CRANBORNE AUDIO 500R8

Rack for 8 500 Modules, 28in/30out USB audio interface, monitor controller and adder The 500R8 is the ideal chassis for 8 of your favorite 500 series modules. It is also a 28in/30out USB audio interface, a controller for monitors, and an analog adder with discrete circuitry. Analog character... Configure the 500R8 to adapt it to the analog sound you want. For example, you can fill it with vintage 500 preamps during drum recordings, clean, linear preamps during string recordings, or with EQ/compressors/distortors when mixing. ... and digital precisionConnect the 500R8 directly to your PC/Mac to capture every single nuance of your analog sources thanks to excellent AD/DA conversion and superior internal clocking. You can effortlessly switch the audio signal between the digital and analog domains without running into digital artifacts that color and degrade the recordings.Sound On Sound - September 2019 “... 500R8 does not disfigure and compares without problems with the best USB interfaces currently on the market” “It's a top audio interface, a chassis for 500 series, an adder... and much more” “... Cranbrone is right to be proud of its flagship” “The point is that this hybrid interface is a genuine triumph” Find out more by reading the review of Sound on Sound The essence of the Studio LA 500R8 contains everything you could need to build your dream hybrid studio. Each element has been carefully considered and designed to offer you the best of everything, combined in an intuitive (and fun) packaging to use. USB Audio Interface: by connecting it directly to the PC/Mac via USB, you can use it as a 28in/30out audio interface to record and play audio directly from the DAW. Monitor Controller: it is equipped with controls for two pairs of monitors, of mono sum, mute, dim and talkback, as well as a 28-segment LED level meter for controlling the peak level of the mix.Mixer for musicians with zero latency: it is possible to listen to live sources in the analog domain at zero latency, with level and pan controls and a high quality headphone amplifier. Adder with discrete components: improve your mixes by adding an analog character through the discrete sum of 8 sources via USB through the 500 modules and record it directly on DAW as a stereo track. High-quality conversion and clockingTo make your 500 series modules shine in digital recordings, the conversion quality must be as good as possible. The 500R8 converters are designed to make sure that the only thing that can color the recordings are the positioning of the microphones, the decisions of the mixes and the choice of 500 modules. Dynamic range: 121 dB A-weighted, AES17 method, 20 Hz - 20 kHz frequency response: -1 dB, 2.2 Hz to > 80 kHz THD+n: < 0.00032% (-110dB) @ configurable - 4dB FS, 20Hz - 40kHz, 1kHz, A-weighted Clock Jitter: <0.5 picoseconds deep integration of the 500 Front End series able: combine your 500 series modules to find the best solutions when recording and mixing and create your analog sound signature. Source selection: dedicated switches are available for selecting the source for each 500 slot to decide the signal path and send analog, C.A.S.T. or USB sources through 500 I/O modules sufficient for any Hardware: it is possible to integrate the 500R8 with any analog or digital hardware, for example by connecting it to your converter or integrating it with other rack units with dedicated TRS inserts on the slots.No module? No problem! : bypassing the 500 unused slots, it is still possible to use all the inputs available to record, while waiting to fill the chassis with other modules. Did you think it was over? If you need more recording channels on the 500R8, using a 500ADAT will help. Connect 500R8 and 500ADAT through the ADAT ports to have 16 channels of 500 modules to work with both during recording and mixing. Even if the 500ADAT offers the same performance as the 500R8, any third-party ADAT expander is compatible. Multiple recording channelsRecord up to 16 channels directly through the individual 500 series modules directly into the DAW.More summary channelsPlay and sum your stems or groups through the 16 500 series slots using the C.A.S.T.C.A.S.T. awayThanks to the C.A.S.T. system, the 500R8 avoids the excessive tangling of cables using an economic solution, with low maintenance costs and plug&play, capable of carrying 4 channels analog balanced with a Cat5 cable, directly to the desired destination.Receive Audio from the C.A.S.T.Connect the 500R8 to the N22/N22H breakout boxes using a shielded Cat5 cable to send microphone and line sources over distances of 100 meters, directly into the module inputs.Transmit Audio to the C.A.S.T. Through the same Cat5 connection, you can carry the 500R8 monitor mix (Talkback included) directly to musicians with zero latency.DimensionsContained in 4U 19, with steel frame” rackable, the 500R8 is also perfect for mobile registration. Cranborne has thought of everything, including the lugs to support different mounting methods. You can insert the 500R8 into the rack to protect its front panel while traveling; you can also take the flaps and re-orient them to make it a hand-transportable unit. Homemade500R8 is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK. Every unit that leaves the English factory is tested to be subjected to years and years of carefree use. Built and designed with PassioneCranborne, it does not take shortcuts and does not accept compromises. Cranborne is made up of people like you: musicians and sound engineers. And that's why they're proud of the 500R8.