Motu M4 Muilti-channel Interface  From MOTU

Sample rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz

Mic/line/guitar 2 x XLR/TRS "combo jack" mic/line/Hi-Z guitar inputs

Independent preamp gain, 48V phantom power and monitor switch for each input

Analog inputs 2 x 1/4" line in

Analog outputs 4 x 1/4" TRS line out (balanced, DC coupled)

4 x RCA (unbalanced) analog out (mirrored)

1 x 1/4" TRS stereo headphone

Computer I/O 1 x USB-C (compatible with USB Type A) 2.0 audio class compliant

MIDI I/O 1 x MIDI IN

1 x MIDI OUT

16 MIDI channels to/from computer host

Headphone 1 x 1/4" TRS stereo phone

Phantom power 2 x individual +48V

Front panel 1 x 1/4" TRS headphone output

2 x XLR/TRS combo inputs

1 x potentiometer • monitor vol

1 x potentiometer • phone vol

1 x potentiometer • input monitor mix

2 x potentiometer • mic/line/guitar input gain

5 x switches • (2) 48V, (2) MON and (1) 3-4

160 x 120 pixel full-colored LCD with input and output level meters

Power Bus-powered through USB

Dimensions and weight (width x depth x height, enclosure only)

8.25 x 4.25 x 1.75 inches

20.955 x 10.8 x 4.5 cm

1.55 lbs / 0.7 kg

System Requirements

Mac System RequirementsIntel Core i3 Mac or faster (including the new Apple silicon Macs)

2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended

macOS version 10.11 or later

(Optional driver requires 10.13 or later)

Available USB port

A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Windows System Requirements1 GHz Pentium-based PC compatible or faster

2 GB RAM; 4 GB or more recommended

Windows 10

Available USB port

A large hard drive (at least 500 GB for recording)

Class-Compliant SupportUSB audio class compliant for plug-and-play operation on Mac or iOS (no driver required)

Included SoftwareMOTU Performer Lite

Ableton Live 10 Lite

6GB of loops and sounds from Big Fish Audio, LucidSamples, Loopmasters and MOTU

Analog I/O

Connector typeDynamic range (A-weighted)THD+N (unweighted)Max level

Line Output1/4" TRS, balanced, tip hot120dB-110dB+16dBu

Line Input1/4" TRS, bal/unbal, tip hot115dB-106dB+18dBu

Mic inputXLR, balanced, pin 2 hot115dB-129dBu EIN+10dBu (at minimum gain)

Phones1/4", TRS stereo115dB-110dB+12.5dBu

Compatible Mac Software

The M4 ships with standard Core Audio drivers for Mac OS X for compatibility with virtually all Core Audio-compatible apps, including:

• MOTU Performer Lite
• MOTU Digital Performer
• Avid Pro Tools (version 9 or later)
• Apple Logic Pro
• Apple Logic Express
• Apple Garage Band
• Apple SoundTrack Pro
• Ableton Live
• Presonus Studio One
• Propellerhead Record & Reason
• Steinberg Cubase
• Cockos Reaper
• Native Instruments Kontakt
• Waves stand-alone apps (and plug-ins, via compatible host)

Compatible Windows Software

The M4 ships with standard ASIO and Wave drivers for Windows 7, 8 and 10 for compatibility with virtually all ASIO- and Wave-compatible audio apps, including:

• MOTU Performer Lite
• MOTU Digital Performer
• Avid Pro Tools (version 9 or later)
• Ableton Live
• Cakewalk Sonar
• Cockos Reaper
• Image Line FL Studio
• Native Instruments Kontakt
• Presonus Studio One
• Propellerhead Record & Reason
• Sony Vegas Pro
• Sony Sound Forge
• Sony Acid
• Steinberg Cubase
• Waves stand-alone apps (and plug-ins, via compatible host)

M4 Feature Highlights

• 4-in / 4-out USB audio interface with studio-quality sound
• Best-in-class audio quality driven by ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC Technology
• Best-in-class speed (ultra-low latency) for host software processing
• Best-in-class metering for all inputs/outputs with a full-color LCD
• 2x mic/line/hi-Z guitar inputs on combo XLR/TRS
• Individual preamp gain and 48V phantom power for each input
• 2x balanced 1/4-inch line inputs
• Hardware (direct) monitoring for each input (mono or stereo for inputs 1-2, stereo for inputs 3-4)
• Monitor mix knob to balance live inputs and computer playback
• Measured -129 dB EIN on mic inputs
• 4x balanced, DC-coupled 1/4-inch TRS outputs
• Measured 120 dB dynamic range on the 1/4-inch balanced TRS outputs
• 4x RCA (unbalanced) analog out (mirrored)
• 1x headphone out (driven by ESS converters) with independent volume control
• MIDI in/out
• Support for 44.1 to 192 kHz sample rates
• USB audio class compliant for plug-and-play operation on Mac (no driver required)
• Windows driver with 2.5 ms Round Trip Latency (32 sample buffer at 96 kHz)
• Mac driver (optional, for 2.5 ms RTL@32/96 kHz and loopback feature)
• iOS compatible (USB audio class compliant)
• Driver loopback for capturing host output, live streaming and podcasting
• Bus powered USB-C (compatible with USB Type A) with power switch (USB cable included)
• Rugged metal construction
• Workstation software included (MOTU Performer Lite 10 and Ableton Live Lite 10)
• 100+ instruments (in Performer Lite)
• Over 6 GB of included free loops, samples and one-shots from industry leading libraries
• Kensington security slot
• Two-year warranty