Designed for the needs of the recording professional, the Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt Audio Interface from PreSonus is the perfect solution to take your analog gear into the digital domain. The Quantum 4848 allows you to route pristine audio from your vintage and boutique analog gear into your DAW at blazingly fast speed thanks to its near-zero-latency Thunderbolt™ interface. With Studio One’s unique Pipeline XT plug-in and performance management tools, bringing your analog studio into the digital domain has never been easier or sounded better.
Audiophile-grade digital converters and low-jitter clocking create a superior recording and listening experience. The Quantum audio interface operates at up to 192 kHz for ultra-high-definition mixing and recording. High-quality converters on every input and output provide 120 dB of dynamic range to capture complex musical harmonics smoothly and naturally with no audible distortion. With the Quantum 4848, your audio interface is an integrated extension of your recording environment.
PreSonus Quantum 4848 Features
- 48x48 ultra-low-latency 24-bit 192 kHz Thunderbolt™ 2 audio interface
- 32 line-level inputs and outputs via rear-panel DB25 connectors
- Dual ADAT inputs and outputs for 16 channels of digital I/O at base sample rates.
- Stack up to four Quantum 4848 interfaces via Thunderbolt for 192x192 simultaneous inputs and outputs
- Stack any combination of four Quantum, Quantum 2, and Quantum 4848 interfaces via Thunderbolt to create a custom system
- Connectivity
- Simultaneous I/O up to 48 inputs/48 outputs
- 32 line-level inputs and outputs via rear-panel DB25 connectors
- ADAT Optical/Dual SMUX inputs/outputs: 16x16 channels at 44.1 or 48 kHz; 8x8 channels at 88.2 or 96 kHz
- Channel Profile modes allow you to customize I/O configurations for third-party recording software that limits simultaneous recording streams
- Dual Thunderbolt ports for stacking multiple units and connecting Thunderbolt peripherals
- Digital
- Thunderbolt 2 high-speed bus
- 24-bit resolution and up to 192 kHz sampling rate
- 120 dB A/D/A converters
- BNC word clock input and output with low-jitter clocking
- Physical
- Rugged construction with all-metal chassis
- 1U rack-mountable
- 12 VDC, 5A external power supply (included)
