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MOTU M6, 6-Channel USB-C Audio Interface + Ableton Live 12 Standard Bundle Deal

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  • Includes Ableton Live 12 Standard
  • ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC for premium sound
  • Full-colour LCD and loopback for streaming
  • High-quality ESS-driven headphone output
  • Over 6 GB of included free loops, samples and one-shots
  • Brand new
  • 2 Year Warranty
  • Free delivery
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MOTU M6 6-in/4-out USB-C Audio Interface & Ableton Live 12 Standard Licence

The MOTU M6 is a 6-in/4-out USB-C audio interface for Mac, Windows and iOS that offers best-in-class audio quality, best-in-class speed (ultra-low latency) and best-in-class metering with a full-color LCD. Record vocals, instruments or other audio sources quickly and easily. The M6 includes MOTU Performer Lite and Ableton Live Lite production software, 100+ instruments, dozens of plug-ins, and over 6 GB of loops and samples to start making music right away. Additional features include four mic/line/hi-Z instrument XLR combo inputs, individual preamp gain and 48V phantom power, two balanced 1/4-inch line inputs, one-touch hardware monitoring for all inputs, support for stereo monitoring, mix knob for balancing live input with computer playback, four balanced 1/4-inch DC-coupled outputs, A/B switch for comparing a mix on two different pairs of monitors, two ESS-driven headphone outputs with independent volume control, 3-4 switch for independent headphone monitoring of outputs 3-4 (instead of 1-2), MIDI in/out, driver "loopback" channels for live-streaming and podcasting, USB bus power with power switch (USB C-to-C and C-to-A cables included), and optional DC power adapter for stand-alone operation without a computer.

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MOTU M6, 6-Channel USB-C Audio Interface Features

  • 6-in / 4-out USB audio interface with studio-quality sound
  • Best-in-class audio quality driven by ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC Technology
  • Best-in-class speed (ultra-low latency) for host software processing
  • Best-in-class metering for all inputs/outputs with a full-color LCD
  • 4 x mic/line/hi-Z guitar inputs on combo XLR/TRS
  • Individual preamp gain and 48V phantom power for each mic input
  • 2 x balanced 1/4-inch line inputs
  • Hardware (direct) monitoring for all inputs (in mono or stereo)
  • Monitor mix knob to balance live inputs and computer playback
  • A/B switch to compare mix output on two sets of studio monitors
  • Measured -129 dB EIN on mic inputs
  • 4 x balanced, DC-coupled 1/4-inch TRS outputs
  • Measured 120 dB dynamic range on the 1/4-inch balanced TRS outputs
  • 2 x headphone out (driven by ESS converters) with independent volume control
  • 1 x 3-4 switch for optional headphone monitoring of Line Out 3-4
  • MIDI in/out (16 channels to/from USB host)
  • Support for 44.1 to 192 kHz sample rates
  • USB audio class compliant for plug-and-play operation on Mac (no driver required)
  • Windows driver with 2.5 ms Round Trip Latency (32 sample buffer at 96 kHz)
  • Mac driver (optional, for 2.5 ms RTL@32/96 kHz and loopback feature)
  • iOS compatible (USB audio class compliant)
  • Driver loopback for capturing host output, live streaming and podcasting
  • Bus powered USB-C (compatible with USB Type A) with power switch (USB cables included)
  • Multi-blade international DC power adapter for stand-alone operation without a computer
  • Rugged metal construction (extruded case, faceplates and knobs)
  • Workstation software included (MOTU Performer Lite and Ableton Live Lite 11)
  • 100+ instruments (in Performer Lite)
  • Over 6 GB of included free loops, samples and one-shots from industry leading libraries

Ableton Live 12 Standard Upgrade from Live Lite, Software Download Features

  • Unlimited Audio and MIDI tracks
  • Unlimited Scenes
  • 12 Send and Return tracks
  • 256 mono audio input channels
  • 256 mono audio output channels
  • Unique Session View for quick, intuitive composition, flexible performance and improvisation
  • Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
  • Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
  • Powerful MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
  • Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
  • Unlimited Instruments, Audio effects and MIDI effects per project
  • Group tracks
  • VST2, VST3 and Audio Unit v2 and v3 support
  • Time signature changes
  • Comping
  • Multiple automation lanes
  • MIDI Polyphonic Expression
  • Track Freeze
  • Capture MIDI
  • Tempo Following
  • Note Chance
  • Note Compatibility
  • Complex warp modes
  • Note and Velocity Chance
  • Groove Pool and extract groove
  • Video import/export
  • Linked-track editing
  • Audio-slicing
  • Audio to MIDI
  • REX file support
  • POW-r dithering
  • Live Core Library
  • Modulation
  • Tuning Systems
  • Keys and Scales
  • Screen Reader Support
  • Sound Similarity / Browsing
  • User Tagging
  • Custom Browser Labels
  • Browsing History
  • Factory tags

