M-audio Octane

The 8-channel Octane preamp is specifically designed to enhance the front end of any multitrack digital recording system. Its award-winning M-Audio preamp technology delivers pristine digital signals to any Lightpipe-compatible devices such as hard disk recorders and digital mixers. Octane is ideal for miking drum kits or bands and the two mic/instrument channels are great for guitar, bass and other instruments. M-S matrix encoding lets you employ stereo miking techniques previously available only in pro studios. Octane even has analog preamp (direct) outs for each channel, making it the perfect upgrade for any digital audio interface or mixer. Word clock also means that you can sync multiple Octanes for as many channels as you need as your studio grows.

• award-winning M-Audio preamp technology
• 8 mic preamp channels, 2 w/ instrument ins
• 8 line inputs
• ADAT Lightpipe output (TOSlink)
• 24-bit audio resolution throughout

MICROPHONE INPUTS 50dB frequency response: 20-20kHz, +/- 0.11dB; mid gain signal-to-noise ratio: 120dB, A-weighted; mid gain dynamic range: 120dB, A-weighted; mid gain THD+N: 0.00041% -107dB, 1dB below clipping, 22Hz-22kHz; mid gain EIA noise rating: -129dBu @ max gain, 600 ohms, 22Hz-22 kHz (unweighted) input impedance: 2.85k ohms, no pad; 3.600k ohms, pad engaged INSTRUMENT INPUTS 3M ohms variable gain: 44dB frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz, +/- 0.03dB; mid gain signal-to-noise ratio: 133dB, A-weighted; mid gain dynamic range: 133dB, A-weighted; mid gain THD+N: 0.0018% -95dB, dB below clipping, 22Hz-22kHz; mid gain system throughput gain: 6dB to 50dB (balanced out); 0dB to 44dB (unbalanced out) LINE INPUTS 20K Ohms (balanced), 13.3k ohms (unbalanced) frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz, +/- 0.04dB signal-to-noise ratio: 110dB, A-weighted dynamic range: 110dB, A-weighted THD+N: 0.00067% -103dB, -1dBFS, 22Hz-22kHz ADDITIONAL FEATURES +26 dBu (balanced), +20 dBu (unbalanced) output impedance: 600 ohms (balanced) M/S matrix: L=M+S/3 and R=MñS/3 digital clip level at line inputs: +20dBu channel quasi-peak level indicators light 3dB, 10dB and 20dB below digital clip word clock range (switchable): 44.1kHz, 48kHz and external word clock slave sync range: 33kHz to 59kHz word clock impedence: 75 ohms power: 18 VAC (16.5 VAC minimum) @ 3.5A inline power adapter