MOTU has introduced the 896mk3, a cross-platform FireWire audio interface with on-board effects and mixing. Features include eight XLR/TRS “combo” style analog inputs with high-quality preamps, true hi-Z guitar inputs, a total of 28 inputs and 32 outputs, 192 kHz analog operation, signal overload protection, a 32-bit floating point DSP for digital mixing and effects processing, two banks of configurable optical I/O and much more.