Metric Halo ULN8 mkIV USB-C Audio Interface with 8 Boutique Preamps

Here's what Metric Halo say about the ULN-8 mkIV:

A complete, modular, expandable Recording & Mixing Console with 8 boutique mic preamps, world-class converters, a studio full of outboard gear and a professional Atmos capable analog monitor controller. Integrated with a future-proof computer interface.

Heavenly Metric Halo Sound mk IV Analog, Preamps & Conversion

For over 20 years, Metric Halo sound has been beloved by musicians and audio engineers the world over. Our 4th generation mkIV analog and converter stages enhance the already world-class design of the ULN-8 to provide you with warm yet detailed, open & musical sound that captures and presents your work in its best light.

Monitoring
Analog + Atmos + Processing

The mkIV features a full featured multi-source, multi-destination surround capable (up to 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos®) monitor controller with analog gain control and relay hard mutes.

MHLink
Network Audio Backplane

MHLink provides an ultra-low-latency, ultra-high-bandwidth self configuring audio and data backplane between multiple MH units as well as a native Gigabit Ethernet interface to the computer.

USB
Driverless Class Audio

Every mkIV unit includes a USB Class Audio interface that allows you to connect to any USB Audio host (Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows 10+, or Linux) without having to install a driver.

SCP
USB I/O Sidecar

In an MHLink system, the USB port on each mkIV unit provides our unique “Satellite Computer Port (SCP)” capability.

SCP gives you the ability to patch a satellite computer with full routing into the mkIV Mixer. On multiple unit systems, all SCP ports are available simultaneously. Integrate software instruments, sample players, client computers and mobile devices into your system without the need for additional interfaces or complicated clocking setups.

Signal Processing
FPGA/DSP Hybrid Engine

mkIV features our custom hybrid DSP/FPGA processing system that provides massive amounts of processing and gobs of memory for high-precision fixed point mixing, cross-point interpolation, metering and routing as well as flexible, instantiable floating-point plug-in processing.

Plug-ins
Zero-Latency DSP

mkIV bundles over a 100 zero-latency hardware plug-ins, including the entire Metric Halo Production Bundle and the +DSP Bundle, with no additional license fees or complicated licensing tools. That’s over $2800 worth of world-class plug-ins bundled for use on the ULN-8 mkIV DSP for free!

Control Surface
Mackie | EuCon | iPad | Tablet

mk IV supports a variety of control surfaces giving you tactile remote control over mix, monitor, and recording.

EdgeBus
Expansion I/O HW Plug-ins

Each mkIV unit includes an open EdgeBus Card slot. The EdgeBus Card slot allows you to expand your system with additional I/O without having to add a new interface.

Boot States
Standalone Operation

mk IV allows you to store the full configuration of your multibox MHLink system into non-volatile memory so that the full configuration is automatically restored when the system powers on - without requiring a connection to the computer or MIOConsole.

Format Conversion
Digital and Analog Conversion

Crosspoint routing and all I/O ports simultaneously active enables you to use the mkIV as a flexible format converter. Boot states allow you to program and set the unit for standalone format conversion

Session
Integrated Tracking DAW

mkIV includes complete tracking DAW that supports Live, Take-based and Overdub recording workflows. Always available and completely integrated with the hardware. It launches instantly as part of MIO Console and it doesn't require any licenses or dongles.