MOTU LP32

MOTU LP32

Motu
Product Highlights
  • High-Speed USB 2.0 Interface
  • 4x8 I/O ADAT or 4x4 I/O SMUX
  • ADAT, USB & AVB/TSN for 128 Digital I/O
  • 48-Channel Software Mixer with DSP
  • Remote Control Using Web Application
  • Headphone Output Monitors Any Channel
  • USB 3.0 Audio Compatibility
  • DSP-Modeled EQ and Compression
  • Digital Routing Through CAT-5e
  • Compatible with Mac, Windows & iOS

  • Overview
  • Tech Specs

ADAT optical / USB / AVB-TSN audio interface with DSP and mixing

The LP32 is a flexible ADAT optical "lightpipe" audio interface, router, splitter, converter and mixer with AVB/TSN networking. It is ideal for routing optical digital audio in live performance systems, network installations or recording studios of any size.

32 channels of ADAT "lightpipe" I/O
The LP32 provides four independent banks of 8-channel ADAT optical I/O, 64 channels of USB I/O, 32 channels of AVB-TSN network I/O and a headphone output, for a total of 258 simultaneous I/O channels.

High-performance computer connectivity
New, optimized drivers for both Mac and PC deliver ultra-low latency performance. With a high-performance DAW such as Digital Performer, the LP32 delivers an astonishing round trip latency (RTL) of 1.70 ms (milliseconds) on OS X and 1.71 ms on Windows over USB (at 96 kHz with a 32-sample host buffer).

A flexible digital converter, router, splitter and repeater
Send any input to any output, or split to multiple output channels. Convert any format to any other (Optical, AVB-TSN and USB). Includes routing to and from the computer, plus any devices on the AVB-TSN network.

DSP mixing and effects processing
The LP32's 48-input digital mixer delivers 7 stereo aux busses, 3 groups, access to 64 network inputs, and DSP effects, including classic reverb, EQ modeled after British analog console EQs and compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor. If you know your way around a large-format mixing console, you'll feel right at home. With 32-bit floating point processing, the LP32's DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality.

Stand-alone operation with wireless control
Connect an Apple® Airport or other Wi-Fi router with a standard Ethernet cable for wireless control of device settings, powerful 48-channel mixing and DSP effects.

Web app control from any device
The software that you use to control the LP32 doesn't reside on your hard drive. It's a web app served from the hardware itself. This means you can control the LP32 on-board DSP, mixing, device settings, and network audio routing from your favorite web browser on a laptop, tablet or smartphone connected by wire or Wi-Fi to your local area network. Use any web client on any platform - Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android - as long as it shares the same network.

Touch Console
Designed specifically for touchscreen operation, Touch Console™ delivers a whole new mixing experience. Access Touch Console from your tablet or smartphone to effortlessly control the powerful 48-channel mixer and effects in the LP32. With large targets for your fingers, multi-touch operation and intuitive design, you can tap, swipe and pinch your way to a perfect mix, every time.

Click here to learn more Comprehensive Metering
The full-color LCD lets you view all signal activity at a glance with detailed metering for all I/O. Access hardware settings from a simple and convenient menu.

Word Clock
Standard word clock input and output allows you to resolve the LP32 to other digital audio gear or house sync.

Convenient headphone monitoring
Use the assignable front-panel headphone output with volume control to monitor any stereo channel pair.

Sample rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz
Digital I/O 4 banks of 8-ch ADAT optical at 1x sample rates
4 banks of 4-ch SMUX optical at 2x sample rates
Individually switchable to
stereo TOSLink (optical S/PDIF)
Total I/O 32 in / 32 out (64 total) at 1x sample rates
16 in / 16 out (32 total) at 2x sample rates
n/a at 4x sample rates
Computer I/O 1 x USB 2.0 audio class compliant
USB 3.0 and iOS compatible
Computer I/O channels 64 in/out at 1x (44.1 to 48 kHz)
32 in/out at 2x (88.2 to 96 kHz)
24 in/out at 4x (176.4 to 192 kHz)
Headphone 1 x 1/4" TRS stereo phone (assignable)
Network I/O 1 x RJ45 AVB/TSN Ethernet (1 Gbps)
AVB streams
(8 channels per stream)
4 in / 4 out @ 44.1 or 48 kHz
4 in / 4 out @ 88.2 or 96 kHz
2 in / 2 out @ 176.4 or 192 kHz
Front panel 1 x 1/4" TRS headphone output
4x switches for menu navigation
160 x 128 RGB LCD for level meters / menu
Power External 12-18V DC power supply
1.0A max • tip pos or neg
Dimensions and weight (width x depth x height, enclosure only)
8.6 x 7 x 1.75 inches
22 x 17.75 x 4.5 cm
2.0 lbs / 0.9 kg

Mac System Requirements
  • 1 GHz Intel-based Mac or faster
  • 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended
  • Mac OS X version 10.8 or later
  • Available USB 2.0 or 3.0 port
  • A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Windows System Requirements
  • 1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster
  • 2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended
  • Windows 7, 8 or 10
  • Available USB 2.0 or 3.0 port
  • A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Web App Support
  • Any web client platform: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
  • Any web browser: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Explorer, etc.

Operating Systems
  • For computer audio I/O: Mac OS X 10.8 or later; Windows 7 or later
  • For web app control: Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android