Do not be fooled by the Microbook’s size, it may be small but it is huge when it comes to audio quality. The MicroBook is a USB-powered audio interface that allows studio-grade performance in a device about the size the fits the pocket. Despite being small, about the size of a regular pocket, the MicroBook can turn your Mac or PC into a personal 4×2 recording studio all complete with the needed audio I/O and mixing features for professional recording.
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The MicroBook lets you have a complete personal recording set up whether on a Mac or on a PC. It has four simultaneous inputs that allows for a microphone, a guitar, a keyboard, or any other stereo line-level device. Its mic preamp gives nothing but a neutral coloration and pristine sound, thanks to 20dB pad and 48V phantom power of its built-in condenser mics. On top of that, the MicroBook offers flexible monitoring options choose among a programmable analog, a digital and headphone outputs.
Because the MicroBook is small, its mic input ins a balanced ¼-inch jack. But if you want to use a mic cable with an XLR plug, the MicroBook comes with an XLR-to-1/4-inch adapter. The MicroBook has a Precision Digital Trim, which means that you can control analog trim on all units. This means that you get to enjoy both the excellent signal quality of analog audio circuitry and the fine-tune precision of digital control. Plus, you get to save and recall the trim settings on your computer.
But perhaps the best thing about the MicroBook is its superb audio quality. Its accurate audio quality is a perfect fit to the demands of any professional recording set up. And since the MicroBook is part of the royal family who brought FireWire, USB and PCI audio interfaces in the market, you can be confident that it is a product of decades of great engineering expertise.
Unlike the MicroBook, other brands of audio interfaces in the market even the expensive ones, mind you cut corners giving unbalanced analog inputs and outputs. These brands greatly compromise audio performance, making it fall way below the standards of a balanced circuit. The MicroBook has a well balanced inputs and outputs that makes sure of the best protection possible from RF interferences, AC hum, and other noise-creating factors.
The guitar input of the MicroBook provides nothing but the appropriate impedance loads for guitars, letting you play through guitar-processing plug-ins in a host software knowing that you will get a natural feel and response. Its “mini” eight-inch analog input can also be connected to an iPod or any other stereo line level signal. This allows audio input mixing with other inputs and routed to any output device.
Who says good quality recording can be done just in the studio alone? With the MOTU MicroBook, good quality I/O recording, personal tracking as well as laptop-based DJing is possible anywhere, anytime.
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