Metric Halo - LIO-8 mkIV
Artnr: IDS0117287
Tarneaeg: 3-10 tööpäeva.
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Heavenly Metric Halo Sound
mk IV Analog, (optional) Preamps & Conversion
For over 20 years, Metric Halo sound has been beloved by musicians and audio engineers the world over.
Our 4th generation mkIV analog and converter stages enhance the already world-class design of the LIO-8 to provide you with warm yet detailed, open & musical sound that captures and presents your work in its best light.
Monitoring
Analog + Atmos + Processing
The mkIV features a full featured multi-source, multi-destination surround capable (up to 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos®) monitor controller with analog gain control and relay hard mutes.
Mixing
128 Channels | 64 Buses | 192k
Imagine having a large-format recording and mixing console in a 1RU unit. mkIV is just that — you will not be limited by this mixer.
MHLink
Network Audio Backplane
MHLink provides an ultra-low-latency, ultra-high-bandwidth self configuring audio and data backplane between multiple MH units as well as a native Gigabit Ethernet interface to the computer.
USB
Driverless Class Audio
Every mkIV unit includes a USB Class Audio interface that allows you to connect to any USB Audio host (Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 10+, or Linux) without having to install a driver.
SCP
USB I/O Sidecar
In an MHLink system, the USB port on each mkIV unit provides our unique “Satellite Computer Port (SCP)” capability.
SCP gives you the ability to patch a satellite computer with full routing into the mkIV Mixer. On multiple unit systems, all SCP ports are available simultaneously.
Integrate software instruments, sample players, client computers and mobile devices into your system without the need for additional interfaces or complicated clocking setups.
Loopback
Flexible Re-routing
Any channel in the MIO Mixer can be routed to any output, including outputs sent back to the host or to an SCP port.
Route audio between apps or computers without any additional software or an additional complex routing model.
Signal Processing
FPGA/DSP Hybrid Engine
mkIV features our custom hybrid DSP/FPGA processing system that provides massive amounts of processing and gobs of memory for high-precision fixed point mixing, cross-point interpolation, metering and routing as well as flexible, instantiable floating-point plug-in processing.
Plug-ins
Zero-Latency DSP
mkIV bundles over a 100 zero-latency hardware plug-ins, including the entire Metric Halo Production Bundle and the +DSP Bundle, with no additional license fees or complicated licensing tools.
That’s over $2800 worth of world-class plug-ins bundled for use on the LIO-8 mkIV DSP for free!
Control Surface
Mackie | EuCon | iPad | Tablet
mk IV supports a variety of control surfaces giving you tactile remote control over mix, monitor, and recording.
EdgeBus
Expansion I/O HW Plug-ins
Each mkIV unit includes an open EdgeBus Card slot. The EdgeBus Card slot allows you to expand your system with additional I/O without having to add a new interface.
Boot States
Standalone Operation
mk IV allows you to store the full configuration of your multibox MHLink system into non-volatile memory so that the full configuration is automatically restored when the system powers on - without requiring a connection to the computer or MIOConsole.
Format Conversion
Digital and Analog Conversion
Crosspoint routing and all I/O ports simultaneously active enables you to use the mkIV as a flexible format converter. Boot states allow you to program and set the unit for standalone format conversion
Session
Integrated Tracking DAW
mkIV includes complete tracking DAW that supports Live, Take-based and Overdub recording workflows. Always available and completely integrated with the hardware. It launches instantly as part of MIO Console and it doesn't require any licenses or dongles.
LIO-8 mkIV Key Hardware Features
Whether you are on location, in the studio or the mastering room, the LIO-8 mkIV has what it takes for you to get the job done.
LIO-8 mkIV is built on Metric Halo’s core 3d Technology, so it interoperates seamlessly with all existing MH 3d interfaces.
Since it is amazingly flexible, expandable and future-proof by design, your system always scales to meet your needs.Each unit includes these hardware features:
Metric Halo’s unique 3d Core Digital Engine with MHLink
8 channels A/D with Analog Trim
8 channels D/A with Analog Gain
Stereo HeadphoneDedicated HP D/A and Analog Gain
Ultra-low converter latencyConverter latency reduced by 85% compared with previous generation
Round-trip through Converters + Mixer + DSP + Monitor:
≈ 0.9ms @ 44.1k
≈ 0.2ms @ 192k
2 channels Guitar/Bass DI inputs
8 channels AES Output
8 channels AES Input
SMPTE LTC I/O
MIDI I/O
128 Channel x 64 bus mixer
Integrated DSP
Full support for 192k
Detailed Front panel metering
FP control with dedicated gain knobs
IR Remote Control support
MH EdgeBus Card slot
MHLink Gigabit Ethernet connectivity
USB-C connectivity
Low power, cool-running design with no fans
The mkIV excels in these key areas:
• Tracking
• Mixing
• Mastering
• Live
• Monitors
• Production
• Remote Mic Pre
• A/D/A
• Active Analog Split
• Digital Snake
• DSP Processing
• Format Conversion
• Headphone Amp
• DI
• Meter Bridge
• Monitor Control
• Cue Playback
• Session
• IR Remote
• Tactile Control
• Wireless Control
Integration for the Win
By implementing all the functions of a complete end-to-end signal chain solution in a single package, the LIO-8 mkIV is able to provide unprecedented capability and quality in a lightweight, low-power, single rack space unit. This integration has significant benefits in the form of reduced setup time and greater reliability, reduced cabling, weight, power consumption and cost, even as it provides unprecedented flexibility and performance.
The MHLink routing and transport architecture allows you to build a system with units distributed up to 100 meters apart with no added latency.
MHLink's auto-configuration and hardware aggregation make it so the entire system appears to the host computer as a single unified interface. Audio, command and clock transport with up to 256 channels of audio (at 192k) is accomplished with light-weight, inexpensive, readily available Cat 5e cabling.
The new mkIV design is eco-friendly and uses very little energy to provide its incredible performance and power. Even when every mic channel is powering a 48v phantom mic, the LIO-8 mkIV only consumes 25 watts, and without phantom uses less than 21 watts.
This low-power design allows the mkIV to run cool and stable. No noisy fans required.
Metric Halo Sound
The sound of an audio product is more than the the sum of its parts. You can’t simply look at the components used and determine how something is going to sound. Excellent audio requires careful attention to detail and the tuning of every element of the entire system; this includes the analog stages, the power system, the clock and the converter itself. As all of these interact with each other in nonlinear ways, it is the system that determines the performance, and not any of the individual parts.
The A/D/A converters in the LIO-8 mkIV are DC-coupled to the analog I/O stages so they introduce extremely low phase distortion. The D/A has no low-frequency filtering. The A/D converters have an extremely low frequency DC blocking filter that calibrates the input path and removes DC offset with minimal phase shift.
Every element of the design combines to give you a warm, open 3-dimensional sound that is highly revealing and yet totally natural. Metric Halo mkIV sets a new standard.
It’s digital with soul.
