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ART S8 8-channel Microphone Splitter

8x2 Microphone Signal Splitter with Direct and Transformer-isolated outputs, Ground-lift switches, and Attenuation Pads on Each Channel
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This Microphone Signal Splitter is a Live Toolbox Essential!

The ART S8 8-channel microphone splitter gives you an effective tool for splitting eight balanced low-impedance microphone signals to pairs of outputs, giving you 16. Each channel of the S8 provides one direct output and one transformer-isolated output from a single microphone. You can send the direct outputs to the main or FOH mixer, and the second isolated outputs to a monitor or recording mixer. The direct outputs pass phantom power from the main mixer to the microphones for use with condenser microphones. If you want a dependable splitter for you microphone signal, choose the S8!

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ART S8 8-channel Microphone Splitter at a Glance:
  • Ground lift on each output, pad on each input
  • Audio Utilities series

Ground lift on each output, pad on each input
The S8 includes a ground-lift switch on each isolated output to reduce hum due to ground loops between connected AC-powered units. For versatility the S8 also features an attenuator pad switch on each input that can be used to connect preamplified signals to the two microphone-level outputs on each channel. Typical preamplified signals would originate from instrument preamplifiers, mixers, keyboards, etc.

Audio Utilities series
Audio Utilities by Applied Research and Technology are audio devices that have been designed and engineered to exceed high standards for audio performance and functionality. These innovative, high-quality components are perfect for virtually any audio application where precision frequency tailoring, reliable performance and rugged design are of the utmost importance. ART Audio Utilities deliver extremely precise and powerful flexibility, with quality features and reliable design criteria necessary for top-level audio performance.

ART S8 8-channel Microphone Splitter Features:
  • Splits eight balanced lo-Z mic channels into eight pairs (16)
  • One direct output and one transformer-isolated output per channel
  • Direct outputs pass phantom power to microphones
  • One attenuator pad per channel input
  • One ground-lift switch per channel output
The ART S8 gives you a great microphone signal splitter at a friendly price!

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S8 User Manual
Studio Microphone Buying Guide

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  • Manufacturer Part Number: ARTS8

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Just what we needed for our IEMs

So far, so great. These units in our IEM chain have transformed our rehearsals and performances, giving us autonomy over our monitors and the sound engineers full control of the FOH.
by Mike from IN on

Great bang for your buck!

I used to use a couple of little "two banger" types, with just a couple of inputs, but I compared them to this unit and it's night and day, meaning the old ones were terrible sounding and this unit is clean and clear to my ears. I don't hear any coloration at all and I haven't had any problems with noise. I used this on a live recording of my friend's band, and ran all the vocal mikes through it out of the direct out to their pa which has phantom power. I then used the isolated out for my recording ruining that down a 50 ft. snake to my setup. I used a couple of short snakes to plug from the S8 to the pa and the other one into my snake on stage. It made it so much easier and cleaner to set up and everything went hunky dory.
by Marc Trainor from El Cajon, CA on
Music background: Musician, vocal, pedal steel, live recording.

Really good deal

This box is actually an awesome deal. I literally took mine apart to see what's inside. It's not much, which is how it should be. All it is, is just a 1:1 transformer connected to some XLR connectors...just what you want. I thought mine worked great. I am, by no means, a fan of ART. I usually think their stuff is too cheap, but they nailed this one. I actually calculated out how much it would cost for a person like myself to build one of these, and the cost on this was way lower. Save yourself that time and money.
As for Ryan Goldbacher's review, I don't buy what he's saying at all about the direct out. It's just straight wired from one connector to the other. He's got a problem somewhere else.
Like I said, I'm not a fan of ART, but I gave this a shot and was happy with it. I used mine with some recordings and used the split out for monitors for the band for a location recording gig. It worked perfect.
by Jeff on
Music background: All over the board

Perfect

Does exactly what it's supposed to, with no noise. The fact that phantom power is passed on only one of the channel outputs is a big plus.
by Brennan from Fort Wayne, IN on
Music background: Technical Director

Easy, quiet, nice splitter.

I've only used this once so far, but will be again in a couple of days. I used it for a songwriter/acoustic set night. I was videoing the show and recording the audio to Pro Tools as well as running audio to the FOH mixer. It was easy to set up and worked great! Recordings sound good and there's no added noise. Bought another one so I can do 16 tracks for larger shows in the near future. Great value!
by Greg from Nashville on
Music background: Recording Engineer, Songwriter
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