A Symbiotic Synergy of Silicon and Software

Few relationships have ever made as much sense as the one that's developed as a result of Yamaha's decision to bring Steinberg into their fold. It conjures up images of crocodiles with spur-winged plovers in their mouths or clownfish swinging amid sea anemones... but I digress. One of the coolest pieces of gear to date that's emerged from the Steinberg/Yamaha connection is the MR816 X. The MR816 X brings to Cubase the same deep integration other DAWs have developed with hardware manufacturers over the years. We're talking about complete integration - from the moment you launch Cubase everything just shows up and works, including fully integrated routing right inside the DAW.

The MR816 X sports eight phenomenal Class A "D-Pre" microphone preamps, but each preamp has its own selectable phantom power option and -26dB pad. To put it mildly, these preamps sound awesome! They're tricked out with XLR/TRS combo jacks, and you can even use them as instrument DIs. The MR816 X is also totally expandable, with both ADAT and S/PDIF digital I/O, plus word clock I/O to keep it all locked together tightly. What's even cooler is that you can daisy chain up to three MR816 Xs together via FireWire, and expand both your I/O and your hardware DSP.

If you don't already have a DAW of choice (or heck, even if you do) you've got to check out Cubase. Lucky for you that Steinberg includes a copy of their Cubase AI4 recording software with the MR816 X. While Cubase AI4 is designed to give you a taste of what the full Cubase has to offer, you can hardly call it a "light" version. Cubase AI4 comes loaded with 48 audio tracks, 64 MIDI tracks, 25 VST effects, 15 VST3 plug-ins, and 480 drum loops - that's a ton of toys for you to test out your new MR816 X with! So get a Steinberg MR816 X today, and turn your computer into a killer recording machine!

Steinberg MR816 X FireWire Audio Interface Features at a Glance:

• 8 discrete Class A analog 'D-Pre' mic preamps
  
• Individually selectable 48V phantom power
  
• Individually selectable -26dB pad
  
• Up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution
  
• 8 x Input Channels with XLR/TRS combo jacks
  
• 8 x Output Channel with TRS connectors
  
• 8 x ADAT digital I/Os for digital audio streams or SPIDF
  
• 2 x Inserts for Hardware FX
  
• 2 x independent headphone outputs
  
• Word clock I/O for professional synchronization
  
• DSP Power for Cubase VST3
  
• Onboard DSP-powered REV-X Reverb effect/plug-in
  
• True Integrated Monitoring
  
• Full faderless mixing
  
• Extremely low latency
  
• 1:1 hardware/software mirroring with Cubase
  
• Daisy-chaining of up to 3 units

Steinberg MR816 X Specs: Computer Connection Type FireWire Form Factor Rackmount Simultaneous I/O 16 x 16 A/D Resolution 24-bit/96kHz Built In DSP/FX Yes Number of Audio Inputs 10 Audio Input Types 2 x Combo (Mic/Line/Hi-Z), 6 x Combo (Mic/Line), 2 x 1/4" (Insert) Number of Audio Outputs 10 Audio Output Types 8 x TRS, 2 x TRS (Headphon) Number of Digital Inputs 10 Digital Input Types 1 x ADAT (Optical, 8 Ch.), 1 x S/PDIF (Coax) Number of Digital Outputs 10 Digital Output Types 1 x ADAT (Optical, 8 Ch.), 1 x S/PDIF (Coax) Number of Mic Preamps 8 Phantom Power Yes Clock I/O 1 x Word Clock (In/Out via BNC) Bus Powered No Rack Units 1U Depth 12" Width 19" Height 1.75" Weight 7.7 lbs.