Metric Halo LIO-8 mkIV USB Audio Interface
The Metric Halo LIO-8 mkIV is a precision USB audio interface and 8-channel A/D-D/A converter offering an advanced feature set and a hybrid DSP/FPGA processing system and hosting a powerful software package that includes over 100 zero-latency plug-ins.
This lightweight low-power single-rack-space unit supplies 8 line inputs and 8 line outputs, all on DB25 connectors. The versatile interface offers a 128-channel, 64-bus mixer, supports resolutions of up to 192 kHz, and offers MIDI I/O along with MHLink networking and SCP computer linking, making it well suited for use as a core studio component for tracking, mixing, and mastering.
The updated mkIV version of the LIO-8 mkIV offers a warm, open, and very detailed musical sound and uses an integrated relay mute on the analog outputs to eliminate clicks and thumps when powering up and down. Fully calibrated analog I/O levels ensure that round trips through the converters maintain consistent levels, while the latency has been re...