HYBRID AUDIO INTERFACE (MULTI SYSTEMS) MOTU announces in April 2021 its new UltraLite-mk5 interface, a ground-up redesign of its award-winning 18 x 22 half-rack USB audio interface for macOS, Windows and iOS. The UltraLite-mk5 represents a fifth generation of a very successful product due to its careful design and the right combination of inputs and outputs in such a compact box. It matches its popular predecessors in connectivity options by providing a total of 40 channels of simultaneous I/O, including two front-panel XLR/TRS mic/line/hi-Z combo-style guitar inputs with preamps (+74 dB of output). gain), 6 x 10 quarter-inch jack balanced analog I/O, 8-channel optical ADAT (switchable to stereo TOSLink), RCA/PDIF stereo I/O and MIDI I/O jacks,

A new high-resolution, high-contrast white OLED display provides precision metering for all analog inputs and outputs, along with indicators of digital I/O activity and status information.

Updated DAC ESS™ converter technology drives all analog outputs, including headphone, with the new ES9026PRO DAC delivering an impressive 125dB dynamic range on the line outputs. The analog inputs vastly outperform previous models with a measured dynamic range of 120 dB and -114 dB THD+N (0.0002%). The microphone inputs offer a remarkable input noise equivalent to -129 dB (EIN).

The included CueMix™ 5 software has been completely redesigned as a native app for macOS, Windows 10, and iOS. With a fresh and newly designed user interface, CueMix 5 simplifies hardware (direct) monitoring, allowing users to activate monitoring for each input with a single click, right on the main screen. Separate mix tabs allow users to quickly create independent monitor mixes for each pair of analog outputs, complete with 4-band parametric EQ, gate, compression, and reverb.

The UltraLite-mk5 connects to computers via Hi-Speed ​​USB-C (class compliant, compatible with USB 2.0, 3.0 and iOS) and operates at sample rates up to 192kHz.

Technical specifications and feature overview

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