DAD Expands Monitoring Capabilities of AX32 and DX32 Audio Solutions

Digital Audio Denmark's DX32 Digital Audio Matrix and AX32 Digital Audio Router have new features for better control and efficiency in live recordings.

Digital Audio Denmark (HOOD), Group Company NTP Technology, has unveiled new monitoring control capabilities for its high-end AD/DD/DA converter with AX32 integrated mic preamps, and also for DX32 digital audio matrix.

These new features allow both units to be controlled directly from the S6 control surfaces., Artist, Avid MC Pro and 5-MC. According to Mikael Vest, director of NTP, This extended capability offers greater efficiency in both post-production and live recording. Monitoring is done through NTP DADman software using Avid's Eucon protocol. The software can be preconfigured by the user or administrator to allow a wide variety of input and output combinations.

Array configuration functions, Signal levels, Summing, Talkback, Cue mix, fold-down and mix-down can be selected or adjusted from the Avid control surface. Room monitor control, Individual monitoring, Cues, Signal stems and inserts can be easily managed, flexibility, and speed. All audio formats can be configured, including multichannel from 5.1, and 9.1 until 32 canals. AX32 and DX32 can also be controlled directly from the DADman software.

AX32 Audio Matrix

Housed in a compact 2U chassis, AX32 offers flexible AD/DD/DA configuration options, including the option of high-quality microphone preamplifiers integrated into circuitry, A versatile digital connection structure, and extremely easy control of converter parameters.

AX32 can manage up to 48 Analog audio channels (including inputs and outputs), and incorporates digital inputs and outputs in AES3 formats (until 16 channels using 2 DB25 connectors) and MADI (until 64 channels with BNC connector), plus an optional Gigabit Ethernet interface to manage 64 Audio channels via Dante Virtual Soundcard for PC, Mac and other Dante-compatible devices.

Also compatible with Avid Pro Tools HD, through an interface card with two mini-DigiLink ports that allow direct connection emulating a new generation Avid HD I/O interface. optionally, can be equipped with two optical MADI interfaces. Built-in microphone preamplifier provides up to 72 Analog gain decibels, 123 dB dynamic range and a noise floor –133 dB

The configuration of analog channels can be done from 8 until 48 canals (Adding inputs and outputs), through modules of 8 canals, 24AD/24DA configurations are typical, 32AD/16DA, 40AD/8DA, 8AD/40DA, 16AD/32DA, even 0AD/48DA or 48AD/0DA. AX32 allows you to manage preamplifier parameters from the virtual mixer of a DAW system.

One of the main features of the AX32 converter is the accuracy of its master watch, allowing users of Pro Tools and other DAW systems to work with very low levels of jitter and distortion of digital signals. AX32 can work with sample rates up to 384 khz, and also supports Digital eXtreme Definition (DXD) and Direct Stream Digital (DSD).

Router DX32

DX32 is a bridge interface and digital audio router designed for various audio applications, As a multi-room recording studio, Post-production and audio distribution facilities. Allows routing of all digital inputs and outputs to be managed within a single unit or a combination of units.

With near-zero latency, DX32 can be used to expand the number of digital I/O channels, providing a high-quality bridge between AES/EBU, madi, Avid Pro Tools HDX and Dante IP Audio Network.

The DX32 is a router of 384 X 384 which can assign any mono input signal to any one or more outputs. Supports frequencies up to 384 kHz and Super Audio CD and Direct Stream Digital formats. As an audio interface, DX32 provides up to 192 channels in one electrical MADI I/O port and two optical ports, 64 channels in Pro Tools HDX, 16 AES/EBU channels and 64 Ethernet Layer channels 3 using Dante IP audio technology.

AX32 and DX32 have identical audio processors. AX32 can also be equipped with analog audio cards and 3G SDI.

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