MR816 CSX

Designed especially for Cubase by Steinberg and Yamaha, the MR816 CSX represents a new generation of solutions for musicians and producers. Together with Cubase, the MR816 CSX FireWire interface provides an all-round system solution.

Functioning far beyond the envelope of traditional audio devices, MR816 CSX fuses a full-featured FireWire interface and inbuilt DSP FX power with next-generation integrative technologies into one breathtakingly powerful production environment. Developed by Steinberg and Yamaha, this Advanced Integration DSP Studio is the hardware centerpiece of a latency-free recording and monitoring environment that fully exploits the flexibility and power of Steinberg's renowned Cubase music production system.

I/O

S/PDIF I/O - Yes 
Word clock I/O - Yes
Hardware gain control per channel - Yes
ADAT I/O 8 channel - 8 channel
Mic preamps - 8 discrete Class A 8 discrete Class A
Line inputs - 8 (combo) 8 (combo)
Headphone outputs - 2
Inserts - 2
Hi-Z/Instrument input - 1
Analog outputs - 8 TRS jack
 
DSP  
 
Onboard DSP for eight Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strips - Yes 
Onboard DSP for one REV-X - Yes
No latency monitoring with effects - Yes  
Onboard DSP FX - Yes  
Onboard DSP plug-ins in Cubase/DAW mix - Yes
 
DAW integration  

DAW Mixer intergration - Yes  
Setup/control from within DAW - Yes
Automatic I/O setup in DAW - Yes
Quick Connect - Yes
 
Other
  
Maximum resolution - 24-bit/96 kHz
Multifunctional rotary encoders - 2
Stackable - 3 units

Mac OS

Supported operating systems: Mac OS X version 10.4*, 10.5 and 10.6
Power Mac G4 1 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz
512 MB RAM
DVD drive required for installation
FireWire port** required for connection of MR unit

Windows

Supported operating systems: Windows XP SP2 (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Intel/AMD processor 1.4 GHz*
512 MB RAM
DVD drive required for installation
FireWire port required for connection of MR unit

* Intel-based Mac computers require version 10.4.9 or higher
** FireWire 800 ports we see today on newer Apple Mac computers are fully compatible with MR816 CSX using 9-pin to 6-pin FireWire 800/400 cables or adapters according to the technical standard by IEEE.