Studio Technologies’ Model 5414 Mic/Line Input and Line Output Interface provides a simple yet high-performance means of interfacing analogue signals with applications that use Dante audio-over-Ethernet media networking technology – primarily demanding on-air broadcast and live-event applications
The Model 5414 allows four analogue microphone or line-level sources to be converted to digital and then output via Dante. Gain, high-pass filtering and P48 phantom power can be selected as required. Four signals arriving by way of Dante can be converted to analogue and then output as balanced line-level signals. A monitor section allows the input and output signals to be selectively observed using meters and a headphone output.
The unit has applications in a variety of facilities and networks – it can serve as an ‘edge’ device for a Dante network implementation, providing high-performance input, output and monitor resources for applications that need a limited number of channels. It can also serve as a general-purpose ‘tool’ to help expand Dante capabilities to facilities and applications that were initially implemented to support signals in the analogue domain. The rack-mounted unit is appropriate for installation in fixed locations, while its lightweight enclosure also makes it suitable for mobile and field uses.
With metering and monitoring resources, it’s easy for operators to obtain excellent performance. By providing standard connectors for all inputs and outputs, along with direct AC mains powering, set-up can be completed in just a few minutes.
‘We continue to add and refine our line of Dante-enabled products to meet the increasing demand for specialised audio-over-Ethernet solutions,’ says Studio Technologies President, Gordon Kapes. ‘Use of Audinate’s Dante protocol is growing rapidly in the broadcast, corporate, installation and live sound markets. Studio Technologies continues to support these areas with new products based on customer feedback, with the Model 5414 being one of the latest examples.’
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