Product details of ESI U86 XT Professional 24-bit USB Recording Interface Sound Card with 8 Inputs / 6 Outputs

• Professional24-bit USB Audio Interface with 8 Inputs / 6 OutputsU86 XT is a versatile USB 2.0 Hi-Speed audio interface forMac and PC, bringing USB audio technology to a new level by providing betterperformance for better results.This interfaces provides a total of 8 input channels and 6output channels that are all available for simultaneous usage. The 24-bit /96kHz solution not only provides balanced 1/4" TRS line connectors, italso includes 2 integrated microphone preamps with XLR inputs on the front ofthe unit with switchable +48V phantom power, 2 Hi-Z instrument inputs forelectric guitars as well as coaxial digital S/PDIF input and outputs. There isalso an integrated professional headphone amplifier with output on the front,next to an integrated monitoring mixer. External keyboards, synthesizers andsound modules can be connected via the MIDI inputs and outputs on the backsideof the unit.U86 XT provides fast high performance low latency driversbased on our EWDM and DirectWIRE technology with support for the latest WDM,ASIO 2.0 and CoreAudio technology for both Mac and PC, making it possible touse the interface with all current standard audio applications available forprofessional usage.All this makes the stylish and flexible U86 XT an audiointerface, bringing USB audio for professional applications to a new level.With the bundled software you can start using it right away and simply startworking out of the box!

Features

8 input / 6 output 24-bit / 96kHz USB 2.0 Hi-Speed 24-bit Audio Interface

2 professional microphone preamps with +48V phantom power support

2 Hi-Z high performance instrument inputs with 1/4" connector

digital S/PDIF input with RCA connector

digital S/PDIF output with RCA connector

supports up to 24-bit / 96kHz

8 line inputs with balanced 1/4" TRS connectors

6 line outputs with balanced 1/4" TRS connectors

professional headphone output with 1/4" stereo phone connector

separate stereo mix output with integrated monitoring mixer controlled on front panel

ADC with 107dB(a) dynamic range

DAC with 112dB(a) dynamic range

16 channel MIDI I/O with one MIDI input and one MIDI output

powered by included DC power supply

supports Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 with ASIO 2.0, MME, WDM and DirectSound incl. DirectWIRE support

supports Mac OS X (10.7 and above) via CoreAudio USB audio driver

includes Bitwig Studio 8-Track digital audio workstation software

includes license of inTone 2 ESI Edition from Audified

dimensions roughly 31.0cm x 14.5cm x 4.5cm