MOTU M4 4x4 USB-C Audio Interface with Full-Color Metering
The M4 takes the M2's front end, two XLR/TRS combo jacks for microphone, line or Hi-Z guitar with individual gain, phantom and monitor switching, and adds a second pair of quarter-inch line inputs on the rear for a synth, a drum machine or a second interface. Outputs double as well: four balanced TRS line outs, DC coupled for control-voltage work, mirrored on four RCA jacks.
A dedicated input monitor mix knob blends live input against playback without touching the DAW, and a 3-4 switch sends the second output pair to the headphones. The 160 x 128 full-color LCD meters every input and output. Sample rates reach 192 kHz, MIDI in and out carry 16 channels, and the unit is bus-powered over USB-C and compatible with USB Type-A hosts.
| Sample Rates | 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz |
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| Mic/Line/Guitar Inputs | 2 x XLR/TRS combo, independent gain, 48V and monitor switch |
| Line Inputs | 2 x 1/4 in line in |
| Analog Outputs | 4 x 1/4 in TRS balanced (DC coupled), 4 x RCA unbalanced (mirrored) |
| Headphones | 1 x 1/4 in TRS stereo, with 3-4 monitoring switch |
| MIDI I/O | 1 x MIDI In, 1 x MIDI Out, 16 channels to and from host |
| Computer I/O | 1 x USB-C 2.0 audio class compliant, USB Type-A compatible |
| Metering | 160 x 128 full-color LCD, input and output level meters |