MOTU M6, 6-Channel USB-C Audio Interface Specifications

Sample Rates
  • 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Mic/line/guitar inputs
  • 4 x XLR/TRS "combo jack" mic/line/Hi-Z guitar inputs
  • Independent preamp gain, 48V phantom power and monitor switch for each input
Analog Inputs
  • 2 x 1/4" line in
Analog Outputs
  • 4 x 1/4" TRS line out (balanced, DC coupled)
  • 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo headphone with independent volume
Computer I/O
  • 1 x USB-C 2.0 audio class compliant
  • Compatible with USB Type A host (see power below)
MIDI I/O
  • 1 x MIDI IN
  • 1 x MIDI OUT
  • 16 MIDI channels to/from computer host
Headphone
  • 2 x 1/4" TRS stereo headphone with independent volume
  • 1 x 3-4 switch for optional monitoring of Line Out 3-4
Phantom power
  • 4 x individual +48V
Front panel
  • 2 x 1/4" TRS headphone output
  • 1 x potentiometer monitor vol
  • 2 x potentiometer phone vol
  • 1 x potentiometer input monitor mix
  • 4 x potentiometer mic/line/guitar input gain
  • 11 x switches: (4) 48V, (5) MON, (1) A/B and (1) 3-4
  • 160 x 120 pixel full-colored LCD with input and output level meters
Power
  • Bus-powered through USB
  • Optional multi-blade international 15V DC power adapter (included)*
  • USB bus power available with USB-C hosts only. For other hosts, use the included DC power adapter. For iOS devices with a Lightning port, an Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter is required (sold separately).
Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height, enclosure only)
  • 234mm x 120mm x 457 mm
Weight
  • 0.975 kg
Included Software
  • MOTU Performer Lite
  • Ableton Live Lite
  • 6GB of loops and sounds from Big Fish Audio, LucidSamples, Loopmasters and MOTU
System Requirements
  • Mac:
  • Intel Core i3 Mac or faster (including the new M1 Macs)
  • 4 GB RAM, 8 GB or more recommended
  • macOS version 10.11 or later (Optional driver requires 10.13 or later)
  • Available USB port
  • A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)
  • Windows:
  • Intel Core i3 PC (or AMD equivalent)
  • 4 GB RAM,8 GB or more recommended
  • Windows 10 or later (x64 only)
  • Available USB port
  • A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Ableton Live 12 Standard Upgrade from Live Lite, Software Download Specifications

Software Instruments
  • Drum Rack
  • Impulse
  • Instrument Rack
  • Simpler
  • Drift
  • CV Instrument
  • CV Triggers
  • External Instrument
  • Drum Synths
  • Drum Sampler
  • Analog
  • Collision
  • Electric
  • Tension
Packs
  • Chop and Swing
  • Guitar and Bass
  • Drum Essentials
  • Grand Piano
  • Mood Reel
  • Skitter and Step
  • Golden Era Hip-Hop Drums by Sound Oracle
  • Trap Drums by Sound Oracle
  • Electric Keyboards
  • Orchestral Strings
  • Session Drums Club
  • Session Drums Studio
  • Synth Essentials
  • Beat Tools
  • Build and Drop
  • Drive and Glow
Audio Effects
  • Audio Effect Rack
  • Auto Filter
  • Auto Pan
  • Beat Repeat
  • Channel EQ
  • Chorus-Ensemble
  • Compressor
  • CV Clock In
  • CV Clock Out
  • CV Envelope Follower
  • CV In
  • CV LFO
  • CV Shaper
  • CV Utility
  • Delay
  • EQ Three
  • Erosion
  • Gate
  • Grain Delay
  • Limiter
  • Looper
  • Phaser-Flanger
  • Redux
  • Reverb
  • Saturator
  • Tuner
  • Utility
  • Align Delay
  • Drum Buss
  • Dynamic Tube
  • EQ Eight
  • External Audio Effect
  • Filter Delay
  • Glue Compressor
  • Multi-band Dynamics
  • Overdrive
  • Resonators
  • Shifter
  • Spectrum
  • Vinyl Distortion
  • Vocoder
  • Auto-Shift
  • Corpus
MIDI Tools
  • Arpeggiate
  • Span
  • Connect
  • Ornament
  • Quantize
  • Recombine
  • Strum
  • Stacks
  • Rhythm
  • Seed
  • Shape
  • Time Warp
  • Euclidean Generator
  • Velocity Shaper
MIDI Effects
  • MIDI Effect Rack
  • MIDI Monitor
  • MPE Control
  • Rotating Rhythm Generator
  • Velocity
  • Note Echo
  • Arpeggiator
  • Chord
  • Note Length
  • Pitch
  • Random
  • Scale
  • CC Control
Modulators
  • Expression Control
  • LFO
  • Envelope Follower
  • Envelope MIDI
  • Shaper
  • Shaper MIDI
macOS Requirements
  • macOS 11 Big Sur or higher
  • Intel® Core™ i5 processor or Apple Silicon
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1280x800 display resolution
  • Core Audio compliant audio interface recommended
  • Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
  • Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
  • Up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content
Windows Requirements
  • Windows 10 (Version 22H2) or Windows 11 (version 22H2 or higher)
  • 5th generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor or AMD Ryzen processor (CPU supports AVX2 instruction set)
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 1366x768 display resolution
  • ASIO compatible audio hardware for Link support (also recommended for optimal audio performance)
  • Access to an internet connection for authorizing Live (for downloading additional content and updating Live, a fast internet connection is recommended)
  • Approximately 3 GB disk space on the system drive for the basic installation (8 GB free disk space recommended)
  • Optionally up to 76 GB disk space for additionally available sound content

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