Solid State Logic has released the BLII-Dante HC Bridge and added the Network I/O SB 32.24 high-capacity stagebox to its Network I/O range.
SSL Network I/O Stageboxes incorporate the company’s SuperAnalogue preamp design for a wide range of Dante network applications. The Network I/O SB 32.24 is a 5U-high fully ruggedised enclosure, featuring dual redundant power supplies, 32 mic/line inputs, 16 analogue line outputs and eight digital inputs and outputs on four AES3 input/output pairs. It has a pair of redundant RJ45 Dante network connections in addition to a user configurable SFP port that can be fitted with RJ45 or optical connectors. The SB 32.24 has on-board gain-compensated Dante ‘split’ capability. All network connections can be used for network extension or for connection to a second independent Dante network. It has individual signal present, clip and phantom power LEDs as well as global indication of PSU, Network A and B and Hardware status. SB32.24 can operate at 96kHz or 48kHz sample rates.
New software releases for SSL live and broadcast consoles introduce shared control over all SSL Network I/O Stageboxes with full gain compensation to facilitate integration of broadcast and live console technology within a single installation.
The BLII-Dante HC Bridge is a 1U-high rackmount bi-directional interface between SSL’s proprietary Blacklight II high-bandwidth optical format and a single Dante HC connection, delivering 256 channels of ultra-low latency 96kHz (512 channels @ 48kHz) audio in and out of a Dante network for SSL Live consoles. SSL’s System T broadcast consoles already offer up to 3,072 input and output connections to a Dante network via up to six Dante HC cards per Tempest engine delivering 512 channels of I/O per card at 48kHz.
The Network I/O SB 32.24 will be available from May 2017 with the Network I/O BL II-Dante Bridge available from Q4 2017.
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