How to install the 2d upgrade in a legacy 2882 or uln2 10. But i have millennia mic pres anyway so its not as much of an issue for me. This one rack space audio interface has the ability to run entirely from the firewire bus of a laptop computer or from any dc power source. While the competition has obsoleted multiple generations of products, the 2882 is still arguably the best firewire interface in its class. Tape op metric halo 2882 2d expanded units for sale. Metric halo 2d card for legacy 2882s 6 available reverb. Barry diament was one of its strongest supporters, and i believe he still uses one in his wellrecognized recording studio. Metric halo ships mobile io 2882 expanded kvr audio plugins. The sound quality, flexible architecture and feature set is unmatched. Metric halo uln8, 8pre interface with 3d upgrade, aes card. I dont have any personal experience with audient but ive tested my metric halo uln2 against rme pretty sure it was the fireface ucx and. The 8 is several years in the making, and is metric halos all out assault on the pro market.
Metric halo 2d card for 2882 for field install vintage. Metric halo mobile io 2882 or uln2 rack ear kit guitar. Metric halo has announced the immediate availability of the new future proof 24bit96khz mobile io 2882 expanded multichannel processor and firewire interface for recording and mixing in the studio or on the road with your mac. Metric halo labs mobile io 2882 expanded firew ire audio. Metric halo 2882 expanded vs rme fireface800 vs rme fireface ufx vs motu 896mk3. The 2882 is based on a fully fieldupgradable, programmable audio. Each 2d card comes with the companys character processing engine, which adds 15 types of loworder distortion to the mobile ios inputs and mix busses. I love that my trusty 2882 will live on with the system as i build it out.
Metric halo 2882expanded vs rme fireface800 vs rme. Open quick view dialog for metric halo mobile io 2882 or uln2 world ready power supply metric halo mobile io 2882 or uln2 world ready power. The portable 18input20output 2882 expanded incorporates the new 2d card, which provides a nearly sixfold increase in the. I must admit that before they hit me up i didnt even know they make plugins as well. For integration with other manufacturers pro audio gear, ill get a metric halo edgebus expansion card for madi or aes connectivity. Metric halo 2dcard2882 2d card for 2882 for field installation in 2001, metric halo introduced the mobile io 2882 and called it future proof. It is a policy of metric halo that constantly keep its products at the best quality. The mobile io 2882 from metric halo is a portable, high quality firewire based, multiformat audio converter and interface. This 2d card improves upon the mobile ios processing, routing, and mixing engine.
The best gear advice always comes from those who use it the most. Metric halo 2882 2d expanded units for sale three units geared towards individuals who are buyingselling not a place for businesses to post their goods for sale. If anyone has a legacy metric halo 2882 without any cards and doesnt want to spend the money on the upcoming 3d upgrade then give me a shout. View and download metric halo mobile io user manual online. It offers 8 miclineinstrument analog inputs and 8 14 balanced analog outputs. Unlike rme s babyface, and like the fireface ufx, the ucxs reverb and delay are generated internally rather than in the host computer, so remain active in standalone mode. A seminal piece of gear, the feature set of the 2882 represents a list of firsts in the industry. The 2882 s pristine inputs and outputs, coupled with metric halo s exclusive character processing, provide flexibility and sound quality unavailable on any other interface.
Metric halo announces 2d processing for mobile io emusician. Speaking of analog, metric halo labs really know what theyre doing here. It has 24bit96khz converters on each channel to provide a clean and pure digital version of your audio to a. The metric halo uln2 2d expanded is the result of a dream to create a piece of audio.
Metric halo unveils uln8 audio interface macos audio. Tutorials and product videos for metric halo audio production products. Metric halo 2882 3d audio interfaces helios online. About metric halo based on the gulf coast of florida, metric halo provides the world with awardwinning software and hardware. The mobile io 2882, is a portable, highquality, modular firewire based multiformat audio io for professional and multimedia applications. Metric halo has announced its 2d card upgrade for mobile io firewire audio interfaces.
Obviously the rme is known for its great drivers and total mix software and as far as i can tell the ufx. Therefore it was quite interesting for me to investigate how their experience with professional audio equipment translates into the plugin world. Secure your io where it wont suffer the bumps and bruises loose studio gear can encounter. The 2882s pristine inputs and outputs, coupled with metric halos exclusive character processing, provide flexibility and sound quality unavailable on any other interface. Get the guaranteed lowest prices on metric halo audio interfaces instruments at musicians friend. The metric halo mobile io 2882 expanded modular dsp audio interfaces. The 2882 was the first maconly firewire interface on the market and was the first buspowerable firewire interface ever 9 years and counting.
Metric halo covid19 update early access sale extended thru june 1, 2020. Both boards 2882 and uln2 do an excellent job and its a difficult one of milking the maximum performance out of the converter chips. The mio analog boards have the kind of opamps that you would never want to monkey around with and swap for anything else. Housed in a single space rackmount chassis, the unit provides 18 inputs and 20 outputs of simultaneous io, while having the ability to be powered entirely from the firewire bus of a laptop computer or from an appropriate dc power source. These rack ears allow you to mount the metric halo mobile io 2882 or the uln2 into a conventional 19 12 rack. Mh dsp engine enhanced processing power and massive memory in the hardware. I will also be using this set up for my recording of new backing tracks, solo jazz gigs, and also band gigs. I work with digital performer or live, and i recorded without problems up to 16 simultaneous tracks. The 2882 expanded is the only unit in its class with an onboard processing chip, allowing you to use world renowned metric halo signal processing effects without sacrificing your computers processing power. In conjunction with the companys superb drivers and digi check analysis tools, totalmix fx remains unequalled by any other manufacturer im aware of, and forms a powerful. It was in beta alone for more than 2 years with some of the industrys best. Metric halo are known for their very respected high end audio interfaces. Metric halo recently released a seven plugin bundle for both aax pro tools 10 and au formats, so now i can get the best of both worlds mh sound directly within my pro tools work environment. The uln8 is built around metric halos 2d dsp platform, giving you the power to run multiple mixers and plugins inside the box.
Usb audio interface 30 input30 output channels, sample frequencies up to 192 khz, 60 channels io via usb 2. The 8 should sound quite similar to the amarra sonic studio gear due to common heritage, but the sonic gear is more suitable for audiophiles, whereas the uln8 is a full. Getting started the facility, if one follows the well version and recommendation is simple. With the installation of sony drivers on your computer, the echo expresscard pro becomes an sxs card reader, supporting all generations of sxs media. The granddaddy of them all, the 2882 just keeps getting better. Originally released in 2001, the metric halo mobile io 2882 truly is the first digitally controlled firewire interface designed specifically for the macintosh. Metric halo has launched their new uln8, an audio processing converter and interface that features archivalgrade converters, enhanced digitally controlled uln ultra lownoise, highheadroom preamps, dedicated analogdomain sends and returns, analog domain 7. The 3d upgrade is not a cheap thing and might not be what everybody needs whereas i consider 2d really necessary to get the best from the metric halo 2882. You can transition from a wirewithgain to a gooey tube pre with one click of the mouse, and every input can have the right character for the material you are recording. Rmes own reliable and ultra lowlatency drivers and the steadyclock active. Channelstrip 3 is the new version of metric halos longrevered flagship plugin.
Knowing that development is still very much ongoing with this product, i doublechecked with metric halos technical support, who supplied mio console v1. Metric halo update april 30, 2020 we hope that this finds you well and as productive as you can be in. Metric halo futureproof for audio engineer dan roe live. The 2882 was the first maconly firewire interface on the market and was the first bus. The 2882 is the same as the standard mobile io but with highquality onboard dsp processing.