Producers, engineers, and mixers can take on the largest music or audio-post productions with the Avid Pro Tools | MTRX II Audio interface (Base Unit), a powerful studio centerpiece that offers exceptional sound quality, I/O customizability, and extensive routing and monitoring control in one interface. Used as a standalone or with Pro Tools | HDX, other DAWs, and Avid control surfaces, Pro Tools | MTRX II builds on the versatility of its predecessor, providing 64-channels of DigiLink I/O, 256 channels of Dante I/O, 64 channels of MADI I/O, Word Clock I/O, and 128 Channels of SPQ speaker processing to calibrate your room for optimal monitoring. The interface is fully modular, enabling you to customize it with up to eight analog and/or digital audio I/O option cards (available separately) to accommodate recording, mixing, ADR, Foley, or sound-design sessions of any size.
Get Extensive Audio Routing Flexibility
- Streamline your studio by replacing multiple single-format and monitoring interfaces with a single, 2 RU rackmountable Pro Tools | MTRX II.
- Route, split, and patch any input to any output from any connected device in your studio with the massive matrix mixer—offering up to 4096 x 4096 crosspoints.
- Sum your mix stems and subgroups, or monitor full Dolby Atmos theatrical configurations with the expanded 512 x 64 summing mixer.
- Add the Thunderbolt 3 optional card to connect the MTRX II to a Mac/Windows computer, enabling 256 channels of native, low-latency I/O for Pro Tools Ultimate and other Core Audio DAWs.
- Connect multiple HDX systems with a single MTRX II interface by installing up to eight DigiLink I/O Cards, supporting 576 maximum DigiLink channels.
- Easily route and control all playback sources, stems, Dolby Atmos rendering, and monitoring outputs—across multiple workstations—from a single MTRX II interface.
- Route audio to different devices and destinations and save/recall routing workflows that can be recalled in seconds as needed.
- Switch between 5.1, 7.1, Dolby Atmos, and other production formats in seconds to support multiple deliveries.
- Send audio to different mixing rooms and stages across your facility, enabling projects to be completed in parallel.
Get Unparalleled Sound Quality and Clarity
- Achieve impeccable sound transparency with AD/DA converters that support sample rates up to 384 kHz PCM and DSD.
- Capture pristine-quality sound through ultralow-noise DAD mic preamps, high-precision clock circuitry, and low jitter.
- Hear every sonic nuance of your music with 128 dB of dynamic range and less than -120 dB harmonic distortion.
Connect to Any Dante Network
- With 256 integrated Dante channels, you can connect your Pro Tools | HDX system to any Dante network—the industry’s preferred audio-over-IP solution.
- Configure a single MTRX II with up to 1280 Dante audio channels to distribute audio over IP.
- Easily integrate Dante-enabled devices into your workflow—no matter the manufacturer.
- Route audio to and from any connected Dante device in your facility with the flexible digital patchbay using the included DADman software.
- Enable multiple audio networks to run on individual clocks and sample rates in a single MTRX with multiple Dante cards.
Monitor and Route Audio in More Ways
- With its configurable I/O, integrated SPQ Speaker Processing, included Pro | Mon 3 monitoring control, and the expanded 512 x 64 summing mixer, MTRX II can satisfy all of your monitoring, talkback, and cue mixing needs.
- Get up to 128 channels of room correction, each with adjustable delay and filters, from stereo to multi-stem Dolby Atmos summing.
Take Control of MTRX II with EUCON
- With the included DADman software, you can remotely control all source inputs, talkback, fold-downs, cue mixes, and speaker sets directly from Pro Tools Ultimate, Avid S6, and other EUCON-enabled control surfaces.
- You can also create multiple monitor profiles, making it easy to switch multichannel audio formats for the project at hand, from stereo and 7.1, up to 64-channel Dolby Atmos.
- Control multiple interfaces and workstations from one to tackle the largest immersive audio mixes.
- Take remote control of sources, monitoring, talkback, summing, and fold-down from Avid S6 and other EUCON-enabled control surfaces.
Option Cards
Analog I/O
- 8 Line Pristine AD card (input): adds eight channels of line-level analog inputs
- 2 Mic/Line Pristine AD card (input): adds two channels of analog inputs and mic preamps with relay-based gain circuit—an ideal low-cost option for talkback and tracking
- 8 Mic/Line Pristine AD card (input): adds eight channels of analog inputs and mic preamps with relay-based gain circuit
- 8 Pristine DA card (output): adds eight channels of line-level analog outputs with an output level control
Digital I/O
- DigiLink I/O card: adds 64 channels of DigiLink I/O through two DigiLink Mini ports
- Thunderbolt 3 module: enables 256 channels of native low-latency I/O connectivity and routing between multiple Core Audio-based DAWs, including Pro Tools
- 8 AES3 I/O card: adds eight line AES3 inputs and outputs (16 channels), with built-in sample rate conversion
- Dual SDI/HD/3G card: adds 2 x 16 channels of SDI/HD/3G connections (embed/de-embed) with built-in sample rate conversion
- 128-Channel IP Audio Dante card: adds up to 128 channels of high-density, low-latency digital audio using Dante (128 channels at 41.1/48 kHz, 64 channels at 88.2/96 kHz, or 32 channels at 176.4/192 kHz)
- Dual MADI I/O card: adds 128 channels of MADI inputs and outputs through two optical SFP ports
- MADI module for base unit: adds an additional one or two 64-channel I/O coaxial or optical MADI module to the chassis
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