Input Pinout: Tascam/Digidesign Analog
  • Send Output Connector (8 Channels): DB-25
  • Send Output Pinout: Tascam/Digidesign Analog
  • Line/Monitor Output Connector (8 Channels): DB-25
  • Line/Monitor Output Pinout: Tascam/Digidesign Analog
  • Line/Monitor Mult Output Connectors (Analog 1/2): TRS Balanced
  • FireWire Connectors (2): 1394a 6-Pin
  • Power (Unswitched): 2.1mm Coaxial
  • Power (Switched): 4-Pin XLR
  • Security Slot: Kensignton

  • Software
  • Driver: CoreAudio Mac OS X
  • Mac OS X: 10.3.9 or newer
  • Architectures: PPC, Intel
  • MIO Console: Included
  • Record Panel: Included
  • LTC Decoder: Included
  • Mixer: Included
  • +DSP License: Optional

  • Power
  • Voltage: 14v - 28v
  • Power: 24 Watts
  • FireWire Bus Powerable: No
  • Passes FireWire Bus Power: Yes
  • Supplies FireWire Bus Power: No
  • External Supply (Input): I00-240VAC
  • External Supply (Max Input Current): 1.2 A
  • External Supply (Output): 24 VDC
  • External Supply (Max Output Current): 2.0 A
  • External Supply Connector: 4-Pin XLR

  • Case
  • Material: Powder Coated Aluminum
  • Fasteners: 3mm Phillips Head
  • Weight: 6 lbs
  • Weight: 2.7 kg
  • Dimensions: 17" x 13" x 1.72"
  • Dimensions: 432 x 330 x 44 mm
  • Rack Ears (included): Powder Coated Steel
  • Rear Rack Mounts: Available
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