The Digidesign 003 Rack+ Factory is a Pro Tools interface / preamp that is both portable and affordable. It is meant for musicians, recording engineers, and producers looking for a professional Pro Tools® music recording and production solution.

It includes eight premium mic preamps and a wide variety of I/O to connect instruments, MIDI gear and other analog and digital devices. The 003 Rack+ Factory works with a computer, providing the power and capacity to record an entire band, vocal or instrument ensemble or completely mikedd up drum kit -- simultaneously.

Everything you need to compose, record, sequence, edit, mix, master and even promote your music is right there in the 003 Rack+ Factory. It includes Pro Tools software, a huge collection of studio-quality sound processing and effects plug-ins, virtual instruments, compatible applications and sound libraries. It also includes a collection of professional plug-ins.

The 003 Rack+ Factory is engineered to deliver the clarity of high-resolution audio and durably built to handle the rigors of the road.

Features of the 002 Rack + Factory include; 18 simultaneous channels of audio I/O, 24-bit / 96 kHz resolution, eight professional mic preamps; 48V phantom power on all channels, eight analog DI/line inputs (including 1 on the front panel); eight analog outputs, eight channels of ADAT optical I/O, two channels of S/PDIF digital I/O, one MIDI I/O (16 channels in / 16 channels out), BNC Word Clock I/O, Dedicated studio monitor output, plus alternate control room output, Alternate Source input for external device monitoring, Dual headphone outputs and high-speed firewire connectivity.

The interface is streamlined with 2U rackmountable chassis, 8 individual input gain controls, 8 discrete high-pass filter switches, Individual headphone source and level controls and a mute switch.

The list price is $1,695