Motu Stage-B16 er en fleksibel stagebox  med innebygget mikser og lydkort.  Den har studiokvalitet ytelse opp til 192 kHz med innebygget DSP for miksing og effektprosessering. Tilkobling skjer via Ethernet over AVB protokoll som tilbyr en meget lav forsinkelse på under et millisekund eller via USB for bruk som lokalt lydkort på scenen. Kablingen kan være opp til 100 meter. Via Motu sin AVB Switch er Stage-B16 skalerbar for flere inn og utganger. Den kan være del av et større AVB nettverk av med resten av Motu sin egne AVB enheter eller med andre fabrikater som støtter standarden.

Three products in one:

1) DSP-equipped stage box with AVB Ethernet "digital snake" connectivity

2) 12-bus digital mixer with wireless control and

3) universally compatible audio interface for Mac and Windows.

Studio-quality analog performance up to 192 kHz — For example, the XLR analog outputs produce 123 dB dynamic range.

16 studio-grade mic inputs — Each equipped with individual preamps, 48V phantom power and -20dB pad. Also includes eight analog outs on XLRs, 4 channels of AES/EBU output and phones.

Precision Digital Trim™ — Digitally controlled analog preamp gain provides accurate adjustments in 1 dB increments from web app software running on your laptop, tablet or smartphone, with the ability to save gain settings.

On-board DSP with mixing and effects — Flexible 48-input digital mixer modeled after large format mixing consoles, with 12 stereo busses and DSP effects, including reverb, 4-band EQ, gate, and compression.

Web app control — Control on-board DSP, mixing, device settings, and network audio routing from innovative web app software running in your favorite browser on a laptop, tablet or smartphone connected by wire or Wi-Fi to your local area network.

Stand-alone mixing with wireless control — Connect an Apple Airport™ or other Wi-Fi router directly to the Stage-B16 with a standard Ethernet cable and control the powerful routing, mixing and DSP effects from your smartphone or tablet, without a computer.

32-bit floating point processing — The Stage-B16's mixing and effects DSP engine delivers virtually unlimited headroom and the utmost in sound quality.

Modeled vintage effects processing — Classic reverb. Compression modeled after the legendary LA-2A compressor. EQ modeled after British analog console EQs.

System expansion — Add a 2nd Stage-B16 or other MOTU AVB interface (1248, 8M, 16A, 24Ai, 24Ao, 112D or Monitor 8) with a simple CAT-5e ethernet cable. Connect up to five MOTU interfaces using a MOTU AVB Switch (sold separately).

AVB audio networking — Build a network with multiple interfaces and computers using standard AVB switches and network cabling, with ultra-low network latency, even over long cable runs (100 meters point to point). Stream hundreds of audio channels among devices and computers on the network.

Universal connectivity — Connects to your computer with high-speed USB 2.0 (compatible with USB 3.0). Class-compliant firmware and industry standard drivers work with any audio software.

AudioDesk — Includes AudioDesk workstation software with 24-bit recording, sample-accurate editing and 32-bit mixing and mastering.