Steinberg UR824 8 In 8 Out USB Audio Interface

Delivering pristine sound quality, the UR824 audio interface perfectly combines high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity with balanced analog and digital inputs and outputs in various formats.

Features:

• 24-bit/96 kHz USB 2.0 audio interface
• Analog 8 in and 8 out with 8 D-Pre Class-A mic preamps supporting +48 V
• 2 pairs of ADAT optical I/O (doubles as S/PDIF) provide 16 in and 16 out (S/MUX compatible, 8 in and 8 out @ 96 kHz)
• Latency-free DSP-powered monitoring with one REV-X reverb and 8 Channel Strips with any DAW by using the latest dspMixFx technology
• Native VST 3 plug-ins of REV-X and Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip additionally included
• 2 separate headphone buses with individual outputs
• Word clock I/O with 2 BNC connectors plus JetPLL ultra-low jitter support
• Cubase AI 6 music production software included
• Cross-platform compatibility for Mac OS X and Windows

The UR824’s front panel hosts two Neutrik combo TRS/XLR connectors for balanced microphone/line input with switchable 48 volt phantom power and Hi-Z, pad push buttons for signal attenuation, gain controls with peak indicators. On the opposite side there’s a single output level rotary knob that allows you to easily adjust the levels of the eight line output signals alongside two headphone connectors, each with a dedicated level control. The output signal to be controlled by the front panel rotary is selected through the software.

The rear panel provides six Neutrik combo TRS/XLR inputs and eight analog balanced TRS outputs as well as two pairs of optical ADAT inputs and outputs. Also on board are two BNC connectors for –switchable word clock input and output. Developed by using advanced technologies to offer seamless scalability, this mixing and recording interface offers options to expand the number of analog inputs and outputs across the system via ADAT to provide up to 24 input and output channels.

For signal synchronization, the UR824 interface also features JetPLL, a patent-applied solution for audio network jitter. JetPLL provides the same performance as traditional, expensive clocking solutions found in the world’s best professional clocking products.

Minimum System Requirements

The minimum system requirements state the minimal specification your computer must have to be able to use the software.

UR Hardware

• Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.3, 10.7 (32-bit/64-bit kernel)
• Intel processor (Intel Core Duo or faster recommended)
• 1 GB RAM
• CD-ROM drive
• Internet connection for license activations for included plug-in software
• Compatible with any software application supporting CoreAudio

• Windows XP SP3, Vista SP2 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)
• Pentium / Athlon 2 GHz or faster (dual core processor recommended)
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Windows 7 64-bit)
• CD-ROM drive
• Internet connection for license activations for included plug-in software
• Compatible with any software application supporting ASIO or WDM

Cubase AI 6

Mac

• Mac OS X 10.6, Native 32-bit and 64-bit version
• Intel dual core CPU
• 2 GB RAM
• Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
• CoreAudio compatible audio hardware
• 4 GB of free HD space
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection for license activation

Windows

• Windows 7, native 32-bit and 64-bit versions
• Intel or AMD dual core CPU
• Windows compatible audio hardware (ASIO,WDM)
• 2 GB RAM
• Display resolution of 1280 x 800 recommended
• 4 GB of free HD space
• DVD-ROM drive
• Internet connection for license activation