Digidesign 003 Factory + OctoPre LE

003 Factory + OctoPre LE description:

This item is an exclusive DV bundle which contains: a Digidesign 003 Factory unit, a Focusrite Octopre LE, a Focusrite ADAT Octopre LE CODEC card and 2x Konig Standard 2m Optical Cables at an incredible bundle price.

With an extensive range of audio and MIDI I/O, high-definition audio resolution, the creativity and speed of industry-standard Pro Tools software, high-speed FireWire connectivity, and a big, comprehensive bundle of powerful software included for free, the Digidesign 003 Factory empowers you to achieve the same professional audio results as commercial facilities in your own personal studio.

The Digidesign 003 Factory provides everything you need (and then some) to compose, record, edit, mix, and master audio for music and desktop post production projects—with truly professional results. Its portable size gives you the freedom to take a professional Pro Tools system anywhere your creative skills are needed—or inspired. 003 offers an extensive array of analog and digital audio and MIDI I/O, making it the ideal hub of any home or project studio, or a powerful complement to an existing setup. And with its studio-grade 24-bit/96 kHz audio resolution, you can expect stunning, high-definition sound every time.

With its touch-sensitive, motorized faders and motion-sensitive encoders, knobs, and switches, 003 gives you direct hands-on access to the power of Pro Tools, enabling you to control multiple aspects of your mix with much more speed and accuracy than mixing with a mouse alone. 003 also provides essential visual feedback through its LCD display and plethora of LED indicators on the control surface so you can see how and what you’re affecting in your session.

003 features multiple options for monitoring your sessions as well as other external devices. Dedicated stereo studio monitor outputs allow you to always have reference monitors connected without sacrificing audio outputs, while a stereo pair of alternate control room outputs let you hook up a second set of speakers to allow easy switching between two studio monitor sources. Two headphone outputs, each with its own level control, enable you to run two discrete monitor headphone mixes separately from your main mix. And an alternate source input allows you to monitor signals from a connected external device.

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Digidesign 003 Factory main features include

• 8 touch-sensitive motorized faders
• 8 motion-sensitive rotary encoders for pan/send/meter/plug-in control
• Dedicated mute, solo, and select/record arm switches per channel
• 6-character, 2-line LCD display per channel displays track name; pan, send, fader, and plug-in values; and timeline position
• 5-segment LED display for viewing metering and automation mode status
• Easily assign inserts and sends from the control surface
• Dedicated automation controls and LEDs
• Dedicated transport control
• Standalone MIDI Mode functionality
• Jog/Shuttle wheel
• High-speed FireWire connectivity
• 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O
• 24-bit/96 kHz resolution
• 8 analog inputs, 8 analog outputs
• 4 professional mic preamps with individual gain and high-pass filter; 48V phantom power enabled on channel pairs
• 8 channels of ADAT optical I/O or two channels of S/PDIF optical I/O
• 2 channels of S/PDIF digital I/O
• 1 MIDI input, 2 MIDI outputs (16 channels in/32 channels out)
• BNC Word Clock I/O
• Dedicated studio monitor output, plus alternate control room output
• Alternate Source input for external device monitoring
• Dual headphone outputs with individual source and level controls

Pro Tools LE Software main features include:

• Award-winning, industry-standard Pro Tools LE software for composing, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering
• 32 simultaneous audio tracks (128 virtual audio tracks), expandable to 48 tracks
• Fully integrated MIDI sequencing with 256 simultaneous MIDI tracks
• Support for streaming ReWire applications
• Beat Detective LE automatic groove analysis and correction tool
• Supports Digidesign Command|8 and Control|24 control surfaces
• Huge selection of compatible third-party plug-ins and software options

If you're looking to expand your current interface, you owe it to yourself to check out the Focusrite OctoPre LE.

With the optional 8-channel Focusrite ADAT Octopre LE CODEC card installed, the OctoPre LE provides an almighty I/O expansion, finally making full use of your previously redundant ADAT ports.

Eight Focusrite world-class preamps, eight channels of 24-bit A/D and D/A conversion (with performance well beyond anything in their class), 2 Super Channels with quality DI and switchable impedance for a full sonic palette, as well as switchable dBFS peaklevel input metering for every channel. With everything controllable from the front fascia, you'll be recording and monitoring multiple channels in minutes.

OctoPre LE boasts eight preamps inspired by the award-winning Green range, exhibiting transparency and quality never before seen at this price point. All channels have Phantom Power and High Pass filters for controlling rumble, proximity effect and pop reduction, enabling OctoPre LE to handle any audio source with style and grace.

The first two channels provide the option of a low impedance setting. The Lo Z switch brings yet further sound options to your recording, allowing you to get more from your microphone and make the most of ribbon mics, which often require a low impedance preamp.

• THD: 0.003% with 0dBu input (maximum gain)
• Wide bandwidth frequency response: 3 dB down at 200kHz
• Signal to noise ratio of 124dB
• Dynamic range of 110 dB A-weighted
• CONNECTIONS: ADAT Lightpipe = Optical WordClock = BNC connector