A whole new world of possibilities.

Upgrade your rig with the rack-mountable UAC-8, adding 8 mic pres to your USB 3.0 or 2.0-equipped Mac or Windows computer even your iPad* and totaling 18 inputs and 20 outputs with digital options. Plug in microphones, instruments, and other analog or digital devices and start recording a multitrack masterpiece into the DAW of your choice, or take the UAC-8 onstage to enable high-res audio playback of audio files, up to 24-bit/192 kHz.

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• 18 inputs and 20 outputs
• Simultaneous recording and playback of 8 tracks
• Audio streaming with minimal latency (2.0 ms roundtrip @ 96 kHz / 32 samples)
• 8 analog, balanced XLR /jack combo inputs for microphones and line signals
• Mic preamps with up to +60 dB amplification
• Input 1 and 2 with Hi-Z switch for direct connection of electric guitars and basses
• Gain control, clip LEDs and +48V phantom power on each input
• 10 balanced output jack connectors
• 2x 6.35 mm headphone output with individual volume controls
• Large knob for output volume control
• 4x upsampling during A/D and D/A conversion
• Asynchronous transmission, not affected by computer jitter
• Audio resolution up to 24 bit / 192kHz
• 2x S/PDIF In/Out
• ADAT Optical In/Out (S/MUX 4-compatible): 2 I/O at 192/176.4 kHz, 4 I/O at 96/88.2 kHz, 8 I/O at 48/44.1 kHz
• MIDI In/Out
• Word clock I/O
• indicator for clock source
• Operates with all USB 2.0 and 3.0 enabled computers and iPads (optional Apple Camera Connection Kit or Lightning to USB Camera Adapter required for iPad- not included)
• Stable metal case, rack-ready, 1U, 1 rack unit
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 482.6 x 157.7 x 46.0 mm
• Weight: 2.2 kg
• Incl. power adapter AD-19 AC, USB 3.0 cable and license for Steinberg Cubase LE (via download)

SPEC

• Recording / Playback Channels 
• 18×18
• Number of Mic Inputs 
• 8
• Number of Line Inputs 
• 8
• Number of Instrument Inputs 
• 2
• Number of Line Outs 
• 10
• Headphone Outs 
• 2
• Phantom power 
• Yes
• Number of S/PDIF Connectors 
• 1
• Number of ADAT Connectors 
• 1
• Numer of AES/EBU Connectors 
• 0
• Number of MADI Connectors 
• 0
• Ethernet 
• 0
• Other Connectors 
• No
• MIDI interface 
• Yes
• Word Clock 
• 1xIn, 1xOut
• Max. sample rate (kHz) 
• 192 kHz
• Max. resolution in bit 
• 24 bit
• USB Bus-Powered 
• No
• Incl. power supply 
• Yes
• USB Version 
• 3.0
• Width in mm 
• 483 mm
• Depth in mm 
• 157 mm
• Height in mm 
• 45 mm