Burl Audio B16-BMB1-M3-1616 — a ready-made AD/DA system in a B16 Mothership 3 chassis, fitted with a BMB1 DigiLink motherboard and a matched pair of BAD16 and BDA16 cards, giving sixteen analog inputs and sixteen analog outputs in a single two-slot 2U unit.
Input conversion runs through transformer-coupled, discrete class-A circuitry with the BX8 transformer, while output conversion uses a discrete class-A path with the BOPA14 op-amp. The BMB1 motherboard provides two DigiLink ports for direct hookup to Avid Pro Tools, supporting 64 I/O channels at all sample rates.
Direct Pro Tools HD hookup with no compromise
In Pro Tools HD systems, an extra expansion port usually means fewer channels available on the main port and additional routing setup. The BMB1 addresses this by dropping the expansion port in favor of two equal primary DigiLink ports, so all 64 input or output channels run directly out of Pro Tools at any sample rate, with no drop in throughput at higher resolutions.
A ready 16-in, 16-out set with no card shopping
Configuring a Mothership system from scratch means separately selecting a motherboard, input and output cards, and checking they all match up. This set removes that step, combining the B16 chassis, a BMB1 motherboard, and BAD16 and BDA16 cards into one ready sixteen-in, sixteen-out system, housed in two rack units with an internal power supply. It works equally well as a compact project studio interface or as an additional interface in a larger Pro Tools HD system.
KEY FEATURES
- Complete set: B16 Mothership 3 chassis, BMB1 motherboard, BAD16 and BDA16 cards
- 16 ADC input channels and 16 DAC output channels
- BMB1 motherboard with two DigiLink ports for Avid Pro Tools
- 64 I/O channels at all sample rates
- No expansion port, both ports act as primary
- Transformer-coupled inputs with the BX8 transformer
- Outputs with a discrete class-A BOPA14 op-amp
- Compatible exclusively with MOTHERSHIP 3 architecture
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Chassis: B16 Mothership 3, 2U, 2 card slots
- Motherboard: BMB1 DigiLink, 2 ports
- I/O channels over DigiLink: 64 at all sample rates
- Input card: BAD16, 16-channel ADC, class-A, BX8 transformer
- Output card: BDA16, 16-channel DAC, class-A, BOPA14 op-amp
- Card connectors: DB25 (DSUB, Tascam pinout)
- Word clock: 1 BNC input, 2 BNC outputs
- Power: internal power supply
- Compatibility: MOTHERSHIP 3 only
