Get MORE Into Your HD System!
Looking for an affordable way to integrate your racks of hardware synths and/or samplers into Pro Tools|HD? Look no further! Introducing 96i I/O, the newest audio interface for Pro Tools|HD. The HD version of the popular MIX-era Digidesign 1622 I/O, 96i I/O offers an affordable line level alternative within the Pro Tools|HD family of audio interfaces.
Plug it in, plug it in
96i I/O enables you to readily introduce output from third-party outboard gear - keyboards, samplers, effects & other line-level equipment - into your Pro Tools environment. With its analog and digital inputs, high sample rate support, and robust design, 96i I/O makes affordable sense for home/project studios and professional studios alike.
The ins and outs
96i I/O's sixteen analog inputs provide balanced or unbalanced A/D conversion using tip-ring-sleeve (TRS) 1/4" connectors. A 24-bit-capable S/PDIF digital I/O port allows you to connect professional DAT recorders, CD players, and other digital recording devices. A/D and D/A converters of the same quality as those of the Digidesign 96 I/O ensure that your signals' fidelity is maintained going into and coming out of Pro Tools.
Each input on the 96i I/O includes recallable, software-adjustable level controls - sixstep for inputs 1-4, two-step for inputs 5-16 - to accommodate the wide variance of instrument output levels. Its outputs are switchable between +4 dBu and -10 dBV.
Virtual Patchbay
In conjunction with Pro Tools software, 96i I/O also acts as a virtual patch bay, enabling you to change connections with just one click of your mouse. These two features allow 96i I/O to work much like a hardware mixer within your Pro Tools studio.
Pro Tools|HD professional interface
As with the other Pro Tools|HD interfaces, 96i I/O includes a Peripheral port to facilitate connection to additional Pro Tools|HD gear. It can also be used as the primary interface for your Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Accel system, both of which require a Digidesign HD audio interface to operate.
Expansion
Up to six 96i I/O units can be used to provide 96 inputs for Pro Tools|HD systems. And in addition to audio-only applications, 96i I/O is the perfect audio interface for MIDI-based studios, functioning seamlessly with Pro Tools|HD's enhanced MIDI capabilities. With its I/O configuration, sound quality and flexibility, 96i I/O represents a true value for price/performance.
- High-quality, 2U I/O device for instruments and effects gear
- 24-bit balanced TRS connections: 16 analog inputs, 2 analog outputs
- Two channels of 24-bit S/PDIF I/O (RCA connection)
- Supports sample rates up to 96 kHz
- Digidesign 96 I/O-quality converters
- Software-adjustable level controls for inputs (six-step for inputs 1-4, two-step for inputs 5-16); outputs software-switchable between +4 dBu and -10 dBV
- 105 db or greater dynamic range
- Support for balanced and unbalanced connections
- Front-panel LEDs for input and output metering
- Multiple units provide up to 96 discrete inputs
- Compatible with Pro Tools|HD cards and peripherals
