BENEFITS:

• Brings consistency to any programme stream without erasing musical dynamics
• Ends listener annoyance from over-loud segments such as commercials and shouting DJs
• Improves audibility and clarity of programme
• Eliminates overload distortion and damage forever
• Eliminates the inconvenience of unauthorised tampering with controls
• Maintains programme path reliability – fail-safe mode if AC power or PSU fails

APPLICATIONS:

• Control levels of Outside Broadcasts, news booths, unattended studios and ‘remotes’
• Overload protection for STL, digital codec, PA and monitors
• Normalisation at Ingest and Master Control – done right!
• Sound level control for Television
• FM broadcast: Networks, Relay from satellite, Community radio & RSLs
• Professional-level audio streaming, archiving and podcasting

FEATURES:

• Top quality; 48-bit (24 bit i/o), 88.2 or 96kHz native-mode, also accepts 32, 44.1, 48kHz
• Factory presets deliver exactly the results you need …fast
• A properly integrated single-box solution with all features needed for broadcast
• Maintains programme reliability – ‘pass-through’ relays for analogue and digital paths
• Straightforward, clear and intuitive user interface
• Security system prevents unauthorised tampering
• Bright, Always-Visible LED bargraphs for audio confidence checks
• Low audio latency (2.2 – 4 milliseconds), fast boot-up (<1 second), low power (7.5W)

SPECIFICATIONS:

Frequency Response:
DIGITAL-DIGITAL: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB
ANALOGUE-ANALOGUE: 30Hz-20kHz +/-0.5dB

Noise:
DIGITAL-DIGITAL (rms 20Hz-20kHz): <-117dBFS ANALOGUE-ANALOGUE: (rms 20Hz-20kHz): <-83dB ref: Limit point +8dBu

Distortion:
DIGITAL-DIGITAL (6dB limiting): <-100dB / 0.001% THD ANALOGUE-ANALOGUE (6dB limiting): <-80dB / 0.01% THD

Stereo Separation (L/R crosstalk):
DIGITAL-DIGITAL (at 3kHz): <-117dB ANALOGUE-ANALOGUE (at 3kHz): <-82dB

Inputs:
ANALOGUE: Active balanced, 10k (bridging), standard operating level -6dBu to +14dBu (clip +22dBu)
DIGITAL: AES-3 (XLR); 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz sample rate. 16, 20, or 24 bits.

Outputs:
ANALOGUE: Active true balanced, standard operating level -6dBu to +18dBu
DIGITAL: AES-3 (XLR); full input rate / half rate. 16, 20, or 24 bits.

Processing blocks:
Gated AGC: Capture range +/-20dB; maximum positive gain can be set.
Advanced AGC enables faster, programme-dependent operation. Defeatable.
Compressor: Nominal 1.5:1 slope and 4dB maximum boost of low levels. Defeatable.
Wide-band Limiter: Zero overshoot 1.3ms look-ahead zero clipping. Defeatable.
HF Limiter: Protects 50us or 75us emphasis curve for FM broadcast applications. Defeatable.

Front PanelControl:
Security: Password entry. System: Stereo or Dual-Mono, set HPF freq. Presets: Select one of ten
factory preset for specific duties, load to Flash. Input: Sample Rate select, Input Gain trim. AGC:
On/Off, Normal or Advanced, set maximum gain, set slope. Compressor: On/Off. Limiter: Off
/Wideband / Wideband & HF, set drive. Emphasis: set time constant, output flat /emphasised.
Output: Set digital and analogue output ceilings, Set AES output rate. Display: Set contrast.

Power:
100 – 240V AC nominal / 7.5 Watts. (Acceptable voltage range 88 – 264V AC).

Dimensions & weight:
1-RU: 44 x 482 x 290mm deep / 1.75” x 19” x 11.25” deep.
Weight: 1.8kg / 4lbs

Computer Control:
Every processing parameter, including all thresholds and time constants, can be accessed and modified under PC control (GUI software included). USB (front panel, plus RS-232 (rear panel). ASCII text-based command format. For full remote control options see our ALPS-3 product.

Warranty:
Three Year return-to-base warranty

Approvals:
CE (EMC & LVD), RoHS

[PRODUCT INFORMATION Issue 1.3 – E&OE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.]