M-Audio AIR 192|8 | 2-In 4-Out USB Audio/MIDI Interface

M Audio AIR 192 8 Midi Interface Overview:

The AIR 192|8 comes complete with a software package that has everything to get you started making professional recordings right out of the box. With 2 powerful DAWs to suit your production needs, AIR 192|8 includes Ableton Live Lite.

We’ve also added an entire Effects Plugin, Virtual Instruments and Loop package to cater to all your production needs. Whether you need a guitar tone, reverb, or delay we’ve got your effects needs covered with Eleven Lite, 20 effect plugins and AIR’s Creative FX Collection Plus. With the included AIR Virtual Instrument plugins, you’ll have a virtual drummer, drum machine, synth, strings, percussion, organ and piano plugins to add world-class-sounding instruments to your songs with ease

Our engineers designed the Crystal Preamps to provide engineers, producers and musicians with a transparent, low-noise preamp that guarantees the best sound from your microphones and captures your performance exactly the way you intended. The AIR 192|8 incorporates pristine A/D converters to provide 24-bit resolution digital audio for explosive dynamic range that captures every nuance and subtlety of your performance.

When recording, you want to focus on capturing that perfect moment, and getting the best performance out of your artist and talent. You don’t want to be bogged down by “clicks,” “pops” or latency. The AIR 192|8 not only features a high-speed USB connection for providing the lowest round trip latency (2.59ms) between your machine and your hardware, but it also features monitor mix control for listening directly to the source inputs, providing you with zero-latency technology.

Features:

• 24-bit/192kHz resolution for professional recording and monitoring
• Hi-Speed USB circuitry for fastest connection, with class-leading round-trip latency of 2.59ms
• Transparent Crystal™ preamps and ultra-pristine A/D converters for unsurpassed audio recording quality
• VU LED meters for dialing in the perfect level
• Flexible inputs: (2) XLR+¼” TRS combo with -10dB mic pad or ¼” instrument inputs
• Use any combination of TRS combo or ¼” instrument input on the two channelDYNAMIC RANGEs:(2) TRS, (2) instrument or (1) of each
• MIDI input/output for connecting virtually any external MIDI gear
• Stereo ¼” and RCA outs with direct mono/stereo switch
• (2) RCA assignable auxiliary outputs; ¼” headphone output with independent source and level controls
• Rugged metal chassis; large central control for easy volume adjustment
• USB/Direct knob for balancing between the input signal and the computer signal

Specifications:

Mic Inputs 1-2 (balanced XLR)

• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.1 dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: DYNAMIC RANGEDYNAMIC RANGEDYNAMIC RANGE
• SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO: 104dB (+1.0dBu, A-weighted)
• THD+N: 0.001% (1kHz, +0.8dBu, -1dBFS)
• PREAMP EIN: -126dBu (150Ω, unweighted)
• MAX INPUT LEVEL: +1.8dBu
• GAIN RANGE: 60dB

Line Input 1-2 (balanced 1/4″ TRS)

• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.1dB)
• SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO: 101dB (1kHz, +4dBu, A-weighted)
• THD+N: 0.002% (1kHz, +19.7dBu, -1dBFS)
•  MAX INPUT LEVEL: +20.7dBu
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 106dB (A-weighted)

Inst Input 1-2 (unbalanced 1/4″ TS)

• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.1dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 106dB (A-weighted)
• SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO: 98dB (+4dBu, A-weighted)
• THD+N: 0.001% (1kHz, +5.8dBu, -1dBFS)
• MAX INPUT LEVEL: +6.8dBu
• INPUT IMPEDANCE: ~1MΩ
• GAIN RANGE: 24dB

Main TRS Outputs, 1/L & 2/R (balanced 1/4″ TRS)

• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.1dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 109dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: 0.003% (1kHz, -1dBFS)
• MAX OUTPUT LEVEL: +13dBu

Main & Aux RCA Outputs 1 – 4 (Unbalanced RCA)

• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz – 20kHz (+/-0.1dB)
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 109dB (A-weighted)
• THD+N: 0.003% (1kHz, -1dBFS)
• MAX OUTPUT: +7dBu

Headphone Outputs (Stereo 1/4″ TRS)

• DYNAMIC RANGE: 101dB
• THD+N: 0.008% (1kHz, -1dBFS, 36mW)
• MAX POWER: 36mW (32-ohm load)
• MIN IMPEDANCE: 32-ohm