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MOTU Track16

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
Does MOTU's slick interface live up to the hype?Read more
MOTU have brought their expertise to bear on a new desktop audio interface, the Track 16.Read more
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Pros

  • very friendly and easy to use
  • both very well specified and easy to use
  • Great sound

Cons

  • MOTU 828 audio interface
  • cable is awkward
  • heavy and ugly
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Key specs

  • Stereo
  • yes
  • yes
  • 24 bit / 192 kHz
  • External
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MOTU Track16 - Pros & Cons

MOTU Track16

Pros

  • very friendly and easy to use
  • both very well specified and easy to use
  • Great sound
  • flexibility on tap and the software/hardware relationship

Cons

  • MOTU 828 audio interface
  • cable is awkward
  • heavy and ugly
  • labelling scheme could the barrels have been different colours
  • big
  • clumsy and inconvenient
  • only Firewire cable that ships with the unit has nine-pin connectors at
  • flashes if sync to an external clock is lost
  • Does it live up to its own hype

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MOTU Track16 - Full Specifications

Units:
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General
Sound TypeStereo
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Design
Placement TypeExternal
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Power
Power sourcePowerline
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Connectivity
Headphone outputyes
Headphone output (3.5 mm)1
Headphone output (6.3 mm / 1/4)1
Microphone inputyes
XLR2
Other connectors
  • Digital optical input
  • Digital optical output
  • Firewire
  • MIDI
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Audio properties
D/A audio24 bit / 192 kHz

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MOTU Track16 MOTU - Editorial Reviews (2)

MOTU Track16 MOTU Track 16 Interface review
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MusicRadar
Published: 18.12.2012
MOTU Track 16 Interface review

Does MOTU's slick interface live up to the hype?

5 minute read
MOTU Track16 MOTU Track 16
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soundonsound.com
Published: 10.07.2013
MOTU Track 16

MOTU have brought their expertise to bear on a new desktop audio interface, the Track 16.

By Sam Inglis
14 minute read

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