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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 7 - Issue 8 | August 2017

Broadcast Audio Production Mixers cont'd...
Roland's M-200i is a 32-channel
digital mixer with multi-channel
recording of up to 40 channels. It can
be controlled locally or via a wired
or wireless Apple iPad. Features
include 17 motorised faders, dedicated
buttons and knobs for key functions,
24 onboard inputs and 14 outputs
(expandable up to 64 x 54).
Solid State Logic's L200 is a
new mid-scale console based on
the SSL Live. Inverted T chassis
design keeps essential console
controls within easy reach and
brings sprung arm mounted external
screens/devices closer to the centre
of the console. External screens can be
used to display the console overview
screen, automation screen, or other
system devices. Features include 38
faders, a centrally-located 17-inch
touchscreen and 144 processing paths.
These paths can be configured as up to
96 input channels, up to 48 aux sends,
up to 24 stem groups and six masters.
A 4 x 32 input 24 output matrix is also
provided. 48 FX processors can be
accessed.
Sonifex' S0v2 is a radio broadcast
mixer
designed
primarily
for
community radio stations, educational
purposes and internet radio. An
upgrade to the original S0 mixer,
it includes a telephone hybrid for
making and recording telephone
calls plus a 3.5mm stereo
jack for plugging in an MP3
player. The addition of a USB
port allows for recording to a PC
and for playing a PC automation
system directly through the mixer.
The headphone outputs have a built
in limiter to offer hearing protection
and the studio speakers mute when
a microphone fader is open, with
automatic mic live sign switching.
Soundcraft's Vi2000 digital live
console now includes vMIX automatic
microphone mixing, alongside BSS
DPR901ii dynamic EQ, Lexicon multieffects plus the ability to insert
any external device. In addition to
on-board mic and line inputs and
outputs, configurable up to 48 mic
line inputs and 16 line outputs using
combinations of 16ch XLR modules in
four rear-mounted slots, the console
includes two 64 channel expansion
slots allowing up to two MADIbased Stageboxes to be connected.
Alternatively the slots provide access
to D21m I/O option cards. The total

I/O count of the console is 246 in
and 246 out. In common with other
Vi000-series consoles, a built-in 64 x
64 channel Dante interface provides
direct recording/playback connection
via Ethernet to any PC or Apple OS
X-based recording software, or allows
the Vi2000 to integrate into an
existing Dante network.

Sound Devices 688 mixer/recorder

Sound Devices' 688 combines a
multi-channel mixer, two automated
mixers (Dugan and MixAssist), and a
16-track audio recorder. Additional
features include vertical meter
displays, improved menus and the
ability to save custom configurations.
The 688 has six high-bandwidth mic/
line inputs on XLR connectors, each
complete with phantom power, highpass filter, analogue input limiter and
variable pan. Six line-level inputs on
TA3 connectors can also be accessed.
All inputs are assignable, pre-fade
or post-fade to eight output buses,
left/right plus Aux 1-6. The 688
can send its main left/right mix to
three cameras simultaneously via
transformer-balanced XLR and Hirose
outputs.

SQN's 5S Series II is a portable stereo

SQN's 5S Series II is a portable stereo
mixer with five phantom-powering
input channels. It has transformerless
input and output amplifiers, 'virtually
unbreakable' analogue level meters,
four channels of pre-fade listening,
a slating microphone, limiter, output
feed for all five microphone channels
and logic processing of most switching.
Two separate pairs of electronically
balanced output line drivers and two
pairs of monitor return inputs (with
front panel selection) allow the use
of two cameras or recorders. An
adaptor cable can be used to provide
a second interface to standard SQN
cabling. There are also four
unbalanced outputs, three
on 3.5mm jacks and one
on a multi-way connector.
One jack is dedicated to
mic level. Headphone output
is on both quarter inch and 3.5mm

jacks. Using 8 AA size internal alkaline
cells, the SQN-5S delivering 48 volt
phantom power until the cells are
completely exhausted. A quick change
battery compartment permits fast
reloading. External power can be from
6 to 24 volts DC, positive or negative to
ground or floating.
Studer's new Glacier Series of
customisable audio control
surfaces is compatible with
Studer DSP platforms. The
Central Screen Module features
a display for assigning and
accessing graphical user interface
controls. The Fader Vistonics Module
provides tactile control for quick
multitasking. Each module is a selfcontained unit that connects to the
Studer DSP Core via TCP/IP. Multiple
modules can be connected together to
create customised surfaces. All other
controls are provided virtually. The
GUI can be personalised to match the
technical requirements of each user.
More technical users can view detailed
controls while the less experienced
can create simpler interfaces with only
the functions and controls they need.
The GUI also hosts comprehensive
control interfaces for additional
studio equipment, including broadcast
automation, codec management and
content management systems.
Waves' eMotion LV1
is a software-based
audio mixer which can
be configured with up
to 64 channels, each with
eight effects plugins. Features
include 16 auxiliary inputs
(stereo/mono), eight audio
groups, L/R/C/Mono, eight
matrixes (stereo/mono), 16
DCA faders, eight mute groups and
eight user-assignable shortcut keys
Yamaha's Rivage PM10 audio mixing
console operates at 44.1, 48, 88.2 and
96 kHz sampling rates and is available
with a choice of control surfaces.
Features include 144 input channels,
72 mix buses, 36 matrix buses, A
and B stereo buses, A/B cue and A/B
monitoring.

Yamaha Rivage PM10

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The CS-R10 control surface has two
large touch panel displays and 38
faders. The CS-R10-S control surface
has a single large touch panel display
and 26 faders. It can also perform
two-channel USB recording if WAV
or MP3 file format. The CS-R10 or CSR10-S control surface and DSP-R10
DSP engine connected via a dedicated
console network using Ethernet cables
in a ring configuration. The DSP
engine and up to eight RPio622 and/
or RPio222 I/O rack units are then
networked in a ring configuration via
TWINLANe digital I/O cards installed
in the HY card slots provided in each
device. Dual built-in power supply
modules are included for failsafe
redundancy. Yamaha's TWINLANe
digital audio network protocol can
handle up to 400 channels via
multi-mode or single-mode optical
cable. A ring network configuration
makes setup easy, while providing
redundancy that will keep the system
running if a cable fails or other
malfunction occurs. Use HY256-TL
digital I/O cards for multi-mode
connections, and HY256-TL-SMF cards
for single-mode connections. The
RIVAGE PM10 system can be connected
to a computer for multitrack recording,
or to CL/QL series digital mixing
consoles as well as other external
devices via the HY144-D Dante
network interface card.

Zoom R24 portable audio mixer

Last and perhaps least in terms of
price, Zoom's R24 portable audio
mixer offers simultaneous recording
of up to eight tracks and playback of
up to 24 tracks. These can be 16/24bit or 44.1/48-kHz sampling rate WAV
format files. Undo/Redo functions
allow cancellation of the most recent
recording operation and restoration to
the previous state. Completed recordings can be mixed down and saved as a
stereo mix for each project.
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