The MOTU 24Ai is a three-in-one unit that can function as an audio interface, standalone mixer, or analog-to-digital converter. The interface features 24 balanced audio inputs with three banks of ADAT optical digital I/O—totaling an impressive 72 channels in a single rack space!

The 24Ai’s USB 2.0 connection is compatible with both iOS and USB 3.0, and it includes a powerful DSP that provides console-style mixing with 48 channels, 12 stereo buses, 32-bit floating-point processing, and a host of powerful and useful effects like vintage compression, modeled analog EQ, and more. The analog connection also offers both Phoenix and D-sub connectors.

Thanks to its broad routing grid, users can freely patch inputs to outputs, with the ability to split inputs to multiple destinations. Additionally, users can download a web app to conveniently control the 24Ai from an iPad, tablet, laptop, or smartphone.

The unit is expandable with any MOTU AVB interface—such as the 24Ao, 1248, 16A, or 8M—via Ethernet cable. Users can also purchase the MOTU AVB Switch for even more I/Os.

24AI FEATURES

• Analog inputs deliver 123 dB dynamic range and -110 dB THD+N (0.0003%) at -1 dBFS, Unweighted, 1 kHz.
• 72 simultaneous audio channels
• 24 high-quality, balanced analog outputs on three banks of multi-channel connectors (DB-25 D-sub and Phoenix), plus three banks of 8-channel ADAT optical for 24 inputs and 48 outputs.
• Connects to a computer with audio class-compliant high-speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 3.0 and iOS).
• Discovery app and web app software work with any host audio software.
• On-board 32-bit floating point DSP with large console-style mixing and effects
• Flexible 48-input digital mixer with 12 stereo buses and DSP effects, including reverb with sends, plus modeled analog EQ and compression, gate, and reverb.
• Add a 2nd MOTU AVB interface (24Ao, 1248, 8M, or 16A) with a simple Cat-5e Ethernet cable. Connect up to five MOTU interfaces using a MOTU AVB Switch (sold separately). Build a network with multiple interfaces and computers using standard AVB switches and network cabling, with ultra-low network latency, even over long cable runs (hundreds of meters). Stream hundreds of audio channels among devices and computers on the network.
• Flexible matrix routing and splitting
• Send any input to any output, or multiple outputs. Includes routing to and from the computer, plus any devices on the AVB network.
• Web app control: Control on-board DSP, mixing, device settings, and network audio routing from web app software running in your favorite browser on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone connected by wire or Wi-Fi to your local area network.
• Stand-alone mixing with wireless control
• Connect an Apple Airport or other Wi-Fi router directly to the 24Ao with a standard Ethernet cable and control the 24Ao's powerful mixing and DSP effects from your smartphone or tablet, without a computer. Great for live sound mixing.

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