These specifications allow you to compare your ISA C8X with other devices and make sure they’ll work together. If you’re not familiar with these specifications, don’t worry you don’t need to know this information to use your ISA C8X with most devices
Where possible, we measure all performance figures following AES17.
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Supported Sample Rates |
44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz |
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Bit Depth |
24-bit |
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ISA microphone inputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.4dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
117dB |
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THD+N |
-93dB (0.0023%) |
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Noise EIN (A-Weighted) |
-128dB |
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Maximum Input Level (at minimum gain) |
+16dBu |
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Gain Range |
79dB |
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Input Impedance |
800Ω (Low) 1.4kΩ (ISA 110), 2.4kΩ (Med) 7kΩ (High) |
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High Pass Filter (HPF) |
75Hz cut-off frequency, 18dB/Octave |
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Insert Send and Return |
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Signal |
Balanced |
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Maximum Output Level (Send) |
+16dBu |
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Maximum Input Level (Return) |
+16dBu |
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Microphone inputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.1dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
116dB |
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THD+N |
-100dB (0.001%) |
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Noise EIN (A-Weighted) |
-127dB |
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Maximum Input Level (at minimum gain) |
+16dBu |
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Gain Range |
69dB |
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Input Impedance |
3.2kΩ |
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Fixed-level Line Inputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.05dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
120dB |
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THD+N |
<-105dB (0.00056%) |
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Maximum Input Level (at minimum gain) |
+24dBu |
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Input Impedance |
20kΩ |
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Instrument Inputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.5dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
117dB |
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THD+N |
-89dB (0.0036%) |
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Maximum Input Level (at minimum gain) |
+15dBu |
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Gain Range |
79dB |
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Input Impedance |
Low: 400kΩ, High: 1.2MΩ |
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Line Outputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.02dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
125dB |
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THD+N |
-113dB (0.00023%) |
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Maximum Output Level |
+24dBu |
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Output impedance |
200Ω |
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Headphone Outputs |
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Frequency Response |
20Hz-20kHz (±0.1dB) |
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Dynamic Range (A-weighted) |
114dB @ 33Ω 116dB @ 300Ω 116dB @ 600Ω |
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THD+N |
-102dB @ 33Ω -110dB @ 300Ω -110dB @ 600Ω |
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Maximum Output Level |
+8dBu @ 33Ω +11dBu @ 300Ω +11dBu @ 600Ω |
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Maximum Output Power |
130mW @ 33Ω 28mW @ 300Ω 14mW @ 600Ω |
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Output impedance |
3Ω |
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Weight |
5.6kg (12.13lbs) |
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Height |
88mm (3.46"/2U) |
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Width |
482mm (18.98") |
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Depth |
325mm (12.8") |
A diagram of the ISA C8X with dimensions.
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DAW Input |
Input RCA S/PDIF and Optical S/PDIF |
Input Dual ADAT |
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1 |
Mic/Line/Inst 1 |
Mic/Line/Inst 1 |
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2 |
Mic/Line/Inst 2 |
Mic/Line/Inst 2 |
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3 |
Mic/Line 3 |
Mic/Line 3 |
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4 |
Mic/Line 4 |
Mic/Line 4 |
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5 |
Mic/Line 5 |
Mic/Line 5 |
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6 |
Mic/Line 6 |
Mic/Line 6 |
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7 |
Mic/Line 7 |
Mic/Line 7 |
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8 |
Mic/Line 8 |
Mic/Line 8 |
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9 |
Loopback 1 |
Loopback 1 |
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10 |
Loopback 2 |
Loopback 2 |
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11 |
S/PDIF L Coaxial or optical, depending on the S/PDIF mode. |
ADAT 1 (Port 1) |
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12 |
S/PDIF R Coaxial or optical, depending on the S/PDIF mode. |
ADAT 2 (Port 1) |
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13 |
ADAT 1 (Port 1) |
ADAT 3 (Port 1) |
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14 |
ADAT 2 (Port 1) |
ADAT 4 (Port 1) |
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15 |
ADAT 3 (Port 1) |
ADAT 5 (Port 1) |
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16 |
ADAT 4 (Port 1) |
ADAT 6 (Port 1) |
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17 |
ADAT 5 (Port 1) |
ADAT 7 (Port 1) |
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18 |
ADAT 6 (Port 1) |
ADAT 8 (Port 1) |
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19 |
ADAT 7 (Port 1) |
ADAT 1 (Port 2) |
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20 |
ADAT 8 (Port 1) |
ADAT 2 (Port 2) |
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21 |
ADAT 3 (Port 2) |
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22 |
ADAT 4 (Port 2) |
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23 |
ADAT 5 (Port 2) |
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24 |
ADAT 6 (Port 2) |
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25 |
ADAT 7 (Port 2) |
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26 |
ADAT 8 (Port 2) |
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DAW Input |
Hardware Input |
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ADAT mode: Single |
ADAT mode: Dual |
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1 |
Mic/Line/Inst 1 |
Mic/Line/Inst 1 |
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2 |
Mic/Line/Inst 2 |
Mic/Line/Inst 2 |
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3 |
Mic/Line 3 |
Mic/Line 3 |
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4 |
Mic/Line 4 |
Mic/Line 4 |
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5 |
Mic/Line 5 |
Mic/Line 5 |
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6 |
Mic/Line 6 |
Mic/Line 6 |
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7 |
Mic/Line 7 |
Mic/Line 7 |
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8 |
Mic/Line 8 |
Mic/Line 8 |
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9 |
Loopback 1 |
Loopback 1 |
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10 |
Loopback 2 |
Loopback 2 |
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11 |
S/PDIF L Coaxial or optical, depending on the S/PDIF mode. |
ADAT 1 (Port 1) |
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12 |
S/PDIF R Coaxial or optical, depending on the S/PDIF mode. |
ADAT 2 (Port 1) |
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13 |
ADAT 1 (Port 1) |
ADAT 3 (Port 1) |
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14 |
ADAT 2 (Port 1) |
ADAT 4 (Port 1) |
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15 |
ADAT 3 (Port 1) |
ADAT 1 (Port 2) |
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16 |
ADAT 4 (Port 1) |
ADAT 2 (Port 2) |
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17 |
ADAT 3 (Port 2) |
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18 |
ADAT 4 (Port 2) |
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